UPDATE 1-Berkshire's energy unit to buy Canada's AltaLink for $2.9 bln
May 01, 2014 at 19:39 PM EDT
May 1 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's energy unit said on Thursday it will buy AltaLink, Canada's regulated electricity transmission company, from SNC-Lavalin Group Inc for about $2.9 billion in cash.
