1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 8
2 Alternative Energy, Deal Summary 11
2.1 Alternative Energy, Deal Value versus Volume Analysis, 2008 11
2.1.1 Alternative Energy, Deal Value versus Volume Analysis, 2008 By Quarter 12
2.2 Alternative Energy, Top Deals, 2008 14
2.3 Alternative Energy, Top Deals, Summaries, 2008 14
2.3.1 Gas Natural To Acquire 45.3% Interest In Union Fenosa 14
2.3.2 Electricite de France To Acquire Constellation Energy For $4,500 Million 14
2.3.3 EDP Renovaveis Completes IPO 15
2.3.4 Electricite de France Completes Bond Issue Of $2,526.12 Million 15
2.3.5 Cluster de Bionergia To Acquire Ethanol Mills 15
2.3.6 Good Energies Sells 600 MW Wind Farm Projects To CEZ 15
2.3.7 Magnum Capital Acquires Enersis 15
2.3.8 Ormat Technologies Files Universal Shelf Registration Statement To Raise $1,500 Million 15
2.3.9 RWE Completes Public Offering Of $1,270.01 Million 15
2.3.10 United Technologies Completes Debt Offering Of $1,250 Million 16
3 Alternative Energy, Top Deal Makers, 2008 17
4 Alternative Energy, Deal Summary, By Type 18
4.1 Alternative Energy, Deal Volume by Type, 2004–2008 18
4.2 Alternative Energy, M&A Deals, 2008 20
4.2.1 Alternative Energy, M&A Deals, 2008 By Quarter 21
4.2.2 Top M&A Deals in 2008 22
4.3 Alternative Energy, Asset Transaction Deals, 2008 23
4.3.1 Alternative Energy, Asset Transaction Deals, 2008 By Quarter 24
4.3.2 Top Asset Transactions in 2008 25
4.4 Alternative Energy, Equity Offering Deals, 2008 26
4.4.1 Alternative Energy, Equity Offering Deals, 2008 By Quarter 27
4.4.2 Alternative Energy, IPO Deals, 2008 29
4.4.3 Alternative Energy, Secondary Offerings’ Deals, 2008 31
4.4.4 Alternative Energy, Private Placement Deals, 2008 33
4.5 Alternative Energy, Debt Offering Deals, 2008 35
4.5.1 Alternative Energy, Debt Offering Deals, 2008 By Quarter 36
4.5.2 Alternative Energy, Public Debt Offerings’ Deals, 2008 37
4.5.3 Alternative Energy, Private Debt Placement Deals, 2008 39
4.6 Alternative Energy, Partnership Deals, 2008 41
4.6.1 Alternative Energy, Partnership Deals, 2008 By Quarter 42
4.6.2 Partnership Deals in 2008 43
4.7 Alternative Energy, Private Equity Deals, 2008 45
4.7.1 Alternative Energy, Private Equity Deals, 2008 By Quarter 46
4.7.2 Alternative Energy, Top Private Equity Firms, 2008 47
4.7.3 Top Private Equity Deals in 2008 48
4.8 Alternative Energy, Venture Financing Deals, 2008 49
4.8.1 Alternative Energy, Venture Financing Deals, 2008 By Quarter 50
4.8.2 Alternative Energy, Top Venture Financing Firms, 2008 51
4.8.3 Top Venture Financing Deals in 2008 52
5 Alternative Energy, Deal Summary, By Sector 53
5.1 Alternative Energy, Wind Deals, 2008 53
5.1.1 Alternative Energy, Wind Deals, 2008 By Quarter 54
5.1.2 Wind – Deals of the Year 55
5.2 Alternative Energy, Solar Deals, 2008 56
5.2.1 Alternative Energy, Solar Deals, 2008 By Quarter 57
5.2.2 Solar – Deals of the Year 58
5.3 Alternative Energy, Biopower Deals, 2008 59
5.3.1 Alternative Energy, Biopower Deals, 2008 By Quarter 60
5.3.2 Biopower – Deals of the Year 61
5.4 Alternative Energy, Hydro Deals, 2008 62
5.4.1 Alternative Energy, Hydro Deals, 2008 By Quarter 63
5.4.2 Hydro – Deals of the Year 64
5.5 Alternative Energy, Nuclear Energy Deals, 2008 65
5.5.1 Alternative Energy, Nuclear Deals, 2008 By Quarter 66
5.5.2 Nuclear Energy – Deals of the Year 67
5.6 Alternative Energy, Geothermal Deals, 2008 68
5.6.1 Alternative Energy, Geothermal Deals, 2008 By Quarter 69
5.6.2 Geothermal – Deals of the Year 70
5.7 Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies’ Deals, 2008 71
5.7.1 Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies’ Deals, 2008 By Quarter 72
5.7.2 Transformation Technologies – Deals of the Year 73
5.8 Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Sector, 2008 74
5.8.1 Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Deals, 2008 By Quarter 75
5.8.2 Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Sector– Deals of the Year 76
6 Alternative Energy, Deal Summary, By Geography 77
6.1 Alternative Energy, North America Region Deals, 2008 77
6.1.1 Alternative Energy, North America Region Deals, 2008 By Quarter 78
6.1.2 North America – Top Deals of the Year 79
6.2 Alternative Energy, European Region Deals, 2008 80
6.2.1 Alternative Energy, European Region Deals, 2008 By Quarter 81
6.2.2 Europe – Top Deals of the Year 82
6.3 Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific Region Deals, 2008 83
6.3.1 Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific Region Deals, 2008 By Quarter 84
6.3.2 Asia-Pacific – Top Deals of the Year 85
6.4 Alternative Energy, Rest of the World (ROW) Deals, 2008 86
6.4.1 Alternative Energy, Rest of the World Deals, 2008 By Quarter 87
6.4.2 Rest of the World – Top Deals of the Year 88
7 Alternative Energy, Top Advisors 89
7.1 Alternative Energy, Top Financial Advisors, Deal Summary, 2008 89
7.2 Alternative Energy, Legal Advisors, Deal Summary, 2008 91
8 Further Information 92
8.1 Methodology 92
8.2 About GlobalData 92
8.3 Contact Us 92
