Blackstone-led group agrees $3.1 billion purchase tied to Mitsubishi's LNG Canada stake
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What happened
Mitsubishi Corporation announced that a Blackstone-led consortium with CPP Investments, OMERS, IMCO and PSP Investments agreed to buy a 49.9% non-controlling interest in the subsidiary that holds Mitsubishi's stake in LNG Canada for $3.1 billion. Mitsubishi said its effective interest in LNG Canada will fall to about 7.5% after closing.
Why it matters
The transaction reprices part of LNG Canada's ownership structure and brings new financial owners into one of Canada's largest energy export projects without changing operating control. It gives other infrastructure owners, lenders and regulators a fresh market reference point for private capital interest in Canadian LNG-linked assets.
Mitsubishi Corporation said a Blackstone-led investor group, including CPP Investments, OMERS, IMCO and PSP Investments, agreed to acquire a 49.9% non-controlling interest in the holding company for Mitsubishi's stake in LNG Canada for $3.1 billion. Mitsubishi said the transaction lowers its effective interest in LNG Canada to about 7.5% while keeping Mitsubishi as a partner in the project. The deal adds large Canadian pension investors to the ownership chain of a flagship Canadian LNG asset and signals continuing secondary-market appetite for operating or near-operating energy infrastructure.
Watch for
Mitsubishi Corporation filing or statement by 2026-11-05 confirming expected closing conditions and any regulatory approvals required for the LNG Canada holding-company sale Blackstone statement by 2026-11-05 detailing consortium governance, board rights or follow-on investment plans tied to the LNG Canada vehicle Competition Bureau of Canada acknowledgement by 2026-11-05 of any merger-notification or no-action position related to the transaction structure Investment Canada Act disclosure by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada by 2026-11-05 indicating whether the transaction is subject to review or notification
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