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Sustainable Technology and Infrastructure Monthly Market Update September 2019 Sustainable Technology and Infrastructure Monthly Market Update September 2019 Performance of Key Market Indices(1) 20.0% 10.0% 7.5% 1.8% 0.0% 1.0% -0.5% (10.0%) (20.0%) (30.0%) Oct-18 Dec-18 Feb-19 Apr-19 Jun-19 Aug-19 NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Dow Jones Industrial Average NASDAQ Composite S&P 500 Index Performance September Ending Versus First Day of the September YTD CY 2018 52 Wk High 52 Wk Low Dow Jones Industrial Average 1.9% 15.4% (5.6%) (1.6%) 23.5% NASDAQ Composite 0.5% 20.6% (3.9%) (4.0%) 29.2% S&P 500 1.7% 18.7% (6.2%) (1.6%) 26.6% NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy 1.2% 21.1% (13.2%) (4.9%) 30.0% Notable Recent Transactions & Capital Raises Target Acquiror Transaction Description Corporate Transactions Vivint Smart Home announced it was going public via merger with Mosaic, a SPAC, with a pro-forma valuation of $5.6bn Corporate M&A and Ovo Energy announced the acquisition of SSE’s Asset Transactions Great Britain household energy and related services business for £500mm Asset Transactions WEC Energy Group acquired an 80% stake in a 300 MW wind project in Nebraska from Invenergy for $338mm Company Transaction Description Postmates, a provider of last-mile delivery services, raised $225mm from GPI Capital TuSimple, a developer of camera-based computer vision technology for self-driving trucks, raised $120mm as part of an extended Series D Capital Raises round, which will be used to expand its fleet of AI enabled 18-wheelers Nikola Motor Company, a designer of electric heavy-duty vehicles and components, raised $250mm in a Series D round led by CNH Industrial sPower raised $319mm in construction debt financing from HSBC and CIBC for a 218 MW wind project in South Dakota Greentech Advised on Transaction About Greentech Capital Advisors Our mission is to empower companies and investors who are creating a more efficient and sustainable global infrastructure. We are purpose-built to ensure that our clients achieve success. Our team of experienced bankers are sector experts and understand our clients' industries and needs. We reach a vast global network of buyers, growth companies, asset owners and investors, and thereby provide clients with more ways to succeed through a deeper relationship network. We have directly relevant transaction experience which enables us to find creative structures and solutions to close transactions. We are an expert team of 75 professionals working seamlessly on our clients' behalf in New York, Zurich and San Francisco, and through a strategic partnership in Japan. Our team of experienced bankers provide conflict-free advice and thoughtful, innovative solutions. Greentech / 1 (1) Performance does not include reinvestment of dividends. Select Recent Sustainable Technology & Infrastructure M&A Transactions (1/4) Corporate Transactions Transaction Transaction Multiple(1) Date Target Acquiror Transaction Description Subsector Value ($mm) Revenue EBITDA Syngenta, a leading agriculture company, acquired The Cropio Group, Greentech’s Take: a provider of end-to-end software 9/2/2019 The Cropio Group Syngenta AgTech ND ND ND Large incumbents in the solution that provides imaging, space continue to acquire recordkeeping, and equipment innovative AgTech tracking companies and platforms ENGIE, a French utility, acquired Renewable 9/3/2019 Mobisol ENGIE Mobisol, an Africa-based offgrid solar ND ND ND Energy firm EDF Renewables North America, an independent power producer and EDF Renewables renewables arm of EDF Group, Advanced 9/3/2019 PowerFlex Systems ND ND ND North America acquired PowerFlex Systems, an Transportation electric vehicle charging technology company CNH Industrial, a capital goods company, acquired AgDNA, a provider 9/3/2019 AgDNA CNH Industrial AgTech ND ND ND of Farm Information Management Systems (FIMS) BayWa R.E., a global renewable energy developer, service provider and Industrial IoT & 9/3/2019 PowerHub BayWa R.E. wholesaler, acquired PowerHub, a ND ND ND Software Toronto-based company offering an asset intelligence software platform Octopus Energy, a U.K. based energy Renewable 9/9/2019 4hundred Octopus Energy supplier, acquired 4hundred, a digital- ND ND ND Energy first renewable energy provider MSCI, a provider of benchmark indexes and portfolio risk analytics tools, acquired Carbon Delta AG, a Industrial IoT & 9/9/2019 Carbon Delta AG MSCI ND ND ND Zurich-based provider of Software environmental fintech and data analytics Shopfiy, a multinantional e-commerce company, acquired 6 River Systems, a Advanced 9/9/2019 6 River Systems Shopify developer of autonomous mobile $450 ND ND Transportation robots for e-commerce and retail operations Esdec, a rooftop solar mounting solutions provider, acquired IronRidge & Quick