News

  • SUSI renewables fund reaches €55m second close

    05 August 2015

    A renewable energy fund advised by SUSI Partners has reached a €55 million ($60 million) second close.

  • 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.

  • Obama pollution plan boosts prospects for renewables … and Paris

    04 August 2015

    Barack Obama has laid down tough measures to tackle emissions from US power plants, in a bold statement that is expected to boost the renewables sector and facilitate a global climate change agreement.

  • IFC and Yes Bank issue green rupee bonds to fund Indian renewables [UPDATED]

    04 August 2015

    Yes Bank has issued its second green bond, primarily to finance renewable energy projects in India.

  • Gareth Phillips joins African Development Bank

    04 August 2015

    Gareth Phillips has joined the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, as chief climate and green growth officer.

  • Abengoa share price plummets as it plans €1.15bn fundraising

    03 August 2015

    Abengoa shares nosedived today after the firm hit investors with the news that it is seeking to raise €1.15 billion ($1.26 billion) by selling shares and assets.

  • Menhaden Capital gets IPO away and awards mandate to Wheb

    03 August 2015

    Resource efficiency fund Menhaden Capital, which got its IPO away on Friday, has awarded a segregated mandate to Wheb Asset Management.

  • World Bank reveals environmental impact of its 77 green bond projects

    03 August 2015

    The World Bank, one of the largest issuers of green bonds, has published a detailed summary of the environmental and social impacts of all 77 projects financed by the proceeds.

  • TerraForm Global green bond has record breaking coupon

    03 August 2015

    SunEdison's second yieldco, TerraForm Global, said its green bond will have a coupon of 9.75%, meaning it is believed to be the highest yielding issue that the market has seen so far.

  • REG acquires bulk of rival biofuel company

    03 August 2015

    Two US advanced biofuel firms will "combine" in a deal financed through a combination of cash and equity.