Total power industry M&A deals worth $4.9bn were announced globally in February 2022, led by Chevron’s $3.15bn acquisition of Renewable Energy Group, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 20.7% over the previous month of $4.02bn and a drop of 55.5% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $10.9bn.

Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $3.19bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $3.19bn.

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

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The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in February 2022 was the US with 14 deals, followed by the India with eight and Australia with four.

In 2022, as of February, power M&A deals worth $8.87bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 72.4% year on year.

power industry M&A deals in February 2022: Top deals

The top five M&A deals accounted for 92.6% of the overall value during February 2022.

The combined value of the top five power M&A deals stood at $4.5bn, against the overall value of $4.9bn recorded for the month.

The top five power industry M&A deals of February 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Chevron $3.15bn acquisition deal with Renewable Energy Group

2) The $686m acquisition of Aela Energia by Innergex Renewable Energy

3) Rusatom Infrastructure Solutions $335.14m acquisition deal for 82.5% stake in Quadra – Power Generation

4) The $165m acquisition of 49% stake in Solar NT Holdings by AC Energy Vietnam Investments 2

5) Energisa Transmissao de Energia $159.44m acquisition deal with Gemini Energy