Allete - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Allete M&A Summary

Allete has acquired 4 companies of its own, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Allete’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired New Energy Equity for $166M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2004, when it sold Heater Utilities to Essential Utilities for $48M. Allete has acquired in 4 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include renewable energy (50%) and business services (25%).

Allete Ownership

Who owns Allete?

Allete is owned by CPP Investments and Global Infrastructure Partners. It was acquired on May 6, 2024.

Is Allete PE-backed?

Yes. Allete is owned by private equity investors CPP Investments and Global Infrastructure Partners.

Allete Business Overview

Where is Allete headquartered?

Allete is headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota.

What is Allete’s revenue?

Allete disclosed revenue of 1,880M USD for 2023 and 1,571M USD for 2022.

What sector is Allete in?

Allete is an utilities company.

When was Allete founded?

Allete was founded in 1906.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 1

Allete

Allete, Inc.

30 West Superior Street,
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
United States,
(218) 279-5000
www.allete.com

Allete is an energy company operating Minnesota Power, an electric utility that serves 150,000 residents, 14 municipalities, and industrial customers. In addition to Minnesota Power, the company owns Superior Water, Light and Power, based in Superior, Wisconsin, Allete Clean Energy, based in Duluth; BNI Energy in Bismarck, N.D.; and New Energy Equity. ALLETE was founded in 1906 and is based in Duluth, Minnesota.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 3 - - 1 - - 4
vol $166M $166M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $48M $48M
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
New Energy Equity LLC 2022-03-02 166M USD Add-on Acquisition
Annapolis, Maryland · www.newenergyequity.com
U.S. Water Services, Inc. 2019-02-08 - Divestiture
St. Michael, Minnesota · www.uswaterservices.com
U.S. Water Services, Inc. 2015-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
St. Michael, Minnesota · www.uswaterservices.com
ADESA, Inc. 2007-04-30 - Divestiture
Carmel, Indiana · www.adesa.com
Heater Utilities, Inc. 2004-06-01 48M USD Divestiture
Cary, North Carolina
Blandin Paper Electric Generating Facilities 1999-11-22 - Divestiture
, United States
ADESA, Inc. 1996-07-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Carmel, Indiana · www.adesa.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
ALLETE Clean Energy    - AES Armenia Mountain Wind LLC 2015-07-02 5
Duluth, Minnesota · www.allete.com/our_businesses/allete_clean_energy.php Mainesburg,, Pennsylvania
ALLETE Clean Energy    - EDF Renewable 97.5 MW Wind Generation Facility 2015-04-16 4
Duluth, Minnesota · www.allete.com/our_businesses/allete_clean_energy.php Lake Benton, Minnesota
ALLETE Clean Energy    - NRG Energy 108MW Storm Lake 1 Wind Farm 2014-12-18 3
Duluth, Minnesota · www.allete.com/our_businesses/allete_clean_energy.php , Iowa
ALLETE Clean Energy    - ALLETE Clean North Dakota Wind Farm 2014-11-24 1
Duluth, Minnesota · www.allete.com/our_businesses/allete_clean_energy.php Hettinger, North Dakota
ALLETE Clean Energy    - AES - Wind Farms 2014-01-31 2
Duluth, Minnesota · www.allete.com/our_businesses/allete_clean_energy.php , United States
ALLETE Clean Energy    - AES Corp Wind Farms In Minnesota, Iowa And Oregon 2014-01-31 1
Duluth, Minnesota · www.allete.com/our_businesses/allete_clean_energy.php , United States

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Renewable Energy 2 (50%) 166M (100%) - -
Business Services 1 (25%) - 1 (33%) -
Environmental 1 (25%) - 1 (33%) -
Utilities - - 1 (33%) 48M (100%)
Total 4 $166M 3 $48M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 166M 3 48M
  Minnesota 1 - 1 -
  Indiana 1 - 1 -
  Maryland 1 166M - -
  North Carolina - - 1 48M
Total 4 $166M 3 $48M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $166M
TOTAL $166M
Largest New Energy Equity LLC
$166M (2022-03-02)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $48M
TOTAL $48M
Largest Heater Utilities, Inc.
$48M (2004-06-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

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