Origin Energy is an Australian publicly listed company, so it is owned by its shareholders , with no single controlling owner as of the latest failed takeover in late 2023.

Current ownership structure

  • Origin Energy Limited trades on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: ORG), meaning its equity is spread across many institutional and retail investors.
  • A proposed A$18–19 billion takeover by a consortium led by Brookfield and EIG (via MidOcean Energy) was approved by regulators but ultimately blocked by shareholders in December 2023, so control did not change hands.

Major shareholder context

  • AustralianSuper, a large Australian pension fund, emerged as the biggest single shareholder and led opposition to the Brookfield–EIG bid, preventing the 75% approval threshold needed for the scheme to succeed.
  • Because the bid failed, Origin remains an independent ASX-listed company rather than being split between Brookfield (energy markets business) and MidOcean/EIG (integrated gas business).

Business segments and stakes

  • Origin operates as an integrated energy company: electricity generation, and electricity and gas retailing, plus an integrated gas business including a significant stake in the Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) project.
  • Under the failed transaction, Brookfield and partners would have owned the energy markets side, while MidOcean Energy (formed by EIG) would have owned the integrated gas assets and the APLNG stake, highlighting how external investors view different parts of Origin’s portfolio.

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