Excelsior Energy Capital

Overview

Deal Type Mergers & Acquisitions
Details Solar Plus Storage Portfolio Sale
Client & Transactional Partners BlackRock, Inc.
Our Role Lead Sell-Side Advisor
Financial Co-Advisor

Summary

KBCM Capital Markets (KBCM) and Morgan Stanley served as the lead co-advisor to Excelsior Energy Capital (Excelsior) on the sale of its 89.0 MW solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) distributed generation portfolio (the Portfolio) to BlackRock’s Evergreen Infrastructure Partners Fund (BlackRock). The transaction closed in December 2023.

Transaction Overview
KBCM was engaged by Excelsior to serve as lead co-advisor on the divestiture of 100% of its membership interests in the Portfolio, comprised of 38 distributed generation projects across six states: CA, CO, MA, MN, VT, and WA. KBCM conducted a targeted outreach process, identifying several highly credible investors that ultimately resulted in multiple actionable indicative offers. Using its market knowledge, KBCM was then able to maximize competitive tension between these bidders, preserving seller leverage and optimizing deal terms. BlackRock emerged as the optimal buyer of the Portfolio, with their investment representing BlackRock’s debut investment out of their $1 billion Evergreen Infrastructure fund. The transaction represents Excelsior’s first exit from its inaugural fund, Excelsior Renewable Energy Investment Fund I LP.

Excelsior Energy Capital Overview
Excelsior Energy Capital is a renewable energy infrastructure fund focused on middle-market investments in wind, solar, and battery storage plants, and businesses across North America. The highly specialized team brings over 100 years of combined experience and a comprehensive set of strategic, financial, legal and operational expertise; making Excelsior Energy Capital a valuable partner for developers and operators, and a trusted manager for investors. Based in Minneapolis, the firm was founded in 2017 with two active funds totaling over $1 billion of equity capital.

BlackRock, Inc. Overview
BlackRock, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a premier provider of asset management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual clients worldwide. It has offices in more than 30 countries that cover the world’s major financial markets and has more than 19,000 employees. As of December 31, 2022, BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries had $8 trillion in assets under management. BlackRock Inc.’s real assets platform manages $80 billion in committed infrastructure, real estate assets, and capital.

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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