Form 8-K · Current report
AES Corporation 8-K, filed Oct 19, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000874761
- Accession no.
- 0001140361-26-040117
Summary
The AES Corporation reported that the European Commission unconditionally approved its pending merger with Horizon Merger Sub on October 15, 2026, and that the New York Public Service Commission issued a declaratory ruling on October 19, 2026 finding the merger requires no further review under New York Public Service Law Section 70. The merger, announced March 1, 2026, would leave AES jointly owned by investment vehicles affiliated with Global Infrastructure Management, LLC and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund alongside other investors, and remains subject to additional regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Key points
- AES entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger on March 1, 2026 with Horizon Parent, L.P. and Horizon Merger Sub, Inc., under which Merger Sub will merge into AES with AES as the surviving corporation.
- The European Commission's approval and the New York Public Service Commission's declaratory ruling are conditions to closing the merger.
- Upon closing, AES will be jointly owned by investment vehicles affiliated with Global Infrastructure Management, LLC and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund, as well as other investors.
- AES stated that the merger remains subject to certain additional regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
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Items reported
- 8.01Other Events
From the filing
Item 8.01. Other Events. As previously announced, on March 1, 2026, The AES Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Horizon Parent, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), and Horizon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger. …
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