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  • EY becomes climate bond verifier

    20 January 2015

    Auditing giant EY has signed up to be a verifier for a set of green bond standards being developed by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), marking a "milestone" in the development of the programme.

  • SEB clings on to green bond underwriting crown for 2014

    15 January 2015

    Scandinavian bank SEB narrowly maintained its position as leading underwriter in the green bond market in 2014, new figures have revealed.

  • SolarCity lands $200m from Credit Suisse

    15 January 2015

    US solar installer SolarCity has tapped Credit Suisse for $200 million in what is expected to be the first of a wave of financings this year, to support the expansion of its customer loan business.

  • SolarCity launches second fund with JP Morgan

    07 January 2015

    SolarCity has launched a $350 million investment fund in partnership with JP Morgan.

  • $204m green project bond issued in Peru

    23 December 2014

    A $204 million bond has been issued to support wind projects in Peru, in one of the continent's first green bond deals.

  • Hannon Armstrong extends credit facility to $1.35bn, boosts dividend

    23 December 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure (HASI) has added $450 million to its borrowing capacity.

  • Abengoa Yield closes $125m credit facility

    04 December 2014

    Abengoa's yieldco has closed a $125 million credit facility from five banks.

  • NAB to launch renewable energy bond for Australia

    04 December 2014

    The National Australia Bank (NAB) will issue a green bond for renewable energy, making it the first Australian bank to tap the market.

  • One year on from BAML's $500m green bond

    27 November 2014

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch's (BAML) $500 million issue in November 2013 made it, arguably, the first issuer of a corporate use of proceeds green bond.

  • OPIC issues 'green guarantees' for South America's largest solar project

    26 November 2014

    The Overseas Private Investor Corporation (OPIC) has issued another set of 'green guarantees' to help raise $26.5 million towards financing the largest solar power project in South America.