The Williams Cos. agreed to a sale to Energy Transfer Equity three months after rejecting a bid. Oil and gas pipeline firm Energy Transfer Equity reached a deal to acquire another pipeline giant, The Williams Companies, in a transaction valued at $37.7 billion including debt. The deal comes about three months after Tulsa, Okla-based The Williams Cos. rejected an unsolicited takeover attempt by Energy Transfer Equity, which had offered $53.1 billion to acquire the company. At the... More