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California Resources Corporation Completes Combination with Aera Energy

July 1, 2024

Oil & Gas

California Resources Corporation (CRC) completed an all-stock combination with Aera Energy, LLC, creating a larger California-focused oil producer and carbon management platform. The transaction issued 21.3 million CRC shares to Aera's former equity owners (IKAV, CPPIB and Oaktree), produces pro forma net daily output of ~146 Mboe/d, and CRC expects $150 million in annual synergies within 15 months.

Cerity Partners Merges with EMM Wealth

January 1, 2020

Wealth Management

Cerity Partners, a Chicago-based independent financial advisory firm, announced a merger with New York-based EMM Wealth. The deal brings EMM Wealth's $3 billion AUM and 36 employees into Cerity Partners, expanding Cerity's presence and capabilities in New York and raising Cerity's total AUM to approximately $26 billion.

KKR Acquires Majority Stake in ERM from OMERS Private Equity and AIMCo

May 17, 2021

Environmental Services

KKR has signed an agreement to acquire a majority position in Environmental Resources Management (ERM) from OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), with ERM management and Partners remaining minority investors. The transaction, intended to accelerate ERM's growth and broaden its sustainability capabilities and technologies, is expected to close in Q3 2021 subject to regulatory approvals; financial terms were not disclosed.

TransAlta Corporation to Acquire TransAlta Renewables Inc.

July 10, 2023

Renewable Energy

TransAlta Corporation has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire all outstanding common shares of TransAlta Renewables Inc. not already owned by TransAlta, offering RNW shareholders either TransAlta shares or $13.00 in cash (subject to proration). The deal is intended to simplify corporate structure, align a single clean‑electricity growth strategy and create a larger, more diversified independent power producer; closing is subject to shareholder, court and regulatory approvals.

Ares Management Acquires Dynamic Renewables with Minority Investment from NorthWestern Energy

July 26, 2023

Renewable Energy

A fund managed by Ares Management's Infrastructure Opportunities strategy has acquired Dynamic Renewables, a U.S.-based developer, owner and operator of anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas (RNG) projects. An unregulated affiliate of NorthWestern Energy also took a small minority stake; the investments will support development, construction and expansion of Dynamic's pipeline and operating assets, including the BC Organics facility in Wisconsin.

American Securities Acquires CS Energy from Ares and The Conti Group

May 4, 2021

Energy

Affiliates of American Securities LLC have acquired CS Energy, a New Jersey-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm specializing in utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. The equity interests were purchased from a fund managed by Ares Management's Infrastructure and Power strategy and The Conti Group as part of CS Energy’s next phase of growth under private-equity ownership.