Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT Consortium to Acquire The AES Corporation in $10.7B Deal

AES Agrees to Sell 30% Indirect Equity Interest in AES Ohio to CDPQ

September 17, 2024

Energy

The AES Corporation agreed to sell a 30% indirect equity interest in AES Ohio to CDPQ for approximately US$546 million, with closing expected in the first half of 2025. The transaction expands AES’s existing CDPQ partnership model used at AES Indiana while keeping no change in management or operational control of AES Ohio.

The AES Corporation Acquires Community Energy Solar, LLC

December 20, 2021

Renewable Energy

The AES Corporation announced the acquisition of US solar developer Community Energy Solar, LLC, adding the developer's ~10 GW project pipeline and experienced development team to AES's renewables platform. The deal expands AES's US renewables development capability and bolsters its pipeline and workforce as the company pursues further growth in utility-scale solar and storage.

CPP Investments and Global Infrastructure Partners Acquire ALLETE in $6.2 Billion Deal

December 15, 2025

Energy

CPP Investments and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ALLETE for $67 per share in cash, valuing the transaction at $6.2 billion including assumed debt. The deal is expected to close in mid-2025 (later described as closing around Dec. 15, pending remaining conditions) and will take ALLETE private while delivering approximately $200 million in benefits to Minnesota Power customers and communities.

MasTec Acquires Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA)

July 25, 2022

Energy

MasTec has agreed to acquire Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA) in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion, with IEA shareholders receiving $14.00 per share. The deal expands MasTec's clean energy and infrastructure capabilities—adding nearly 6,000 IEA employees, union-based clean energy power generation services, and broadened renewable project and heavy-civil expertise—and is expected to close in late Q4 2022 subject to customary approvals.

ACS Group and Global Infrastructure Partners (BlackRock) Create €2 Billion Data Center Venture

November 16, 2025

Data & Analytics

ACS Group and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an affiliate of BlackRock, announced a 50-50 joint venture to build and operate next-generation data centers with an initial 1.7 GW capacity. The venture will include ACS’s existing €2.0 billion (100% basis) development portfolio across Europe, the United States, and Australia and is expected to expand for hyperscalers, AI companies, and enterprise customers; the agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.

Blackstone to Acquire QTS Realty Trust in ~$10 Billion All-Cash Transaction

June 7, 2021

Infrastructure

QTS Realty Trust and Blackstone announced they entered into a definitive agreement under which Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., and other perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of QTS for $78.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $10 billion, including assumed debt. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2021, subject to stockholder approval and customary closing conditions.