Former BlackRock exec's gas bet pays off with US$6.7b deal
New York
FIVE years ago, Daniel Rice III was asked to step down from a lucrative position at BlackRock Inc because of the side business he'd created with his sons. That business just sold for US$6.7 billion.
EQT Corp's takeover of Rice Energy Inc, announced Monday, will form the largest natural gas producer in the US, vaulting ahead of ExxonMobil Corp. For the Rice family, the sale marks a substantial pay-off after a decade amassing acreage to become a major player in America's biggest shale-gas formation.
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