Power producer NextEra Energy Inc (NEE.N) said on Tuesday it would sell its fiber-optic telecommunications business to Crown Castle International Corp (CCI.N) for $1.5 billion in cash.
The unit, FiberNet, delivers telecommunications services in Florida, Texas and parts of South Central United States.
The unit’s network consisted of about 9,230 route miles at the end of 2015.
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure, including towers and other structures, in the United States.
The company’s customers include AT&T (T.N), T-Mobile (TMUS.O), Verizon Wireless, a unit of Verizon Communications (VZ.N), and Sprint (S.N).
A portion of the proceeds will be used to repay about $370 million of FiberNet’s long-term debt, NextEra said.
The deal is expected to add to NextEra’s earnings immediately upon closing, which is likely to occur in the first half of 2017.
UBS Investment Bank is NextEra’s financial advisor and Hogan Lovells its legal counsel.
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Source: Reuters.com