IronRidge and Quick Mount PV, solar Renewable 9/10/2019 Esdec ND ND ND Mount PV mounting and racking hardware Energy manufacturers and designers in the United States Bunge Ltd., a commodities trader and Agrofel Grãos e food processor, acquired a stake in 9/12/2019 Bunge Ltd. AgTech ND ND ND Insumos Agrofel Graos e Insumos, a Brazillian- based seller of agricultural supplies Greentech’s Take: OVO's announced OVO Energy, the U.K.’s largest acquisition of SSE Energy independent energy technology Power Infra/ Solutions creates a new, 9/13/2019 SSE Energy OVO Energy company and supplier, acquired SSE’s $620 ND ND Smart Grid digitally enabled national Great Britain household energy and champion within a U.K. related services business for $620mm energy retail market facing ongoing disruption Shah Capital Management, an Shah Capital investment management firm, Renewable 9/16/2019 ReneSola $11 ND ND Management acquired a stake in ReneSola, a China- Energy based solar panel manufacturer Greentech Advised on Transaction Source: FactSet, company announcements, Greentech estimates, SEC filings and third-party providers. Greentech / 2 (1) Transaction multiples represent EV/LTM Adj. EBITDA and EV/LTM Revenue. Select Recent Sustainable Technology & Infrastructure M&A Transactions (2/4) Corporate Transactions Transaction Transaction Multiple(1) Date Target Acquiror Transaction Description Subsector Value ($mm) Revenue EBITDA Greentech’s Take: Mosaic Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special acquisition Vivint Smart Home’s Mosaic Acquisition Industrial IoT & 9/16/2019 Vivint Smart Home corporation, acquired Vivint Smart $5,600 4.3x 10.5x decision to go public Corp Software allows the company to Home, a smart home technology improve its capital company structure and coalesce expertise from leading Aqua America Inc., a water and Delaware County, PA investors wastewater utility company, acquired Regional Water 9/17/2019 Aqua America Delaware County, PA Regional Water Water $277 ND ND Quality Control Quality Control Authority , a Authority municipal wastewater authority Exxaro Resources Ltd., the biggest coal supplier to South Africa’s state- Exxaro Resources owned power utility, acquired the Renewable 9/18/2019 Cennergi Pty Ltd. $105 ND ND Ltd. remaining 50% of Cennergi Pty Ltd., a Energy South Africa-based renewable energy producer Sphera, a global provider of integrated risk management software and information services, acquired Environmental 9/16/2019 Thinkstep Sphera Thinkstep, Germany-based software ND ND ND Services and information services company that specializes in Corporate Sustainability. SEAS-NVE, a customer-owned energy supplier, acquired the power Power Infra/ 9/18/2019 Orsted SEAS-NVE distribution and retail businesses of $3,200 ND ND Smart Grid Orsted, a Denmark-based clean energy company Federation Asset Managemeent, a Federation Asset private equity fund, acquired an 18% Renewable 9/23/2019 WindLab $7 ND ND Managemeent stake in WindLab, an Australia-based Energy wind power developer BlaBlaCar, an online marketplace for carpooling, acquired Busfor, a Advanced 9/24/2019 Busfor BlaBlaCar ND ND ND provider of an online bus ticketing Transportation platform NGL Energy Partners, a midstream MLP with diverse energy segments, Hillstone acquired Hillstone Environmental 9/26/2019 NGL Energy Partners Environmental Water $600 ND ND Partners, an operator of water Partners management systems for the oil and gas industry Source: FactSet, company announcements, Greentech estimates, SEC filings and third-party providers. Greentech / 3 (1) Transaction multiples represent EV/LTM Adj. EBITDA and EV/LTM Revenue. Select Recent Sustainable Technology & Infrastructure M&A Transactions (3/4) Asset Transactions Transaction Transaction Multiple(1) Date Target Acquiror Transaction Description Subsector Value ($mm) Revenue EBITDA WEC Energy Group, an electricity and natural gas provider, acquired an 80% 9/3/2019 Invenergy WEC Energy Group Wind $338mm ND ND interest in a 300 MW wind project in Nebraska from Invenergy SUSI Partners, a Swiss infrastructure fund manager, acquired a 95 MW 9/5/2019 BayWa R.E. SUSI Partners Wind ND ND ND wind project in Sweden from BayWa R.E. Luxcara, a Germany-based asset management and private equity firm, 9/9/2019 ABO Wind Luxcara Wind ND ND ND acquired a 60 MW wind portfolio in Finland from ABO Wind Solarpack, a developer and provider of solar power, acquired a net 39 MW 9/10/2019 Tawa Solar Solarpack Solar $52 ND $2 of a solar portfolio in Peru from Tawa Solar Allianz Global Investors, an 8minute Solar Allianz Global investment management firm, 9/10/2019 Solar ND ND ND Energy Investors acquired a 67 MW solar project in California from 8Minute Solar Energy Duke Energy, a leading electric utility, 9/12/2019 Candian Solar Duke Energy acquired a 200 MW solar project
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