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Birch Hill and Brookfield to acquire First National Financial for $2.9bn.

Baker Hughes to acquire Chart Industries for $13.6bn.

Spire to acquire Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business from Duke Energy for $2.48bn.

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Birch Hill and Brookfield to acquire First National Financial for $2.9bn.

Birch Hill Equity Partners, a mid-market private equity firm, and Brookfield, an investment management company, agreed to acquire First National Financial LP, a financial services company, for $2.9bn, according to press releases. 

First National Financial was advised by BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and Torys LLP. Birch Hill was advised by CIBC Capital Markets and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. Debt financing was provided by CIBC Capital Markets, National Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank and TD Securities, according to press releases.

Baker Hughes to acquire Chart Industries for $13.6bn.

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers, offered to acquire Chart Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of highly engineered equipment used for gas and liquid molecule handling, for $13.6bn, according to press releases. 

Baker Hughes is advised by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and WilmerHale. Debt financing is provided by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Chart Industries is advised by Wells Fargo, Winston & Strawn LLP and Collected Strategies (led by Jim Golden), according to press releases.

Spire to acquire Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business from Duke Energy for $2.48bn.

Spire, a gas provider, agreed to acquire Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business from Duke Energy Corporation, a natural gas company, for $2.48bn, according to press releases.

Duke Energy is advised by J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, Holland & Knight LLP, McGuireWoods LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (led by Pankaj Sinha). Spire is advised by BMO Capital Markets, Newlin Capital Advisors, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP and Sidley Austin LLP. Debt financing was provided by BMO Capital Markets, according to press releases and MergerLinks data.

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