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Bitcoin (BTC) Miner CleanSpark (CLSK) to Acquire Peer Grid (GRDI) for $155 Million Enterprise Value
Bitcoin mining deals continue to surge as CleanSpark (CLSK) has agreed to purchase peer GRIID Infrastructure (GRDI) in an all-stock deal valued at $155 million.
The purchase will see CleanSpark assume all of GRIID’s debt and other obligations and provide a $5 million loan as a settlement bridge loan of approximately $50.9 million, according to a declaration On thursday.
“This acquisition would give us a clear and solid path forward over the next three years to accomplish in Tennessee what we have proudly achieved in Georgia over the past three years,” said CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford. “That achievement was building over 400 MW of infrastructure backed by valuable, long-term power contracts.”
GRIID shares fell more than 50% following the announcement, while CleanSpark rose nearly 4%, suggesting investors are likely viewing the deal as a fire sale.
The news comes as bitcoin mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have been heating up following the recent halving event that made the already competitive industry even more so. Recently, Riot Platforms (RIOT) and Bitfarms (BITF) were fighting against it in a hostile takeover attempt, while Core Scientific (CORZ) is also in play to be acquired by a cloud computing company.
This deal is expected to close in the third quarter, and CleanSpark anticipates exceeding 100 MW capacity in Tennessee by the end of the year and eventually increasing to 200 MW next year and more than 400 MW in 2026, according with the statement.
The companies also entered into a hosting agreement in which 20 megawatts (MW) of power capacity will be allocated to CleanSpark.
GRIID was founded in 2018 and listed on the Nasdaq earlier this year after multiple delays due to the brutal crypto winter. The mining company currently has mining facilities in Watertown, New York; Limestone, Maynardville and Lenoir City, Tennessee.