Swift Solar acquires Meyer Burger HJT manufacturing assets and IP — GW-scale silicon heterojunction equipment + global patent portfolio for US solar manufacturing
Swift Solar (California perovskite startup) acquires GW-scale heterojunction (HJT) silicon cell manufacturing equipment and global IP portfolio from bankrupt Meyer Burger. Former MB CEO Gunter Erfurt and Global R&D Head Marcel Koenig joining Swift Solar. Plan: build GW-scale HJT factory in US, then add perovskite tandem layer. Equipment currently in Germany, built for US deployment. Provides 'freedom to operate' for tandem manufacturing without Asian supply chain dependence. Financial terms undisclosed. Legal: Goodwin Procter (Swift Solar).
Deal Value
Solar (HJT / Perovskite-Silicon Tandem)
Technology
US
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Asset Acquisition
- Seller / Sponsor
- Meyer Burger (bankrupt estate)
- Buyer / Financier
- Swift Solar
- Stage
- Development
- Source
- Swift Solar
Service Providers
Advisory & Legal
- legal_buyer
- Goodwin Procter
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