Energy Buyout Acquisitions in 2020

  • Buyer
    Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
    Target
    TerraSmart, Sunfig
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Gibraltar Industries (Nasdaq: ROCK) acquired TerraSmart, a provider of screw-based ground-mount solar racking, for $220.0 million (approximately $228.2 million including working capital adjustments) and acquired Sunfig, a solar project design and modeling software provider, for $3.75 million in cash. The deals expand Gibraltar's renewable energy platform and capabilities across ground-mount racking, tracker systems, and solar project design/financial modeling to grow its solar energy business.

  • Buyer
    DNV GL
    Target
    Energy & Resource Solutions, Inc.
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    DNV GL acquired Energy & Resource Solutions, Inc. (ERS), a North Andover, Massachusetts–based energy engineering and consulting firm, with the transaction closing on December 30, 2020. The acquisition brings ERS’s program design, outreach, implementation and evaluation capabilities into DNV GL’s global energy advisory platform to accelerate the energy transition and expand services for utilities, government and large commercial/industrial customers.

  • Buyer
    Sval Energi AS
    Target
    Edison Norge AS
    Seller
    Edison S.p.A.
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Norway
    Type
    Buyout

    Sval Energi AS has agreed to acquire Edison Norge AS from Edison for an agreed price of USD 300 million (financially effective 1 January 2020). The acquisition adds ~25 mmboe (57% gas) to Sval’s reserve base and increases its interests in the Dvalin and Nova developments, strengthening its upstream position on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

  • Buyer
    Energy North Incorporated (ENG)
    Target
    Tradewinds
    Seller
    Chuck and Belinda Lawrence
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Energy North Incorporated (ENG), a Lawrence, Massachusetts–based operator of gas stations, convenience stores and car washes, acquired Tradewinds, a Bangor, Maine–based convenience store and fuel chain. The transaction transfers ownership of ten Tradewinds properties (part of a 15-location local chain) from owners Chuck and Belinda Lawrence to ENG as part of ENG’s continued expansion in Maine.

  • Buyer
    Diamondback Energy, Inc.
    Target
    QEP Resources, Inc.
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE: QEP) for approximately $2.2 billion in an all-stock transaction. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter or early second quarter of 2021, subject to QEP stockholder approval, regulatory approvals, and customary closing conditions.

  • Buyer
    Petrosmith
    Target
    Wellflex Energy Solutions, LLC
    Seller
    Wellflex Energy Solutions, LLC
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Petrosmith has acquired the assets of Wellflex Energy Solutions, a Fort Worth-based engineering, fabrication and EPC specialist for oil and gas production equipment. The acquisition adds Wellflex's engineering, modular fabrication and project management capabilities to Petrosmith's manufacturing and tubular goods business, supporting expanded service offerings for energy operators.

  • Buyer
    Veolia North America, SourceOne Inc.
    Target
    Energenix
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Veolia North America, through its energy subsidiary SourceOne Inc., has acquired Boston-based Energenix, a meter-reading and billing services provider serving Eastern Massachusetts. The deal expands SourceOne's metering and energy-management capabilities and makes Veolia North America a leading meter services provider in the Greater Boston area.

  • Buyer
    Tiger Infrastructure Partners
    Target
    Forsa Energy
    Seller
    Riverstone Holdings LLC
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Tiger Infrastructure Partners has acquired Forsa Energy’s distributed flexible power generation platform from Riverstone Holdings. Forsa Energy owns and operates over 250 MW of flexible gas-fired reciprocating engine capacity across the North of England and Scotland (all backed by 15-year Capacity Market contracts) and has a pipeline to grow to over 650 MW; Tiger will provide growth capital to build out the platform and support the UK’s energy transition.

  • Buyer
    Priority Power Management, LLC, Ara Partners
    Target
    Texas Power Consultants, LLC
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Priority Power Management, a PE-backed energy management and consulting firm, has acquired Texas Power Consultants (TPC), an energy advisory firm headquartered in Tyler, Texas. The acquisition expands Priority's geographic footprint into East Texas, adds TPC's long-standing client base, and enhances Priority's capability to guide customers on demand response, resiliency, solar and battery solutions; Priority is backed by Ara Partners.

