# Castleton Commodities International

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**Castleton Commodities International, LLC** (**CCI**) is a privately held global merchant firm that is involved in [commodity trading](/source/Commodity_trading) and is active in a wide spectrum of global energy markets.[1] Under the name Louis Dreyfus Energy, the company was formed in 1997 by the [Louis Dreyfus Company](/source/Louis_Dreyfus_Company) as a subsidiary to trade energy.[1] By 2006 Louis Dreyfus Energy was ranked as one of the 10 largest natural gas marketers within the United States.[3] The company has worldwide interests covering "the physical delivery of petroleum and natural gas as well as financial interests in energy".[3] Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, CCI has offices in Calgary, Canada; Houston, Texas; Geneva, Switzerland; London, United Kingdom; and Singapore.[4]

In 2006 [Highbridge Capital Management](/source/Highbridge_Capital_Management), a New York based hedge fund, invested as a joint venture in Louis Dreyfus Group to increase their access to and control of energy delivery within trading markets.[3] The joint venture was called Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy LLC (LDH Energy).[3]

In October 2012, it was announced that [Glenn Dubin](/source/Glenn_Dubin), [Paul Tudor Jones](/source/Paul_Tudor_Jones) and Timothy Barakett were among a group of investors buying the merchant energy operation Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy ("LDH Energy") from Louis Dreyfus and Highbridge.[5] The reason for Louis Dreyfus to sell LDH Energy was it sought to raise capital to expand its agriculture trading business.[5] The new company was named Castleton Commodities International, LLC where [Glenn Dubin](/source/Glenn_Dubin) as of 2012 is the lead shareholder.[6]

In 2015, Castleton Commodities International acquired [Morgan Stanley](/source/Morgan_Stanley)’s Global Oil Merchanting Business for an undisclosed sum.[7]

## References

1. Mason, Josephine & Craft, Diane (11 May 2015). ["TIMELINE-Castleton: From Louis Dreyfus energy arm to commodities powerhouse"](https://www.reuters.com/article/morgan-stanley-castleton/timeline-castleton-from-louis-dreyfus-energy-arm-to-commodities-powerhouse-idUSL1N0XX42M20150511). No. Fund News. New York, N.Y., United States: Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

1. Sanderson, Henry & Meyer, Gregory (20 March 2015). ["Castleton Hires Sellars for Metals Push"](https://www.ft.com/content/3387a48c-cf13-11e4-b761-00144feab7de). No. Industrial Metals. London: Financial Times. Nikkei. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

1. Sorkinjan, Andrew (8 January 2007). ["Highbridge Hedge Fund Buys Stake in Louis Dreyfus Energy Business"](https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/08/business/08deal.html). *New York Times*. No. Business Day. The New York Times Company. p. C2. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

1. ["Global Presence | CCI"](https://www.cci.com/about-us/global-presence). *www.cci.com*. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

1. ["Louis Dreyfus and JPMorgan to Sell Energy Trading Venture"](https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/louis-dreyfus-and-jpmorgan-to-sell-energy-trading-venture/). *New York Times*. No. DealBook. The New York Times Company. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

1. McCrum, Dan & Blas, Javier (3 October 2012). ["Louis Dreyfus to sell energy trader"](https://www.ft.com/content/2836997a-0c9d-11e2-a776-00144feabdc0). New York, N.Y., United States: Financial Times. Nikkei. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

1. ["Morgan Stanley Completes Sale of Global Oil Merchanting Business to Castleton Commodities International LLC"](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/21e458d2-0231-493b-a95a-5084c3b4c701). *Morgan Stanley*. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

## External links

[Official website](https://www.cci.com)

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