Delta Utilities Acquires CenterPoint Energy's Natural Gas Distribution Businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi
April 1, 2025
Delta Utilities, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company based in New Orleans, has completed the acquisition of CenterPoint Energy's three regulated natural gas local distribution companies serving communities across Louisiana and Mississippi. The deal transfers roughly 12,000 miles of main pipeline and about 380,000 residential and commercial customers to Delta Utilities, expanding the platform's regulated utility footprint in the Gulf South.
- Targets
- CenterPoint Energy's natural gas distribution businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi
- Sellers
- CenterPoint Energy
- Platforms
- Delta Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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