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Case Status
Pending
In the Matter of IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, a Unit Trust; Buckeye Partners, L.P., a limited partnership; and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., a limited partnership.
FTC Matter/File Number
2110144
Docket Number
C-4765
Â鶹´«Ã½ Type
Part 2 Consents

Case Summary

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission required energy pipeline and storage companies Buckeye Partners, L.P. and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. to divest to U.S. Venture, Inc. petroleum terminals in the two states as a condition of Buckeye’s $435 million proposed acquisition of 26 Magellan terminals. The complaint alleged that without a remedy, the acquisition would harm competition for terminaling services both for all LPPs, and for gasoline specifically, in North Augusta, South Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Montgomery, Alabama. The complaint alleged that in all three geographic markets, the acquisition would eliminate the close competition between Buckeye and Magellan, increase the likelihood of collusive or coordinated interaction between the remaining competitors, reduce the number of terminaling options for third-party customers, and increase prices for terminaling services. On Aug. 9, 2022, the Commission announced the final consent agreement in this matter.