M&A Deal Summary

Southern Acquires Calpine - Mankato Power Plant

On September 1, 2016, Southern acquired renewable energy company Calpine - Mankato Power Plant from Calpine for 396M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Southern’s 2nd transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Southern’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Southern’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Southern’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-09-01
Target Calpine - Mankato Power Plant
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Southern
Sellers(s) Calpine
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 396M USD

Target

Calpine - Mankato Power Plant

Minnesota, United States
Calpine - Mankato Power Plant is a 375 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant located in Minnesota. Mankato is a modern, efficient and well-performing plant under long-term contract to the local utility and with an expansion in advanced development.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Southern

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1945
Sector Utilities
Employees27,819
Revenue 25.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Southern is a premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. A U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern was founded in 1945 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector (Renewable Energy) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 5
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-24 PowerSecure International

Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

PowerSecure International, Inc. is a provider of utility and energy technologies to electric utilities and their industrial, institutional, and commercial customers. PowerSecure provides products and services in the areas of Interactive Distributed Generation ® (IDG®), energy efficiency and utility infrastructure.

Buy $431M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-16 Elizabethtown Gas

Union, New Jersey, United States

Elizabethtown Gas is a provider of natural gas for 283,000 residential, business and industrial natural gas customers in New Jersey.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Calpine

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Utilities
Employees2,209
Revenue 6.5B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Company fleet of 80 power plants in operation or under construction represents approximately 26,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and retail businesses Calpine Energy Solutions and Champion Energy, Company serve customers in 25 states, Canada and Mexico. Calpine clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner. Company are uniquely positioned to benefit from the secular trends affecting our industry, including the abundant and affordable supply of clean natural gas, environmental regulation, aging power generation infrastructure and the increasing need for dispatchable power plants to successfully integrate intermittent renewables into the grid.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 13
Sector (Renewable Energy) 7 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 10 of 11
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 11 of 12
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-13 Granite Ridge Energy Center

Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States

Granite Ridge Energy Center is a 745 megawatt, combined-cycle, gas-fired power plant is located in Londonderry, New Hampshire, approximately 45 miles northwest of Boston.

Buy $500M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-09 Noble Americas Energy Solutions

San Diego, California, United States

Noble Americas Energy Solutions LLC is an independent supplier of power to commercial and industrial retail customers.

Buy $1.1B