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Likely buyers · Energy in Germany.

Prepared 2026-08-28 with GP Intel · deterministic scoring, published weights: gp-intel.com/methodology/league-tables

How companies like this sold · 52 verified exits: 13% to sponsors, 83% to corporates and platforms, 4% via IPO. Route shift since 2020: sponsors 27% (was 28%), corporates and platforms 69% (was 66%), IPO 4% (was 6%) (sector-wide).

The list: 25 Tier 1 · 0 Tier 2 of 120 matched buyers, including 5 geographic expansion candidates without a local platform yet. A first round of the Tier 1 names plus the expansion buyers covers the demonstrated demand.

Financial buyers · 25

Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+

1. Eiffel Investment Group, Mirova SponsorVery High94

23 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 2 in Germany · 15 deals 2024–26

AUM €7.0B · Eiffel Energy Transition III · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €24-180M

8 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 7 per fund.

Backed British Solar Renewables, 2026 · Energy, UK

2. RGreen Invest SponsorVery High88

17 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 8 deals 2024–26

AUM €2.5B · INFRABRIDGE IV · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €10-75M

3 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 4 per fund.

Backed Geogreen, 2026 · Energy, France

3. Luxcara SponsorVery High88

16 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 6 in Germany · 4 deals 2024–26

AUM €7.5B · FLAVEO V · 2024 vintage · deploying

4 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 3 per fund.

Backed Kozani Solar PV, 2026 · Energy, Greece

4. Ardian SponsorVery High87

53 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 50 in Germany · 51 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

5. EQT SponsorVery High86

29 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 40 in Germany · 51 deals 2024–26

AUM €291.0B · EQT X · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €440M-3.3B

53 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 11 per fund.

Backed Calisen, 2025 · Energy, UK

6. Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund SponsorVery High85

51 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 44 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

7. Ardian Mid Cap Buyout SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

8. Ardian (Clean Energy Evergreen Fund) SponsorVery High85

50 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 43 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

9. Ardian (ex-AXA Private Equity) SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

10. Ardian / Crédit Agricole Assurances consortium SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

11. Ardian + Tikehau Capital + EMZ consortium (Bpifrance + Amundi + Siparex) SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 43 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

12. Ardian and Centerbridge Partners SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

13. Ardian and GoldenTree Asset Management SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

14. Ardian and Latour Capital SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

15. Ardian Expansion SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

16. Ardian Expansion (Fund V) SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

17. Ardian Semiconductor SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 43 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

18. Ardian Tikehau EMZ consortium SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 42 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

19. Ardian, Finint Infrastrutture SponsorVery High85

49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 45 in Germany · 43 deals 2024–26

AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M

13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Energia Group, 2026 · Energy, Ireland

20. Aquila Capital funds SponsorVery High85

17 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 1 in Germany · 8 deals 2024–26

AUM €6.5B · Aquila Capital Energy Transition Fund I · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €12-90M

Accelerating: 5 deals in the last 2 years vs 0.8/yr before.

Bought Desfina Wind Farm from Aquila Capital, 2026 · Energy, Greece

21. RIVE Private Investment SponsorVery High82

10 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 3 in Germany · 7 deals 2024–26

AUM €1.2B · RIVE Infrastructure Impact Fund (RIIF) · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €6-45M

7 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 6 per fund.

Backed REBI (Recursos de la Biomasa), 2026 · Energy, Spain

22. Omnes Capital SponsorVery High81

50 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 14 in Germany · 11 deals 2024–26

AUM €6.7B · Capenergie 5 · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €41-308M

11 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.

Backed Proxima Fusion, 2025 · Energy, Germany

23. Ring Capital SponsorVery High81

11 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 1 in Germany · 32 deals 2024–26

AUM €470M · Ring Altitude II · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €4-33M

17 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 13 per fund.

Backed Solarock, 2025 · Energy, France

24. Just Climate SponsorVery High81

9 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 11 deals 2024–26

AUM €1.7B · Natural Climate Solutions Strategy · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €7-52M

Accelerating: 9 deals in the last 2 years vs 1.5/yr before.

Backed Zanskar, 2026 · Energy, US

25. Nordic Alpha Partners SponsorVery High81

9 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 5 in Germany · 4 deals 2024–26

Nordic Alpha Partners Fund II · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €5-40M

7 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 8 per fund.

Backed Hybrid Greentech, 2026 · Energy, Denmark

Scores and facts derive from verified deal records only; sample floors and thresholds are published on the methodology page. Figures marked with a tilde are bands, not disclosures.