M&A Deal Summary

AES Acquires AgCert International

On June 18, 2008, AES acquired environmental company AgCert International from Andlinger & Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AES’s 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is AES’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-06-18
Target AgCert International
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) AES
Sellers(s) Andlinger & Company
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AgCert International

Dublin, Ireland
AgCert International Ltd., developes a systematic process for creating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions (ERs) for use as qualified offsets in the Kyoto Protocol, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and other national emission trading systems.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AES

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Utilities
Employees9,600
Revenue 12.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

AES is a power company that owns and operates a diverse and growing portfolio of electricity generation and distribution businesses, which provide reliable, affordable energy to customers in 21 countries. AES was founded in 1981 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 13
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 12
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-25 Silver Ridge Power

Arlington, Virginia, United States

AES Solar Energy, Ltd. Is formed to develop, own and operate a global portfolio of utility-scale solar photovoltaic installations.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-14 Oman 456 MW Project

Barka, Oman

Oman 456 MW Project is a combined cycle gas facility and desalination plant 91,000 cubic meters per day.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Andlinger & Company

Tarrytown, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Andlinger & Company is a private investment firm focused on management/leveraged buyouts, divestitures, recapitalizations, and growth financings of middle-market businesses. It looks for companies valued from $1 to $150 million and will consider opportunities throughout North America and Europe. The Firm's target investment size is is up to $25 million. Areas of particular interest include renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation, emission reduction, and waste recovery. Andlinger will also consider add-on investments in industrial manufacturing, medical devices, graphic arts, scientific instruments, information services and software, engineering services, technology infrastructure, and pharmaceutical packaging and manufacturing. Andlinger was formed in 1976 and has offices in Vienna, Austria; Brussels, Belgium; Tarrytown, New York; and Vero Beach, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-28 Welger Maschinenfabrik

Wolfenbuttel, Germany

Welger is a leading harvest-technology manufacturer, producing top quality balers for the agricultural sector and waste baling presses for the recycling industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-01 Vacuum Process Technology

Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Supplier of Optical Coating Systems and Custom Vacuum Equipment.

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