M&A Deal Summary

Riverstone Holdings Acquires Collingwood Ethanol

On July 1, 2006, private equity firm Riverstone Holdings acquired agriculture company Collingwood Ethanol

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Riverstone Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Riverstone Holdings’ 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Riverstone Holdings’ 2nd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-07-01
Target Collingwood Ethanol
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Riverstone Holdings
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Collingwood Ethanol

Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Collingwood Ethanol was established with the objective of acquiring an existing corn wet milling starch production facility in Ontario, Canada and retrofitting it into an ethanol production facility.

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Buyer

Riverstone Holdings

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 40.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Riverstone Holdings is a large specialist asset management and private equity firm focused on opportunities in the energy and power industry. Specific areas of interest include oil & gas exploration, midstream transportation/logistics, electric generation, energy & power service, power infrastructure, and energy & power technology. Riverstone Holdings was formed in 2000 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 106
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 15 of 52
State (Ontario) 2 of 2
Country (Canada) 2 of 10
Year (2006) 10 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-01 Red Technology Alliance

Houston, Texas, United States

Red Technology Alliance, LLC is a partnership with Halliburton that invests in upstream oil and gas development projects that benefit from the products, services and technologies of Halliburton. RTA has an initial focus on the Rocky Mountain region and U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-25 Green Earth Fuels

Galena Park, Texas, United States

Green Earth Fuels was established to build biodiesel facilities and produce high-grade biodiesel. Two identical facilities, each producing 43 million gallons of biodiesel per year, will initially be built in Houston and New Orleans. Green Earth Fuels is based in Galena Park, Texas.

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