Gibraltar Acquires TerraSmart for $220 Million
Transaction expected to be immediately accretive to earnings
Also acquired Sunfig for
Expects 5-year solar revenue to exceed
Management to hold conference call at
Key strategic benefits of these transactions:
- Strengthen Gibraltar’s position as the largest turnkey provider in the domestic solar energy market with the broadest portfolio of ground-mount infrastructure, tracker, and design software solutions, serving customers of any type and/or size on any terrain.
- Accelerate Gibraltar’s contribution toward the broader effort of making renewable energy more readily available for everyone, everywhere.
- Scale
Gibraltar to a$700 million solar energy platform within its Renewable Energy and Conservation segment over the next five years, enhancing Gibraltar’s revenue growth and margin profile and demonstrating the company’s commitment to increasing its participation in higher value and faster growing markets.
“Adding TerraSmart and Sunfig to our existing solar business significantly increases our presence in the
Sunfig
Sunfig provides software solutions to optimize solar energy investments and increase project return through upstream design, performance, and financial modeling. Key offerings include:
- Sunfig Instant Feasibility Tool (SIFT), a web-based software solution that optimizes solar project design for maximum financial return in real time using data and analytics.
- APIs that integrate directly into existing software, tools, and processes. APIs include automated layout for ground mount and commercial rooftops, DC and AC coupled storage modeling, performance and financial modeling, and topography analysis.
- Development services to help optimized increasingly complex contract and project requirements.
Transaction Highlights
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The combined transactions are expected to be immediately accretive to earnings.
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