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L&G invests £300m in world's largest offshore wind farm
20 November 2017UK financial services group Legal & General (L&G) has agreed to provide £300 million ($395 million) of long-term acquisition debt to help Danish pension funds PKA and PFA buy 50% of UK offshore wind farm Walney Extension from Ørsted (formerly known as Dong Energy).
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People Moves: LPFA, PBOC
11 August 2017The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has made two hires to help it follow through on its fossil fuel divestment policy.
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Infra fund loans $61m to Texan wind project
25 November 2016A fund backed primarily by Scandinavian institutions has made a $61 million loan to an onshore wind project in Texas, after agreeing a partnership deal with its developer.
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Infra fund backs £160m UK biomass plant
08 August 2016A fund backed by 19 institutions has invested in the construction of a £160 million ($210 million) biomass project in the UK.
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Aquila Capital buys UK solar plant
17 August 2015Aquila Capital has bought its second solar plant in the UK, praising the country's renewable energy investment landscape.
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$2.2bn infra fund targeting renewables reaches financial close
03 July 2015One of the biggest infrastructure funds in Europe has reached financial close, securing DKK14.7 billion ($2.2 billion) from 19 investors in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK.
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400MW German offshore wind project reaches €1.9bn close
30 June 2015The German 400MW offshore wind project Veja Mate has reached a €1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) financial close.
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Taking the PRI to the next level
10 June 2015The PRI's Fiona Reynolds has her sights set on how to move the organisation forward, including how to make sure its signatories are making good on their commitments. Peter Cripps reports
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Scandinavian investment fund buys DKK1.6bn UK biomass plant
11 March 2015A fund that has received commitments from 10 Scandinavian institutional investors has bought a UK biomass plant for DKK1.6 billion ($232 million).
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Eight Danish investors commit DKK8bn to infra fund
03 October 2014A group of Danish institutional investors has committed DKK8 billion ($1.4 billion) to a fund that will finance infrastructure projects including wind farms and biomass power plants.