Hydro One Ltd. has agreed to buy U.S. power supplier Avista Corp. for $3.4 billion, becoming the latest Canadian energy company to snap up assets south of the border in a search for higher returns.
The merger will establish one of North America’s largest regulated utilities with assets totaling $25.4 billion (C$32 billion) and customers from Ontario to Montana, the companies said in a statement July 19. Avista stockholders will receive $53 a share in cash, 24 percent above the market close July 18. Hydro One plans to issue $1.1 billion of common equity and $2.6 billion of debt to ...
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