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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Finance Undergraduate Honors Theses

2015

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Kinder Morgan’S Master Limited Partnership Reorganization, Brett Doyel May 2015

Kinder Morgan’S Master Limited Partnership Reorganization, Brett Doyel

Finance Undergraduate Honors Theses

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the reorganization of Kinder Morgan’s (KMI) master limited partnership (MLP) structure. In October 2014, four publicly traded companies – Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP), Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR), and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) – were merged under the Kinder Morgan, Inc. name. This study analyzes the consolidation of KMI through the use of qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative research involves the study of the company’s 10-K reports, earnings call transcripts, and energy sector reports. The quantitative research includes …