EIG Signs Agreement to Acquire 10% Interest in Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) for $1.592 Billion
October 24, 2021
EIG entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 10% equity interest in Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited (APLNG) from Origin Energy for an equity purchase price of $1.592 billion. The transaction is described as a first-of-its-kind private equity sponsor acquisition of interest in an operational integrated LNG project and is subject to customary completion conditions.
- Buyers
- EIG
- Targets
- Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited (APLNG)
- Sellers
- Origin Energy Limited (Origin)
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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