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ArcLight Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Infrastructure Profile

In the last 3 years, ArcLight Capital Partners has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 1 other.

ArcLight Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areenergy services and equipment (39%) and oil/gas exploration (26%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include stake purchase (57%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (27%). In total, ArcLight Capital Partners has invested in 23 US states and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2016 when it acquired American Electric Power - Four Competitive Power Plants for $2.2B.

In the last 3 years, ArcLight Capital Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (33%). ArcLight Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Great River Hydro for $2.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity122
    • M&A Buy Activity94
    • M&A Sell Activity28
  • Total Sectors Invested 15
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24
  • M&A Advisors 7

ArcLight Capital Partners

ArcLight Capital Partners LLC

200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
United States
(617) 531-6300
www.arclight.com
info@archlightcapital.com

ArcLight Capital Partners is private equity firm that invests in energy assets and businesses. Specific areas of interest include power generation; oil, natural gas, coal extraction and production; midstream gathering, processing, storage and transportation of oil, natural gas, coal; energy transportation; and energy distribution companies. ArcLight's geographic coverage includes opportunities across North America, Western Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. ArcLight was formed in 2001 and has offices in Boston and Luxembourg.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Energy Services and Equipment, Infrastructure, Oil/Gas Exploration, Renewable Energy, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia/New Zealand

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 91 1 - 2 - - 94
vol $4.3B $1.9B $6.2B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 24 - 2 2 - - 28
vol $1.2B $402M $2.0B $3.6B
  122

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
REC Solar, Inc. 2023-10-05 - Divestiture
San Luis Obispo, California · www.recsolar.com
Sunrise Power Holdings LLC 2023-04-20 - Secondary Sale
Fellows, California
Great River Hydro LLC 2023-02-10 2.0B USD Trade Sale
Westborough, Massachusetts · www.greatriverhydro.com
Elevate Renewable Energy LLC 2023-01-31 - Growth Capital
Boston, Massachusetts · www.elevaterenewables.com
Natural Gas Power Plant 2022-06-23 - Trade Sale
New York, New York
LOGOS Resources II LLC 2022-06-02 402M USD Secondary Sale
Farmington, New Mexico · www.logosresourcesllc.com
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. - 6,750-Megawatt Fossil Generating Portfolio 2021-08-12 1.9B USD Divestiture
Newark, New York
Republic Midstream, LLC 2019-03-20 - Trade Sale
Dover, Delaware
American Midstream Partners LP 2019-03-18 - Going Private
Denver, Colorado
North Sea Midstream Partners Ltd. 2018-09-24 - Secondary Sale
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.nsmp-limited.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Gulf Oil LP 2015-12-29 Gulf Oil LLC 2023-07-05 1
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts · www.gulfoil.com Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
American Midstream Partners LP 2019-03-18 American Midstream Partners LP - North Dakota Assets 2019-08-06 1
Denver, Colorado , United States
TransMontaigne Partners LLC 2016-01-08 Olympic Pipeline Co. 2017-09-14 1
Denver, Colorado · www.transmontaignepartners.com Renton, Washington · www.olympicpipeline.com
Gulf Oil LP 2015-12-29 Pyramid LLC 2016-01-01 1
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts · www.gulfoil.com Middletown, Pennsylvania

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (14%) 350M (15%) 36 (38%) 1.6B (26%)
Oil/Gas Exploration 2 (29%) - 24 (26%) 200M (3%)
Utilities 1 (14%) 1.9B (85%) 10 (11%) 2.2B (36%)
Renewable Energy 2 (29%) - 10 (11%) 2.2B (35%)
Infrastructure - - 3 (3%) -
Business Services - - 2 (2%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Communications - - 1 (1%) -
Construction - - 1 (1%) -
Distribution - - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Food - - 1 (1%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (1%) -
Retail 1 (14%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 7 $2.3B 94 $6.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 7 (100%) 2.3B (100%) 81 (86%) 6.2B (100%)
  Texas - - 22 (23%) 1.3B (21%)
  Massachusetts 2 (29%) - 9 (10%) 301M (5%)
  California 1 (14%) - 9 (10%) -
  New York 1 (14%) 1.9B (85%) 4 (4%) 1.9B (31%)
  New Jersey - - 4 (4%) -
  Colorado 2 (29%) 350M (15%) 3 (3%) 350M (6%)
  Illinois - - 3 (3%) 173M (3%)
  Virginia - - 3 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 3 (3%) -
  New Mexico - - 3 (3%) -
  Oklahoma - - 2 (2%) -
  Michigan - - 2 (2%) -
  Kentucky 1 (14%) - 1 (1%) -
  West Virginia - - 1 (1%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (1%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (1%) -
  Mississippi - - 1 (1%) -
  Maine - - 1 (1%) -
  Florida - - 1 (1%) -
  Delaware - - 1 (1%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (1%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom - - 4 (4%) -
Germany - - 3 (3%) -
Spain - - 3 (3%) -
France - - 2 (2%) -
Mexico - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 7 (100%) 2.3B (100%) 81 (86%) 6.2B (100%)
Cross-border - - 13 (14%) -
Total 7 $2.3B 94 $6.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Stake Purchase - - 53 (56%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 25 (27%) 501M (8%)
Divestiture 3 (43%) 1.9B (85%) 7 (7%) 5.4B (86%)
Joint Venture 1 (14%) - 3 (3%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (14%) 350M (15%) 2 (2%) 350M (6%)
Growth Capital 1 (14%) - 2 (2%) -
Going Private 1 (14%) - 1 (1%) -
PIPE - - 1 (1%) -
Total 7 $2.3B 94 $6.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 11 (39%) 2.0B (56%)
Secondary Sale 10 (36%) 402M (11%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (11%) 1.2B (33%)
IPO 2 (7%) -
Merger 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (4%) -
Total 28 $3.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
 3
Lehman Brothers
 1
Jefferies
 1
Legal Deals
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
 1
Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
 1
Kirkland & Ellis
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $5.2B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.0B
TOTAL $6.2B
Largest American Electric Power - Four Competitive Power Plants
$2.2B (2016-09-14)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.0B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.6B
TOTAL $3.6B
Largest Great River Hydro LLC
$2.0B (2023-02-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Strategic(s)
9%
8 (9%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
32%
9 (32%)
Strategic(s)
36%
10 (36%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Infrastructure

Size

Mega

PE Assets

25.0B USD

Established

2001

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Daniel Revers

Managing Partner & Founder

Robert Trevisani

CFO

Karen Santosuosso

Head of Human Resoures

Andrew Brannan

Managing Director

Carl Stjernfeldt

Managing Director

FAQ

When was ArcLight Capital Partners founded?

ArcLight Capital Partners was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is ArcLight Capital Partners?

ArcLight Capital Partners is an infrastructure investor.

Where is ArcLight Capital Partners headquartered?

ArcLight Capital Partners is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

How much capital does ArcLight Capital Partners have under management?

ArcLight Capital Partners has 25.0B USD under management.

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