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Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners to Acquire Cleco

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2026/04/27Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers

Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners to Acquire Cleco

Follows a decade of resilience-focused grid modernization under the ownership of M**acquarie Asset Management, BCI and Manulife Investment Management

NEW YORK and BATON ROUGE, La. and PINEVILLE, La. and VICTORIA, BC, April 27, 2026 — Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners ("Bernhard") today announced an agreement to acquire Cleco Group LLC ("Cleco" or the "Company"), from a consortium comprised of Macquarie Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation ("BCI") and Manulife Investment Management ("the Consortium").

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Follows a decade of resilience-focused grid modernization under the ownership of Macquarie Asset Management, BCI and Manulife Investment Management NEW YORK and BATON ROUGE, La. and PINEVILLE, La. and VICTORIA, BC, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners...