M&A Activity • May 31, 2024
M&A Activity
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Registered office: Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo 818, 4100-320 Porto, Portugal Fully subscribed and paid-up share capital: € 367,094,274.62 Registered at the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon under the sole registration and taxpayer number 506 042 715
Greenvolt – Energias Renováveis, S.A., hereby informs, under the terms and for the purposes of article 29 (Q) of the Portuguese Securities Code, article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April, and article 17 (1) of the Portuguese Securities Code, that it has received, on the present date, a notice from GVK Omega, SGPS, Unipessoal, Lda., as hereto attached.
Oporto, May 31st, 2024. The Market Relations Representative.
Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo, n.º 818 4100-320 Porto
Att.: Mr. Miguel Valente Market Relations and CMVM's Representative
Portuguese Securities Market Commission Issuer's Department Rua Laura Alves, 4 1050-138 Lisboa
Att.: Mrs. Sandra Cardoso Head of the Issuer's Department
Lisbon, Portugal, 31 May 2024
Dear Sir,
Reference is made to the (i) preliminary announcement of a general and voluntary tender offer over the shares corresponding to the share capital of Greenvolt - Energias Renováveis, S.A. ("Greenvolt") disclosed to the market on 21 December 2023, and amended on 5 March 2024, with GVK Omega S.G.P.S., Unipessoal, Lda. as offeror ("Offeror"), and (ii) communications made by the Offeror to Greenvolt on the status of satisfaction of the launching conditions listed on such preliminary announcement and disclosed to the market on 9 April 2024 and 14 May 2024.
The Offeror hereby informs you of the completion, on the date hereof, of the acquisition of the shares held by (i) Actium Capital, S.A.; (ii) Caderno Azul, S.A.; (iii) Livrefluxo, S.A.; (iv) Promendo Investmentos, S.A.; (v) V-Ridium Holding Limited; (vi) KWE Partners Ltd.; and (vii) 1 Thing Investments, S.A., each as seller (each a "Selling Shareholder") in an aggregate amount of 84,699,101 (eighty-four million six hundred and ninety-nine thousand one hundred and one) shares corresponding to 60.86% (sixty point eighty six per cent) of the voting rights of Greenvolt as at the date hereof, under the 7 (seven) share purchase agreements executed on 21 December 2023 with each Selling Shareholder (jointly referred as the "SPAs"). Following the completion of the SPAs, the Offeror notifies you, under the terms and for the purposes of articles 16(1) and (8), 175, 176 and 187(1) of the Portuguese Securities Code ("PSC), of the following:
a) To the best of the Offeror's knowledge, as at this date, the entities that are with the Offeror in any of the situations mentioned in article 20 of the PSC hold the following number of Greenvolt's shares with the ISIN Code PTGNV0AM0001 and/or are attributed the following percentage of voting rights therein:
| Position of previous notification | Resulting situation on the date hereof |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | Grounds for attributing of voting rights |
No. of Shares |
% Share capital |
No. of voting rights |
% voting rights |
No. of Shares |
% Share capital |
No. of voting rights |
% voting rights |
| Offeror | Direct shareholding (article 20(1) PSC) |
- | - | - | - | 84,699,101 | 60.86% | 84,699,101 | 60.86% |
| MEDIOBANCA - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. ("MedioBanca")(*) |
Direct shareholding (article 20(1) PSC) |
21,638,141 | 15,55% | 21,638,141 | 15,55% | 25,104,791 | 18,04% | 25,104,791 | 18,04% |
| Gamma Lux Holdco S.à r.l. ("Gamma Lux")(*) |
Control over Offeror (i) (article 20(1)(b) PSC); and (ii) Swap entered into with MedioBanca (article 20 (1)(c) and (e) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| Gamma Lux TopCo S.à r.l. ("Gamma Lux TopCo") |
Control over Offeror and Gamma Lux (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| Gamma Lux Aggregator S.à r.l. ("Lux Aggregator") |
Control over Offeror and Gamma Lux TopCo (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| KKR GV Investor Aggregator L.P. ("KKR GV Investor Aggregator") |
Control over Offeror and Lux Aggregator (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| Position of previous notification | Resulting situation on the date hereof |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | Grounds for attributing of voting rights |
N. of Shares |
% share capital |
N. of voting rights |
% voting rights |
N. of Shares |
% share capital |
N. of voting rights |
% voting rights |
| KKR GV Investor Aggregator GP LLC ("KKR GV Investor Aggregator GP") |
Control over Offeror and KKR GV Investor Aggregator (article 20(1)(b) and (f) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| K-INFRA Gamma Aggregator GP Limited ("K-INFRA GP") |
Control over Offeror and KKR GV Investor Aggregator (article 20(1)(b) and (f) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV (USD) ("KKR SCSp Global Infrastructure") |
Control over Offeror, K INFRA GP and KKR GV Investor Aggregator GP (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. ("KKR & Co") |
Control over Offeror and KKR Global Infrastructure (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| KKR & Co. Inc. | Control over Offeror and KKR & Co (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 22,774,675 | 16,36% | - | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
(*) MedioBanca entered into a share swap transaction ("Swap") with Gamma Lux as disclosed on 5 April 2024, under which the voting rights attaching to the Shares acquired by Mediobanca under the Swap are attributable to Gamma Lux, as also disclosed in the qualified shareholding notices of 10 and 11 April 2024. The Swap establishes, amongst others, that the (i) expiration data is 30 June 2025; (ii) the exercise period is valid until 30 June 2025; and (iii) the settlement can occur either physically or by cash.
