M&A Deal Summary

Fortis Acquires ITC Holdings

On February 9, 2016, Fortis acquired utilities company ITC Holdings for 11.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fortis’ 5th transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is Fortis’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Fortis’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fortis’ 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-09
Target ITC Holdings
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) Fortis
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 11.3B USD
Advisor(s) Barclays Investment Bank
Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Legal)

Target

ITC Holdings

Novi, Michigan, United States
ITC Holdings Corp. is an electricity transmission and utility serving the central United States and Canada. company. ITC was formed in 2001 and is based in Novi, Michigan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fortis

Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1885
Sector Utilities
Employees9,598
Revenue 11.5B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Fortis is a distribution utility in Canada, serving more than 2 million gas and electricity customers. Its regulated holdings include electric utilities in five Canadian provinces and two Caribbean countries and a natural gas utility in British Columbia. Fortis owns non?regulated hydroelectric generation assets in Canada, Belize and Upstate New York. Fortis also owns hotels and commercial real estate in Canada. Fortis was formed in 1977 and is based in St. John's, Newfoundland. Fortis was incorporated in 1885 and is based in Saint John's, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector (Utilities) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 9
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 6
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-15 UNS Energy

Tucson,, Arizona, United States

UNS Energy Corp. serves more than 414,000 customers in and around Tucson, provides natural gas and electric service to about 243,000 customers in northern and southern Arizona.

Buy $4.5B