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  • PGGM acquires half of a 332 MW renewables portfolio

    03 August 2018

    Dutch asset manager PGGM will buy a 50% interest of a US wind and a solar project by EDF Renewables North America.

  • EDF raises $1.25bn in second green bond

    08 October 2015

    French energy utility EDF has issued its second green bond, this time for $1.25 billion.

  • EDF and Microsoft invest in 175MW wind farm [UPDATED]

    15 July 2014

    EDF Renewable Energy has taken a 96% stake in a wind project in the US, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Renewables M&A deals up a third in 2013, further activity expected in 2014

    28 February 2014

    The value of mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy rose nearly a third in 2013, driven by utilities looking to offload the assets to raise capital, a consultancy firm has found.

  • UBS fund takes 50% stake in EDF's Texan wind farm

    11 December 2013

    UBS International Infrastructure Fund is to buy a 50% equity stake in a 161MW Texas wind farm from EDF Renewable Energy for an undisclosed sum.

  • EDF issues record-breaking €1.4bn green bond

    21 November 2013

    Energy giant EDF has issued the biggest-ever green bond, raising €1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) to fund renewable energy projects in a transaction that was twice oversubscribed.

  • EDF Energies Nouvelles founder backs €20m water IPO

    05 July 2013

    A private equity-backed water treatment company has raised €20 million in an initial public offering (IPO) and attracted the founder of EDF Energies Nouvelles as cornerstone investor.

  • Allianz buys three wind farms

    27 June 2013

    German insurance giant Allianz has expanded its renewable energy portfolio, buying three wind farms with a combined capacity of 100MW.