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03/2025

Neoen acquired by BROOKFIELD

FRANCE Power Generation / Renewables / Solar / PV EV 3b - 100b EUR

Context

Brookfield Renewable Holdings announced the successful completion of a mandatory tender offer for all outstanding shares and convertible bonds of Neoen. The offer, launched in February 2025, resulted in Brookfield and its concert parties acquiring approximately 97.7% of Neoen’s share capital and the vast majority of its 2022 convertible instruments, thereby satisfying the conditions for a compulsory squeeze‑out. The transaction follows Brookfield’s earlier strategic intent, expressed in early 2025, to secure a controlling position in a leading independent renewable‑energy producer with a diversified portfolio spanning solar, on‑shore wind and utility‑scale battery storage across four continents. From Brookfield’s perspective, the acquisition aligns with its long‑term capital‑allocation thesis of consolidating high‑quality, asset‑rich renewable platforms that deliver stable, inflation‑linked cash flows. Neoen’s rapid capacity expansion—quadrupling to nearly 9 GW within six years—and its pipeline targeting 10 GW by year‑end provide Brookfield with immediate scale and a pipeline of projects that can be integrated into its global renewable infrastructure fund. The deal also enhances Brookfield’s geographic diversification, adding significant exposure to markets such as Australia, France and Finland, and deepens its expertise in large‑scale battery storage, a segment identified as a growth lever in the transition to a decarbonized grid. Post‑transaction, Neoen is expected to operate under a new shareholder structure that facilitates accelerated capital deployment, streamlined governance and synergies with Brookfield’s existing renewable assets. The integration logic foresees joint procurement, shared services and harmonised risk‑management frameworks, which should improve operating margins and reduce cost of capital. Moreover, the combined entity is positioned to leverage Brookfield’s extensive financing platform to fund Neoen’s 2025 capacity target, thereby reinforcing its role as a cornerstone developer in the global clean‑energy transition.

Neoen, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2024, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN.

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Fondé en 2008, Neoen est un producteur indépendant d'électricité exclusivement issue de sources renouvelables. L'entreprise développe, finance, construit et exploite des centrales solaires photovoltaïques, des parcs éoliens terrestres ainsi que des installations de stockage d'énergie par batteries à grande échelle. Son modèle intégré couvre l'ensemble de la chaîne de valeur, depuis l'identification des sites et l'obtention des autorisations jusqu'au financement, à la construction, à l'exploitation et à la gestion des actifs. Neoen dispose d'un portefeuille d'actifs répartis en Europe, en Amérique du Nord, en Amérique du Sud, en Afrique et en Australie, où le groupe s'est imposé comme un acteur majeur de la transition énergétique. Parmi ses principales réalisations figurent le Western Downs Green Power Hub en Australie, qui associe la plus grande centrale solaire du pays à un système de stockage par batteries, la centrale photovoltaïque de Cestas en France, le parc éolien de Mutkalampi en Finlande ainsi que la batterie de Collie, en Australie-Occidentale, l'une des plus puissantes au monde. L'entreprise commercialise sa production sur les marchés de gros de l'électricité, dans le cadre de contrats d'achat d'énergie conclus avec des entreprises (PPA), ainsi qu'au travers de services destinés à l'équilibrage des réseaux électriques. Grâce à ses capacités de stockage, Neoen est également en mesure de fournir des services système et de garantir une alimentation en électricité renouvelable plus flexible.

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Valuation range: EV 3b - 100b EUR

Revenue range: 450M - 900M EUR

EBITDA range: 250M - 500M EUR

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Target: neoen

Acquirer: brookfield