Ameren raises US$561m to fund wind acquisitions

摘要

St Louis-based power and gas company ameren took advantage of the utilities sector's outperformance so far this quarter thanks to falling interest rates to raise US$561m from a forward sale of equity. Via an overnight block trade, sole bookrunner and forward counterparty Goldman Sachs borrowed and reoffered 7.55m shares at US$74.30, the bottom of a US$74.30-$75.00 and a 1% discount to the prior closing price of US$75.05.