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GE Vernova is paying €8bn for Trench Group

GE Vernova has agreed to buy Trench from Triton for $9bn. The deal, the price, and why a transformer maker wants to own its bushing supplier.

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One price, three multiples
  • 2026 EBITDA€412m, 19 times
  • 2027 EBITDA€500m, 16 times
  • 2028 EBITDA€611m, 13 times

Source: GE Vernova investor presentation, 28 October 2026, revenue and margin by year converted at 1.12. The multiples are my arithmetic

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Triton paid €401m for Trench Group

A study of Triton Partners' exit from Trench: what Trench makes, what Triton paid and has already taken out, where the company sits in the grid and AI buildout, and whether it gets sold or listed.

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Revenue and order intake by fiscal year
€ millions
  • Revenue
  • Order intake
PeriodRevenue, € millionsOrder intake, € millions
Fiscal 20246841,040
Fiscal 20259071,400
Fiscal 2026 (first three quarters)8601,490

Source: Trench Group results, 16 December 2025, and POWER Magazine

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Britain's fast-tracked grid

All 26 accelerated transmission projects across the three licences. Where the dates have moved, which allowances are public, what money has gone out before assessment, and where each one is in planning.

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Twenty-three of the twenty-six still carry the date they were given in 2023
  • One year later23 outputs
  • Four years later2 outputs
  • Three years later1 outputs

Source: UK electricity grid map, 17 September 2026