Never Give Up: Westar and Great Plains Make Another Attempt to Merge
We are raising our fair value estimate for Westar Energy to $46.50 per share from $42 per share and cutting our fair value estimate for Great Plains Energy to $27 per share from $29 per share after the two utilities announced a revised merger plan. We are reaffirming our moat and moat trend ratings for both companies. We believe regulators will approve the deal and it will close in the first half of 2018.The new stock-for-stock deal replaces Great Plains' cash-and-stock acquisition proposal in ...
Great Plains Energy is a public utility holding company. The company's wholly owned direct subsidiaries with operations are as follows: Kansas City Power & Light Co., a regulated electric utility that provides electricity to customers primarily in Missouri and Kansas; and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co., a regulated electric utility that provides electricity to customers in Missouri and regulated steam service to certain customers in St. Joseph, MO. The company also wholly owns GPE Transmission Holding Company, LLC (GPETHC), which owns 13.5% of Transource Energy, LLC, and focuses on developing electric transmission projects.
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