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  • Foresight Solar raises £36.1m through share issue

    13 March 2015

    Foresight Solar Fund has raised £36.1 million ($53.9 million) through issuing new shares.

  • NextEnergy signs for two more solar projects

    12 March 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is to add two new projects to its portfolio, bringing the firm's commitments to 70% of the capital it has raised.

  • Comparing the UK's six listed yieldcos

    09 March 2015

    As the UK's six listed renewables funds continue to tap the equity markets, what are the differences between them that investors need to be aware of, asks Peter Cripps

  • NextEnergy raises £61.4m from latest round of fundraising

    23 February 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised an additional £61.4 million ($94.3 million) by issuing 59.75 million new shares at a price of 102.77p.

  • Independent Glennmont remains bullish on renewables

    13 February 2015

    Glennmont Partners is one of Europe's largest clean energy investors, having raised €937 million since 2009. CEO Joost Bergsma tells Graham Cooper how the firm – and the market – has evolved.

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund returns to market

    10 February 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has announced plans to issue a third tranche of shares as part of its fundraising programme.

  • NextEnergy makes two acquisitions in £33m deal

    22 December 2014

    NextEnergy Solar Fund has bought two UK solar photovoltaic plants, in a deal worth £33 million ($52 million).

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund attracts more than £100m, but delays IPO

    31 March 2014

    NextEnergy Solar Fund has received demand for shares worth more than £100 million ($167 million) in its planned flotation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), but has postponed the listing while it finalises the participation of a cornerstone investor.

  • John Laing plans latest UK renewables IPO

    10 February 2014

    John Laing, a UK infrastructure investment company, is seeking to raise at least £160 million ($262 million) for its Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) via a placing and initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange.