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  • Green bond market still on-track for record-breaking year, says SEB

    24 August 2015

    The green bond market is on track for another record-breaking year, according to SEB, although it conceded that its previous estimate of $70 billion of issuance now looks "a bit optimistic".

  • BAML says green bond market is strong again as it clinches Q2 underwriter title

    05 August 2015

    The scramble to be named the biggest underwriter in the green bond market produced a new champion in the second quarter of 2015, after Bank of America Merrill Lynch deposed JP Morgan from the top of a league table.

  • $2.2bn infra fund targeting renewables reaches financial close

    03 July 2015

    One 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.

  • Gothenburg names SEB lead bookrunner in third green bond

    19 June 2015

    The City of Gothenburg has mandated SEB as sole lead bookrunner for a six-year SEK-denominated green bond, plans for which were announced by Environmental Finance earlier this year.

  • SEK inaugural $500m green bond is first from a European export credit institution

    18 June 2015

    Sweden's Export Credit Institution (SEK) revealed that it has successfully priced its first $500 million green bond.

  • Sweden's Export Credit Agency plans first green bond

    12 June 2015

    The Swedish Export Credit Agency (SEK) is roadshowing its first green bond.

  • Latvian utility ups green bond to €75m

    12 June 2015

    Latvenergo, the Latvian state-owned electricity company, has upped its green bond offering by 50% due to investor demand.

  • $214 million green bond launched by Swedish municipality

    26 May 2015

    A Swedish municipality issued its second green bond last week, in a SEK1.8 billion ($214 million) deal.

  • Latvian utility to issue 'dark green' bond

    26 May 2015

    A Baltic utility is the latest to announce plans to tap the green bond market.

  • SEB launches green bond fund for private investors

    27 April 2015

    Swedish bank SEB has further strengthened its position in the green bond market by launching a global green bond fund aimed at retail investors.