We remain at your disposal for any clarification or the provision of additional information that may be required.
Yours faithfully,
GVK OMEGA, S.G.P.S., Unipessoal, Lda.
Name: Hugo Daniel Marvanejo de Sousa Capacity: Director
Registered office: Avenida Duque d' Ávila, n.º 46, 3.º C, 1050-083 Lisbon
Share Capital: € 10,000
Holder of the sole registry and tax identification number 517892650
In the context of the completion, on the date hereof, of the acquisition of the shares held by (i) Actium Capital, S.A.; (ii) Caderno Azul, S.A.; (iii) Livrefluxo, S.A.; (iv) Promendo Investimentos, S.A.; (v) V-Ridium Holding Limited; (vi) KWE Partners Ltd.; and (vii) 1 Thing Investments, S.A. (jointly referred to as "Selling Shareholders"), in an aggregate amount of 84,699,101 (eighty-four million six hundred and ninety-nine thousand one hundred and one) shares corresponding to 60.86% (sixty point eighty six per cent) of the voting rights of Greenvolt - Energias Renováveis, S.A., under the 7 (seven) shares purchase agreements executed with the Selling Shareholders on 21 December 2023 (the share purchase agreements jointly referred as "SPAs"), GVK Omega, S.G.P.S., Unipessoal, Lda., hereby makes public the decision, under the terms and for the purposes of articles 175, 176 and 187 of the Portuguese Securities Code ("PSC"), to launch a general and mandatory tender offer over all shares corresponding to the share capital of Greenvolt - Energias Renováveis, S.A. ("Offer"), under the following terms and conditions of this preliminary announcement ("Preliminary Announcement") and the remaining documents of the Offer:
The Offeror is an affiliate of affiliated investment funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. or its affiliates ("KKR").
The Target Company is Greenvolt - Energias Renováveis, S.A., a company with registered office at Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo, n.º 818, 4100-320 Porto, Portugal, registered with the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon under the sole company and tax number 506.042.715, with a fully subscribed and paid-up share capital of € 367,094,274.62 (three hundred and sixty-seven million, ninety-four thousand two hundred and seventy-four euros and sixty-two cents), represented by 139,169,046 (one hundred and thirty-nine million, one hundred and sixty-nine thousand and forty-six) ordinary nominative book-entry shares, without nominal value ("Target Company" and the "Shares").
| Entity | Grounds for attributing of voting rights |
No. of Shares |
% Share capital |
No. of voting rights |
% voting rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offeror | Direct shareholding (article 20(1) PSC) |
84,699,101 | 60.86% | 84,699,101 | 60.86% |
| MEDIOBANCA - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. ("MedioBanca")(*) |
Direct shareholding (article 20(1) PSC) |
25,104,791 | 18,01% | 25,104,791 | 18,04% |
| Gamma Lux Holdco S.à r.l. ("Gamma Lux")(*) |
(i) Control over Offeror (article 20(1)(b) PSC); and (ii) Swap entered into with MedioBanca (article 20 (1)(c) and (e) PSC) |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| Gamma Lux TopCo S.à r.l. ("Gamma Lux TopCo") |
Control over Offeror and Gamma Lux (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| Gamma Lux Control over Offeror Aggregator S.à r.l. and Gamma Lux ("Lux Aggregator") TopCo (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% | |
| KKR GV Investor Control over Offeror Aggregator L.P. ("KKR and Lux Aggregator |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| Entity | Grounds for attributing of voting rights |
No. of Shares |
% Share capital |
No. of voting rights |
% voting rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GV Investor Aggregator") |
(article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
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| KKR GV Investor Aggregator GP LLC ("KKR GV Investor Aggregator GP") |
Control over Offeror and KKR GV Investor Aggregator (article 20(1)(b) and (f) PSC) |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| K-INFRA Gamma Aggregator GP Limited ("K-INFRA GP") |
Control over Offeror and KKR GV Investor Aggregator (article 20(1)(b) and (f) PSC) |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV (USD) SCSp ("KKR Global Infrastructure") |
Control over Offeror, K-INFRA GP and KKR GV Investor Aggregator GP (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. ("KKR & Co") |
Control over Offeror and KKR Global Infrastructure (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
| KKR & Co. Inc. | Control over Offeror and KKR & Co (article 20(1)(b) PSC) |
- | - | 109,803,892 | 78,90% |
(*) MedioBanca entered into a share swap transaction ("Swap") with Gamma Lux as disclosed on 5 April 2024, under which the voting rights attaching to the Shares acquired by Mediobanca under the Swap are attributable to Gamma Lux.
amount of € 200,000,000 (two hundred million euros) issued by the Target Company on 8 February 2023 ("Convertible Bonds") and subscribed by GV Investor Bidco S.à r.l. ("GV Investor").
("PCC"), comes to hold 90% or a higher percentage of the share capital of the Target Company, the Offeror will then assess if it shall proceed to a squeeze-out of the Shares that remain in the ownership of other shareholders, under the provisions of article 490 of the PCC.
Lisbon, 31 May 2024
The Offeror
GVK Omega, S.G.P.S., Unipessoal. Lda.
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