News

  • SEB remains biggest green bond underwriter in first quarter of 2014

    08 April 2014

    Nordic bank SEB has maintained its position as the largest underwriter of green bonds in the first quarter of 2014.

  • Cape Wind opens to equity investors

    07 April 2014

    Cape Wind, the first US offshore wind farm, has opened to equity investors for the first time, today.

  • Opower shares soar 21% after IPO

    07 April 2014

    A company whose software encourages consumers to make energy savings saw its share prices rise by 21% in its first day of trading, following an initial public offering (IPO) that raised almost $116 million.

  • New York Green Bank expects to make first investment this summer

    07 April 2014

    The New York Green Bank is expected to make its first investment this summer, its new head told Environmental Finance.

  • Foresight Solar eyes debt facility and aims to double capacity

    07 April 2014

    Foresight Solar Fund is negotiating loan facilities of up to £100 million ($166 million) to finance further acquisitions.

  • SolarCity announces $70.2m securitisation

    07 April 2014

    US solar leasing firm SolarCity has announced its second issue of asset backed securities in six months, in a move expected to raise $70.2 million.

  • Solar firm Sungevity raises $70m for expansion

    04 April 2014

    Solar leasing firm Sungevity has secured $70 million in equity financing from a series of investors, it has announced.

  • BaltCap acquires controlling stake in recycling firm Ecoservice

    04 April 2014

    A private equity fund managed by BaltCap has acquired a 75% stake in waste and recycling company Ecoservice.

  • M&As in UK waste and recycling sector set to increase in 2014

    04 April 2014

    Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the UK recycling and waste sector is expected to continue to rise in 2014, according to a new report.

  • Terra Firma's RTR buys solar farms from EDF

    04 April 2014

    A company owned by Guy Hands' private equity giant Terra Firma has bought two Sicilian solar photovoltaic (PV) plants from EDF's renewables arm.