M&A Deal Summary

GS-Solar Company Acquires Panasonic Energy Malaysia

On May 9, 2019, GS-Solar Company acquired renewable energy company Panasonic Energy Malaysia from Panasonic

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GS-Solar Company’s 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is GS-Solar Company’s 1st transaction in Malaysia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-05-09
Target Panasonic Energy Malaysia
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) GS-Solar Company
Sellers(s) Panasonic
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Panasonic Energy Malaysia

Malaysia
Panasonic Energy Malaysia is a provider of solar manufacturing services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GS-Solar Company

China

Category Company
Sector Renewable Energy
DESCRIPTION

GS-Solar (China) Company Ltd. is a provider of solar energy-related products. HDT solar cell contains a total of four layers of silicon film, in which P-type and N-type silicon doped layer as the emitter and back electrode field of the cell to build the internal electric field of the solar cell, with the thickness of about 5nm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Malaysia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Panasonic

Kadoma, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1918
Sector Electronics
Employees207,548
Revenue 8.46T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Panasonic is a manufacturer of electronics. Panasonic manufactures and markets a wide range of products under the Panasonic brand to enhance and enrich lifestyles all around the globe. Panasonic was founded in 1918 and is based in Kadoma, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 9
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 9
Country: Malaysia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
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