  • Buyer
    Parkland Corporation
    Target
    Sevier Valley Oil Company, Inc.
    Seller
    Sevier Valley Oil Company, Inc. and related companies
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Parkland Corporation, through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries (Parkland USA), agreed to acquire all assets of Sevier Valley Oil Company, Inc. (SVO), a Richfield, Utah–based retail and commercial fuel business. The deal adds seven company retail locations, more than 20 retail dealers and approximately 350 million litres of annual fuel and petroleum product volume, expanding Parkland's U.S. retail and distribution footprint in southern Utah and the surrounding Rockies region.

  • Buyer
    Court Square Capital
    Target
    Veregy
    Seller
    Bow River Capital
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Court Square Capital has completed the acquisition of Veregy, an independent energy services company, from Bow River Capital. Veregy provides energy efficiency, smart building technologies, and infrastructure upgrades for public-sector and commercial clients; Court Square will support the company's continued growth and technology-enabled service expansion.

  • Buyer
    Prime Energy Services
    Target
    Oso Development Partners
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Prime Energy Services has completed a merger with Oso Development Partners, bringing Oso in as a subsidiary to expand Prime’s survey, construction management, inspection, and project development capabilities. Oso will continue to operate from its Houston headquarters under its current management; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Gas South
    Target
    Infinite Energy
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Gas South agreed to acquire Florida-based Infinite Energy, acquiring its wholesale and retail natural gas business and customer list (the companies said the deal would close by end of 2020 subject to regulatory approvals). The transaction will more than double Gas South's annual revenue to about $1 billion and expand its customer base across the Southeast; Infinite Energy's Texas retail electricity business is excluded from the sale.

  • Buyer
    Superior Plus Corp.
    Target
    Central Coast Propane
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Superior Plus Corp., through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired all equity interests of Central Coast Propane, a Paso Robles, California-based retail propane distributor serving approximately 2,800 residential and commercial customers. The acquisition is Superior's fourth in 2020 (and third retail propane deal in California) and is expected to provide synergies with its existing retail and wholesale propane operations in the state.

  • Buyer
    Bison
    Target
    Woody Creek Midstream
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Oklahoma City-based water infrastructure operator Bison has acquired Woody Creek Midstream, a water midstream company operating in the SCOOP. The deal brings long-term (15–30 year) water gathering and disposal contracts with Casillas Petroleum Resource Partners, Camino Natural Resources and Paloma Operating Company, expanding Bison's footprint and dedicated acreage across the Anadarko Basin.

  • Buyer
    Generac Holdings Inc.
    Target
    Enbala Power Networks Inc.
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Generac Holdings Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Enbala Power Networks, a Denver-based distributed energy resources (DER) optimization and control software provider. The acquisition adds Enbala’s Concerto DERMS/VPP platform to Generac’s portfolio to accelerate its Smart Grid and grid services capabilities; terms were not disclosed and the deal is expected to close within 30 days.

  • Buyer
    VINCI Energies
    Target
    Transelec Common Inc.
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    VINCI Energies has acquired Transelec Common Inc., a Laval, Québec-based specialist in construction and maintenance of electrical and telecommunications network infrastructure. Transelec Common employs around 2,000 people and reported roughly CAD 300 million in revenue (2019); the acquisition is intended to accelerate VINCI Energies' expansion in North America.

  • Buyer
    JOX Energy LLC
    Target
    EnergyWare LLC
    Seller
    Acostia Ventures
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    JOX Energy LLC acquired EnergyWare LLC in a strategic acquisition announced Sept. 25, 2020. The deal brings EnergyWare's national energy-efficiency capabilities (including solar and HVAC project design, financing and implementation) under JOX Energy to expand service offerings and support customer growth.

  • Buyer
    424 Capital, Eagle Private Capital
    Target
    Hospital Energy
    Seller
    Mark Mininberg
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    424 Capital, alongside Eagle Private Capital, purchased a majority stake in Hospital Energy from founder and CEO Mark Mininberg. The New Hampshire–based energy management firm — which serves over 200 hospitals — will continue to be led by Mininberg as CEO and will serve as a platform for 424 Capital's push into hospital-focused energy management and sustainability services.

