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  • Blackstone boosts capacity for renewables investments

    22 October 2014

    Blackstone, a leading US-based private equity investor, has set up a new firm to invest in renewable energy projects in North America.

  • Vivint Solar floats at lower end of target, raising $329m

    02 October 2014

    Vivint Solar has floated on the New York Stock Exchange, at the lower end of its price range.

  • REG to issue $125m of convertibles ahead of biorefinery purchase

    29 May 2014

    Biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group is to sell $125 million of five-year convertible loan notes to help fund the purchase of a refinery.

  • Private equity ESG management 'reaches new frontier' – study

    10 June 2013

    Management of environmental, social and governance issues by private equity funds and investors has risen in the past 12 months, a study has found.