PlatformTuesday, October 27, 2026
Octopus acquires Golden Plains Wind Farm 2 for over $2 billion
Octopus agreed to buy 100% of the Victorian wind farm, described as the southern hemisphere’s largest such asset, in a deal worth more than $2 billion.
Octopus has agreed terms to acquire 100 per cent of Golden Plains Wind Farm 2 in Victoria, Australia, in a transaction valued at more than $2 billion. The asset began construction two years ago and was described at the time as the southern hemisphere’s largest such wind farm.
Octopus is backed by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund and Dutch pension investor APG. The deal value exceeds $2 billion, and no advisers were named in the article.
Deal facts
- Target
- Golden Plains Wind Farm 2
- Business
- Victorian wind farm under construction, described as the southern hemisphere’s largest such asset.
- Buyer
- Octopus
- Sponsor
- Octopus
- Deal type
- Platform
- Headquarters
- Victoria, Australia
- Value
- more than $2 billion
- Status
- Announced, not yet closed
- Announced
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Sources
- Australian Financial ReviewOct 26, 2026
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