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  • GIB invests £461m in UK offshore wind

    31 March 2014

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) will invest £461 million ($766 million) in UK offshore wind, via two projects.

  • 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.

  • Renewables IPOs to 'struggle' as London market reaches 'saturation point'

    13 March 2014

    Some of the latest attempts to list renewables vehicles on the London market will fail to get away, or raise as much capital as hoped, as investors warn that the supply of these products begins to outstrip demand.

  • Mainstream trials innovative weather risk product

    05 March 2014

    Mainstream Renewable Power is piloting a new type of insurance product designed to help protect against the risk that the pre-construction phase of an offshore wind plant is delayed by bad weather.

  • Renewables M&A deals up a third in 2013, further activity expected in 2014

    28 February 2014

    The value of mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy rose nearly a third in 2013, driven by utilities looking to offload the assets to raise capital, a consultancy firm has found.

  • 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.

  • Ingenious plans £160m fund IPO that will 'tap into energy efficiency opportunity'

    17 January 2014

    Ingenious today revealed plans to raise £160 million ($263 million) by listing a fund that invests in both renewables and energy efficiency, as its sponsor claimed the strategy could outperform rivals that focus on a single technology.

  • Japanese trading firm buys 90% stake in US wind project

    08 January 2014

    One of Japan's largest trading houses has acquired a 90% stake in a wind farm developed by EDF Renewable Energy.

  • FCC sells majority stake in renewables arm

    02 January 2014

    Spanish construction firm FCC has sold a majority stake in its renewables division for €8 million ($11 million).

  • Platina completes second renewables fund exit

    04 November 2013

    Investment firm Platina Partners has today exited its second renewables fund in the past half-year.