UK yieldcos outperform North American counterparts on risk-adjusted return, study suggests
UK yieldcos have outstripped their North American counterparts and performed better on a risk-adjusted basis than conventional energy investments, academic research has shown.
Three yieldcos sold in less than a week
A yieldco sale frenzy over the past couple of days has seen deals struck to buy NRG Yield, 8point3 and Saeta Yield.
Brookfield has Atlantica in its sights after acquiring TerraForm
Brookfield Asset Management has completed the acquisition of US yieldco TerraForm Power, and may be planning to buy another, in the form of Atlantica Yield.
NRG Yield attracting interest from several potential bidders
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.
US Yieldcos: escaping the parent trap
A recent spate of M&As in the yieldco space seems to point to a new chapter in the model's evolution. Hamza Ali reports
New shoots, old roots; the return of the yieldco
After a disastrous year in 2015, US yieldcos have seen their share prices rebound. Has the model turned a corner, asks Hamza Ali
Brookfield and Appaloosa mull TerraForm swoop
Brookfield Asset Management and Appaloosa Management have reiterated their interest in buying yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP), controlled by stricken renewables giant SunEdison.
TerraForm Power settles with Appaloosa as it gears up for sale
US yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP) has settled a long standing legal battle with hedge fund Appaloosa Management.
NRG Yield prices $350m of notes
Yieldco NRG Yield has priced $350 million of senior notes.
SunEdison gears up to sell renewables assets
SunEdison, the largest renewable energy developer in the world, has applied for approval from bankruptcy court to sell some of its North American renewables plants to NRG Yield, ahead of a planned September auction.