Bryan Carlson
Bryan Carlson
Speaker
Managing Director, Head of M&A

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

United States

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Plenary day 2

Stellar Collision: Mergers & Acquisitions in a high interest market

Shalin Parikh
Managing Director,
EIG
Ali Mirza
Head of Structured Finance and M&A,
Total Energies Renewables USA
Josh Bellet
Managing Director,
Ares Management
Leonid Mednik
M&A Project Director,
Ferrovial
Moderator
Bryan Carlson
Managing Director, Head of M&A,
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

Now that the wave of platform buyouts has subsided, many younger developers are looking towards securing growth capital and divesting themselves of assets that are less likely to make it into financial close; focusing energies on the strongest projects. What know-how and strategies will developers and funds alike need to employ, and what can we expect for this market heading into 2025? 

  • Lay of the land - who is buying and what are you seeking in new acquisitions? 
  • To what extent have debt market conditions influenced the pace of M&A activity?
  • Have valuations for assets changed drastically in the last year? Do you expect to see any large fluctuations by the end of 2024?