Kinder Morgan - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 2012
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El Paso's Sale to Kinder Morgan

By: John Coates, Clayton Rose and David Lane

On October 16, 2011, El Paso agreed to sell itself to Kinder Morgan for just over $21 billion. Shareholders filed suit, arguing that the process was tainted by conflict and that a higher price could be obtained. Delaware Chancellor Leo Strine agreed with the plaintiffs... View Details

Keywords: El Paso; Kinder Morgan; Goldman Sachs; Leo Strine; Conflicts Of Interest; Corporate Governance; Relationships; Lawsuits and Litigation; Energy Industry; Banking Industry; United States

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Educators

Purchase

June 2007 (Revised July 2008)
Case

Kinder Morgan, Inc. - Management Buyout

Kinder Morgan, Inc., was a leader in the transportation and distribution of energy throughout North America, managing a master limited partnership with over $35 billion in infrastructure assets. In the summer of 2006, Richard Kinder, the founder and chairman of Kinder... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Fairness; Governing and Advisory Boards; Privatization; Partners and Partnerships; Conflict of Interests; North America

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Educators

Purchase

14 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 14, 2007

managing a master limited partnership with over $35 billion in infrastructure assets. In the summer of 2006, Richard Kinder, the founder and chairman of Kinder Morgan, led a consortium of buyers to take the company private. The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 28

case:http://hbr.org/search/313036-PDF-ENG El Paso's Sale to Kinder Morgan John Coates, Clayton Rose, and David LaneHarvard Business School Case 313-021 On October 16, 2011, El Paso agreed to sell itself to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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