  • Buyer
    BayWa r.e.
    Target
    Enable Energy Inc.
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Global renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. has acquired Enable Energy Inc., a Sacramento-based commercial & industrial solar and energy storage EPC and O&M provider. The deal expands BayWa r.e.'s U.S. C&I solar-plus-storage capabilities and strengthens its project pipeline and O&M offering in the Americas.

  • Buyer
    NPM Capital
    Target
    CT Energy, Ealyze (Het Meetbedrijf)
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    North Holland, Netherlands
    Type
    Buyout

    Dutch private equity firm NPM Capital has acquired a majority stake in CT Energy and Ealyze (also trading as Het Meetbedrijf). The deal is part of NPM's renewable energy buy-and-build strategy to expand services across the energy supply chain by combining CT Energy's data-driven energy-management platform with Ealyze's smart-meter installation and metering services; financial terms were not disclosed and the founders remain minority shareholders and active in management.

  • Buyer
    U.S. Gold Corp.
    Target
    Northern Panther Resource Corporation
    Seller
    Shareholders of Northern Panther Resource Corporation (including George Bee and Robert Schafer)
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    U.S. Gold Corp. (Nasdaq: USAU) has completed an all-share acquisition of Northern Panther Resource Corporation, a newly formed Nevada corporation whose principal asset is the Challis Gold Project in Idaho. The transaction adds a drill-ready exploration project and approximately $2.5 million in cash to U.S. Gold Corp., and was accompanied by concurrent preferred-stock financings that could bring up to $8.0 million of additional capital; several Northern Panther shareholders (including George Bee and Robert Schafer) became shareholders of U.S. Gold.

  • Buyer
    Q CELLS
    Target
    Growing Energy Labs (Geli)
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Q CELLS has agreed to acquire 100% of Growing Energy Labs, Inc. (Geli), a San Francisco–based provider of energy storage software and solutions, to combine Geli's AI-powered BESS design and management platform with Q CELLS' solar and energy offerings. The acquisition expands Q CELLS' capabilities in integrated solar+storage (PV+EMS+ESS) and marks a strategic entrance/expansion into the U.S. commercial & industrial distributed energy market.

  • Buyer
    Vicinity Energy
    Target
    Morgantown Energy Associates
    Seller
    An investment affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global, L.L.C.
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Vicinity Energy has acquired Morgantown Energy Associates, the district energy system serving West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, from an investment affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global, L.L.C. Vicinity plans to convert the system away from coal to primarily natural gas (with ULSD backup), invest in additional dual-fuel boilers, and reduce the system's carbon footprint and local air pollutants while expanding its U.S. district energy footprint.

  • Buyer
    MOTIVE
    Target
    DS Energy Solutions
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    MOTIVE, a design and construction services provider based in Corona, California, acquired the assets, employees and customer contracts of DS Energy Solutions effective July 1, 2020. DS Energy Solutions will continue to operate as a division of MOTIVE, expanding MOTIVE's turnkey solar (design, engineering, construction and installation) capabilities and enabling DS Energy's services to be offered across MOTIVE's existing markets.

  • Buyer
    Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, Investment funds affiliated with Rhône Capital
    Target
    Lummus Technology
    Seller
    McDermott International
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (part of The Chatterjee Group) and investment funds affiliated with Rhône Capital have completed a joint acquisition of Lummus Technology from subsidiaries of McDermott International for a base purchase price of $2.725 billion. The deal creates an independent, privately held Lummus focused on licensing process technologies, supplying catalysts and equipment, and expanding services to refining, petrochemical and gas-processing customers worldwide.

