AES Shareholders Approve Takeover
AES shareholders approve takeover by Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT Infrastructure VI fund at $15/share in cash
The AES Corporation (the "Company" or "AES") (NYSE: AES ) today announced that its stockholders voted to approve the Company's previously announced acquisition by Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP"), a part of BlackRock, and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund ("EQT"), along with co-underwriters California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS") and Qatar Investment Authority ("QIA") (collectively "the Consortium"), at the Company's Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today. 4 billion, including the assumption of existing debt.