After rejecting a sale of the entire company to Electricite de France (EDF) in October in favor of a deal with MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., the Constellation Energy board said it is willing to talk with the French company about its proposal to acquire Constellation nuclear assets. Constellation’s board has authorized discussions and an exchange of information with EDF related to an unsolicited proposal received from EDF on Dec. 2. Constellation said the decision to talk with EDF is consistent with its merger agreement with MidAmerican. The Constellation board has not changed its recommendation that shareholders vote in favor of the merger with MidAmerican. A special meeting for a vote remains scheduled for Dec. 23. EDF’s proposal provides for an up-front $1 billion cash investment in Constellation to be credited against the purchase price for EDF’s interest in the nuclear generation business, and an option under which Constellation could sell nonnuclear generation assets to EDF that have an aggregate value of up to $2 billion. The joint venture would run five of Constellation’s nuclear reactors, including the two at Nine Mile Point and the one at the Robert E. Ginna plant in New York, and the two at Calvert Cliffs in Maryland. Constellation and EDF are already in a 50-50 joint venture that was created in the summer of 2007 called UniStar Nuclear Energy LLC to develop new nuclear reactors in the U.S. using Areva SA’s Evolutionary Power Reactor design.
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Constellation to Lend an Ear to EDF Nuclear Offer
After rejecting a sale of the entire company to Electricite de France (EDF) in October in favor of a deal with MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., the Constellation Energy board said Monday it is willing to talk with the French company about its proposal to acquire Constellation nuclear assets.
EDF Bows Out as Constellation-MidAmerican Moves Forward
The competition to acquire Constellation Energy Group officially ended last Wednesday after global power producing giant Electricite de France (EDF) said it will not revise its current offer, but that it will continue its objective of developing new nuclear plants in the United States. Also last week, Constellation and MidAmerican Energy Holdings filed their merger plan with FERC and MidAmerican made a pitch to the Maryland Public Service Commission about the benefits of a union.
EDF Bows Out of Constellation Acquisition Chase
The competition to acquire Constellation Energy Group officially ended Wednesday after global power producing giant Electricite de France (EDF) said it will not revise its current offer, but that it will continue its objective of developing new nuclear plants in the United States.
France’s EDF: Eagle Energy Complements LNG Business
Electricite de France is buying Houston-based gas and power marketer Eagle Energy Partners from bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., EDF Trading Ltd., a subsidiary of the French utility giant said last Monday, noting that the acquisition enhances its liquefied natural gas (LNG) capabilities.
Electricite de France Picking Up Eagle Energy
Electricite de France (EDF) is buying Eagle Energy Partners from bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., EDF Trading, a subsidiary of the French utility giant, said on Monday. Eagle’s future has been in question since the company was excluded from a recent deal in which Barclays Capital Inc. acquired Lehman Brothers Inc. for $1.75 billion.
