Merger and Acquisition Activity Gains Pace in the Renewable Energy Sector in North America, Finds Frost & Sullivan

Merger and Acquisition Activity Gains Pace in the Renewable Energy Sector in North America, Finds Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18, 2012 - The market shows a significant trend toward a higher quantity of deals, mostly of lower value MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The renewable energy sector in North America is experiencing intense merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. As visionaries strove to identify appropriate targets and valuation metrics, the number of deals grew by two-thirds year-on-year in 2011, although the total deal value decreased by one-third, from $48.8 billion in 2010 to $33.4 billion in 2011. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.financialservices.frost.com) Mergers & Acquisitions in Renewable Energy in North America research reveals that this market is estimated to double in 2013 due to increased interest in alternative energy sources. If you are interested in more information on this research, please email Britni Myers, Corporate Communications, at britni.myers@frost.com, with your full name, company name, job title, telephone number, company email address, company website, city, state and country. "In 2011, the number of deals rose dramatically — by 58 percent from 2010 in wind and 48 percent from 2010 in solar — but total values were down by 24 percent in wind and 20 percent in solar," said Frost & Sullivan Business & Financial Services Consultant K. Vinod Cartic.