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  • NextEnergy solar plans £100m equity raise and overseas growth

    13 June 2017

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), a UK-listed yieldco, aims to raise a further £100 million ($127 million) from a placement of new shares this month. The company is also seeking approval from its shareholders to invest outside the UK, for the first time.

  • EF BRIEFS: ABN Amro, NESF, JLEN

    21 April 2017

    ABN Amro has received €150 million ($160 million) of financing as part of the EU president Jean-Claude Juncker's "Investment Plan for Europe", that it will use to finance green loans to the European shipping industry.

  • NextEnergy raises £115.3m through oversubscribed share issuance

    21 November 2016

    UK yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised £115.3 million ($142.3 million) through the issuance of 110.3 million ordinary shares, exceeding its original target of 100 million shares.

  • EF BRIEFS: San Francisco water bond, Capital Stage, NextEnergy, Vestas

    20 May 2016

    The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has become the first entity to issue a green bond certified under the Water Climate Bonds Standard, coming to market with a $240 million offering.

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund in 'biggest ever M&A deal for solar in the UK'

    11 January 2016

    UK yieldco, NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), has made what it describes as "the largest mergers & acquisitions deal in UK solar".

  • NESF triples revolving credit facility to £100m

    06 November 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has increased its revolving credit facility (RCF) with Macquarie Bank to £100 million ($151 million) from £31 million.

  • NextEnergy enters UK rooftop solar market

    21 October 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has purchased three UK solar projects for £22.1 million ($32.4 million), including its first rooftop solar portfolio.

  • NESF raises £39m out of a possible £98m in share placement

    24 September 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised £38.8 million ($59.2 million) out of a possible £98.4 million in its latest share placement.

  • NESF could raise up to £98.4m in share placement

    14 September 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) could raise up to £98.4 million ($152 million) in its latest equity raise, after announcing an updated net asset value (NAV) on which the issue will be based.

  • NextEnergy closes £22.7 debt with NIBC Bank

    21 July 2015

    UK-listed yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has closed a £22.7 million ($35 million) debt facility with NIBC Bank NV to refinance two of its projects.