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  • News round-up: WTW, Foresight, JLEN, S&P and Lombard Odier

    04 May 2021

  • FSFL and JLEN to invest £13m in battery storage project

    04 May 2021

  • News Round Up: Refinitiv, Entelligent, JSS, Northern Trust, and more

    28 January 2021

  • Foresight buys 117MW of Australian solar assets

    13 October 2017

    UK-based investment manager Foresight has ramped up its exposure to the Australian solar market, purchasing a 117MW portfolio from renewables company Canadian Solar.

  • BlackRock backs £78m Foresight fundraise

    30 March 2017

    UK-listed yieldco Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) has raised £78.5 million ($97.4 million) in its latest share placement, thanks to significant backing from asset management giant BlackRock.

  • Foresight buys biggest solar park, with private wire agreement

    03 February 2017

    Yieldco Foresight Solar Fund has bought a 72MW solar park that has an agreement in place to sell power to a paper mill.

  • Yieldco NESF secures £150m debt facility

    31 January 2017

    UK yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has secured a £150 million ($186 million) long-term debt facility from a syndicate of lenders.

  • Foresight Group boosts AUM by 28%

    10 January 2017

    Foresight Group, a UK-based infrastructure and private equity investment manager, increased its assets under management by 28% to £2.3 billion ($2.8 billion) during 2016.

  • The growing pains of UK yieldcos

    22 July 2016

    Weakening policy support and uncertainties caused by Brexit are among the challenges faced by the fledgling asset class. But it remains resilient, reports Peter Cripps

  • The four potential impacts of Brexit on UK yieldcos

    29 June 2016

    The UK's decision to abandon the EU will have four potential impacts on yieldcos, according to the head of one of the six vehicles listed in the country.