M&A Involving Sustainability and ESG Companies

This M&A (merger & acquisition) list tracks IT asset disposition (ITAD) business buyers, sellers & investors. Check it regularly for the latest ITAD M&A deal flow.

SLR Consulting, backed by private equity firm Ares Management, remains one of the most active buyers of sustainability- and ESG-focused consulting firms worldwide.

Sage Sustainable Electronics, backed by private equity firm Closed Loop Partners, continues IT asset disposition (ITAD) service provider acquisitions. Seeks to become nation ITAD provider.

Ecologi acquires Net Zero Now, a carbon accounting software platform provider. Meanwhile, numerous carbon accounting software startups may soon need more funding or strategic exits, VCs say.

Private equity firm TPG acquires solar energy giant Altus Power for $2.2 billion. Among the potential opportunities ahead: Providing solar energy to power AI data centers.

Virtualization software company Citrix acquires Unicon -- a virtualization and endpoint management software company that touts sustainable IT and e-waste reduction outcomes.

Johnson Controls, which is seeking a CEO to succeed George Oliver, continues to acquire technology companies that address building energy management and carbon reduction. The latest example is Webeasy.

Recognize -- a private equity firm led by Infor, Oracle and Morgan Stanley veteran Charles Phillips -- acquires IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) specialist Sprout. Here's why.

Private equity firm TPG may acquire solar energy firm Altus Power, according to Reuters. Here's how Altus Power & the solar market are performing.

Trane Technologies acquires BrainBox AI, which develops cloud-based technology to make commercial buildings and HVAC systems smarter, greener and more energy efficient.

Accenture acquires IQT Group, a consultancy & engineering firm that offers sustainability and net-zero expertise to electricity, water and telecommunications infrastructure customers.

Sage Sustainable Electronics, backed by private equity firm Closed Loop Partners, buys Relectro, a provider of electronics repair, refurbishment, logistics, device lifecycle management, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) services.

Schneider Electric acquires Motivair Corp., a liquid cooling data center specialist that reinforces Schneider Electric's sustainable IT services strategy.

Amid slumping stock price, Altus Power hires M&A advisors and appears to be up for sale. Solar energy company seeks potential buyers.

M&A activity involving carbon accounting software remains steady. The latest example: Gevo acquires Cultivate Agricultural Intelligence (CultivateAI) to enhance carbon accounting software & data in the agriculture market.