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  • Foresight Group boosts AUM by 28%

    10 January 2017

    Foresight 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.

  • The growing pains of UK yieldcos

    22 July 2016

    Weakening policy support and uncertainties caused by Brexit are among the challenges faced by the fledgling asset class. But it remains resilient, reports Peter Cripps

  • The four potential impacts of Brexit on UK yieldcos

    29 June 2016

    The UK's decision to abandon the EU will have four potential impacts on yieldcos, according to the head of one of the six vehicles listed in the country.

  • Renewables investor sentiment hit by Brexit, in Europe as well as UK

    24 June 2016

    The UK's shock Brexit decision will hurt investor sentiment in clean energy projects in the EU as well as the UK, it was claimed today.

  • Macquarie and Santander get behind Foresight Solar Fund with £200m deal

    11 April 2016

    London-listed Foresight Solar Fund has bagged £200 million ($285 million) of backing from Macquarie and Santander.

  • Foresight Solar VCT expands into smart data

    02 February 2016

    A venture capital trust (VCT) managed by Foresight Group aims to raise £20 million ($29 million) to invest in other types of infrastructure, such as smart data firms.

  • Bluefield Solar Income Fund 'unaffected' by planned UK subsidy cuts

    26 October 2015

    Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) remains bullish about the UK solar market despite recently-proposed cuts to subsidies for small utility-scale renewable energy.

  • Foresight Solar Fund bullish despite negative UK government legislation

    28 September 2015

    Foresight Solar Fund said the swathe of changes to renewables subsidies unleashed by the UK government in recent months will not hurt its prospects - at least in the medium-term.

  • Foresight Solar raises dividend estimate despite lower NAV/share

    05 August 2015

    Foresight Solar Fund, a London-listed yieldco, said it aims to deliver a full year dividend of 6.10 pence ($0.095), up from an estimate of 6.08p announced in April.

  • Foresight Solar Fund expands acquisition facility to £150m

    24 July 2015

    Foresight Solar Fund, a UK yieldco, has reached agreement with Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander to increase its acquisition facility to £150 million ($232 million) from £120 million.