Project Bobcat

Overview

Deal Type Mergers & Acquisitions
Client & Transactional Partners Impax Asset Management
BNRG Renewables
BNRG Dirigo
Altus Power
Our Role Exclusive Financial Advisor

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. (KBCM) served as the exclusive sell-side advisor on the sale of a portfolio of Maine community solar assets to Altus Power. The portfolio was developed through a joint venture between BNRG Renewables, Impax Asset Management, and Dirigo Solar. This transaction represents KBCM’s fifth Maine portfolio transaction and the second transaction representing the joint venture.

About Impax Asset Management
Founded in 1998, Impax is a specialist asset manager with approximately $42.7 billion as of December 31, 2024, in listed and private markets strategies, investing in the opportunities arising from the transition to a more sustainable global economy. The Company has approximately 300 employees in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Denmark, Hong Kong, and Japan, making it one of the investment management sector’s largest investment teams dedicated to sustainable development.

About BNRG Renewables:
Since 2007, BNRG has been at the forefront of the renewable energy industry. The company specializes in developing, constructing, and operating grid-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage projects. From the company’s headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and offices in the U.S. and Australia, BNRG’s diverse team is dedicated to advancing clean energy solutions. BNRG currently operates in five Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries and continues to expand its global presence.

About BNRG Maine (d/b/a BNRG Dirigo)
BNRG Maine, doing business as BNRG Dirigo, is a joint venture led by BNRG and Dirigo. As a Maine-based developer of community and utility-scale solar power plants, BNRG Dirigo leverages technology cost reductions to lower the cost of power for Maine homeowners and businesses, with locally generated clean energy that helps revitalize rural communities. Since 2015, BNRG Dirigo has developed a portfolio of more than 350 megawatts (MW) of distributed and utility-scale solar PV in Maine, with nearly 100 MW in operation.

About Altus Power
Altus Power, based in Stamford, Connecticut, is the largest commercial-scale provider of clean electric power serving commercial, industrial, public sector, and community solar customers with end-to-end solutions. Altus Power originates, develops, owns, and operates locally sited solar generation, energy storage, and charging infrastructure across the nation.

B I Deal Disclosure

KeyBanc Capital Markets is a trade name under which the corporate and investment banking products and services of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., member FINRA/SIPC (“KBCMI”), and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank N.A.”), are marketed. Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and by its licensed securities representatives. Banking products and services are offered by KeyBank N.A.

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