Kinder Morgan, Brookfield Buying Majority Interest in NGPL

Kinder Morgan and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners agreed to jointly acquire, from Myria Holdings, the 53% equity interest in Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) not already owned by them for $242 million. KMI will pay $136 million and increase its ownership interest from 20% to 50%, while Brookfield will pay $106 million, increasing its ownership from 27% to 50%. The transaction values NGPL at a total enterprise value of $3.4 billion, including existing debt.