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YTL Power sells ElectraNet stake

YTL Power has sold its stake in ElectraNet to Australian Utilities Trust.

February 25, 2022 By Naomi Neilson
YTL Power sells ElectraNet stake
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Firm: Corrs Chambers Westgarth (YTL Power International Berhad)

Deal: Independent firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised YTL Power International Berhad on the sale of its 33.5 per cent stake in ElectraNet to Australian Utilities Trust (AUT) for $1.03 billion.

Area: Energy.

Value: $1.03 billion.

Key players: The deal was led by head of corporate Sandy Mak and partner Alexandra Feros. They were supported by head of banking and finance Rommel Harding-Farrenberg and special counsel Annabel Doneley and Megan Russell.

Deal significance: YTL, a Malaysia-based multi-utility group active across key segments of the utilities industry, has sold its stake to AUT, a specialist infrastructure fund with an existing stake in ElectraNet. AUT’s unitholders include Utilities Trust of Australia, The Infrastructure Fund and Sunsuper Superannuation Fund.

Commenting on the deal, Ms Mak said: “We were pleased to advise our client YTL on its successful sale process. As a competitive and complex sale involving a significant infrastructure asset, the combined expertise of the Corrs team was crucial to securing this result.”

Naomi Neilson

Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. 

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