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The Energy Group plc was a British power generator and distributor. After it was demerged from Hanson plc in 1996 it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but it was acquired by Texas Utilities in 1998. ==History== The origins of the business date back to 1990 when Hanson plc acquired Peabody Energy, a US coal business. Hanson then expanded its energy interests in 1995 when it bought Eastern Group plc, a UK power and networks business.〔(British utility agrees to Hanson's cash bid ) New York Times, 1 August 1995〕 The company was then demerged by Hanson plc in 1996.〔(Hanson hits 7-year low in run up to demerger ) Independent, 9 July 1996〕 In 1998, following an unsuccessful takeover attempt by Pacificorp, the company was the subject of a bidding war between Pacificorp and Texas Utilities. Texas Utilities won with a bid of approximately £4.5bn (Pacificorp's original bid in 1997 was £3.6bn).〔(Texas raises Energy bid to £4.46bn ) BBC News, 3 March 1998〕 Following the acquisition Texas Utilities was renamed TXU, with The Energy Group becoming TXU Energi, part of TXU Europe. In October 2002 TXU announced it was pulling out of Europe due mainly to the collapse of its UK operations.〔(US firm pulls plug in power crisis ) BBC News, 14 October 2002〕 Powergen purchased TXU's UK businesses for £1.37bn ($2.9bn) later that year.〔(Powergen buys TXU's British arm ) BBC News, 21 October 2002〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Energy Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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