December 23, 2020 | 8:05 pm
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A SUBSIDIARY of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will fully own one of the leading power producers outside Luzon after the latter’s two biggest stakeholders signed a deal to transfer their respective holdings for around P34.47 billion.
In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, Meralco said its unit Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) signed agreements with Beacon Powergen Holdings, Inc. and JG Summit Holdings, Inc. for the transfer of their respective shareholdings in Global Business Power Corp. (GBP).
Beacon Powergen holds a 56% ownership interest in GBP, while JG Summit holds 30%. These will be acquired by MGen, which has an existing 14%, for P22.44 billion and P12.02 billion, respectively.