Chesapeake Utilities Corporation completed the acquisition of Florida City Gas from Florida Power & Light Company.
November 29, 2023
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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Florida City Gas from Florida Power & Light Company for approximately $920 million on September 26, 2023. Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur by the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, FCG will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities. Chesapeake Utilities plans to finance the transaction with a mix of equity and long-term debt and it has obtained committed financing to fund the purchase price pursuant to a commitment letter entered into on September 26, 2023, with Barclays Bank PLC, which provides commitments for a 364-day bridge loan facility in an aggregate initial principal amount of $965 million. For year 2022, Florida City Gas had net income of $40 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, subject to expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and regulatory approval. Barclays served as financial advisor to Chesapeake Utilities. Lara Aryani, Creighton Condon, Sebastian de la Puente, Drew Elphick, and Jake Shaughnessy of Shearman & Sterling and Baker Hostetler served as legal advisors to Chesapeake Utilities. Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP served as legal advisor to Florida Power & Light Company.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation completed the acquisition of Florida City Gas from Florida Power & Light Company on November 30, 2023. As per the filling of Feb 21, 2024, the net purchase price is approximately $920 million which includes cash acquired as $2.27 million.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an energy delivery company operates primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Ohio. It is engaged in the distribution of natural gas, electricity and propane, the transmission of natural gas, the generation of electricity and steam, and in providing related services to its customers. Its Regulated Energy segment includes energy distribution and transmission services (natural gas distribution, natural gas transmission and electric distribution operations). Its Unregulated Energy segment includes energy transmission, energy generation (the operations of its Eight Flags' CHP plant), propane distribution operations, mobile compressed natural gas distribution and pipeline solutions operations, and sustainable energy investments, including renewable natural gas. It also includes other unregulated energy services, such as energy-related merchandise sales and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and others.