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Apollo Global Management has bought a range of assets in an undisclosed deal

It follows approval from the European Commission and the Russian Antimonopoly Authority

Cadent, formerly National Grid Gas Distribution, owns the gas distribution networks in north London, central England, the east of England and northwest England

The sector saw £10.4 billion of sales from direct exports and international subsidiaries

  China has halted the production of 553 car models that didn’t meet new fuel consumption standards. According to state news agency Xinhua, the China Vehicle Technology Service Center has said the suspension has been approved by the relevant departments and took effect from yesterday. The models affected reportedly include cars from a number of […]

BP has agreed to sell a number of its oil and gas assets in the North Sea to Serica Energy in a £300 million deal. The property and infrastructure being sold include the Bruce, Keith and Rhum fields, three bridge-linked platforms and associated subsea equipment. The £300 million will be made up of a £12.8 million upfront […]

A bidder for the UK’s green bank has launched a legal challenge to the government’s decision to provisionally award the deal to Australian investment bank Macquarie. Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL) alleges Macquarie’s preferred bidder status for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) “was not compliant” with the criteria set out by the government. SDCL states: “The […]

Flow Group has announced it will “actively pursue” the sale of its energy supply arm. It said while Flow Energy has “progressed well and is delivering growth”, its growth margins have come under pressure as new rival suppliers offer cheaper tariffs. Flow Energy supplies gas and electricity to around 270,000 customers. The group’s trading update […]

Finnish energy company Fortum has flogged its electricity distribution business for more than was expected. It sold to a group of investors called Suomi Power Networks for €2.55 billion (£2.15bn). The state-owned firm owns 79,000 kilometres of network in Finland and supplies 12.6 TWh of power each year – giving it a 20% market share in the […]

Energy broker Inenco is planning “a series of national and international acquisitions” as it completed its sale worth around £140 million today. The energy division of Cinven-backed infrastructure services provider Enserve Group, Inenco has been sold to funds managed by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners and Intermediate Capital Group. Chief Executive Michael Abbott said: “Vitruvian […]