M&A Deal Summary

Duke Energy Acquires Tierra Energy - Wind Power Development Business

On May 29, 2007, Duke Energy acquired renewable energy company Tierra Energy - Wind Power Development Business from Tierra Energy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Duke Energy’s 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Duke Energy’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Duke Energy’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-05-29
Target Tierra Energy - Wind Power Development Business
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Duke Energy
Sellers(s) Tierra Energy
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Tierra Energy - Wind Power Development Business

Austin, Texas, United States
Tierra Energy LLC's wind power development business includes more than 1,000 megawatts of wind assets under development in the Western and Southwestern United States.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Duke Energy

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1904
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees27,859
Revenue 29.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Duke Energy is an electric power holding companies in the United States. Its regulated utility operations serve approximately 4 million customers located in five states in the Southeast and Midwest, representing a population of approximately 11 million people. Its commercial power and international business segments own and operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a growing portfolio of renewable energy assets in the United States. Duke Energy was incorporated in 1904 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 12
Sector (Renewable Energy) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 11
Year (2007) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Westcoast Energy

Vancouver, United Kingdom

Westcoast Energy Inc. is a major Canadian corporation and a leader in the North American natural gas industry with interests in gas pipelines, processing, storage, distribution, power generation and gas services businesses. The company has assets of approximately $8 billion.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-21 DukeNet Communications

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

DukeNet, based in Charlotte, N.C., is a regional fiber optic network company serving customers in North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as five other states in the Southeast. With a fiber optic network of over 8,700 miles, DukeNet provides data and high-capacity bandwidth services to wireless carrier, data center, government, and enterprise customers.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tierra Energy

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Utilities
DESCRIPTION

Tierra Energy is an aggregator of small gas-fired generation facilities. Tierra is developing the 115 megawatt Eastshore natural gas-fired peaking plant in California which was awarded a 20-year PPA with PG&E and is anticipated to come on-line in 2009.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Renewable Energy) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1