Energy Transfer Equity Completes Syndication of Financing for Acquisition of Southern Union Company

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. ETE announced today the full syndication of the $3.7 billion acquisition financing provided by Credit Suisse to finance the previously announced acquisition of Southern Union Company SUG. Following the closure of the syndication, the group of banks financing the transaction now consists of: Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co., Royal Bank of Scotland plc, SunTrust Banks Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.