M&A Deal Summary

J.P. Morgan Private Equity Group Acquires El Paso Electric

On June 3, 2019, private equity firm J.P. Morgan Private Equity Group acquired utilities company El Paso Electric for 4.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is J.P. Morgan Private Equity Group’s 1st transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is J.P. Morgan Private Equity Group’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is J.P. Morgan Private Equity Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is J.P. Morgan Private Equity Group’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-06-03
Target El Paso Electric
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) J.P. Morgan Private Equity Group
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 4.3B USD
Advisor(s) Lazard Ltd. (Financial)
Baker Botts LLP (Legal)

Target

El Paso Electric

El Paso, Texas, United States
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El Paso Electric is a regional electric utility providing generation, transmission and distribution service to approximately 395,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000 square mile area of the Rio Grande valley in west Texas and southern New Mexico. El Paso Electric was founded in 1901 and is based in El Paso, Texas.

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DESCRIPTION

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. is the private equity and alternative investments group within JP Morgan Chase bank. The Unit was established in 1984 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Utilities) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 1 of 2
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 6
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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