ArcLight Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Infrastructure Profile

In the last 3 years, ArcLight Capital Partners has invested in 1 company.

ArcLight Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areenergy services and equipment (39%) and oil/gas exploration (26%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include stake purchase (57%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (27%). In total, ArcLight Capital Partners has invested in 23 US states and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2016 when it acquired American Electric Power - Four Competitive Power Plants for $2.2B.

In the last 3 years, ArcLight Capital Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (33%). ArcLight Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Great River Hydro for $2.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity121
    • M&A Buy Activity93
    • M&A Sell Activity28
  • Total Sectors Invested 15
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 7

ArcLight Capital Partners

ArcLight Capital Partners LLC

200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
United States
(617) 531-6300
www.arclight.com
info@archlightcapital.com

ArcLight Capital Partners is private equity firm that invests in energy assets and businesses. Specific areas of interest include power generation; oil, natural gas, coal extraction and production; midstream gathering, processing, storage and transportation of oil, natural gas, coal; energy transportation; and energy distribution companies. ArcLight's geographic coverage includes opportunities across North America, Western Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. ArcLight was formed in 2001 and has offices in Boston and Luxembourg.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Energy Services and Equipment, Infrastructure, Oil/Gas Exploration, Renewable Energy, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia/New Zealand

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 91 1 - 1 - - 93
vol $4.3B $1.9B $6.2B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 24 - 2 2 - - 28
vol $1.2B $402M $2.0B $3.6B
  121

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sunrise Power Holdings LLC 2023-04-20 - Secondary Buyout
Fellows, California
Great River Hydro LLC 2023-02-10 2.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Westborough, Massachusetts · www.greatriverhydro.com
Elevate Renewable Energy LLC 2023-01-31 - Growth Capital
Boston, Massachusetts · www.elevaterenewableenergy.com
Natural Gas Power Plant 2022-06-23 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York
LOGOS Resources II LLC 2022-06-02 402M USD Secondary Buyout
Farmington, New Mexico · www.logosresourcesllc.com
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. - 6,750-Megawatt Fossil Generating Portfolio 2021-08-12 1.9B USD Divestiture
Newark, New York
Republic Midstream, LLC 2019-03-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Dover, Delaware
American Midstream Partners LP 2019-03-18 - Going Private
Denver, Colorado
North Sea Midstream Partners Ltd. 2018-09-24 - Secondary Buyout
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.nsmp-limited.com
Midcoast Operating, L.P. 2018-08-01 1.1B USD Divestiture
Houston, Texas
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Gulf Oil LP 2015-12-29 Gulf Oil LLC 2023-07-05 1
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts · www.gulfoil.com Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
American Midstream Partners LP 2019-03-18 American Midstream Partners LP - North Dakota Assets 2019-08-06 1
Denver, Colorado , United States
TransMontaigne Partners LLC 2016-01-08 Olympic Pipeline Co. 2017-09-14 1
Denver, Colorado · www.transmontaignepartners.com Renton, Washington · www.olympicpipeline.com
Gulf Oil LP 2015-12-29 Pyramid LLC 2016-01-01 1
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts · www.gulfoil.com Middletown, Pennsylvania

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (17%) 350M (15%) 36 (39%) 1.6B (26%)
Oil/Gas Exploration 2 (33%) - 24 (26%) 200M (3%)
Utilities 1 (17%) 1.9B (85%) 10 (11%) 2.2B (36%)
Renewable Energy 1 (17%) - 9 (10%) 2.2B (35%)
Infrastructure - - 3 (3%) -
Business Services - - 2 (2%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Communications - - 1 (1%) -
Distribution - - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Engineering - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Food - - 1 (1%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (1%) -
Retail 1 (17%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 6 $2.3B 93 $6.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 6 (100%) 2.3B (100%) 80 (86%) 6.2B (100%)
  Texas - - 22 (24%) 1.3B (21%)
  Massachusetts 2 (33%) - 9 (10%) 301M (5%)
  California - - 8 (9%) -
  New York 1 (17%) 1.9B (85%) 4 (4%) 1.9B (31%)
  New Jersey - - 4 (4%) -
  Colorado 2 (33%) 350M (15%) 3 (3%) 350M (6%)
  Illinois - - 3 (3%) 173M (3%)
  Virginia - - 3 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 3 (3%) -
  New Mexico - - 3 (3%) -
  Oklahoma - - 2 (2%) -
  Michigan - - 2 (2%) -
  Kentucky 1 (17%) - 1 (1%) -
  West Virginia - - 1 (1%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (1%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (1%) -
  Mississippi - - 1 (1%) -
  Maine - - 1 (1%) -
  Florida - - 1 (1%) -
  Delaware - - 1 (1%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (1%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom - - 4 (4%) -
Germany - - 3 (3%) -
Spain - - 3 (3%) -
France - - 2 (2%) -
Mexico - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 6 (100%) 2.3B (100%) 80 (86%) 6.2B (100%)
Cross-border - - 13 (14%) -
Total 6 $2.3B 93 $6.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Stake Purchase - - 53 (57%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 25 (27%) 501M (8%)
Divestiture 2 (33%) 1.9B (85%) 6 (6%) 5.4B (86%)
Joint Venture 1 (17%) - 3 (3%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (17%) 350M (15%) 2 (2%) 350M (6%)
Growth Capital 1 (17%) - 2 (2%) -
Going Private 1 (17%) - 1 (1%) -
PIPE - - 1 (1%) -
Total 6 $2.3B 93 $6.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 11 (39%) 2.0B (56%)
Secondary Sale 10 (36%) 402M (11%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (11%) 1.2B (33%)
IPO 2 (7%) -
Merger 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (4%) -
Total 28 $3.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Securities)
3
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
1
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
1
Kirkland & Ellis
1
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $5.2B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.0B
TOTAL $6.2B
Largest American Electric Power - Four Competitive Power Plants
$2.2B (2016-09-14)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.0B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.6B
TOTAL $3.6B
Largest Great River Hydro LLC
$2.0B (2023-02-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Strategic(s)
8%
7 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
32%
9 (32%)
Strategic(s)
36%
10 (36%)

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