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What is the future of high-yield green bonds?
04 March 2015There 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.
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Latest renewables yieldco falls flat in first week of trading
23 February 2015A solar and wind yieldco spun out of Spanish infrastructure and energy firm Actividades de Construcción y Servicios Group (ACS) has seen a disappointing start to its life as a listed company.
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Green bond market "to grow by $100bn this year", after smashing records in 2014
14 January 2015The green bond market more than tripled in 2014, according to figures from the Climate Bonds Iniative (CBI), which has maintained its prediction that it will see a further $100 billion of issues this year.
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Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3
21 October 2014Credit Agricole CIB displaced Scandinavian bank SEB as the leading underwriter of green bonds in the three months to the end of September, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a financial NGO.
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Profile of Hannon Armstrong: A sustainable yield
06 October 2014With its equity raisings, REIT structure and asset-backed securitisations, Hannon Armstrong is at the cutting edge of financing the transition to a low-carbon economy in the US. Its CEO Jeffrey Eckel tells Peter Cripps why mainstream investors are increasingly embracing its formula of sustainability and strong yields
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Can yieldcos deliver?
23 September 2014Investor appetite for renewable energy yieldcos shows no sign of being sated, as the latest launches have seen strong demand. Sophie Robinson-Tillett asks how much potential these vehicles have, and whether they're really worth their current valuations
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Improving the yieldco
28 August 2014Yieldcos have the potential to be a game-changer for renewables by helping to reduce the cost of low-carbon electricity by 20%, argues Morgan Herve-Mignucci
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NRG closes Alta Wind deal after fundraising success
13 August 2014NRG Yield has completed its $870 million acquisition of the largest wind farm in North America.
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NRG Yield closes $500m green bond
08 August 2014NRG Yield has closed its green bond, after selling $500 million of notes to institutional investors.
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NRG yieldco ups green bond to $500m
01 August 2014NRG Yield has upsized its green bond offering from to $500 million, indicating strong demand from the market.