RWE, KKR Look to Acquire Germany's Uniper

MT Newswires · 2d ago
06:13 AM EDT, 10/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy company RWE (RWE.F) and private equity giant KKR made a joint non-binding bid to acquire German state-owned gas importer and power plant operator Uniper (UN0.F), Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing RWE Chief Executive Markus Krebber. Krebber told Bloomberg that RWE's involvement in Uniper would be "very, very limited and small." He also ruled out RWE taking control of Uniper, according to the report. Other interested parties in Uniper include Norwegian energy group Equinor (EQNR.OL) and a consortium of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the news report states.