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  • Nest, GLIL invest £400m in UK offshore wind farm

    03 August 2022

  • Glennmont buys stake in German wind farm from GIP

    03 July 2019

    London-based fund manager Glennmont Partners has struck a deal to buy a 25% stake in the 330MW Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the German portion of the North Sea.

  • Aviva and L&G invest more than £750m in world's largest wind farm

    28 November 2018

    Aviva Investors and Legal & General Investment Managers – Real Assets (LGIM RA) have lent more than £750 million ($957 million) to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to purchase 50% of the UK's Hornsea One offshore wind farm.

  • Three yieldcos sold in less than a week

    08 February 2018

    A yieldco sale frenzy over the past couple of days has seen deals struck to buy NRG Yield, 8point3 and Saeta Yield.

  • Partners Group 'trebles its money' as it exits Japan Solar

    29 January 2018

    Asset manager Partners Group has cashed out from its investment in Japan Solar, by selling its stake to a consortium led by private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

  • NRG Yield attracting interest from several potential bidders

    16 August 2017

    Private equity groups, infrastructure investors, a power utility and a sovereign wealth fund are said to be among the potential bidders for NRG Yield and other assets to be sold by US energy company NRG.

  • GIP takes 50% stake in second offshore wind farm

    09 August 2017

    Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) of the US has agreed to pay Dong Energy €1.17 billion ($1.37 billion) for a 50% stake in the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.

  • Talanx makes first solar investment

    09 August 2016

    Insurer Talanx and commercial bank Nord LB have loaned €85.5 million ($95 million) to refinance two German solar farms - marking the insurer's first foray into the solar market.

  • Green bond comment, September

    05 October 2015

    It was pleasing to see some ground-breaking issues in the green bond market in recent weeks, reflecting its continued growth.

  • GIP to issue €556m green bond to finance offshore wind deal

    11 September 2015

    Private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is set to issue a €556 million ($623 million) green bond to help fund its acquisition of 50% of an offshore wind project.