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Sky Solar cuts IPO target by two-thirds
11 November 2014Renewable energy developer, Sky Solar, has slashed its initial public offering (IPO) target by two-thirds, to $48 million.
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Newton Investment Management snaps up 23% of Bluefield offering
10 November 2014Newton Investment Management is to invest more than £35 million ($56 million) in Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), giving it a 15% share of the company's issued equity.
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SunPower acquires technology firm
10 November 2014Texas-based SolarBridge Technologies, which was bought by SunPower for an undisclosed sum, specialises in rooftop solar microinverters, which can be integrated into panels as they are manufactured, rather than at installation stage.
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SPI completes fourth private placement this year
10 November 2014Project developer SPI Solar has completed another private placement to support its expansion – its fourth in 2014.
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The rise of the green bond index
06 November 2014Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays/MSCI and Standard & Poor's have started green bond indexes. What impact will they have on the fledgling market, ask Sophie Robinson-Tillett and Peter Cripps
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NextEnergy Solar eyes £260m in new equity capital
05 November 2014NextEnergy Solar Fund is preparing to raise up to £260 million in the next eight days to fund further acquisitions of solar power plants in the UK.
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Calvert Green Bond Fund – one year on
03 November 2014On the first anniversary of the launch of the Calvert Green Bond Fund, its managers are pleased with its performance but are frustrated by an unrealised opportunity to roll out more green mortgage-backed securities.
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Bluefield opens £150m equity raise, lines up projects
03 November 2014Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has lined up a further pipeline of projects it wants to buy as its plans to raise £150 million ($239.9 million) of equity took a major step forward.
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Prudential backs UK tidal project with 'up to £100m'
20 October 2014Insurance company Prudential will invest up to £100 million ($161 million) in a 320MW tidal energy project in Wales
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Foresight equity increase hit by stock market turbulence
17 October 2014Foresight Solar Fund has raised just over £60 million ($97 million) from a placing and offer of new shares which it had hoped might raise £100 million to complete two acquisitions.