Mergers & Acquisitions and Financing Trends in Alternative Energy Q1 2009

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Alternative Energy, Deal Summary 8
2.1 Alternative Energy, Deal Value versus Volume Analysis, Q1 2009 8
2.2 Alternative Energy, Top Deals, Q1 2009 9
2.3 Alternative Energy, Top Deals, Summaries, Q1 2009 9
2.3.1 RWE To Acquire Essent 9
2.3.2 Vattenfall To Acquire Nuon 10
2.3.3 GDF Suez Completes Offering Of Bonds Of $2,323.53 Million 10
2.3.4 Iberdrola Completes Debt Offering Of 5-Year Bonds For $1,894.83 Million 10
2.3.5 American Electric Power Prices Its Common Stock Offering Of $1,470 Million 10
3 Alternative Energy, Deal Summary, By Type 11
3.1 Alternative Energy, M&A Deals, Q1 2009 11
3.1.1 Top M&A Deals in Q1 2009 12
3.2 Alternative Energy, Asset Transactions, Q1 2009 13
3.2.1 Top Asset Transactions Deals in Q1 2009 14
3.3 Alternative Energy, Equity Offering Deals, Q1 2009 15
3.3.1 Top Secondary Offerings in Q1 2009 16
3.3.2 Top Private Placements in Q1 2009 16
3.4 Alternative Energy, Debt Offering Deals, Q1 2009 17
3.4.1 Top Public Debt Offerings in Q1 2009 18
3.4.2 Top Private Debt Placements in Q1 2009 18
3.5 Alternative Energy, Partnership Deals, Q1 2009 19
3.5.1 Partnership Deals in Q1 2009 20
3.6 Alternative Energy, Private Equity Deals, Q1 2009 21
3.6.1 Alternative Energy, Top Private Equity Firms, Q1 2009 23
3.6.2 Top Private Equity Deals in Q1 2009 23
3.7 Alternative Energy, Venture Financing Deals, Q1 2009 24
3.7.1 Alternative Energy, Top Venture Financing Firms, Q1 2009 25
3.7.2 Top Venture Financing Deals in Q1 2009 26
4 Alternative Energy, Deal Summary, By Sector 27
4.1 Alternative Energy, Wind Deals, Q1 2009 27
4.1.1 Wind –Deals of the Quarter 28
4.2 Alternative Energy, Nuclear Energy Deals, Q1 2009 29
4.2.1 Nuclear Energy – Deals of the Quarter 30
4.3 Alternative Energy, Hydro Deals, Q1 2009 31
4.3.1 Hydro – Deals of the Quarter 32
4.4 Alternative Energy, Solar Deals, Q1 2009 33
4.4.1 Solar – Deals of the Quarter 34
4.5 Alternative Energy, Biopower Deals, Q1 2009 35
4.5.1 BioPower – Deals of the Quarter 36
4.6 Alternative Energy, Geothermal Deals, Q1 2009 37
4.6.1 Geothermal – Deals of the Quarter 38
4.7 Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Sector, Q1 2009 39
4.7.1 Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Sector– Deals of the Quarter 40
4.8 Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies’ Deals, Q1 2009 41
4.8.1 Transformation Technologies – Deals of the Quarter 42
5 Alternative Energy, Deal Summary, By Geography 43
5.1 Alternative Energy, North America Region Deals, Q1 2009 43
5.1.1 North America – Deals of the Quarter 44
5.2 Alternative Energy, European Region Deals, Q1 2009 45
5.2.1 Europe – Deals of the Quarter 46
5.3 Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific Region Deals, Q1 2009 47
5.3.1 Asia-Pacific – Deals of the Quarter 48
5.4 Alternative Energy, Rest of the World (ROW) Deals, Q1 2009 49
5.4.1 Rest of the World – Deals of the Quarter 50
6 Alternative Energy, Top Advisors 51
6.1 Alternative Energy, Top Financial Advisors, Deal Summary, Q1 2009 51
6.2 Alternative Energy, Legal Advisors, Deal Summary, Q1 2009 53
7 Further Information 54
7.1 Methodology 54
7.2 About GlobalData 54
7.3 Contact Us 55
7.4 Disclosure information 55
7.5 Disclaimer 55

