First Solar Mergers & Acquisitions

First Solar M&A Summary

First Solar has acquired 9 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 9 assets.

First Solar’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired NextLight Renewable Power for $285M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold 8point3 Energy Partners to Capital Dynamics for $1.7B. First Solar has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include energy services and equipment (45%) and renewable energy (34%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

First Solar

First Solar, Inc.

350 West Washington Street, Suite 600,
Tempe, Arizona 85288
United States,
(602) 414-9300
www.firstsolar.com

All (18) Buy (9) Sell (9)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2023-05-12 Evolar · Renewable Energy
Uppsala, Sweden · www.evolarab.se

Evolar is a focused on developing solutions, including manufacturing equipment, for commercializing a tandem solar technology utilizing perovskite thin films. Evolar was founded in 2019 and is based in Uppsala, Sweden.

38 Add-on Acquisition

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