M&A Deal Summary

NovaSource Power Services Acquires First Solar - North American Operations & Maintenance Business

On August 6, 2020, NovaSource Power Services acquired renewable energy company First Solar - North American Operations & Maintenance Business from First Solar

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NovaSource Power Services’ 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is NovaSource Power Services’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is NovaSource Power Services’ 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-08-06
Target First Solar - North American Operations & Maintenance Business
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) NovaSource Power Services
Sellers(s) First Solar
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

First Solar - North American Operations & Maintenance Business

Tempe, Arizona, United States
First Solar, Inc. - North American Operations & Maintenance Business provides O&M services for utility-scale plants and offers a full spectrum of services designed to fit a plant owner’s sourcing strategy, infrastructure, and level of expertise in the solar industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

NovaSource Power Services

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Company
Sector Renewable Energy
DESCRIPTION

NovaSource Power Services is a provider of solar operations and maintenance (“O&M”) services to utility, commercial, industrial, and residential customers, with over 20GW of solar assets under management. NovaSource operates a global footprint with a presence in North America, South America, EMEA, Asia, and Australia. NovaSource Power Services is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Renewable Energy) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-05 Heliolytics

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Heliolytics is a provider of photovoltaic aerial inspections and advanced site data services to empower the next generation of solar. Heliolytics was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

First Solar

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Renewable Energy
Employees6,700
Revenue 3.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to First Solar's corporate headquarters in Tempe, Arizona.
Entrance to First Solar's corporate headquarters in Tempe, Arizona.

First Solar is a global provider of solar energy solutions, focused on providing power solutions across various market segments. The Company designs, manufactures and sells photovoltaic solar modules with an advanced thin-film semiconductor technology and the Company develops, designs, constructs and sells PV solar power solutions that primarily use the solar modules it manufactures. Additionally, First Solar provides operations and maintenance services to plant owners that use solar modules manufactured by the Company or by other third-party manufacturers. First Solar was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Renewable Energy) 6 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 8
State (Arizona) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 6 of 8
Year (2020) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-02 First Solar - Four California Projects

Tempe, Arizona, United States

First Solar, Inc. - Four California Projects is a combined capacity of 160-megawatts (MW)AC. which ranges from 20MWAC to 50MWAC and is expected to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, is designed to have a low impact on local land and water resources, and the environment.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-25 First Solar - Solar Development Platform

Tempe, Arizona, United States

First Solar's Solar Development Platform includes 773 megawatts (MW)AC of projects that are expected to commence construction in the next two years, as well as the 30-MWAC Barilla Solar Project, which is operational. The pipeline projects are located in the California, Southwest, and Southeast markets.

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