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  • Green bond comment: New issues rise 36% in H1

    05 July 2017

    A 36% increase in new issues in the first six months of this year, combined with further signs of maturity in the market, suggest green bonds are entering their second decade in good health.

  • Belgium's largest offshore wind farm secures €867m debt package

    16 December 2016

    Belgium's largest offshore wind farm has reached financial close, after it secured a 15-year, €867 million ($905 million) debt package from a consortium of 10 financial institutions.

  • Mitsubishi UFJ to follow SMBC into green bond market

    08 September 2016

    Japanese lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has said it is preparing a launch its inaugural green bond, following in the footsteps of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's (SMBC) landmark issue last year.

  • 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.

  • TenneT returns to the green bond market with €1bn issue

    07 June 2016

    Dutch state-owned grid operator TenneT has tapped the green bond market for a third time, after pricing a €1 billion ($1.13 billion) issue.

  • HSBC tightens pricing 'significantly' on first green bond as order book hits €2.1bn

    27 November 2015

    HSBC France has seen huge demand for its inaugural green bond, enabling it to tighten pricing "significantly" on the deal.

  • SMBC becomes Japan's first corporate green bond issuer

    16 October 2015

    Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has become Japan's first corporate green bond issuer with its inaugural $500 million offering.

  • TerraForm Global to offer $800m green bond alongside IPO

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison's latest yieldco, TerraForm Global, will offer an $800 million green bond alongside its IPO on Nasdaq today.

  • 400MW German offshore wind project reaches €1.9bn close

    30 June 2015

    The German 400MW offshore wind project Veja Mate has reached a €1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) financial close.

  • US REIT in $500m 'milestone' green bond

    26 June 2015

    A US real estate firm has issued a green bond in what underwriters say is a "milestone" for the country's corporate market.