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  • Bond round-up: Unédic, Snam, Castle Peak, Northern States Power, Symbiotics ... and more

    17 June 2020

  • Sustainability loan market surges past $100bn in 2019 – Refinitiv

    21 November 2019

    More than $103 billion in green and sustainability-linked loans has been announced so far in 2019, according to data provider Refinitiv.

  • Water sustainability is investor ‘blind spot’, study suggests

    04 September 2018

    Water sustainability is a ‘blind spot’ for most large institutional investors, a survey of 20 large Netherlands-based investors has suggested.

  • 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.

  • CBI certifies first green loan for Strasser Capital

    11 January 2017

    German private equity firm Strasser Capital has secured the first loan certified under the Climate Bond Initiative's (CBI) standards.

  • 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: Alperia, Canadian Solar, NextEnergy

    11 July 2016

    Italian electricity utility Alperia has issued its first green bond, for a total of €225 million ($249 million). A further issue, of €150 million, is expected by the end of 2016, the company said.

  • 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.

  • John Laing renewables fund secures £50m credit facility

    13 October 2014

    John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has agreed a three-year £50 million ($80 million) revolving credit facility with HSBC and Dutch bank NIBC.

  • UK GIB hires managing director for waste and bio-energy

    04 October 2013

    The UK's rapidly expanding Green Investment Bank (GIB) has hired a new managing director for waste and bioenergy, whose remit will include helping to finance the emerging UK anaerobic digestion sector.