SHELL UNIT TO ACQUIRE EV CHARGING FIRM VOLTA FOR ABOUT $169 MILLION

Shell USA Inc will acquire all outstanding shares of Class A common stock of Volta for 86 cents apiece in cash in a deal that is expected to close in the first half of the year, Volta said. Shell and other companies such as France’s EDF and Norway’s Statkraft have been investing in EV charging infrastructure to cash in on the growing demand for EVs. As part of the deal,

Shell USA will also provide loans to Volta to help the company through the closing of the deal. Volta’s shares rose 18% to 86 cents in premarket trade. Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital served as advisers to Volta, while Shearman & Sterling LLP served as its legal adviser.

Source: Reuters