AltaGas to buy WGL Holdings for about C$8.4 billion
AltaGas announced it is buying WGL Holdings, which provides natural gas services in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
AltaGas deal included about $2.4 billion of debt
Jan 25 (Reuters) – Energy infrastructure company AltaGas Ltd said on Wednesday it would buy WGL Holdings Inc in a deal valued at C$8.4 billion ($6.42 billion).
WGL Holdings, the parent of natural-gas utility Washington Gas, provides natural gas services in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
The deal includes the assumption of about C$2.4 billion of debt.
The company said the deal would add about 7-9 per cent to earnings per common share.
($1 = 1.3078 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Komal Khettry in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)
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