Halliburton buys Baker Hughes in $35 billion deal
Oil Well in Reagan County, Texas (source: flickr/ J. Stephen Conn, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas
17 Nov 2014
Earlier today, Halliburton announced that will purchase all the outstanding shares of Baker Hughes in a stock and cash transaction for a total of USD $35 Billion
Following the breaking news from last week, regarding the possibility of Halliburton buying Baker Hughes; the acquisition process has now been confirmed according to OilPro.
The deal has been confirmed at USD $35 Billion, making it the largest deal ever to happen in the oil service industry, having a significant impact for drilling and geothermal.
According to OilPro, “The deal is expected to close in 2H15, and the companies have retained a high-profile antitrust attorney to help navigate what will no doubt be intense regulatory scrutiny. Halliburton has agreed to pay a fee of $3.5 billion if the transaction doesn’t go through because of antitrust issues. The size of the break-up fee shows management’s confidence in the deal’s ability to close”
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Source: OilPro
