M&A Deal Summary

Liberty Utilities Acquires American Water Works - New York American Water

On November 20, 2019, Liberty Utilities acquired utilities company American Water Works - New York American Water from American Water for 608M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Liberty Utilities’ 2nd transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is Liberty Utilities’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Liberty Utilities’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Liberty Utilities’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-11-20
Target American Water Works - New York American Water
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) Liberty Utilities
Sellers(s) American Water
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 608M USD

Target

American Water Works - New York American Water

Merrick, New York, United States
American Water's New York American Water is a regulated water and wastewater utility serving over 125,000 customer connections across seven counties in southeastern New York. Operations include approximately 1,270 miles of water mains and distribution lines with 98% of customers in Nassau County on Long Island.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Liberty Utilities

Avondale, Arizona, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Utilities
DESCRIPTION

Liberty Utilities Co. is a regulated water, natural gas and electric transmission and distribution utility, delivering responsive and reliable essential services to over one third of a million customers across the United States.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Utilities) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-20 New England Gas

Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

New England Gas Co. is a distributor of natural gas and also offers equipment services and repairs.

Buy $74M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

American Water

Camden, New Jersey, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1886
Sector Utilities
Employees6,500
Revenue 3.8B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

American Water is a geographically diversified United States water and wastewater utility company. The Company's primary business involves the ownership of subsidiaries that provide water and wastewater utility services to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers, including sale for resale and public authority customers. American Water was incorporated in 1886 and is based in Camden, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Utilities) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2019) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-11 Southern - Pivotal Home Solutions

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Southern Co. - Pivotal Home Solutions is a home warranty business operating in 18 states with about 1.2 million customer contracts. Pivotal Home Solutions offers coverage for a wide variety of home appliances, heating and cooling systems, and lines in and around a home.

Buy $365M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-21 Keystone Clearwater Solutions

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Keystone Clearwater Solutions LLC is a water service provider offering a range of water-related services to the oil and gas industry primarily in the Appalachian region of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

Sell -
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