The Financial Post reports in its Friday edition that clean-energy deal-making is showing signs of a comeback in the United States after last year's sharp contraction. A Bloomberg dispatch to the Post says that one of the first notable transactions that may occur is BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners joining private equity firm EQT AB to acquire AES Corp. The majority of AES's power generation comes from renewable energy and is supplied to technology companies such as Microsoft. KKR and Energy Impact Partners are among other investment firms on the lookout for possible purchases. "Investor interest is very high," said Hans Koble at Energy Impact Partners, which plans to deploy part of its new $1.4-billion (U.S.) fund to acquire clean energy assets. Emmanuel Lagarrigue, partner at KKR, added that sellers' price expectations are coming down, making the market for mergers and acquisitions "more pragmatic" in 2026. Buyer interest is picking up after President Donald Trump's return to the White House had many investors holding off for much of 2025. About 12 gigawatts of solar, wind and energy-storage power capacity changed hands through completed acquisitions last year, down more than 50 per cent from a year earlier.