M&A Deal Summary

AEP Acquires Ohio Power

On January 1, 1980, AEP acquired utilities company Ohio Power

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AEP’s 3rd transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is AEP’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is AEP’s 3rd transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1980-01-01
Target Ohio Power
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) AEP
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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Buyer(S) 1

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 3 of 5
Sector (Utilities) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Ohio) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (1980) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1925-01-01 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-06-15 Central and South West

Dallas, Texas, United States

Central and South West Corp. is a global, diversified public utility holding company based in Dallas. CSW owns four electric operating subsidiaries serving 1.7 million customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas; a regional electricity company in the United Kingdom; other international energy operations and non-utility subsidiaries involved in energy-related investments, telecommunications, energy efficiency and financial transactions.

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