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News Round Up: Truvalue Labs, Länsförsäkringar, Liberum, and more

News round-up: REST settles climate case, Solarcentury acquired, Equinor net-zero pledge ... and more

TPG's Rise Fund opens renewables arm with 1GW purchase

TPG's flagship impact investing fund has purchased a 1GW portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects from China-based Trina Solar for an undisclosed sum.

Cleantech Solar secures $75 million green loan

Cleantech Solar has signed a $75 million green loan with the Singapore branch of Dutch lender ING Bank, the largest Asian green facility for commercial and industrial rooftop solar projects.

Green energy investment resilient despite economic shock

Investment in green technologies is holding up better than its fossil fuel rivals, reports Ahren Lester, despite the unprecedented economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic slashing 2020 forecasts

Best Performing Funds of 2019: Erste WWF Stock Environment

Solar energy holdings and takeover activity pushes Erste WWF Stock Environment to deliver a strong performance in 2019, writes Ahren Lester.

People Moves 14 February: LGIM; Leapfrog; AllianceBernstein; Lloyds; Green Giraffe; and more

Solarcentury secures €55m facility to fund Spanish solar plant construction

Solar energy firm Solarcentury has secured facilities worth €54.8 million ($61.3 million) from a pair of UK banks to help fund the construction of two solar plants in Spain.

People Moves: NBIM; BNP Paribas; Insurance Council of Australia; Solarcentury; Truvalue Labs; Triodos

Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has announced his resignation as leader, although he will continue to work for the sovereign wealth fund it manages.

Monoline-wrapped renewables project financing could be a game-changer

The application of insurance-wrapped debt to renewable-energy project financing is likely to emerge as a valuable addition to the green capital markets toolkit, writes Keith Mullin