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IN BRIEF: UK antitrust watchdog clears National Grid gas business sale

22nd Nov 2022 10:48

National Grid PLC - manages the UK's electricity infrastructure - UK Competition & Markets Authority decides not to refer investment consortium's acquisition of a 60% shareholding in National Grid PLC's gas transmission and metering business to a phase 2 investigation. Investment consortium includes Macquarie Infrastructure, Real Assets Ltd and British Columbia Investment Management Corp.

National Grid in March agreed to sell a 60% interest in its gas transmission and metering business in the UK to a consortium of "long-term infrastructure investors" for GBP2.2 billion in cash. In September, UK CMA announced investigation into National Grid's sale of a shareholding in its gas transmission and gas metering business. The CMA examined whether the deal would lead to a "substantial lessening of competition" in the UK.

Current stock price: 1,037.50, up 0.5% on Tuesday

12-month change: up 5.3%

By Chris Dorrell; [email protected]

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