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  • 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.

  • Losses increase, NAV falls at Trading Emissions

    25 March 2014

    Trading Emissions Plc (TEP), a London-listed environmental investment fund, has reported a £19.8 million ($32.7 million) loss for the first half year.

  • GRI CEO to step down

    21 March 2014

    The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a search for a new CEO after Ernst Ligteringen said he plans to step down next year.

  • John Laing says it will hit £160m renewables IPO target

    20 March 2014

    UK investment company John Laing took a step closer to floating its renewables fund on the London Stock Exchange, after it said there was sufficient demand from investors for it to hit its target of raising £160 million ($262 million).

  • 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.

  • AfDB issues its second green bond of 2014

    11 March 2014

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has tapped the green bond market for the second time this year, after a SEK 1 billion ($153 million) issue was bought by Swedish investors.

  • Trading Emissions sells its last CDM credits

    10 March 2014

    Trading Emissions, a London-listed investment fund currently being wound up, has disposed of its remaining portfolio of carbon credits.

  • Energy shot billionaire launches clean energy, water investment company

    04 March 2014

    The billionaire behind the '5-hour Energy' shot has launched an investment company focused on energy conservation and water treatment.

  • Creator of 'world's most powerful wind turbine' raises funding

    28 February 2014

    A company that claims to have invented the world's most powerful wind turbine has completed its latest funding round, valuing the firm at €40 million ($54.7 million).

  • 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.