Blackstone Energy Partners Invests $400M in Xpansiv

Xpansiv Acquires APX to Expand Environmental Commodity Infrastructure

August 1, 2022

Energy

Xpansiv has completed the acquisition of APX, a provider of registry infrastructure for energy and environmental markets, integrating APX’s registry capabilities into Xpansiv’s market infrastructure for carbon, RECs, water and other environmental commodities. The deal was enabled in part by a $400 million strategic investment in Xpansiv led by Blackstone Energy Partners; advisers on the transaction included Perella Weinberg Partners for Xpansiv and Goldman Sachs for APX.

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners Makes Majority Investment in Westwood Professional Services

August 7, 2024

Engineering Services

Private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (Blackstone Energy Transition Partners) have agreed to make a majority investment in Westwood Professional Services, Inc., acquiring the stake held by Endurance Partners and Palm Beach Capital while Westwood management and employee shareholders retain a minority interest. Westwood, a Plano, Texas–based engineering and design firm with more than 1,600 employees, serves renewables, power, real estate and public infrastructure end markets and will leverage Blackstone's resources to expand capabilities across those markets.

Xpansiv (XCHG) Acquires Venus Technology Ventures

November 16, 2020

Software

Xpansiv CBL Holding Group (XCHG) acquired Venus Technology Ventures to integrate Venus’s voice-enabled, mobile trading technology into XCHG’s commodity exchange platforms and launch the H2OX mobile trading app. Venus co-founders joined XCHG as part of the deal to expand mobile access and real-time market data across XCHG’s water, energy and environmental commodity markets.

Blackstone Energy Partners Acquires Irth Solutions

December 1, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Blackstone Energy Partners (part of Blackstone) has agreed to acquire Irth Solutions, a Columbus-based provider of cloud-based SaaS for damage prevention, asset protection and risk analytics serving energy, utilities and telecom customers. The deal furthers Blackstone Energy Partners' strategy to invest in companies that support critical infrastructure and the energy transition; terms were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close by the end of December.

Blackstone and Rivean Capital Complete Investment in Esdec Solar Group

December 1, 2022

Energy

Blackstone (through Blackstone Energy Partners and Blackstone private equity) and Rivean Capital have completed a strategic investment in Esdec Solar Group B.V., the Deventer-headquartered global leader in rooftop solar mounting systems. The transaction sees Rivean partly realise its original investment while re-investing via a continuation fund; the backing is intended to accelerate Esdec's international growth and consolidation in rooftop solar.

Blackstone Energy Partners Makes Majority Investment in Geosyntec Consultants

May 10, 2022

Engineering Services

Blackstone Energy Partners has agreed to make a majority investment in Geosyntec Consultants, a global environmental engineering and design consulting firm. The capital will support Geosyntec’s growth—including strategic acquisitions, recruiting, and geographic expansion—while terms were not disclosed.