Archive

  • NRG Yield to sell $150m of shares

    10 August 2016

    US yieldco NRG Yield has announced plans to raise $150 million by selling new shares.

  • People Moves

    06 May 2016

    The latest people moves at NRG Yield, Gamco, MSCI, Alesco and Vigeo Eiris

  • Feeding the beast: are US yieldcos sustainable?

    30 September 2015

    Yieldcos have been growing rapidly in recent years, but what are their long-term prospects, asks Hamza Ali

  • NRG spins off renewables into "Greenco" in restructuring

    18 September 2015

    US energy developer NRG Energy is to spin off a separate renewable energy unit as part of a $1 billion restructuring plan.

  • Record low wind speeds impact Q2 yieldco results

    17 August 2015

    Record low wind speeds caused by El Nino have helped weaken investor sentiment towards the yieldco sector, which has suffered a sell-off in recent weeks.

  • NRG Yield increases fundraising to $907m

    25 June 2015

    Strong demand has allowed NRG Yield to expand its fundraising by $118 million.

  • NRG Yield stock split boosts equity finance capacity by $20bn

    13 May 2015

    US yieldco NRG Yield is to introduce a one-for-one stock split after the close of trading tomorrow (14 May) to help it raise more equity capital.

  • NRG Yield and parent commit $250m to new solar projects

    12 May 2015

    US power company NRG Energy and its 55%-owned yieldco NRG Yield plan to create a $100 million partnership to invest in distributed solar photovoltaic installations for commercial and industrial clients.

  • US yieldcos behind 3.8GW of acquisitions in 2014

    15 April 2015

    US yieldcos snapped up 3.8GW of operational renewable energy capacity in 2014 – an increase of almost 50% year-on-year – according to a report by law firm Orrick.

  • What is the future of high-yield green bonds?

    04 March 2015

    There has been only a handful of high-yield green bonds to date, but this segment of the market has potential to grow. Impact reporting and the relaxation of restrictions on issuers are two ways in which high-yield paper may differ from investment grade issues, argue Aaron Franklin and Francesco Lione.