8.4 Disclosure information 92
8.5 Disclaimer 93
1.1 List of tables
Table 1: Alternative Energy, Deals Summary, 2004–2008 11
Table 2: Alternative Energy, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 13
Table 3: Alternative Energy, Top Deals, 2008 14
Table 4: Alternative Energy, Top Deal Makers, Deals Summary, 2008 17
Table 5: Alternative Energy Deal Volume by Type, Summary, 2004-2008 18
Table 6: Alternative Energy, M&A, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 20
Table 7: Alternative Energy, M&A, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 21
Table 8: Alternative Energy, Top M&A Deals, 2008 22
Table 9: Alternative Energy, Asset Transactions, Deal Summary, 2004-2008 23
Table 10: Alternative Energy, Asset Transactions, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 24
Table 11: Alternative Energy, Top Asset Transactions, 2008 25
Table 12: Alternative Energy, Equity Offering, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 26
Table 13: Alternative Energy, Equity Offerings, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 27
Table 14: Alternative Energy, IPO, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 29
Table 15: Alternative Energy, Top IPO’s, 2008 30
Table 16: Alternative Energy, Secondary Offerings, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 31
Table 17: Alternative Energy, Top Secondary Offerings, 2008 32
Table 18: Alternative Energy, Private Placements, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 33
Table 19: Alternative Energy, Top Private Placements, 2008 34
Table 20: Alternative Energy, Debt Offering, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 35
Table 21: Alternative Energy, Debt Offerings, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 36
Table 22: Alternative Energy, Public Debt Offerings, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 37
Table 23: Alternative Energy, Top Public Debt Offerings, 2008 38
Table 24: Alternative Energy, Private Debt Placements, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 39
Table 25: Alternative Energy, Top Private Debt Placements, 2008 40
Table 26: Alternative Energy, Partnerships, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 41
Table 27: Alternative Energy, Partnerships, Deals Summary, Q1 2008–Q4 2008 42
Table 28: Alternative Energy, Private Equity, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 45
Table 29: Alternative Energy, Private Equity, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 46
Table 30: Alternative Energy, Top Private Equity Deals, 2008 48
Table 31: Alternative Energy, Venture Financing, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 49
Table 32: Alternative Energy, Venture Financing, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 50
Table 33: Alternative Energy, Top Venture Financing Deals, 2008 52
Table 34: Alternative Energy, Wind, Deals Summary, 2004–2008 53
Table 35: Alternative Energy, Wind, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 54
Table 36: Alternative Energy, Solar, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 56
Table 37: Alternative Energy, Solar, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 57
Table 38: Alternative Energy, Biopower, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 59
Table 39: Alternative Energy, Biopower, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 60
Table 40: Alternative Energy, Hydro, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 62
Table 41: Alternative Energy, Hydro, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 63
Table 42: Alternative Energy, Nuclear, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 65
Table 43: Alternative Energy, Nuclear, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 66
Table 44: Alternative Energy, Geothermal, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 68
Table 45: Alternative Energy, Geothermal, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 69
Table 46: Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 71
Table 47: Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 72
Table 48: Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 74
Table 49: Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 75
Table 50: Alternative Energy, North America, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 77
Table 51: Alternative Energy, North America, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 78
Table 52: Alternative Energy, Europe, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 80
Table 53: Alternative Energy, Europe, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 81
Table 54: Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 83
Table 55: Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 84
Table 56: Alternative Energy, Rest of the World, Deals Summary, 2004-2008 86
Table 57: Alternative Energy, Rest of the World, Deals Summary, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 87
Table 58: Alternative Energy, Top Financial Advisors, Summary, 2008 90
