Article: Sunoco Divests Retail Heating Unit.(News)

Byline: Avram Davis

Sunoco, Inc. will divest its retail heating oil and propane distribution unit, Sunoco Retail Heat, as the listed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based petrochemicals company seeks to focus on petroleum production and distribution.

The buyer, Superior Plus Corp., will pay $82.5 million in cash for the retail distribution business. Formerly known as Superior Plus Income Fund, the Calgary-based holding company owns propane distribution, specialty chemicals, construction products, and energy services businesses.

The transaction is expected to close by the end of September 2009. Middle-market investment bank Harris Williams & Co. ...

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