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Green Investment Group makes £38m waste-to-energy investment
08 September 2017The Green Investment Group has committed to invest £38 million ($50 million) in the construction of a 70MW waste-to-energy facility in the UK, alongside a syndicate of lenders.
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Biomass firm buys 72MW of Green Investment Bank facilities
21 August 2017A 72MW portfolio of biomass and waste-to-energy facilities has been acquired from the Green Investment Bank (GIB) by renewables investment firm Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) for an undisclosed sum.
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Macquarie completes acquisition of Green Investment Bank
18 August 2017The UK government must develop a new strategy for private sector investment after a Macquarie-led consortium completed its £2.3 billion ($2.96 billion) acquisition of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), according to a group of business leaders.
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Pension funds eye £300m stake in water utility
07 August 2017Two UK pension funds are eyeing a near-£300 million ($390 million) stake in a UK water utility, according to one newspaper.
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UK university pension fund buys into Thames Water
25 July 2017The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) pension fund has bought a 10.9% stake in Thames Water's holding company.
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Macquarie adds to renewables portfolio with another acquisition
05 June 2017Macquarie Capital has further boosted its presence in the renewable energy sector with the acquisition of RES Japan, for an undisclosed sum.
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Asset owners with $12.5trn of AUM warned on climate change
27 April 2017Asset owners with $12.5 trillion of assets under management (AUM) are still failing to demonstrate they are taking action to mitigate climate risk, and have been warned "the time may be approaching when it is too late to avoid portfolio losses".
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Northam to head GIB as Kingsbury leaves role
25 April 2017Shaun Kingsbury will step down as CEO of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) following its acquisition by a consortium led by Australian bank Macquarie Group for £2.3 billion ($2.9 billion).
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GIB sale reaction - brilliant news or a disaster?
20 April 2017The Green Investment Bank's (GIB) long-expected sale to Macquarie has been controversial - Greenpeace said it was a disaster, but one renewables investor said the GIB would now stop "ruining the market".
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Macquarie could sell 10% of GIB assets following purchase
20 April 2017Up to 10% of the value of Green Investment Bank's (GIB) assets could be sold following its sale to Australian Bank Macquarie.