  • Buyer
    Asterion Industrial Partners, EDF Invest, Swiss Life Asset Managers
    Target
    Energy Assets Group
    Seller
    Alinda Capital Partners, Hermes Infrastructure
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    A consortium of Asterion Industrial Partners, EDF Invest and Swiss Life Asset Managers has completed the acquisition of Energy Assets Group (EAG) from Alinda Capital Partners and Hermes Infrastructure. Headquartered in Livingston, Scotland, EAG is a leading provider of multi-utility metering services, meter asset management and last-mile utility connections in the UK; the investors plan to support its continued growth and expansion into adjacent sectors such as IGT/IDNO, fibre and EV charging infrastructure.

  • Buyer
    Energy New England LLC
    Target
    Utility Services Inc.
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Energy New England LLC (ENE) has acquired Utility Services Inc. (USI), a Waterbury, Vermont–based provider of NERC-related regulatory, reliability and security advisory services. USI will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of ENE, expanding ENE's service offering to provide a coordinated suite of compliance, reliability and cybersecurity services for public power utilities and private-sector energy providers.

  • Buyer
    Irving Oil, Silverpeak
    Target
    North Atlantic Refining Corp.
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Irving Oil, together with U.S. investment firm Silverpeak, has signed an agreement for Irving Oil to acquire North Atlantic Refining Corp., including the 135,000 bpd Come By Chance refinery and a network of retail and marketing assets, subject to regulatory approval. The deal strengthens Irving Oil’s integrated supply and marketing presence in Newfoundland and Labrador and secures regional fuel supply.

  • Buyer
    Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI (CEP VI)
    Target
    NovaSource Power Services (SunPower O&M business)
    Seller
    SunPower Corporation
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Clairvest Group Inc., together with its fund Clairvest Equity Partners VI (CEP VI), acquired the solar operations and maintenance (O&M) business of SunPower Corporation and will rebrand the business as NovaSource Power Services. The transaction is a management buyout with the SunPower O&M leadership taking material equity; Clairvest intends to build NovaSource as a global buy-and-build solar O&M platform to expand capabilities and geographic reach.

  • Buyer
    KeyLogic Systems, LLC, IIA Technologies Corp.
    Target
    OnLocation, Inc.
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    KeyLogic Systems, LLC (a subsidiary of IIA Technologies Corp.) has acquired OnLocation, Inc., a Vienna, Virginia-based energy and environmental policy modeling and consulting firm. The deal combines KeyLogic's analytics, systems engineering, and cybersecurity capabilities with OnLocation's expertise in energy modeling to expand the combined firm's advanced modeling, data analytics, and policy-analysis offerings to government and industry clients.

  • Buyer
    Hull Street Energy
    Target
    Gauley River Power Partners, LLC
    Seller
    Enel Green Power North America, GE Energy Financial Services, EGPNA Renewable Energy Partners, LLC
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Hull Street Energy acquired 100% of the interests in Gauley River Power Partners, LLC, the operator of an 80 MW hydroelectric facility in Summersville, West Virginia, from Enel Green Power North America and GE Energy Financial Services (via their EGPNA Renewable Energy Partners JV). The purchase was part of a larger purchase-and-sale under which Hull Street acquired thirty-one hydroelectric stations from the EGPNA JV and expands Hull Street affiliates' generation portfolio across the United States.

  • Buyer
    Boyne Capital
    Target
    Pilot Power Group
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Boyne Capital has partnered with management to acquire Pilot Power Group, a San Diego-based provider of electric utility billing and data management, energy portfolio management, and energy procurement services serving community choice aggregators and commercial & industrial customers in the Western U.S. Boyne intends to invest in Pilot's software suite and pursue organic growth and strategic M&A to expand the company's geographic footprint and product offerings.

  • Buyer
    Macquarie Capital Principal Finance
    Target
    Multifuels Midstream Group, LLC
    Seller
    Warren Equity Partners, Multifuels L.P.
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Macquarie Capital Principal Finance has acquired a majority stake in Multifuels Midstream Group from Warren Equity Partners and Multifuels L.P. Multifuels, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a power and utility infrastructure platform focused on lateral natural gas pipelines in Central Texas; Macquarie said it will support the company's continued development and redevelopment of customers' gas infrastructure to drive growth.

