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Terra Firma presses on with renewables sale plan, despite pulling German IPO
04 July 2013Private equity group Terra Firma is pursuing plans for a possible sale of renewable energy company Infinis, despite pulling its planned flotation of German property firm Deutsche Annington.
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Clean-tech VC grows 56% in second quarter
04 July 2013Venture capital investments in clean-tech rebounded in the second quarter of 2013, providing evidence that the sector "is turning a corner", according to the Cleantech Group.
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UAE bank and UK asset manager partner to invest in renewables
04 July 2013A leading Middle Eastern banking group has partnered with a UK asset manager to co-invest in clean energy in the UK.
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Utility pulls plug on 'immature' marine power
03 July 2013A utility giant has pulled its support of a leading wave power research project to concentrate on other "more mature" types of renewables.
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Japanese firm completes €1.9bn purchase of European asset manager
02 July 2013A leading European asset manager with a strong reputation for sustainable investing has been bought by a Japanese financial services group.
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Clean-tech investment pioneer in liquidation
02 July 2013The UK's first publicly-listed clean-tech venture capital firm has entered into voluntary liquidation. Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA) shares were withdrawn from trading on the London Stock Exchange at 7.00am this morning.
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Sustainable forestry fund raises A$570m
28 June 2013An Australian investment manager focused on sustainable forestry has raised A$570 million ($520 million) for one of its funds.
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Renewables fund plans £300m London listing
28 June 2013A renewables fund has outlined plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in a further sign that stockmarkets are becoming an increasingly attractive source of capital to developers.
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Energy efficient ships an 'attractive investment opportunity', says bank
27 June 2013Investors are increasingly seeing retrofitting ships with fuel-saving technologies as an attractive opportunity, according to a bank, which is developing a finance mechanism for the activity.
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Green Investment Bank gets £800m boost, and borrowing powers
27 June 2013The UK's trailblazing Green Investment Bank (GIB) today saw its firepower increased by £800 million ($1.2 billion), and was for the first time granted permission to borrow capital.