Tallgrass agrees to buyout by US private equity firm and foreign investors

摘要

Affiliates of private equity firm Blackstone and Spanish utility Enagasare part of a group that is acquiring Rockies Express gas pipelineoperator Tallgrass Energy in a sweetened deal that gives the buyersaccess to energy infrastructure serving key US markets.The accepted deal, announced Tuesday, values the company at$6.3 billion and comes as the midstream sector builds out its networksto deliver oil, gas and NGLs to end-users, processing facilities andexport terminals.