Investment Summary

SVP Global Invests In Birdsboro Power

On February 20, 2025, distressed investor SVP Global invested in renewable energy company Birdsboro Power from Ares Private Equity Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is SVP Global’s 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is SVP Global’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is SVP Global’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-02-20
Target Birdsboro Power
Sector Renewable Energy
Investor(s) SVP Global
Sellers(s) Ares Private Equity Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Birdsboro Power

Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Birdsboro Power is a brownfield 488-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation facility. The project features the GE 7HA.02 gas turbine and a GE steam turbine, and will remediate and redevelop a site that was once home to a manufacturing facility. Birdsboro Power is based in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

SVP Global

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Distressed Investor
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 17.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Strategic Value Partners is an opportunistic asset management firm focused on distressed opportunities. The Firm targets distressed, deep-value opportunities where it typically takes an active role in transactions, whether driving the financial restructuring of companies facing bankruptcy, on ad hoc or formal creditors’ committees, or leading the turnaround of a business by driving the strategic and operational direction of the company. Strategic Value Partners was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 17
Sector (Renewable Energy) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 4 of 4
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 10
Year (2025) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Helsingborg, Sweden

Bjelin is an innovative flooring company, designing and manufacturing floors based on the patented click lock flooring technology as well as other technologies. Bjelin is based in Helsingborg, Sweden.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ares Private Equity Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 24.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ares Private Equity Group is the private equity arm of Ares Management, a global alternative asset manager. The Ares Private Equity Group specializes in opportunistic majority/shared control investments in under-capitalized middle-market companies. Ares looks for companies with strong franchises and attractive growth opportunities. The Group prefers to be the lead investor and will invest across the capital structure, including common equity, preferred equity, convertible equity/debt and senior debt. Areas of interest include business services, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, energy and consumer products and services. Ares Private Equity Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 59
Sector (Renewable Energy) 4 of 4
Type (Stake Purchase) 2 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 47 of 47
Year (2025) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Form Technologies is a producer of precision-engineered components with complex geometries and tight tolerances. Utilizing proprietary processes and engineering expertise, the company manufactures over five billion high-precision components annually, serving diverse end markets worldwide. Form Technologies was founded in 2018 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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