Sunoco to acquire Parkland for $9.1 billion in cross-border energy tie-up

May 06, 2025 01:29 AM AEST | By Investing

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Sunoco to acquire Parkland for $9.1 billion in cross-border energy tie-up

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Investing.com -- Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) announced it will acquire Parkland Fuel Corporation (TSX:PKI) in a cash-and-equity deal valued at approximately $9.1 billion, including debt, marking one of the largest North American fuel distribution transactions in recent years. The deal unites Sunoco’s U.S. infrastructure with Parkland’s Canadian retail and refining assets, creating the largest independent fuel distributor in the Americas.

As part of the agreement, Sunoco will establish SUNCorp, LLC, a new publicly traded Delaware entity that will issue units economically equivalent to Sunoco’s current common units. Parkland shareholders will receive C$19.80 in cash and 0.295 SUNCorp units per share, implying a 25% premium based on the companies’ seven-day volume-weighted average prices.

“This is a transformational combination that brings together two industry leaders with complementary platforms,” Sunoco said in a statement. The company expects more than 10% accretion to distributable cash flow per unit and $250 million in run-rate synergies by year three.

To fund the cash portion of the offer, Sunoco has arranged for a $2.65 billion bridge loan. The transaction has received unanimous approval from both boards and is expected to close in the second half of 2025, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.

The combined network will span the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and parts of Europe, broadening Sunoco’s geographic footprint and increasing resilience to regional volatility. The acquisition also includes Parkland’s low-carbon Burnaby Refinery, which Sunoco has pledged to continue upgrading.

Sunoco plans to keep Parkland’s Calgary headquarters and maintain Canadian employment levels, a move likely aimed at addressing foreign takeover scrutiny under Canada’s Investment Canada Act. The deal arrives ahead of Parkland’s annual meeting, where activist pressure had been mounting for strategic alternatives.

The transaction follows Parkland’s strategic review and prevails over an earlier $8.1 billion proposal Sunoco made in 2023. The higher premium and earlier board resistance suggest Parkland saw value in the improved terms.

Despite the announced synergies and strategic alignment, Sunoco shares slid 1.6% in premarket trading following the news. Investors may be weighing near-term dilution and integration risks against long-term scale and cash flow gains.

This article first appeared in Investing.com

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