Vertiv Completes $1.45 Billion Acquisition of Utility Innovation Group
Key Highlights
- Vertiv completes its acquisition of Utility Innovation Group (UIG), with up to $1.15 billion in additional contingent consideration tied to financial performance targets.
- The acquisition adds microgrid controls, on-site power generation, energy storage orchestration, and behind-the-meter power architecture to Vertiv's portfolio.
- The combined capabilities are intended to help data center operators manage grid interconnection challenges, expand on-site power capacity, and support growing AI infrastructure requirements.
Vertiv Holdings Co. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Vertiv Corporation, has completed its acquisition of Utility Innovation Holdings, Inc., which operates as Utility Innovation Group (UIG). The transaction includes approximately $1.45 billion in upfront cash consideration, along with potential additional contingent payments of up to $1.15 billion based on achieving specified earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) targets over 12- and 24-month periods.
Vertiv stated that the upfront purchase price represents approximately 13 times UIG's expected 2027 EBITDA. The multiple is expected to decrease if the full contingent consideration is earned. The company also anticipates that the acquisition will contribute positively to adjusted earnings per share during the first year following completion.
UIG provides microgrid solutions, advanced power controls, and behind-the-meter power architecture design, with a focus on data center applications.
The acquisition extends Vertiv upstream to the grid interconnect, adding microgrid controls, on-site generation and energy storage orchestration, and behind-the-meter power architecture.
According to Vertiv, integrating UIG's capabilities are expected to help data center operators secure power faster as grid constraints increasingly limit AI infrastructure deployment.
"With UIG now part of Vertiv, we can extend our capabilities upstream to the utility interconnect and on-site power sources, creating a coordinated solution, from behind-the-meter power generation to chip, that helps customers achieve faster time to power without tying them to a single generation technology or supplier," said Vertiv CEO Giordano Albertazzi.
Sidney Hinton, founder and CEO of UIG, said the acquisition will allow the company to extend its microgrid and behind-the-meter power capabilities to a broader international customer base.
Source: Vertiv Holdings Co.
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