Carlyle Infrastructure Partners to acquire six power plants in the U.S.

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Carlyle Infrastructure Partners to acquire six power plants in the U.S. The Carlyle Group announced on Monday it has agreed to acquire the Red Oak power generation facility in Sayreville, New Jersey, and has separately closed on the purchase of five power plants in California.

The acquisitions were executed in conjunction with Cogentrix, acquired by Carlyle funds in late 2012, and bring the total enterprise value of power asset transactions by Carlyle since then to more than $1.2 billion.

Robert Mancini, Carlyle Managing Director and Chairman of the Board of Cogentrix, said:

"Since Carlyle funds acquired Cogentrix, our power team has committed approximately $600 million of equity capital. The North American power generation sector is going through an evolution, and we are seeing significant opportunities, both in the form of acquisitions and development, to create value for our investors."

Red Oak, which is being acquired from Energy Capital Partners, is a highly efficient, 823-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant located in Sayreville, New Jersey. Red Oak currently operates under a long-term power purchase agreement and is part of the PJM Interconnection, the world's largest and most liquid competitive power market.

The five California power generation facilities, together accounting for 320 MW, include the 122-MW Midway natural gas-fired plant in Firebaugh, California, as well as the CalPeak portfolio of four natural gas-fired plants totaling 198 MW in Escondido, Firebaugh, San Diego and Vacaville, California. Carlyle is acquiring the Midway plant from an affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global LLC and the CalPeak portfolio from the Blackstone Group L.P.'s GSO Capital Partners as well as affiliates of Starwood and Tyr Energy.

Equity capital for the transactions, terms of which were not disclosed, comes from Carlyle Power Opportunities Capital Partners L.P., a power managed account, and Carlyle Infrastructure Partners, L.P., a $1.1 billion infrastructure fund.

Mr. Mancini added:

"Red Oak is an attractive investment because it benefits from stable cash flow generation and is strategically located in a market that should benefit from strong secular trends. The California plants are all highly responsive and flexible facilities that represent important resources for transmission grid support and providing reliable power during periods of peak demand within California."

Cogentrix, a portfolio company of Carlyle Power Opportunities Capital Partners and Carlyle Infrastructure Partners, is a developer, operator and manager of independent power plants in North America. Founded in 1983, Cogentrix has been directly responsible for the development, engineering, construction, operation and management of a portfolio totaling 40 fossil and renewable power facilities with a combined generating capability of around 8,000 megawatts.

Source: Carlyle

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