Two multibillion-dollar deals combining Houston companies with out-of-state energy companies closed on Feb. 1.
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) completed its acquisition of Houston-based WildHorse Resource Development Corp. (NYSE: WRD), and Houston-based CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) completed its acquisition of Indiana-based Vectren Corp. (NYSE: VVC).
WildHorse common stockholders received either 5.989 shares of Chesapeake common stock or a combination of 5.336 shares…