Blackstone $2 Billion Acquisition Ties in Solar and Home Automation
The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) is going big into home automation, and we would note that there is a solar angle here as well. The private equity giant is paying a sum of $2 billion to acquire Vivint from…
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Vivint is listed as the largest home automation services company in North America and is also listed as the second largest residential security services provider.
As a part of the transaction, Blackstone will acquire Vivint Solar, Inc. and 2GIG Technologies, Inc. from its respective shareholders. Vivint Solar is a provider of solar solutions that leverages the power purchase agreement model to offer affordable solar power to residential customers. 2GIG Technologies is a developer of security and automation equipment for the residential and small commercial markets.
The move is hard to peg on any set outcome, but it is hard to not notice that First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is up over 4% at $24.17. The Guggenheim Solar (NYSEMKT: TAN) is up 1.1% at $18.32 on the day.
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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.
