TransCanada $13 billion acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group

Overview:

• TransCanada has acquired Columbia Pipeline Group, based in Houston, for $13 billion. 
• Columbia Pipeline Group runs pipelines that stretch across 15,000-miles.
• Wells Fargo Securities was financial adviser to TransCanada
• Goldman Sachs and Lazard Frères & Co were financial advisors to Columbia Pipeline Group 
• Mayer Brown (Marc Sperber, Andrew Noreuil, Mike Hermsen, Joe Hable), Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, and Blake Cassels & Graydon advised TransCanada.
• Crowell & Moring (Mary Anne Mason, Olivier Antoine) advised TransCanada on the antitrust issues. 
• Sullivan & Cromwell (Joseph Frumkin, George Sampas, Ronald Creamer Jr, S Neal McKnight, Matthew Friestedt, J Michael Snypes Jr) advised Columbia Pipeline Group as US counsel alongside Bennett Jones (David Spencer, David Phillips, Karen Dawson) as Canada counsel.
• Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom acted for Goldman Sachs.