InterNorth
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InterNorth Inc. was a large energy company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, specializing in natural gas pipelines. It was formed in 1979 as a holding company for Northern Natural Gas Company, founded in 1930.
Later that year the company launched an unsolicited takeover bid for Crouse-Hinds Company, which wound up being acquired by Cooper Industries the following year. The company continued to pursue expansion opportunities, and in 1985 reached a deal, seen by some as overpriced, to acquire the smaller competitor Houston Natural GasCompany.
This proved a "wag-the-dog" transaction... the company soon was headquartered in Houston and run by HNG's CEO, who renamed the company Enron Corporation.