Archive

  • SunEdison yieldco plans to raise $50m in IPO

    30 May 2014

    Solar firm SunEdison said it hopes to raise $50 million through floating its yieldco, which it has named Terraform Power.

  • Ingenious completes solar acquisition with loan from Barclays

    20 May 2014

    Ingenious Clean Energy has completed the £27 million ($45 million) acquisition of three solar farms, after securing a £14.5 million loan from Barclays.

  • 12 more banks sign up to Green Bond Principles

    14 April 2014

    Twelve banks have added their support to the recently formed Green Bond Principles (GBPs), taking the number of signatories to 25.

  • Cape Wind opens to equity investors

    07 April 2014

    Cape Wind, the first US offshore wind farm, has opened to equity investors for the first time, today.

  • EIB raises £500m in its first Sterling green bond

    28 March 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first Sterling-denominated green bond, raising £500 million ($831 million).

  • John Laing gets its £160m renewables IPO away

    26 March 2014

    UK infrastructure company John Laing succeeded in publicly listing a renewables fund today, although it took a larger-than-previously-expected stake in the £160 million ($262 million) offering.

  • First World Bank euro-denominated green bond raises €550m

    14 March 2014

    The World Bank has issued its first benchmark sized green bond denominated in euros, in a "landmark" transaction that will help the European market scale up.

  • Unibail-Rodamco's €750m green bond 'could be first of many'

    21 February 2014

    Commercial real estate company Unibail-Rodamco hopes to repeatedly tap the green bond market after its inaugural €750 million issue was more than three-times oversubscribed.

  • John Laing plans latest UK renewables IPO

    10 February 2014

    John Laing, a UK infrastructure investment company, is seeking to raise at least £160 million ($262 million) for its Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) via a placing and initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange.

  • Few UK pension schemes 'take responsible investment seriously' – report

    27 January 2014

    UK pension funds have "miles to go" on responsible investment, according to a new league table that gave GlaxoSmithKline, Rolls Royce and Barclays the lowest scores.