In the global power industry, there were 79 private equity deals announced in Q2 2023, worth a total value of $7.8bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $1bn investment by brookfield asset management in avaada power was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes, the M&A activity and most notable deals are included in GlobalData’s Power Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.

In value terms, private equity deal activity decreased by 5% in Q2 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $8.2bn and fell by 40% as compared to Q2 2022. Related deal volume remained flat in Q2 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 3% lower than in Q2 2022.

Notably, renewable energy-related deals accounted for a 71% share of the global power industry’s private equity deal activity in Q2 2023, up 2% over the previous quarter.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q2 2023 were PricewaterhouseCoopers International; Rothschild & Co; Ernst & Young Global with 4, 4, 3 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q2 2023 were Kirkland & Ellis; Clifford Chance; Jones Day with 8, 5, 5 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 18 July 2023

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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.

This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Buyouts and Direct Investments done by Private Equity firms.