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  • European yieldcos eye further expansion

    21 June 2017

    Three European renewable energy investment firms, with a focus on generating high dividend payouts, have announced plans to raise substantial amounts of new capital.

  • Yieldco JLEN raises £55.6m

    08 February 2017

    UK yieldco John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has raised £55.6 million ($69.1 million) by selling new shares.

  • Yieldco JLEN to raise £150m

    25 November 2016

    UK yieldco John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) plans to raise more than £150 million ($190 million) by selling new shares.

  • EF BRIEFS: Moringa, MidAmerican Energy, JLEN

    31 August 2016

    Moringa, a European agro-forestry fund, has bought an equity stake in TexBel, a Belizean company specialising in the production of coconut water and citrus fruits.

  • EF BRIEFS: Gaelectric, ADB, JLEN

    08 August 2016

    Gaelectric has secured a €38 million ($42 million) financing package from Allied Irish Bank for the construction of two Irish wind farms.

  • 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

  • EF BRIEFS: FSB, SPI Energy, TSKB, JLEN

    11 May 2016

    The Financial Stability Board's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has extended its feedback period until the end of the month.

  • JLEN confirms £45m goal for latest share offering

    20 May 2015

    John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has confirmed that it aims to raise £45 million ($70 million) from the share offering it announced last month.

  • JLEN eyes share offer to pay down debt

    21 April 2015

    John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) is set to become the latest in a string of UK renewables funds to issue equity.

  • JLEN makes first acquisitions since IPO

    01 April 2015

    John Laing Environmental Assets (JLEN) – one of the six UK-listed yieldcos – has made its first acquisitions since it floated a year ago.