Deals 4 June 2004
Middletons acted for Australian Petroleum Investments Pty Ltd Group on the $600 million acquisition of the entire issued capital of Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil
Middletons acted for Australian Petroleum Investments Pty Ltd Group on the $600 million acquisition of the entire issued capital of Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation. Delhi has an approximate 22 per cent interest in the Cooper Basin and Eromanga Oil and Gas Joint Ventures. Middletons’ acquisition team was led by M&A partner Jeff Goss. He was supported by fellow partner Jane Ann Gray, senior associate Jen Robinson and lawyer Andrew McNee.
Pillsbury Winthrop represented the underwriters, Merrill Lynch & Co., AG Edwards, Piper Jaffray, BNY Capital Markets, Inc. and Comerica Securities, Inc. in a registered offering of US$50 ($71.7) million aggregate principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 5.5 per cent series due 19 May 2019 and US$100 ($143.4) million aggregate principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 6 per cent series due 1 May 2034 for Laclede Gas Company. The company, a subsidiary of The Laclede Group, Inc., is a public utility that principally distributes and transports natural gas to the public in the City of St. Louis and surrounding counties in eastern Missouri, with over 630,000 customers.