Table 59: Alternative Energy, Legal Advisors, Summary, 2008 91
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Alternative Energy, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 11
Figure 2: Alternative Energy, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 12
Figure 3: Alternative Energy, Deal Volume by Type, 2004–2008 18
Figure 4: Alternative Energy, M&A Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004–2008 20
Figure 5: Alternative Energy, M&A Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 21
Figure 6: Alternative Energy, Asset Transaction Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004–2008 23
Figure 7: Alternative Energy, Asset Transaction Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 24
Figure 8: Alternative Energy, Equity Offering Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 26
Figure 9: Alternative Energy, Equity Offering Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 27
Figure 10: Alternative Energy, IPO Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 29
Figure 11: Alternative Energy, Secondary Offerings’ Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 31
Figure 12: Alternative Energy, Private Placement Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 33
Figure 13: Alternative Energy, Debt Offering Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 35
Figure 14: Alternative Energy, Debt Offering Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 36
Figure 15: Alternative Energy, Public Debt Offerings’ Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 37
Figure 16: Alternative Energy, Private Debt Placement Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 39
Figure 17: Alternative Energy, Partnership Deals, Deal Volume, 2004-2008 41
Figure 18: Alternative Energy, Partnership Deals, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 42
Figure 19: Alternative Energy, Partnership Deals Break-Up, 2008 43
Figure 20: Alternative Energy, Private Equity Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 45
Figure 21: Alternative Energy, Private Equity Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 46
Figure 22: Alternative Energy, Top Private Equity Firms, Deal Value and Volume, 2008 47
Figure 23: Alternative Energy, Venture Financing Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 49
Figure 24: Alternative Energy, Venture Financing Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 50
Figure 25: Alternative Energy, Top Venture Financing Firms, Deal Value and Volume, 2008 51
Figure 26: Alternative Energy, Wind Sector, Deal Value and Volume, 2004–2008 53
Figure 27: Alternative Energy, Wind Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 54
Figure 28: Alternative Energy, Solar Sector, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 56
Figure 29: Alternative Energy, Solar Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 57
Figure 30: Alternative Energy, Biopower Sector, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 59
Figure 31: Alternative Energy, Biopower Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 60
Figure 32: Alternative Energy, Hydro Sector, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 62
Figure 33: Alternative Energy, Hydro Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 63
Figure 34: Alternative Energy, Nuclear Sector, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 65
Figure 35: Alternative Energy, Nuclear Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 66
Figure 36: Alternative Energy, Geothermal Sector, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 68
Figure 37: Alternative Energy, Geothermal Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 69
Figure 38: Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies’ Sector, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 71
Figure 39: Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies’ Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 72
Figure 40: Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Sector, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 74
Figure 41: Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 75
Figure 42: Alternative Energy, North America Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 77
Figure 43: Alternative Energy, North America Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 78
Figure 44: Alternative Energy, European Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 80
Figure 45: Alternative Energy, European Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 81
Figure 46: Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 83
Figure 47: Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 84
Figure 48: Alternative Energy, Rest of the World Deals, Deal Value and Volume, 2004-2008 86
Figure 49: Alternative Energy, Rest of the World Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2008-Q4 2008 87
Figure 50: Alternative Energy, Top Financial Advisors, Deal Value and Volume, 2008 89
Figure 51: Alternative Energy, Legal Advisors, Deal Value and Volume, 2008 91