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  • Investing in the oceans

    21 October 2019

    Investors targeting SDG14 – life below water – can find themselves fishing in murky waters, writes Joe Walsh

  • Glennmont buys stake in German wind farm from GIP

    03 July 2019

    London-based fund manager Glennmont Partners has struck a deal to buy a 25% stake in the 330MW Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the German portion of the North Sea.

  • Aviva Investors finances €1.5bn windfarm

    18 July 2018

    Aviva Investors has joined a syndicate of 13 international lenders to participate in the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) financing of the German 396 MW Merkur offshore windfarm.

  • PRI launches sustainable infrastructure workstream

    27 February 2017

    The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a sustainable infrastructure workstream.

  • Blowing in the right direction

    12 October 2016

    As the European offshore market continues to mature, Hamza Ali explores the financing trends that are driving down costs

  • Investors raise €1.6bn for offshore wind

    12 August 2016

    A group of investors, led by Partners Group, have raised approximately €500 million ($557 million) in equity and €1.2 billion in debt, for a 400MW offshore wind farm.

  • Mainstream lines up equity investors for £2bn offshore wind project

    27 January 2016

    Wind and solar energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power said it is "in exclusive discussions" with a consortium of equity investors to take its £2 billion ($2.8 billion) Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) offshore wind farm to financial close.

  • TRIG invests £246m in wind projects, plans share placing

    24 June 2015

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), one of six UK-listed yieldcos, is paying £246 million ($386 million) for a 49% equity interest in a portfolio of six operating onshore wind farms owned by Fred Olsen Wind Ltd (FOWL).

  • 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

  • InfraRed steps in to complete equity for £1bn tidal lagoon project

    05 February 2015

    Investment manager InfraRed has made an equity commitment to a £1 billion ($1.5 billion) tidal lagoon project in the UK