Strategic Value Partners Invests in NewEdge Power and Launches Utility-Scale Battery Storage Joint Venture
Project funding will follow development progress, while a separate platform investment will support NewEdge's team and capabilities.
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Strategic Value Partners and NewEdge Power announced a partnership to establish a joint venture focused on utility-scale power development. Funds managed by SVP will make an initial capital commitment, with the venture launching with a seed portfolio targeting up to 1.2 GW of capacity in PJM, the grid operator serving 13 states and Washington, D.C. Transaction terms were not disclosed.
NewEdge will lead development, while SVP will fund select projects as they progress. The company expects the commitment to advance the seed portfolio and support additional opportunities in PJM and other U.S. markets. SVP's separate platform investment will be funded over the investment period to expand NewEdge's development team and capabilities. SVP managing director Andrew Shore will join NewEdge's board as an observer.
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Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.SVP funds will make an initial capital commitment to establish the utility-scale power joint venture.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.The seed portfolio targets up to 1.2 GW of capacity in PJM.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.SVP's platform investment will support expansion of NewEdge's development team and capabilities over the investment period.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.NewEdge expects the commitment to support additional opportunities in PJM and other U.S. markets.
Negative
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Project funding is selective, with SVP funding projects as they progress through development.
Key Figures
- Seed portfolio capacity
- up to 1.2 GW
- Target for the joint venture's portfolio in PJM
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The joint venture will launch with a seed portfolio targeting up to 1.2 GW of capacity in PJM; SVP's commitment will also support the expansion of NewEdge's platform.
NewEdge's pipeline includes utility-scale battery storage and solar projects, as well as distributed power projects, across several
The partnership comes as PJM and other
"For decades, power availability was taken for granted as demand stayed flat. Today, with unprecedented demand growth driven by data centers and the reshoring of manufacturing, we're seeing a need for new resources to serve the market. Battery storage has emerged as a critical part of the solution that can be delivered quickly to meet this need," said Joe Nano, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of NewEdge. "SVP brings the scale, expertise and conviction to build on our platform's successful track record and expand our capabilities to serve the
"Power markets are being reshaped by rising electricity demand and the need to bring new capacity online at pace. However, power demand is only part of the story. In markets like PJM, securing well-located sites and a viable path to the grid is a significant part of the growing opportunity we are seeing," said Mike Ungari, Global Head of Real Estate at SVP. "This partnership combines NewEdge's expertise to identify and advance those sites with SVP's capabilities investing across power and infrastructure."
NewEdge will lead development under the joint venture, with SVP funding select projects as they progress. SVP's platform investment in NewEdge will also be funded over the investment period to support and expand the company's development team and capabilities.
"We've built NewEdge around securing high-quality sites and interconnection positions in the markets where new capacity is needed most," said Steve Barna, Chief Development Officer and Co-Founder of NewEdge. "With SVP's capital, we believe we can move our seed portfolio and pipeline through development at the pace this market requires."
As part of the transaction, Andrew Shore, Managing Director, North American Investment Team at SVP, will join NewEdge's Board of Directors as an observer, alongside Joe Nano and Steve Barna of NewEdge, Dave Kirkpatrick and Alan Kelley of SJF Ventures, and independent director Brent Beerley. The board brings deep power-sector experience, including SJF Ventures' clean energy investments in Terabase Energy, Nextpower (NASDAQ: NXT, formerly Nextracker), Community Energy (sold to AES) and groSolar (sold to EDF), and Mr. Beerley's two renewable company exits, to Iberdrola Renewables and AES.
Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group LLC served as financial advisor to NewEdge on the transaction. Verdonck Partners LLC served as buy-side advisor to SVP. Amis, Patel & Brewer, LLP served as transaction counsel to NewEdge. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as transaction counsel to SVP.
About NewEdge Power
NewEdge Power is a utility-scale and distributed power development platform active across several key
About SVP
SVP is a global alternative investment firm that invests across the full range of opportunistic strategies - from performing and event driven debt to hybrid solutions, hard assets (infrastructure, real estate, power, airplanes) and special situations private equity. It has extensive resources to improve or transform companies, as well as hard assets with a team of in-house operating partners, and operating platforms in power, retail real estate and aviation. Today, SVP has approximately
Media Contacts
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Strategic Value Partners:
media@svpglobal.com
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SOURCE Strategic Value Partners
FAQ
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What capacity does the SVP and NewEdge Power joint venture target?
The joint venture will launch with a seed portfolio targeting up to 1.2 GW of capacity in PJM. NewEdge will lead development, with SVP funding select projects as they progress.
How will SVP's investment support NewEdge Power?
SVP funds will make an initial capital commitment to establish the joint venture, and a separate platform investment will support NewEdge's development team and capabilities. The platform investment will be funded over the investment period. Transaction terms were not disclosed.