Total power industry cross border M&A deals worth $3.38bn were announced globally in March 2021, led by CK Asset Holdings’ $2.19bn acquisition of Dutch Enviro Energy Holdings, Northumbrian Water, UK Power Networks and Wales & West Utilities, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 12% over the previous month of $3.84bn and a drop of 12.4% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $3.86bn.

Comparing cross border M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $3.35bn. At the country level, the The Netherlands topped the list in terms of deal value at $2.19bn.

In terms of volumes, Europe emerged as the top region for power industry cross border M&A deals globally, followed by Asia-Pacific and then North America.

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The top country in terms of cross border M&A deals activity in March 2021 was the UK with eight deals, followed by the Spain with six and The Netherlands with five.

In 2021, as of March, power cross border M&A deals worth $12.45bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 36.2% year on year.

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

The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 98.7% of the overall value during March 2021.

The combined value of the top five power cross border M&A deals stood at $3.34bn, against the overall value of $3.38bn recorded for the month.

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

1) CK Asset Holdings’ $2.19bn acquisition of Dutch Enviro Energy Holdings, Northumbrian Water, UK Power Networks and Wales & West Utilities

2) The $956.33m asset transaction with Fortum by Partners Group

3) Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust’s $133.03m asset transaction

4) The $34.27m acquisition of Aera Group by ARISE Infrastructure Services

5) Falck Renewables‘ asset transaction with Caicos Directorship for $25.94m.