In the search for strategic partners through shareholdings, mergers and other types of cooperation, multi-utility consulting® is able to point to many successful projects and references realised both in conjunction with municipalities and municipal utilities as well as with investors.

  • Consulting services provided to an energy group during the acquisition of shares in another energy group, including the implementation of public-relations work

  • Assessment of a merger project for a city's municipal utility

  • Acquisition and sale of shares in several municipal utilities and regional utilities for a regional power utility, large municipal utilities and large power utilities (over 20 procedures)
    -  Development of the strategy and type of cooperation
    -  Accompaniment (sometimes management) of the entire acquisition    process (including contract negotiations)
    -  Data room
    -  Development of binding proposals

  • Development and implementation of a long-term acquisition strategy for a municipal utility holding

  • Provision of support to a regional public-transport company in the acquisition of a public-transport company (including concept development)

  • Development of a new cooperation concept for an alliance of municipal utilities

  • Acquisition of shares in a municipal utility for a regional utility

  • Search for a strategic partner for a municipal utility
    -  Strategy development
    -  EU invitation to tender bids
    -  Implementation, including contract negotiations
    -  General project management
    -  Development of a cooperation ready for implementation

  • Search for a strategic partner for a disposal company

  • Go-between for an energy group and a municipal holding during the process of a joint investment in a municipal utility

  • Divestment of two holdings (100% sale) for a multinational power utility group (Highest electrical voltage / highest performance)

  • Consulting services provided to a municipal utility regarding the sale of shares in an electricity group

  • Expertise for a bank in the assessment of mezzanine financing on the energy sector

  • Provision of consulting services for and implementation of the successful acquisition of a contract company for a large municipal utility

  • Provision of consulting services to an energy-services company in the search for a contracting company (several projects)

  • Acquisition of an engineering company for a multinational water and sewage group
Source: IPH Berlin