Couche\u002DTard has agreed to buy almost 2,200 gasoline stations in Europe from TotalEnergies. Read more
The shift has spurred deals in the sector. Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc took control of insolvent UK convenience-store chain McColl’s Retail Group Plc last year after a bidding war with EG Group, a service-station owner that’s controlled by the Issa brothers. The billionaire businessmen have made a series of retail acquisitions that include UK supermarket operator Asda.
Asda has also agreed to pay £600 million to buy gas stations from Co-operative Group Ltd., a deal that has raised concerns from the UK’s antitrust watchdog.The transaction announced Thursday will help TotalEnergies achieve its target of reducing its petroleum product sales by 30 per cent by 2030 as part of the group’s plan to cuts carbon emissions. The company has divested its service station networks in Italy, Switzerland and the UK since 2015.
At the same time, TotalEnergies plans to deploy charging points on major roadways and in large cities in Europe. Electric vehicles will charge more often at home and at work rather than in service stations, it says. It is also developing a European network of hydrogen stations for trucks in partnership with Air Liquide.Couche-Tard will fund the acquisition with cash, existing credit facilities, a commercial paper program and a new term loan.
The assets had earnings of about €455 million last year, the company said. Couche-Tard plans to conclude the purchase before the end of 2023, though it’s subject to a consultation process with employee representatives. The service stations will retain the TotalEnergies brand as long as the company supplies the fuel, at least five years. The French company will keep its activities related to off-station electric-vehicle charging, hydrogen retail and wholesale fuel, as well as the AS 24 service-station network for trucks.
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