January 22, 2010 (FinancialWire) — A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: APWR), a provider of distributed power generation systems in China and a manufacturer of wind turbines, said that it has closed a private placement for $83 million in cash with several institutional investors.

The company said it will use the net proceeds to fund a portion of the purchase price of the company’s EVATECH acquisition and the remainder of the net proceeds have been designated for investment in additional components for the manufacturing of turbines, funding of existing projects and additional working capital.

Under the private placement, A-Power issued to institutional investors 5,777,932 common shares at a price of $14.37 per share. In addition, the company issued to the investors warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,888,966 Shares, 2,099,822 of the warrants are exercisable at $16.90 per Share and the remainder are exercisable at $16.91 per Share.

The warrants will be initially exercisable six months after January 21, 2010 and will remain exercisable for a five-year period thereafter.

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