American Securities Acquires CS Energy from Ares and The Conti Group
May 4, 2021
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.
- Buyers
- American Securities LLC
- Targets
- CS Energy
- Sellers
- Ares Management Corporation (Ares Infrastructure and Power fund), The Conti Group
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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