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Gordon Howald

Reconsidering Synergies

Cap-ex plans raise the stakes for utility mergers.

Kevin C. Fitzgerald and Christopher R. Jones

Investors historically have been skeptical about merger synergies in utility mergers, assuming that regulators will insist that most or all economic benefits flow to customers. However, recent transactions suggest utilities are taking a different approach to valuing synergies that might strengthen the case for mergers — not just for the merging parties, but also for investors and regulators.