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  • Japanese and London Stock Exchange link to promote sustainable investment

    09 July 2018

    London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Japan Exchange Group (JPX) have jointly agreed to develop financial market infrastructure initiatives to promote sustainable investment globally.

  • 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.

  • KKR eyes more renewables investments

    19 July 2016

    Private equity specialist KKR is seeking "additional investment opportunities" in renewables, having committed some $1.6 billion to solar, wind and district heating since 2011, the company said in its 2015 ESG and Citizenship report.

  • KKR invests in ecological offset company

    27 June 2016

    KKR, one of the world's largest private equity firms, has invested in the US ecological offset company Resource Environmental Solutions (RES) as part of its growing focus on the green economy.

  • KKR seeks sales boost from new ESG initiative

    07 March 2016

    Private equity giant KKR is expanding its programme of environmental initiatives within its portfolio companies, in order to boost sales as well as the bottom line. Graham Cooper reports

  • EF BRIEFS: Impax, CCLI, Engie, Vattenfall, Dong, KKR, NJR

    03 February 2016

    Impax Asset Management has sold a wind portfolio to Italian energy firm ERG Group for an undisclosed sum.

  • EF Briefs: KKR, Green Investment Bank, Temporis, Blue Energy, Susi Partners, BayWa r.e.

    18 December 2015

    KKR, GIB and Temporis in £82.7m wind farm loan

  • Canadian Solar buys C$270m of solar from KKR

    05 October 2015

    Canadian Solar has bought a fleet of solar plants from private equity firm KKR in a C$270 million ($204 million) deal.

  • KKR swoops on Gestamp Solar, valuing its target at $1bn

    21 July 2015

    Private equity giant KKR has ramped up its exposure to renewables, with the acquisition of a majority stake in solar developer Gestamp Solar in a deal that values the company at $1 billion.

  • KKR closes second infra fund at $3.1bn

    10 July 2015

    Private equity firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), has reached final close on its second infrastructure fund, securing $3.1 billion from investors.