ACME·CD CORPDEV / M&A PIPELINE 2026-04-25 14:32:18 EDT · MKT OPEN M.CHENG · DESK 4
PIPELINE
6 theses
ACTIVE / PURSUING
2
TARGETS LIVE
10 across pipeline
CAPITAL MODELED
$2.41B ▲ 0.18B w/w
CONVICTION INDEX
0.59 ▲ 0.04
LAST IC
04·23 OCH/REYES/HARTWELL
# CODE THESIS STAGE VERDICT RTP CONVICTION HORIZON TAM OWNER UPDATED TGTS

CAPABILITY UTILIZATION

CAP DESCRIPTION STRENGTH USED IN UTILIZATION
EV-CHG · t1

EV fleet charging
infrastructure

Owner M. Cheng · Reviewed Apr 18

Identity

Stage
ACTIVE
Verdict
Inorganic (M&A)
Horizon
Now · 0–12mo
TAM
$74B by 2030
RTP score
0.82
Conviction
0.78
Capital req.
$0.9B – $1.4B
Window
closes ~ 18mo

Adjacent theses

RETRO-EV shares c1·c5·c8 (overlap 67%)
TELE-DATA shares c5 (overlap 22%)

Rationale

Acme's 1,400-depot service network and Tier-1 dealer access make depot charging a defensible right-to-play; SiC inverter capacity at the Reno fab gives a vertical-cost edge of ~14% on installed power.

Window of advantage is narrow — DOE NEVI round-3 awards landed in 8 of 14 Acme depot states (signal SIG-2418, Apr 18). Voltaira Networks Series D rumored at $1.2B post (SIG-2431, Apr 25), suggesting incumbent valuations are re-rating up. Recommendation: advance Voltaira to LOI within 30 days; open second-source conversation with Northwind Charging as backup.

Risk: dealer-channel cannibalization if charging is bundled at point of vehicle sale. Mitigation modeled in TM-2026-04-22 (R. Okafor).

Capabilities ledger

CAPNAMEWEIGHTEVIDENCECITED IN
c3Fleet logistics network0.8412 depots/state ave.SIG-2418, IC-2026-04-23
c5Commercial dealer channel0.88$2.1B fleet GMVDEAL-2026-Q1, IC-2026-04-23
c8Power electronics fab0.78400k SiC units/yrCFO-2026-Q1

Targets ledger

TGTNAMEHQREV $MEBITDAEV/REVMCAP $MPRINOTE
g1Voltaira NetworksAustin TX184222.2×410ADC fast-charge + telematics SDK
g4Northwind ChargingCalgary CA9683.4×330BDepot CPO, fleet-only, 11k stalls
g6ReCharge SystemsLyon FR7492.8×210BClass-6/7 retrofit kits
g10Switchback PowerDenver CO122182.5×305BMid-power chargers + retrofit installer net

Journal · EV-CHG

Decisions outstanding

▸ Approve Voltaira IOI → LOI · due 04-30
▸ Open second-source Northwind opt-in · due 05-08
▸ Cannibalization model peer review · due 05-12

Sign-off

M. CHENG ✓ 04-18
R. OKAFOR ✓ 04-19
L. HARTWELL PENDING
CFO OFFICE — not yet routed
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