Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Solar startup raises $14m in pre-IPO finance

28 June 2011

Enphase Energy, a Californian solar startup, has boosted its coffers by $14 million ahead of a planned $100 million initial public offering (IPO).



Enphase, which manufactures solar microinverters, told the US regulator on Friday it had raised the money through a combination of debt and equity, and hopes to sell a further $37.5 million in equity.

The Nasdaq hopeful could net up to $151.5 million through its combined pre-IPO and IPO raisings.

Enphase manufactures microinverters, small electronic devices which attach to solar panels and monitor and adjust power generation capacity.

It posted a loss of nearly $22 million in 2010 on revenues of $61.6 million, while the first three months of this year saw it post a $9.2 million loss against $18 million in revenues.

The IPO is underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Jefferies, ThinkEquity and Lazard Capital Markets.

Charlotte Dudley