UK’s National Grid to sell 60% stake in gas unit to Macquarie, BCI


LONDON: Britain’s National Grid says it will sell a 60% stake in its British gas transmission and metering business to Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management and British Columbia Investment Management Corp, as it shifts towards electricity.

The deal implies an enterprise value for the unit of about £9.6bil (US$12.7bil or RM53.4bil), the company said in a statement.

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