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Bridges and AEA plan $400m SDG-aligned IPO

UK-based investment firm Bridges Fund Management and US-based AEA Investors plan to raise $400 million by floating a new 'blank-check acquisition company' with a focus on impact investing.

Green bonds California 2019

The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports

Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

Green bond round-up, 12 June 2019

The US Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) plans to enter the green bond market with a new commercial mortgage-backed security programme.

Green bonds round-up: IBRD, Folksam Group, Electrolux, Interstate Power & Light, Pace Funding Group, EBRD

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has tapped the €600 million ($675 million) green bond it issued in November to raise a further €250 million.

Green bond round-up: Danske Bank, Cassa depositi e prestiti, Kommuninvest, Teonec, NYSERDA, NY State Housing and Vasakronan

Danske Bank has become a green bond issuer for the first time, in a deal worth €500 million ($568 million).

Green bond round-up: BNP Paribas; NYSERDA; Nigerian first; Konan Ultra Power

BNP Paribas has returned to the green bond market, with a €750 million ($850 million) transaction.

Green bond round-up, 30 January

Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.

Green Bonds round-up, 12 December

Swedish bank SEB has predicted that total green bond issuance could reach $240 billion in 2019, despite the market moving "sideways" this year.

Green bonds round-up, 17 October 2018

German commercial bank Berlin Hyp has raised €500 million ($578 million) from its third green Pfandbrief. This takes the total green debt issued by the bank to €3 billion.