Archive

  • The big debate: Pureplay green bonds

    06 October 2015

    Should bonds issued by 'pureplay' green companies be labelled green without having to specify how the proceeds will be used?

  • Abengoa Yield buys more assets and refinances construction debt

    05 October 2015

    Abengoa Yield has bought two more solar plants from its parent company, the heavily indebted Spanish energy company Abengoa.

  • EIB issues €400m green bond

    02 October 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €400 million ($452 million) green bond.

  • Abengoa considers complete sale of yieldco

    28 September 2015

    Heavily indebted energy company Abengoa is considering the possible sale of its 49% stake in its yieldco Abengoa Yield.

  • Aloe Energy bags €200m refinancing deal for solar portfolio

    15 September 2015

    Renewables operator Aloe Energy has agreed a €200 million ($226 million) debt package to refinance a solar portfolio.

  • NIB comes to market with its first euro green bond in €500m deal

    14 September 2015

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued its first euro-denominated green bond in a €500 million ($566 million) deal that was "well oversubscribed".

  • Banks agree to provide £1bn debt facility for London's 'super sewer'

    25 August 2015

    A debt facility of £1 billion ($1.6 billion) is being provided by six banks to the consortium of long-term investors that will finance and own a major new sewer to be built beneath the river Thames in London.

  • EIB smashes €10bn green bond mark with new CAB

    21 August 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has added to its range of Climate Awareness Bonds (CABs), in a deal that was upsized to €600 million ($677 million) amid strong demand.

  • BAML says green bond market is strong again as it clinches Q2 underwriter title

    05 August 2015

    The scramble to be named the biggest underwriter in the green bond market produced a new champion in the second quarter of 2015, after Bank of America Merrill Lynch deposed JP Morgan from the top of a league table.

  • Europe's Marguerite fund refinances €107m solar PV loan

    22 July 2015

    Europe's 'Marguerite' infrastructure fund has refinanced a €107 million ($117 million) term loan facility which supported the construction of a 36MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in France.