



Inox Clean Energy inks $600 million deal for Macquarie’s Vibrant Energy
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : New Delhi: Inox Clean Energy Ltd has signed an agreement to acquire Macquarie Group’s renewable energy platform Vibrant Energy, in a transaction valued at an enterprise value of $600 million and an equity value of $200 million, according to two people aware of the development. The deal was announced by Inox Clean, a part of the INOXGFL Group, on Sunday.
"The acquisition would be funded by the through the pre-IPO (initial public offering) fundraises, internal accruals and capital from the promoters," said one of the two people mentioned above. Earlier this month, INOX Clean Energy withdrew its filing for a ₹6,000 crore public listing and is expected to submit a fresh filing. The company has already got commitment for around ₹5,000 crore of funds to be raised before the IPO, the person added.
The acquisition will add scale to Inox Clean’s renewable portfolio and bring in largely operational assets at a time when consolidation in India’s clean energy sector is picking up. Macquarie Asset Management had put Vibrant Energy that has a 1.33-gigawatt (GW) renewable portfolio, with about 800 megawatts (MW) operational, up for sale after an earlier sale process run by JP Morgan was dropped due to valuation differences. Mint had earlier reported about six bidders, including INOXGFL Group being shortlisted to conduct due diligence for Vibrant Energy in a transaction code named ‘Project Notos’.
The other bidders in the fray included Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd, Torrent Power Ltd and General Atlantic-owned Actis LLP. Vibrant is a renewable energy independent power producer catering to commercial and industrial (C&I) customers with a total portfolio of 1,337 MW. It has projects
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