Add-on Acquisition • Renewable Energy

Axpo Acquires Urbasolar

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

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

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M&A Deal Summary

Date May 2, 2019
Target Urbasolar
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Axpo
Sellers(s) Omnes Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

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 Overview 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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Renewable Energy 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 2
Country: France 1 of 1
Year: 2019 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-12-15 American PowerNet

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States

American PowerNet is an independent energy management company that specializes in retail and wholesale electric procurement for large-scale consumers. American PowerNet was founded in 1994 and is based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

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Seller Profile 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 Context for Seller #
Overall 97 of 118
Sector: Renewable Energy 8 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition 42 of 53
Country: France 76 of 89
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

Toulouse, France

Spherea designs, manufactures and supports automated test and measurement systems for critical electronic systems in aerospace, defence, energy, rail and other sectors. It provides full-lifecycle services, including test-bench design, maintenance, and system support to ensure reliability and operational availability. Spherea was founded in 1965 and is based in Toulouse, France.

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