M&A Deal Summary

KKR Acquires ContourGlobal

On May 17, 2022, private equity firm KKR acquired renewable energy company ContourGlobal for 2.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 8th transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is KKR’s 45th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is KKR’s 24th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-05-17
Target ContourGlobal
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) KKR
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 2.2B USD

Target

ContourGlobal

London, United Kingdom
ContourGlobal is a power generation business, that operates 138 thermal and renewable power plants across Europe, Latin America, North America, and Africa. ContourGlobal was founded in 2005 and is based in London, England.

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Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 431 of 483
Sector (Renewable Energy) 8 of 12
Type (Going Private) 31 of 37
Country (United Kingdom) 24 of 29
Year (2022) 11 of 27
Size (of disclosed) 45 of 104
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-17 DDS

Fordham, United Kingdom

DDS’s Bioanalytical solutions include liquid-chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and immunoassay bioanalysis, to provide data for pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, and cell-based assays supporting all phases of drug development to GCP and GLP standards. DDS is based in Fordham, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-18 Alchemer

Louisville, Colorado, United States

Alchemer offers flexible feedback and data collection platform that allows organizations to close the loop with their customers and employees quickly and effectively. Alchemer was founded in 2006 and is based in Louisville, Colorado.

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