Q1 2020 Funding and M&A Report for Storage, Grid & Efficiency

Q1 2020 Funding and M&A Report for Storage, Grid & Efficiency


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A Combined $252 Million was Raised in Q1 2020

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Mercom found that in Q1 2020, a combined $252 million was raised by Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency companies, a 20% increase from the $210 million raised in Q1 2019.

Battery Storage and Smart Grid Top VC Funded Deals in Q1 2020

Battery Storage

Venture capital (VC) funding (including private equity and corporate venture capital) raised by Battery Storage companies in Q1 2020 came to $164 million in six deals compared to $78 million in seven deals in Q1 2019. Quarter-over-quarter funding was also higher compared to $126 million in seven deals in Q4 2019.

Fourteen investors participated in Battery Storage funding this quarter.

There were four M&A transactions involving Battery Storage companies in Q1 2020 (no transaction amounts disclosed). There were no M&A transactions in Q4 2019. There were four M&A transactions in Q1 2019, of which only one disclosed the transaction amount.

Smart Grid

VC funding for Smart Grid companies increased in Q1 2020 with $81 million in seven deals compared to $32 million in 15 deals in Q1 2019.

Twenty-two investors participated in Smart Grid VC funding rounds this quarter with Grid Optimization company raising the most.

Five M&A transactions were announced in Q1 2020 (none disclosed transaction amounts), compared to six undisclosed transactions in Q4 2019. In a YoY comparison, there were 10 M&A transactions (one disclosed) in Q1 2019.

Efficiency

VC funding raised by Energy Efficiency companies in Q1 2020 came to $7 million in three deals compared to $30 million in one deal in Q4 2019. In a YoY comparison, $100 million was raised in one deal in Q1 2019.

Eight investors participated in VC funding this quarter.

In Q1 2020, there was one M&A transaction for $1.4 billion, while in Q4 2019, there was no M&A transaction. In Q1 2019, there was one M&A transaction for $310 million in the Energy Efficiency sector.

Mercom Capital Group’s Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Funding and M&A Reports are comprehensive high-quality reports delivering superior insight, market trends and analysis. These reports help bring clarity to professionals in the current financial landscape of the smart grid industry.

The Quarterly Funding and M&A Reports contain quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) information on market activity displayed in easy-to-digest charts, graphs and tables, as well as data-driven analysis covering:

  • Venture capital funding deals including top investors, QoQ trends, and a breakdown of charts and graphs by stage;
  • VC funding by technology;
  • Debt and other funding deals;
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) including QoQ trends, with charts and graphs by technologies;
  • Battery and storage funding deals;
  • Smart Grid funding deals;
  • Energy Efficiency funding deals;
  • New cleantech funds;

This report also contains comprehensive lists of all announced deals and transactions during the quarter, including:

  • VC deals and investors;
  • M&A transactions and acquirers;
  • New cleantech funds.

There were 98 companies and investors covered in this report. The report is 89 pages in length and contains 78 charts, graphs and tables.


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