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  • Egyptian bank pays $208m for 49% of French wind energy firm

    01 October 2014

    EFG Hermes, a Cairo-based investment bank with $3.6 billion in assets under management, has bought a 49% stake in EDPR France, a major wind farm developer, for $208 million.

  • Barclays and MSCI's green bond criteria to exclude some issues labelled 'green'

    30 September 2014

    Barclays and MSCI said their green bond index will exclude some issues that are labelled 'green', including those that fund hydro projects bigger than 25MW, or energy efficiency improvements within corporate operations.

  • BNG bank to roadshow sustainability bond with best-in-class structure

    30 September 2014

    Dutch bank BNG is roadshowing its inaugural Sustainable Municipalities Bond.

  • Impax secures €106m project finance for Finnish wind project

    30 September 2014

    Impax Asset Management has agreed a €106 million ($133 million) project financing deal with Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank for a 51MW wind farm in Finland.

  • World Bank sees strong demand for structured green bonds

    30 September 2014

    The World Bank has trebled the size of its latest structured bond in response to strong demand from retail investors.

  • Trina share price falls as it offers $100m of convertibles

    30 September 2014

    Chinese solar giant Trina is to issue a second round of convertible notes, alongside a batch of American depositary shares (ADSs), prompting a fall in its share price yesterday.

  • Norway's BKK launches NOK1.1bn hydro power bond

    29 September 2014

    Norwegian power company Bergenshalvoens Kommunale Kraftselskap (BKK) has issued the country's first corporate green bond.

  • New York City set to be 'first US city' to launch green bond programme

    29 September 2014

    New York City expects launch a green bond programme, following in the footsteps of Ontario and Gothenburg.

  • MIT issues $370m green property bond

    29 September 2014

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has issued a $370 million green bond to allow it refinance energy efficient buildings.

  • SolarCity prices $500m of convertibles

    26 September 2014

    Solar rooftop installer SolarCity has priced a planned $500 million issue of convertible senior, unsecured notes.