Quanta Services Acquires Cupertino Electric, Inc.

HOUSTON — Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) announced today that it completed the acquisition of Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI), a premier electrical infrastructure solutions provider to the technology, renewable energy and infrastructure and commercial industries. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in San Jose, California, CEI provides integrated turnkey solutions, including engineering, procurement, project management, construction and modularization services to a high-quality and diverse customer base across the United States. Through its diverse geographic, customer, end market and service line portfolio, CEI has grown to become the sixth largest electrical solutions provider in the country with a workforce of approximately 4,300 employees.

CEI’s 70-year history includes more than 25 years of experience working with global leaders in the technology and data center industries. CEI performs the design and installation of critical electrical systems and is a premier custom manufacturer of modular electrical systems for large-scale data centers and has installed electrical systems in more than 20 million square feet of data centers.

Additionally, CEI is a leading renewable infrastructure solutions provider to the mid-sized utility-scale solar and battery storage market, offering turnkey engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning capabilities. Finally, CEI has a long history of providing comprehensive solutions-based engineering, procurement and construction services of electrical systems for the infrastructure and commercial markets.

For the four years ending December 31, 2023, CEI achieved a double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of both revenues and net income by leveraging its operational expertise, collaborative and long-term customer relationships and solutions-based approach. CEI is estimated to generate full-year 2024 revenues and adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) of $2.1 billion to $2.2 billion and approximately $155 million to $175 million, respectively.⁽¹⁾ As described in further detail below, the consideration paid at closing for the transaction was approximately $1.5 billion.

Duke Austin, Quanta’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are excited to announce the acquisition of CEI, a company we have admired for more than a decade, and we welcome CEI’s employees to the Quanta family. CEI brings an exceptional management team and a premier craft-skilled workforce that complements Quanta’s culture and will create a comprehensive electrical infrastructure solution offering that we believe can facilitate innovative solutions between utilities and large power consumers – from electron generation to transmission to consumption. Further, CEI provides Quanta a low-voltage electrical platform to further diversify and expand our customer base and service offerings. CEI has vibrant end-markets, a strong and visible project backlog and an accretive contribution to Quanta’s growth, cash flow conversion, returns and earnings per share.”

Tom Schott, President and Chief Executive Officer of CEI said, “The opportunity to strategically partner with Quanta for the next phase of CEI’s growth trajectory is incredibly exciting for our employees and our long-standing customers. The people-first culture and customer-centric mindset that Quanta and CEI share is truly unique and should allow our organizations to accomplish more together than we could alone. This transaction ensures that CEI’s 70-year legacy of great people and projects remains intact, and that going forward CEI will be fueled by support from Quanta and its family of companies.”

CEI’s existing management team will remain in place, with Tom Schott continuing in his leadership role as President and Chief Executive Officer. With a skilled, dedicated and high-quality workforce of approximately 4,300 employees, CEI will serve as a platform operating company of Quanta.

Transaction Consideration and Financing
The upfront transaction consideration was approximately $1.54 billion, consisting of approximately $1.3 billion in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments, as well as approximately 883,000 shares of Quanta common stock valued at approximately $225 million. Additionally, there is a potential earnout payment of up to $200 million to the extent certain financial performance targets are achieved during a post-acquisition period. Quanta funded the cash portion of the transaction with a combination of cash on hand, drawings under its existing credit facility and a short-term term loan facility. The transaction closed on July 17, 2024.

King & Spalding LLP is serving as legal advisor to Quanta Services. Lazard is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Cupertino Electric Inc., and Fenwick & West LLP is serving as legal advisor.