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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Deals of the day - mergers and acquisitions, (NYSE: BBVA), (NASDAQ: CPNO), (NYSE: KMI), (NYSE: KMP), (NYSE: MET)

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1040 GMT on Wednesday: ** Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said it plans to purchase Copano Energy LLC for an equity value of about $3.22 billion, a deal that will broaden the company's oil and gas pipeline assets in Texas and Oklahoma.** MetLife Inc, the biggest U.S. life insurer, said it was in talks with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) to buy the Spanish bank's Chilean pension fund business.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) is a Spain-based international financial group with presence in 32 countries. Shares of BBVA remained unchanged at $10.40. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.30 and as high as $10.57. On average, 794384 shares of BBVA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.

Copano Energy, L.L.C. (Copano) is an energy company engaged in the business of providing midstream services to natural gas producers, including gathering, transportation and processing of natural gas, fractionation and transportation of natural gas liquids (NGLs) and other related services. Shares of CPNO remained unchanged at $33.13. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $24.24 and as high as $38.03. On average, 313916 shares of CPNO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) owns and manages a diversified portfolio of energy transportation and storage assets. Shares of KMI remained unchanged at $37.30. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $30.51 and as high as $40.25. On average, 5169520 shares of KMI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP) is a pipeline transportation and energy storage company in North America. Shares of KMP remained unchanged at $89.66. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $74.15 and as high as $90.60. On average, 979123 shares of KMP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.

MetLife, Inc. (MetLife), is a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs. Shares of MET remained unchanged at $37.72. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.60 and as high as $39.55. On average, 10177100 shares of MET exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.



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