ERock, a Houston-headquartered manufacturer of natural gas generators, has filed for a U.S. initial public offering that could raise up to $641.9 million. The company intends to offer 27.9 million shares at a proposed price range of $20 to $23 per share, and is seeking a valuation of up to $5 billion. ERock plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "EROC."
Founded in 2006, the company supplies natural gas generators to data centers, utilities and commercial and industrial customers across nine U.S. states. The filing notes that ERock derives a substantial portion of its revenue from higher-growth regions, including Texas and California.
ERock commissioned its first distributed power system in 2011 and has since grown its footprint to 400 operational sites. In the filing the company reported approximately $1.3 billion in contracted power system sales backlog as of March 31, a figure the filing describes as representing a nearly nine-fold increase from the prior year.
The company is backed by investment firm Energy Impact Partners and is identified in the filing as having formerly operated under the name Enchanted Rock. To support planned growth, ERock says it intends to boost annual assembly capacity to roughly 1.2 gigawatts by the end of 2026 through development of a Houston-based facility named Hyperion.
Investment banks working on the deal include Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan as joint lead bookrunning managers. Additional underwriters listed in the filing are Barclays, BofA Securities, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim Securities, Wolfe | Nomura Alliance and BNP Paribas.
The filing provides a snapshot of the company’s sales pipeline, manufacturing ambitions and capitalization plans as it seeks public market financing. The information in the filing is presented as of March 31 and reflects the company’s stated targets and reported backlog at that date.