  • Buyer
    XS Power Batteries
    Target
    Ioxus, Inc.
    Seller
    Ioxus, Inc. and its investors
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    XS Power Batteries has acquired Ioxus, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of ultracapacitors and energy storage products. Cascadia Capital acted as exclusive financial advisor to Ioxus and its investors; the deal expands XS Power's product capabilities and integrates Ioxus' ultracapacitor technology into XS Power's automotive, powersports and industrial offerings.

  • Buyer
    AEA Investors
    Target
    SitelogIQ
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    AEA Investors' Middle Market Private Equity team has closed the acquisition of SitelogIQ, a Minneapolis-based energy services and facility solutions provider. The investment positions AEA to partner with SitelogIQ's senior management to grow the business across municipal, education, healthcare and commercial end markets by expanding energy-efficiency and facilities capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Emerson
    Target
    American Governor Company
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Emerson completed the acquisition of American Governor Company, a specialist in hydroelectric turbine governor controls and aftermarket services. The purchase strengthens Emerson's renewable energy and power capabilities by integrating American Governor's digital governor controllers and global hydropower services into Emerson's automation and control product portfolio.

  • Buyer
    Pierre Corp.
    Target
    Fourth Wave Energy
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Pierre Corp. (OTCQB: PIRE), a California-based publicly traded company, acquired 100% of Fourth Wave Energy (FWE) in an all-stock transaction. Fourth Wave Energy is a Denver-based geo/solar climate solutions company that develops an integrated geo‑solar building system for net-zero homes and commercial buildings and will operate regional offices in San Jose and Dallas.

  • Buyer
    Koch Engineered Solutions
    Target
    Sentient Energy
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Koch Engineered Solutions (KES), a unit of Koch Industries, has acquired Sentient Energy, a provider of line sensors and grid analytics software. KES said the acquisition is the first step in building an intelligent electric grid platform that combines Sentient Energy’s Grid Analytics System with KES’s engineering and global scale to expand capabilities for electric distribution grid monitoring and analytics.

  • Buyer
    Emerson
    Target
    Verdant (Verdant Environmental Technologies)
    Seller
    Fulcrum Capital Partners
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Emerson has completed the acquisition of Verdant (Verdant Environmental Technologies), a Montreal-based provider of energy management solutions for the hospitality and light commercial markets. Verdant, which was majority-held by Fulcrum Capital Partners, offers smart thermostats, SaaS analytics and monitoring services and has about 70 employees; the deal broadens Emerson's energy management and optimization capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Blackstone Energy Partners (funds managed by Blackstone)
    Target
    NRStor C&I L.P. (NRStor)
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners (Blackstone) completed the acquisition of Toronto-based battery energy storage developer NRStor C&I L.P. NRStor, a developer and operator of turn‑key battery storage projects with over 200 MWh of projects across North America, will leverage Blackstone's capital and sector expertise to expand its platform into new North American markets.

  • Buyer
    Quorum Software
    Target
    EnergyIQ
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Quorum Software has acquired Denver-based EnergyIQ, a provider of well master data management software, to strengthen Quorum's oil and gas software and services portfolio. The acquisition adds EnergyIQ's SaaS-based well lifecycle data management and master data capabilities to Quorum's suite, enabling better data-driven decisions for midsized to large E&P companies.

  • Buyer
    Falco Resources Ltd.
    Target
    Golden Queen Mining Consolidated Ltd.
    Seller
    Golden Queen Shareholders
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Falco Resources Ltd. agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of Golden Queen Mining Consolidated Ltd. by way of a statutory plan of arrangement, issuing 15,968,075 Falco shares (1.18 Falco Shares per Golden Queen Share) and providing an effective premium to Golden Queen shareholders. The transaction gives Falco control of Golden Queen's assets (including its cash) to support development of Falco's Horne 5 Project and is subject to customary shareholder, court and regulatory approvals.

  • January 16, 2020
    Buyer
    LS Power
    Target
    EVgo
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    LS Power has completed its acquisition of EVgo, the largest public fast-charging network for electric vehicles in the United States. The deal positions EVgo to accelerate network expansion and leverage LS Power’s energy infrastructure expertise to support growth and reliability across its nationwide charger footprint.

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