M&A Deal Summary

Ardian Acquires Skyline Renewables

On March 5, 2018, private equity firm Ardian acquired renewable energy company Skyline Renewables

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 7th transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 43rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ardian’s 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-03-05
Target Skyline Renewables
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Ardian
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Skyline Renewables

Portland, Oregon, United States
Skyline Renewables is an independent renewable energy company dedicated to creating long-term value through acquiring, developing, and optimizing renewable power assets. Skyline Renewables is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Buyer

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 125.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €150 million per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 311 of 418
Sector (Renewable Energy) 7 of 12
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 95 of 108
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 43 of 59
Year (2018) 5 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-05 Lusis

Paris, France

Lusis is a software components and related services company providing critical systems used in finance, transport retail, and metrics. Lusis was founded in 1999 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-26 Groupe Bio7

Lisses, France

Groupe Bio7 is one of the major multi-location clinical pathology groups in France. With 70 laboratories, the Group has a very strong presence in the Île-de-France region. Since 2016, Bio7 has extended its presence across the rest of France, notably in the Indre-et-Loire and Oise regions.

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