Purchase of interest in Tallgrass Energy closed
Published by Lydia Woellwarth,
Editor
World Pipelines,
Tallgrass Energy, LP and Blackstone have announced that affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners have closed the purchase of 100% of the membership interests in TGE’s general partner, as well as an approximately 44% economic interest in Tallgrass Energy from affiliates of Kelso & Company, The Energy & Minerals Group and Tallgrass KC, LLC, an entity owned by certain members of TGE’s management, for total cash consideration of approximately US$3.2 billion. Affiliates of GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and Enagás, a Spanish energy company, are minority investors in the transaction.
About Tallgrass Energy
Tallgrass Energy, LP is a growth-oriented midstream energy infrastructure company operating across 11 states with transportation, storage, terminal, water, gathering and processing assets that serve some of the nation’s most prolific crude oil and natural gas basins.
About Blackstone
Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. The company seeks to create positive economic impact and long-term value for its investors, the companies in which it invests, and the communities in which it works. The company does this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Blackstone’s asset management businesses, with US$472 billion in assets under management, include investment vehicles focused on infrastructure, private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis.
About GIC
GIC is a leading global investment firm established in 1981 to manage Singapore’s foreign reserves. As a disciplined long-term value investor, GIC is uniquely positioned to invest in both the public and private markets, including equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity and infrastructure. In infrastructure, GIC’s primary strategy is to invest directly in operating infrastructure assets with a high degree of cash flow visibility and which provide a hedge against inflation. These include mature, low to moderate-risk assets in developed markets, complemented by investments with higher growth potential in emerging markets. Headquartered in Singapore, GIC employs over 1500 people across 10 offices in key financial cities worldwide.
About Enagás
Enagás is a leading international energy company with 50 years’ experience. It is one of the companies with the most LNG terminals in the world. It has a presence in Spain, USA, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Greece. It is also one of the shareholders in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which will connect Greece, Albania and Italy to bring natural gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe. The company is certified as a Transmission System Operator (TSO) by the European Union and is an international benchmark in the development and operation of gas networks. It owns more than 12 000 km of gas pipelines, three strategic storages and nine regasification plants. In Spain, Enagás is the Technical Manager of the Gas System and has developed the country's key gas infrastructures, making it a model within Europe.
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