Utilities Acquisitions in 2019

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) will invest approximately INR 3,200 crore (about $450 million) to acquire a 25.1% stake in Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) and make a shareholder subordinated debt investment. The agreement, signed with Adani Transmission Limited and AEML, includes commitments to source over 30% of AEML’s supplied electricity from solar and wind by 2023 and other green initiatives to support sustainable growth.

Y-COM Holdings, a portfolio company of Cotton Creek Capital, has acquired Atlantic Utility Constructors, Inc., a Florida-based provider of powerline installation and maintenance services. The acquisition expands Y-COM's capacity and capabilities in the Florida utility and power market; Atlantic will continue to be led by its existing management team.

Ridgewood Infrastructure LLC has acquired SiEnergy, LP, a regulated natural gas local distribution company serving roughly 25,000 customers across the Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth and Austin, Texas metropolitan areas. Ridgewood said the deal expands its portfolio of essential infrastructure assets and will support SiEnergy’s continued growth under its existing management team.

Servelec Technologies, via its holding company Laurel Solutions, has completed the acquisition of Hampshire-based Primayer, a manufacturer of water network leak detection hardware, software and web services. The deal combines Primayer's leak detection products and global distributor network with Servelec's remote monitoring, SCADA and optimisation solutions to expand capabilities and accelerate international growth; terms were not disclosed.