M&A Deal Summary

Southwest Generation Acquires Pio Pico Energy Center

On December 13, 2016, Southwest Generation acquired utilities company Pio Pico Energy Center from Ares EIF

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Southwest Generation’s 1st transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is Southwest Generation’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Southwest Generation’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-12-13
Target Pio Pico Energy Center
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) Southwest Generation
Sellers(s) Ares EIF
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Pio Pico Energy Center

Otay Mesa, California, United States
Pio Pico Energy Center is a 322-MW simple cycle gas-fired power facility located in Otay Mesa, California. Pio Pico began commercial operations in November 2016 and utilizes state-of-the-art GE LMS100 technology, which features the leading simple cycle efficiency in the industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Southwest Generation

Denver, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Sector Utilities
DESCRIPTION

Southwest Generation is an independent power producer headquartered in Denver, Colorado. With eight gas-fired plants generating over 860 megawatts of reliable energy, our fleet plays an important role in supporting the growing number of wind and solar facilities across the southwestern United States.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Utilities M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ares EIF


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 5.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Ares EIF is the direct energy investment arm of asset management firm, Ares Management. Ares EIF operates within Ares Private Equity Group and focuses exclusively on energy related investments. Specific areas of interest include electricity generating, transmission, and energy services assets; energy and utility company ownership interests; and utility service deployment investments. The Firm is a hands-on investor, and looks for ways to unlock value post acquisition. Ares EIF's geographic preference is for US based opportunities. Ares EIF was formed in 1987 and was acquired by Ares Management in 2014.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 13
Sector: Utilities M&A 9 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 4
State: California M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 11 of 13
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-22 Neptune Regional Transmission System

Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Neptune Regional Transmission System is a power transmission cable that connects New Jersey and Long Island. Neptune provides up to 660 MW of power to Long Island electricity consumers – enough for 600,000 homes — and supplies more than 20 percent of Long Island’s typical electricity demand. Neptune Regional Transmission System is based in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-14 Kleen

Middletown, Connecticut, United States

Kleen Energy Systems operates a 620-megawatt natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant, using gas and steam turbines to generate electricity. Kleen was founded in 2008 and is based in Middletown, Connecticut.

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