M&A Deal Summary

AEP Acquires Appalachian Power

On January 1, 1925, AEP acquired utilities company Appalachian Power

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AEP’s 2nd transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is AEP’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is AEP’s 2nd transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1925-01-01
Target Appalachian Power
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) AEP
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Appalachian Power

Columbus,, Ohio, United States
Appalachian Power Co. engages in the electric power distribution, company owns 7,885 megawatts of generating capacity; and serves approximately 960,000 retail customers.

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Buyer

AEP

Columbus, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1906
Sector Utilities
Employees16,800
Revenue 19.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

AEP is a utility holding company. AEP owns nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a more than 40,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP was founded in 1906 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Utilities) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
State (Ohio) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (1925) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1922-01-01 Indiana Michigan Power

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Indiana Michigan Power Co. engages in the electric power supply operations to retail and other customers in Northern and Eastern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1980-01-01 Ohio Power

Columbus,, Ohio, United States

Ohio Power Co.engaged in the transmission and distribution of electric power in Ohio. It serves approximately 1,464,000 retail customers.

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