mergers
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Commentary
The Outlook for Energy M&A Amid Global Tariff War
The uncertainty surrounding the global tariff war is reshaping the landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the energy sector. This dynamic environment presents both challenges and opportunities for investors, compelling them to navigate a complex web of trade policies, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical shifts.
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News
How Trump Administration’s Trade Policies Could Transform Energy Markets and Global M&A Deals
Trade policy changes are likely going to reshape the landscape for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the energy sector in 2025. Navigating this shifting terrain will require adaptability and a good understanding of global dynamics. From geopolitical tensions to technological advancements, the stakes are high, but the opportunities are abundant for those who prepare strategically. […]
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Commentary
November Elections Could Reshape Energy M&A Strategy and Regulation
With the 2024 U.S. presidential election rapidly approaching, energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals are considering how a new presidency could impact the transaction planning, structuring and execution of deals, including how the candidates are likely to approach regulation, especially around M&A. Both candidates are prioritizing different energy subsectors as part of their economic vision […]
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Solar
Corporate Funding for Solar Power Projects Hits 10-Year High
Total corporate funding for solar energy projects hit a 10-year high in 2023, according to Mercom Capital Group’s annual report focused on the solar power sector. Mercom, an integrated communications, research, and media firm focused on global clean energy markets, said groups raised $34.3 billion to support solar projects last year, including $6.9 billion in […]
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News
A Legal Guide to Power Generation Mergers and Acquisitions
A myriad of issues come into play when parties execute power industry mergers and acquisitions. Part 2 of this two-part series looks at the issues involved with acquisition agreements, and some of the more
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Legal & Regulatory
A Legal Guide to Power Generation Mergers and Acquisitions
A myriad of issues come into play when parties execute power industry mergers and acquisitions. Part 1 of this two-part series examines what dealmakers need to know before making any transactions
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International
A 2016 Roundup of Power Sector Wheeling, Dealing, and Repositioning
The past year saw an astonishing number of mergers, acquisitions, and business reconfigurations of electricity and energy companies, without any obvious organizing theory. Is it possible to make sense of the activity, or is it just business Brownian motion—aka, random behavior? Gas companies spun off power generating assets. Power companies sold offshore businesses. Independent generators […]
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Legal & Regulatory
A Look Back at 2016: The Year of Transition
A tumultuous election year that was marked by market turmoil, the events of 2016 clearly showed that big change is afoot for the power sector. Many of POWER‘s bold predictions for 2016, such as that the near-simultaneous surge in U.S. natural gas production and recent enactment of environmental rules would reshape the U.S. power sector, […]
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T&D
Fortis’ $11.3B Acquisition of ITC Holdings Marks Foray into U.S. Regulated Markets
Canadian utility Fortis wants to acquire ITC Holdings Corp., the largest independent electric transmission company in the U.S., to benefit from “low-risk” regulated power markets. The deal valued at about $11.3 billion will allow Fortis to enter the U.S. regulated power market overseen by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), providing a “unique, highly diversified, […]
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Business
NRG to Buy EME Assets for $2.6B
NRG Energy will buy nearly 8,000 MW of generation capacity across the U.S. from bankrupt power firm Edison Mission Energy (EME) for $2.6 billion. The company entered into a plan sponsor agreement to acquire almost all EME’s assets, including EME’s generation portfolio and Edison Mission Marketing and Trading, a proprietary trading and asset management platform. […]
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