M&A Deal Summary

Actis Capital and Mainstream Renewable Power Acquire Lekela

On February 17, 2015, private equity firm Actis Capital and Mainstream Renewable Power acquired renewable energy company Lekela

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 6th and Mainstream Renewable Power’s 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st and Mainstream Renewable Power’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.
Investment Fate
  • Lekela was sold to a strategic buyer in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-02-17
Target Lekela
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Actis Capital
Mainstream Renewable Power
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Lekela

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lekela is a renewable power generation company which delivers utility-scale projects across Africa. Lekela is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 26.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Actis Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in emerging markets. Actis segments its investment activity into three areas. These include private equity, energy, and real estate. Actis' private equity team looks for buyout and growth capital opportunities requiring at least $50 million in financing. Depending on the situation, Actis will consider both controlling and minority investment situations. Sectors of interest include financial services, consumer and retail, business services, and industrial. Actis' energy group seeks to invest in in a variety of energy and utility projects. Actis' real estate team invests equity capital in office, residential, industrial, hotel and retail projects. Actis Capital was established in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 121 of 163
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 6 of 25
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 10
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-19 Genesis Group

Boa Vista, Brazil

Genesis Group certifies agribusiness products and processes in the dairy, meat, and agricultural products sectors, serving the entire chain, from farmers to the end consumer. Genesis Group was founded in 2001 and is based in Boa Vista, Brazil.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-06 Halonix

Noida, India

Halonix is a lamp manufacturer. Halonix was founded in 1991 and is based in Noida, India.

Sell $24M
Buyer

Mainstream Renewable Power

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Renewable Energy
DESCRIPTION

Mainstream Renewable Power is a wind development business. Mainstream has partnered with Siemens Power Ventures on the 4GW Hornsea wind farm development offshore UK. Mainstream Renewable Power was founded in 2008 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 1 of 1
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-23 Mainstream Renewable Power - Green River Wind Farm

Illinois, United States

Mainstream Renewable Power - Green River Wind Farm is an up to 225MW wind farm development that Mainstream began working on in 2009, It encompasses 13,500 acres of land located approximately two hours southwest from Chicago. The area is primarily flat agriculture land that boasts tremendously competitive wind speeds for the Illinois PJM market.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-18 Lekela

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Lekela is a renewable power generation company which delivers utility-scale projects across Africa. Lekela is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Sell -