Sleeping Bear Capital Acquires Ultra Electronics' Fuel Cell Business, Rebrands as Adaptive Energy
January 14, 2019
Sleeping Bear Capital, a newly formed San Francisco-based private equity firm, acquired the fuel cell manufacturing business unit of Ultra Electronics and relaunched it as Adaptive Energy LLC. Adaptive Energy — based in Ann Arbor, Michigan — designs and manufactures solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) for backup and portable power, and serves customers including Lockheed Martin and RedHawk under long-term supply agreements.
- Buyers
- Sleeping Bear Capital
- Targets
- Adaptive Energy LLC
- Sellers
- Ultra Electronics
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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