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BlackRock backs £78m Foresight fundraise
30 March 2017UK-listed yieldco Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) has raised £78.5 million ($97.4 million) in its latest share placement, thanks to significant backing from asset management giant BlackRock.
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Foresight shrugs off Brexit
29 March 2017UK based renewables asset manager Foresight Group has shrugged off the potential impact of Brexit, claiming the infrastructure space is resilient.
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Foresight buys biggest solar park, with private wire agreement
03 February 2017Yieldco Foresight Solar Fund has bought a 72MW solar park that has an agreement in place to sell power to a paper mill.
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Yieldco NESF secures £150m debt facility
31 January 2017UK yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has secured a £150 million ($186 million) long-term debt facility from a syndicate of lenders.
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EF BRIEFS: Ikea, Quercus, South Pole Group
18 January 2017Swedish furniture company Ikea said it will not invest any of its £524 million ($638.8 million) green energy fund in the UK, as government policies have made it 'difficult'.
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Foresight Group boosts AUM by 28%
10 January 2017Foresight Group, a UK-based infrastructure and private equity investment manager, increased its assets under management by 28% to £2.3 billion ($2.8 billion) during 2016.
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Green bonds round-up
21 December 2016Foresight Group has reached the first financial close of its unlabelled green bond fund, raising some €80 million ($83 million).
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UK railway pension fund invests in rooftop solar
12 December 2016RPMI Railpen, the pension scheme for the UK's railway industry, is to provide £20.3 million ($25.5 million) of inflation-linked debt capital to refinance a portfolio of rooftop solar installations owned by Foresight Group.
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TerraForm Power settles with Appaloosa as it gears up for sale
29 September 2016US yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP) has settled a long standing legal battle with hedge fund Appaloosa Management.
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The growing pains of UK yieldcos
22 July 2016Weakening policy support and uncertainties caused by Brexit are among the challenges faced by the fledgling asset class. But it remains resilient, reports Peter Cripps