M&A Deal Summary

Axpo Acquires Urbasolar

On May 2, 2019, Axpo acquired renewable energy company Urbasolar from Omnes Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Axpo’s 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Axpo’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-05-02
Target Urbasolar
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Axpo
Sellers(s) Omnes Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Urbasolar

Montpellier, France
Urbasolar designs and builds turn-key solar photovoltaic facilities. The company develops, builds and operates these green energy production systems on behalf of their owners. Urbasolar was formed in 2006 and is based in Perols, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Axpo

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2016
Sector Renewable Energy
DESCRIPTION

Axpo is focused on providing comprehensive and tailor made risk management solutions to power generators, developers, investors, and consumers. Axpo was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Renewable Energy) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Omnes Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 5.7B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Omnes Capital formerly known as Credit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) is the investment arm of financial services group Credit Agricole. Omnes Capital looks to invest in a range of investment stages and transaction types, including LBO/expansion, venture capital, mezzanine, renewable energy, co-investment, infrastructure, and special situations. The Firm's LBO/expansion group looks to invest €25 to €80 million to support growth initiatives and buyouts of small and mid-cap businesses operating in a variety of industries. Omnes Capital generally invests in businesses operating in France and Italy. Omnes Capital's mezzanine area was formed in 2002 and looks to provide €5 to €30 million of junior capital to similar sized established businesses. In addition to Omnes Capital's traditional equity and subordinated debt investment arm, the Firm also invests in infrastructure projects as well as provides capital for distressed businesses with €10 to €150 million in revenue. Omnes Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 97 of 115
Sector (Renewable Energy) 8 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 42 of 52
Country (France) 76 of 88
Year (2019) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-23 Laminam

Modena, Italy

Laminam is a manufacturer of large-size ceramic slabs for external facades of buildings, interior walls, flooring, and interior furniture applications. Laminam was founded in 2001 and is based in Modena, Italy.

Buy €250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-15 Spherea

Wimborne, United Kingdom

Spherea offers modular technology solutions for the entire lifecycle of electronic systems. An integrator, which has developed a wide range of products dedicated to electronic tests, such as the ATEC Series automatic test benches used in maintaining most Airbus and Boeing aircraft, the group relies on the synergy of its professional expertise in the fields of electronics, microwave, optronics, and power electronics. Spherea was founded in 1965 and is based in Wimborne, United Kingdom.

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