Berkshire Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Electric Power Engineers
January 7, 2025
Electric Power Engineers (EPE), an Austin-based power systems engineering and consulting firm, received a strategic growth investment from Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners. Lime Rock New Energy, the prior investor from 2021, has fully realized its investment; EPE management will remain significant investors and continue to lead the company. Advisory firms on the transaction were AEC Advisors for EPE and Houlihan Lokey for Berkshire.
- Buyers
- Berkshire Partners
- Targets
- Electric Power Engineers
- Sellers
- Lime Rock New Energy
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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