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Q2 off to flying start for green bond market
08 April 2015A spate of organisations are gearing up to issue green bonds after a quarter which saw $8.7 billion of issues.
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Capital Stage uses insurance investment to finance UK acquisitions
08 April 2015German renewables operator Capital Stage is set to buy three solar parks in the UK, financed with investment from an insurance company.
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RobecoSAM, S&P Dow Jones launch ESG-tilted sovereign bond index
08 April 2015Asset management firm RobecoSAM has teamed up with S&P Dow Jones Indices to develop a sovereign bond index that reflects countries' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
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Northland raises $326m debt for Canadian wind
02 April 2015Northland Power has reached financial close on a wind project, raising C$326 million ($258 million).
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Standard Bank's $250m lending platform for African renewables
02 April 2015Standard Bank is to borrow $250 million, which it will lend on to fund renewables projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Apex Clean Energy announces $397m loan and sale of major wind project
01 April 2015US renewable energy firm Apex Clean Energy has secured a $397 million loan to finance the construction of its 299MW Kay Wind project in Oklahoma. Simultaneously, Apex announced that it had agreed to sell the facility, on completion, to Southern Power for an undisclosed sum.
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Results: Environmental Finance's 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards
01 April 2015Environmental Finance has revealed the winners of its 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards.
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Enel Green Power inks renewables deals with GE and KfW
01 April 2015Enel Green Power (EGP) has sold a stake in its North American assets to General Electric (GE), as the US giant continues to build its clean energy portfolio.
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SEB sees green bond issuance doubling to $70bn in 2015
31 March 2015Swedish bank SEB still expects issuance of green bonds to double this year from last year's $36 billion, despite a relatively quiet first quarter.
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F&C responsible funds to review climate change criteria
31 March 2015F&C Investments is to review the climate change-related exclusion criteria that apply to five funds in its 'responsible' fund range, Environmental Finance has learned.