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Catastrophe Risk Deal of the Year

Environmental Finance Awards 2012: Triumphing in tough times

Timing is everything in financial markets and, for several of the winners of this year's Environmental Finance awards, their success was at least partly attributable to avoiding one of the market convulsions of the previous 12 months.

Nominations open for 2012 Environmental Finance awards

Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance are seeking nominations for this year's awards, including new categories for M&A deal of the year, and wind, solar and biomass financings.

Environmental Finance Awards 2011: Saluting the leaders

Compared to the previous two years, we had a much healthier roster of transactions to assess for this year's awards issue – with the IPO market especially much more active than in the recent past.

Renewable Energy Deal of the Year

WINNER: Caithness Shepherds Flat wind farm financing RUNNER UP: Eaga social housing solar financing

IPO of the Year

WINNER: Amyris RUNNER UP: Enel Green Power

Sustainable Forestry Deal of the Year

WINNER: The Kasigau Corridor REDD project

Catastrophe Risk Deal of the Year

WINNER: Clariden Leu's notional USA natural perils catastrophe derivative

Carbon Finance Deal of the Year

WINNER: Sindicatum Carbon Capital structured CER sale RUNNER UP: Parhelion EU ETS eligibility insurance

Environmental Bond Issue of the Year

WINNER: SunPower Andromeda Finance solar project bond