M&A Deal Summary

NovaSource Power Services Acquires First Solar - Australian O&M Business

On October 4, 2022, NovaSource Power Services acquired renewable energy company First Solar - Australian O&M Business from First Solar

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NovaSource Power Services’ 2nd transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is NovaSource Power Services’ 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-10-04
Target First Solar - Australian O&M Business
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) NovaSource Power Services
Sellers(s) First Solar
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

First Solar - Australian O&M Business

Australia
First Solar's Australian O&M Business is an operator of an operations and maintenance business.

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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 3 of 3
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-06 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.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

First Solar

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Renewable Energy
Employees8,100
Revenue 4.2B USD (2024)
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 9 of 9
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 8 of 8
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-25 PlantPredict

United States

PlantPredict is a sophisticated predictive solar energy modeling tool that was developed by First Solar for utility-scale PV applications. Easy to use, with advanced modeling options, PlantPredict reduces energy delivery uncertainty by generating rigorously field-verified energy predictions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-12 Evolar

Uppsala, Sweden

Evolar is a focused on developing solutions, including manufacturing equipment, for commercializing a tandem solar technology utilizing perovskite thin films. Evolar was founded in 2019 and is based in Uppsala, Sweden.

Buy $38M