Total power industry cross border M&A deals worth $1.14bn were announced in Europe in January 2021, led by Aker Horizons’ $814.88m acquisition of Mainstream Renewable Power, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 76% over the previous month of $4.74bn and a drop of 27.9% when compared with the last 12-month average of $1.58bn.

Europe held a 33.73% share of the global power industry cross border M&A deal value that totalled $3.38bn in January 2021. With a 24.11% share and deals worth $814.88m, Ireland was the top country in Europe’s cross border M&A deal value across power industry.

In terms of cross border M&A deal activity, Europe recorded 32 deals during January 2021, marking a decrease of 15.79% over the previous month and a rise of 39.13% over the 12-month average. Spain recorded five deals during the month.

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Europe power industry cross border M&A deals in January 2021: Top deals

The top three power industry cross border M&A deals accounted for 99.1% of the overall value during January 2021.

The combined value of the top five power cross border deals stood at $1.13bn, against the overall value of $1.14bn recorded for the month.

The top three power industry cross border M&A deals of January 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Aker Horizons’ $814.88m acquisition of Mainstream Renewable Power

2) The $301.68m asset transaction with OX2 by Renewable Power Capital

3) Foresight Solar Fund’s $18.3m asset transaction for acquisition of Solar Assets in Andalusia, Spain