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  • GDF Suez issues record breaking €2.5bn green bond

    13 May 2014

    GDF Suez has issued a record breaking €2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond in a transaction that was three-times oversubscribed despite being upsized to meet greater than expected demand.

  • Anthesis buys fourth firm, citing more demand for sustainability advice

    12 May 2014

    Sustainability firm Anthesis has acquired its fourth consultancy within a year, as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for sustainability services.

  • Hannon Armstrong secondary offer a hit with investors

    02 May 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has raised $74.75 million through a secondary public offering, as investors snapped up all the shares it made available.

  • 12 more banks sign up to Green Bond Principles

    14 April 2014

    Twelve banks have added their support to the recently formed Green Bond Principles (GBPs), taking the number of signatories to 25.

  • TD issues C$500m green bond

    31 March 2014

    TD Bank Group has become the first commercial bank in Canada to issue a green bond, raising C$500 million ($454 million) last week.

  • John Laing gets its £160m renewables IPO away

    26 March 2014

    UK infrastructure company John Laing succeeded in publicly listing a renewables fund today, although it took a larger-than-previously-expected stake in the £160 million ($262 million) offering.

  • EIB launches its first green Samurai bond

    18 March 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a ¥5 billion ($49.3m) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB), believed to be the first ever green bond in 'Samurai' format.

  • New advisory firm 'to boost secondary market in renewables'

    12 March 2014

    A new company – MegaWatt-X – has been launched to facilitate a secondary market in renewable energy assets.

  • CDM must stop verifier exodus, warns new Executive Board member

    26 February 2014

    The Clean Development Mechanism will struggle to recover if verifiers continue to leave the market, a new member of its oversight board has warned.

  • 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.