The Sherpa Signal · 2026-08-08 FIRST MOVE
1 GW Solar acquisition in United Kingdom
Aura Power merges with Verdant Energy to form a 1 GW UK solar and battery storage IPP backed by CVC DIF
Capacity
1 GW
Country
United Kingdom
Announced
2026-08-07
KEY FACTS
TypeAcquisition
Capacity1 GW
SectorSolar
CountryUnited Kingdom
Announced2026-08-07
THE PARTIES
CVC DIFInvestor
Aura PowerDeveloper
Verdant EnergyDeveloper
Standout 1 GW Solar project in United Kingdom
Parties
- Norton Rose Fulbright (Legal Buy)
- CVC DIF (Investor)
- DNV (Advisor)
- Burges Salmon (Legal Buy)
- PwC (Advisor)
- TLT (Advisor)
- CMS (Legal Buy)
- Aura Power (Developer)
- Akereos Capital (Advisor)
- Verdant Energy (Developer)
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