Blackstone to take controlling interest in Tallgrass Energy for $3.3 billion

Reuters

Published Jan 31, 2019 07:17AM ET

Blackstone to take controlling interest in Tallgrass Energy for $3.3 billion

(Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Group LP said it would buy a controlling interest in midstream energy company Tallgrass Energy LP for $3.3 billion.

Under the deal, Blackstone will acquire a 44 percent economic interest in Tallgrass Energy and 100 percent of the membership interest in the company's general partner.

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, is also a minority investor in the deal. (https://reut.rs/2CUzTUJ)