M&A Deal Summary

Spire Acquires Missouri Gas Energy

On September 3, 2013, Spire acquired utilities company Missouri Gas Energy from Southern Union for 975M USD

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

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-09-03
Target Missouri Gas Energy
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) Spire
Sellers(s) Southern Union
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 975M USD

Target

Missouri Gas Energy

Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Missouri Gas Energy, Inc. is a natural gas distribution company.

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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 1 of 5
Sector (Utilities) 1 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
State (Missouri) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
FOLLOWING 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

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Southern Union

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1932
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees2,256
DESCRIPTION

Southern Union Co. engages in the gathering, processing, transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas in the United States.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Utilities) 4 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-27 PG Energy

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

PG Energy serves customers in 13 counties in northeastern and central Pennsylvania, including the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport.

Sell $580M