Wind Power in the M&A Spotlight By Jim Cramer About this article: Xantrex gets a bid! Here's a Canadian wind play that just got bought by France's Schneider Electric. It has a sizable business in converting wind power into power than can be used on the grid, one of the stickier issues that has confounded the wind industry. The deal is small, $500 million-- but it is significant because the wind plays that matter are being snapped up left and right. Plus, the 55% premium is HUGE! I sense that everything from the wind power division of Otter Tail to Broadwind Energy could be vulnerable to takeovers. I own Trinity because I believe that inside of Trinity is a dynamic wind business with a huge wind backlog. Quanta Services is another profitable wind play with billions of orders to build wind farms coming its way. This one's an obvious one. Woodward Governor has... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200.

If you choose a 14-day free trial of RealMoney and you do NOT call to cancel within those 14 days, you will pay $129.95 — a $100 savings off the regular annual subscription price of $229.95. Unless you cancel before the end of that year, your subscription will automatically renew for another year at the then-current subscription price.

Offer applies only to new annual subscriptions, and is subject to change at any time. Void where prohibited.

If you choose a monthly subscription, you pay $34.95 per month. You will be notified if the current monthly rate of $34.95 changes at any time in the future.

TheStreet.com is a publisher. None of the contributors or their affiliates will provide you with personally tailored advice concerning the nature, potential, value or suitability of any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction, investment strategy or other matter. From time to time, any or all of the contributors or their affiliates may hold positions in securities mentioned and they may trade for their own accounts. In cases where the position is held at the time of publication, appropriate disclosure is made.

© TheStreet.com, Inc., 14 Wall Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10005.