El Paso - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

Oil/gas ExplorationCompany

El Paso M&A Summary

El Paso has acquired 4 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

El Paso’s largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Medicine Bow Energy for $834M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2002, when it sold El Paso - 300 MW U.S. Power Plant to TC Energy for $127M. El Paso has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include oil/gas exploration (67%) and communications (34%).

El Paso Ownership

Who owns El Paso?

El Paso is owned by Kinder Morgan. It was acquired on October 16, 2011.

El Paso Business Overview

Where is El Paso headquartered?

El Paso is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

What sector is El Paso in?

El Paso is an oil/gas exploration company.

When was El Paso founded?

El Paso was founded in 1928.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

El Paso Corporation

1100 Louisiana Suite 1000,
Houston, Texas 77002
United States,

El Paso Corporation is a processes, stores, and transmits natural gas and natural gas liquids. The Company was formed in 1928.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 2 1 - - - - 3
vol $834M $225M $1.1B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - - - 1 2
vol $127M $127M
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Alpheus Communications LLC 2011-09-21 - Secondary Sale
Houston, Texas
Laredo Energy III LP 2007-01-01 225M USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.laredoenergy.com
Medicine Bow Energy Corp. 2005-08-01 834M USD Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado
Alpheus Communications LLC 2004-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Houston, Texas
El Paso Corp. - 300 MW U.S. Power Plant 2002-09-13 127M USD Divestiture
, United States
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Oil/Gas Exploration 2 (67%) 1.1B (100%) - -
Communications 1 (33%) - 1 (50%) -
Utilities - - 1 (50%) 127M (100%)
Total 3 $1.1B 2 $127M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 1.1B 2 127M
  Texas 2 225M 1 -
  Colorado 1 834M - -
Total 3 $1.1B 2 $127M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $1.1B
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Medicine Bow Energy Corp.
$834M (2005-08-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $127M
TOTAL $127M
Largest El Paso Corp. - 300 MW U.S. Power Plant
$127M (2002-09-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

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