Climate Adaptation & Water › Waste Management & Circular Economy Capital
GFL · Capital · Positive Two private equity consortia submitted takeover bids for GFL, with the special committee evaluating the offers.
BAM · Capital · Neutral Named as part of a consortium bidding for GFL, but no specific terms or outcome for Brookfield are given.
BX · Capital · Neutral Named as part of a private equity group bidding for GFL, with no deal terms or impact specific to Blackstone.
KKR · Capital · Neutral Named as part of a private equity consortium bidding for GFL, but no specific terms or outcome for KKR.
Energy Capital Partners · Capital · Neutral Named as part of a private equity group bidding for GFL, with no deal terms or impact specific to Energy Capital Partners.
IFM Investors · Capital · Neutral Named as part of a consortium bidding for GFL, but no specific terms or outcome for IFM Investors.
Energy Transition & Power Demand › Natural Gas Value Chain Capital
SHEL.LSE · Capital · Positive Shell's $16.4 billion purchase of ARC Resources was the largest M&A transaction of the quarter, a major capital deployment.
ARC Resources Ltd. · Capital · Positive ARC Resources was acquired by Shell for $16.4 billion, one of the quarter's three largest M&A deals.
Caturus · Capital · Positive CPP Investments made a $1.2 billion growth investment in Caturus, the largest oil and gas PE deal of Q2.
Keyera Corp. · Capital · Positive Keyera's $3.9 billion buy of Plains Midstream Canada was among the quarter's three largest M&A transactions.
Sapphire Gas Solutions · Capital · Positive Antin Infrastructure Partners acquired Sapphire Gas Solutions for $164.5 million, the third-largest PE deal of the quarter.
Secure Energy Services Inc. · Capital · Positive GFL Environmental's $4.6 billion acquisition of Secure Energy Services was one of the quarter's three largest M&A deals.
GFL · Capital · Positive GFL Environmental is the takeover target of two competing consortiums, with CEO open to going private at a higher valuation.
BAM · Capital · Positive Brookfield Asset Management teamed with IFM Investors on a rival bid for GFL Environmental, a potential ~$28B take-private deal.
BX · Capital · Positive Blackstone Inc. formed a consortium with KKR and Energy Capital Partners to bid for GFL Environmental.
KKR · Capital · Positive KKR & Co. is part of a consortium bidding for GFL Environmental in a potential ~$28B take-private.
Energy Capital Partners · Capital · Positive Energy Capital Partners joined KKR and Blackstone's consortium bidding for GFL Environmental.
IFM Investors · Capital · Positive IFM Investors teamed with Brookfield Asset Management on a rival offer for GFL Environmental.
GFL · Capital · Positive GFL closed its C$6.4B SECURE Waste acquisition, funded via 75.1M shares, revolver draw, and a new US$1B term loan, expanding its platform and targeting mid-3s leverage.
Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp. · Capital · Positive GFL completed its C$6.4B acquisition of SECURE Waste Infrastructure, with SECURE shareholders receiving 80% in GFL shares and 20% cash
Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp. · Capital · Neutral SECURE is being removed from the S&P/TSX Composite Index following its combination with GFL Environmental, with each share exchanged for C$4.95 cash plus 0.3356 GFL shares.
GFL · Capital · Positive GFL acquires SECURE via share-and-cash deal, increasing its shares outstanding and index weight as it absorbs SECURE's business.
GFL · Capital · Positive GFL received take-private offers from at least six private equity groups, with CEO willing to consider a ~$50/share deal, driving shares higher.
GFL · Capital · Negative Shares slid as investors weighed the equity component used to fund a large Western Canada acquisition and the integration risk of absorbing a big new platform.
GFL · Capital · Positive CEO willing to accept a take-private offer around $50/share, with buyout interest building, driving a potential M&A transaction.
GFL · Capital · Positive GFL Environmental was added to the Russell 1000 and Russell 3000 indices, unlocking access to a wider base of passive and active investors.
GFL · Capital · Positive GFL priced $750M senior notes at 5.625% (effective ~4.5% after swaps) to repay revolver and fund the SECURE Waste acquisition, lowering its average borrowing rate while staying leverage neutral.
Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp. · Capital · Positive GFL's acquisition of Secure Waste is funded partly by this note offering, indicating growth investment.