M&A Advisory

By global M&A standards then clean energy is small, both in terms of average deal size and number of transactions. However the combination of strong innovation, rapid growth, supportive public policy and limited staff expertise are spurring significantly higher levels of M&A activity. Watch this space. There are multiple possible drivers of clean technology M&A transactions: ■ Technology - acquisition by strategic corporate of innovative, IP protected technology ■ Buy vs build - acquisition by corporate of ventures with strong sites, developed plans, talented staff ■ Horizontal expansion - acquisition of smaller competitors to seek economies of scale and learning ■ Vertical stretch - acquisition of key suppliers or distributors to lower execution risk ■ Portfolio synergies - institutional investor combining investees to create synergies, lower overheads Clean Capital West advises its clients to be prepared for M&A discussions. When raising institutional capital for a clean technology venture with strong IP or ambitious growth prospects then conversations could, for several reasons, jump from investment to acquisition.		Did you know? ■ $26bn clean energy M&A deals in 2007 ($17bn 2006) ■ $11bn power producers, $8bn equipment providers ■ $108m average deal size ($91m average in 2006) ■ Europe and US equal, each with $11bn M&A deals
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