The security of the bulk-power system has long been an issue of deep concern in the US. On May 1, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System. The EO created uncertainty and peril for US power companies.… Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: Dürr AG (Germany) Acquired: MEGTEC and Universal businesses of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (US) Value: US$131 Million Industry: Industrial Products and Services… Continue Reading
Status: Presidential Order Acquirer: Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, Inc. (US); China Venture Capital Fund Corporation Limited (China) Acquired: Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (US) Value: Approximately US$1.3 Billion Industry: Integrated Circuits; Electronic Engineering; Semiconductors… Continue Reading
Status Update: Clearance Acquirer: Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Canada) Acquired: Empire District Electric Company (Missouri, U.S.) Value: Approx. US$2.4 billion Industry: Energy; Regulated Utilities UPDATE: In a recent securities filing by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Canada), it was reported that, in relation to its acquisition of Missouri based Empire District Electric … Continue Reading
Status Update: Clearance Acquirer: Tyco International plc (Ireland) Acquired: Johnson Controls, Inc. (U.S.) Value: US$11.3 billion Industry: Security Solutions UPDATE: According to SEC filings, Johnson Controls, Inc. and Tyco International plc, completed their combination on September 2, 2016. (See Johnson Controls International plc Ex-99.1 to Form 8-K, Feb. 23, 2017, SEC Filing.) Following … Continue Reading
Electric vehicles (EV) will soon get a boost in power and energy due to a relatively new cathode material known colloquially as NMC for its nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide chemistry. Battery experts predict NMC will, in the immediate future, replace the currently commercially used cobalt oxides and nickel-cobalt-aluminum oxides in EV and many other electronic applications. While … Continue Reading
