Falling Natural Gas Prices Put the Brakes on Deals
Plunging prices for natural gas have spoiled what looked like a promising period of deal making involving energy companies and private-equity firms in the sector.
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### Response: Plunging prices for natural gas have spoiled what looked like a promising period of deal making involving energy companies and private-equity firms in the sector.