M&A Deal Summary

Spire Acquires Alabama Gas

On September 2, 2014, Spire acquired utilities company Alabama Gas from Energen for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Spire’s 2nd transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is Spire’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Spire’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Spire’s 1st transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-09-02
Target Alabama Gas
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) Spire
Sellers(s) Energen
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.4B USD

Target

Alabama Gas

Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Alabama Gas Corp., is a natural gas distributor. Alagasco delivers clean-burning, energy-efficient natural gas to industries, commercial businesses and residential homes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Spire

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1857
Sector Utilities
Employees3,589
Revenue 2.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Spire is a utility holding company whose primary business is the delivery of natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company has three natural gas utilities: Laclede Gas, Missouri Gas Energy, and Alabama Gas Corporation. Spire was founded in 1857 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Utilities) 2 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 5
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
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.

Sell $74M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-12 Sempra U.S. Gas & Power - Mobile Gas and Willmut Gas

San Diego, California, United States

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power LLC - Mobile Gas and Willmut Gas is a provider of energy services.

Buy $344M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Energen

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Category Company
Founded 1929
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees470
Revenue 763M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Energen Corp. is an oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. The company has approximately 775 million barrels of oil-equivalent proved, probable, and possible reserves and another 2.5 billion barrels of oil-equivalent contingent resources. Energen was founded in 1929 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Utilities) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Alabama) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1