1.1 List of tables
Table 1: Alternative Energy, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 9
Table 2: Alternative Energy, Top Deals, Q1 2009 9
Table 3: Alternative Energy, M&A, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 11
Table 4: Alternative Energy, Top M&A Deals, Q1 2009 12
Table 5: Alternative Energy, Asset Transactions, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 13
Table 6: Alternative Energy, Top Asset Transactions, Q1 2009 14
Table 7: Alternative Energy, Equity Offering, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 15
Table 8: Alternative Energy, Top Secondary Offerings, Q1 2009 16
Table 9: Alternative Energy, Top Private Placements, Q1 2009 16
Table 10: Alternative Energy, Debt Offering, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 17
Table 11: Alternative Energy, Top Public Debt Offerings, Q1 2009 18
Table 12: Alternative Energy, Top Private Debt Placements, Q1 2009 18
Table 13: Alternative Energy, Partnerships, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 19
Table 14: Alternative Energy, Private Equity, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 21
Table 15: Alternative Energy, Top Private Equity Deals, Q1 2009 23
Table 16: Alternative Energy, Venture Financing, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 24
Table 17: Alternative Energy, Top Venture Financing Deals, Q1 2009 26
Table 18: Alternative Energy, Wind, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 27
Table 19: Alternative Energy, Nuclear, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 29
Table 20: Alternative Energy, Hydro, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 31
Table 21: Alternative Energy, Solar, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 33
Table 22: Alternative Energy, Biopower, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 35
Table 23: Alternative Energy, Geothermal, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 37
Table 24: Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 39
Table 25: Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 41
Table 26: Alternative Energy, North America, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 43
Table 27: Alternative Energy, Europe, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 45
Table 28: Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 47
Table 29: Alternative Energy, Rest of the World, Deals Summary, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 49
Table 30: Alternative Energy, Top Financial Advisors, Summary, Q1 2009 52
Table 31: Alternative Energy, Legal Advisors, Summary, Q1 2009 53

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Alternative Energy, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 8
Figure 2: Alternative Energy, M&A Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 11
Figure 3: Alternative Energy, Asset Transactions, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 13
Figure 4: Alternative Energy, Equity Offering Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 15
Figure 5: Alternative Energy, Debt Offering Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 17
Figure 6: Alternative Energy, Partnership Deals, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 19
Figure 7: Alternative Energy, Partnership Deals Break-Up, Q1 2009 20
Figure 8: Alternative Energy, Private Equity Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 21
Figure 9: Alternative Energy, Top Private Equity Firms, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2009 23
Figure 10: Alternative Energy, Venture Financing Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 24
Figure 11: Alternative Energy, Top Venture Financing Firms, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2009 25
Figure 12: Alternative Energy, Wind Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 27
Figure 13: Alternative Energy, Nuclear Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 29
Figure 14: Alternative Energy, Hydro Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 31
Figure 15: Alternative Energy, Solar Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 33
Figure 16: Alternative Energy, Biopower Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 35
Figure 17: Alternative Energy, Geothermal Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 37
Figure 18: Alternative Energy, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 39
Figure 19: Alternative Energy, Transformation Technologies’ Sector, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 41
Figure 20: Alternative Energy, North America Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 43
Figure 21: Alternative Energy, European Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 45
Figure 22: Alternative Energy, Asia-Pacific Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 47
Figure 23: Alternative Energy, Rest of the World Deals, Deal Value and Volume, Q2 2008 – Q1 2009 49
Figure 24: Alternative Energy, Top Financial Advisors, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2009 51
Figure 25: Alternative Energy, Legal Advisors, Deal Value and Volume, Q1 2009 53