Engelhart Grows Power, Gas Trading in Deal to Buy Trailstone

  • Combination would create a large player in power trading
  • Deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year
Trailstone specializes in trading and optimizing renewable power generating assets.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners has agreed to buy Trailstone in a deal that could create a big player in power trading as firms rush to participate in the volatile electricity markets that have become a key source of industry profits.

The purchase, from private equity group Riverstone, is subject to regulatory approval and expected to be completed in the third quarter, Engelhart said in a statement that didn’t give the terms or the price of the deal.