A Merger of Utilities

This past week we noted the announcement of a merger/acquisition involving Nicor (#1536 on the Global 5000) and AGL Resources (#1839).  These are not that common in that many utility companies are either state / government owned or quasi-government. We have 120 Utility companies in the Global 5000 representing approximately $1.4 trillion in revenue.  The […]

Merger of Utilities

Northeast Utilities and NSTAR announced they are combining forces.  These are two big utility companies.  Northeast is #1231 on the Global 5000 list and NSTAR is ranked #1672.  Combined, they will be in the top 1000 companies in the world. Utilities did not escape the economic downturn — and in fact, coming off robust growth […]