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  • Green bonds round-up: IBRD, Folksam Group, Electrolux, Interstate Power & Light, Pace Funding Group, EBRD

    27 March 2019

    The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has tapped the €600 million ($675 million) green bond it issued in November to raise a further €250 million.

  • Green bond round-up, 21 Nov

    21 November 2018

    US real estate company Boston Properties has raised $1 billion from its inaugural green bond.

  • Green bond round-up, 11 July 2018

    11 July 2018
  • Green bonds round-up, 2 May

    02 May 2018

    DTE Electric, an electricity utility based in Detroit, Michigan, has entered the green bond market with a $525 million, 30-year issue. It pays a coupon of 4.05% and was priced at 97 basis points over US Treasuries, giving a yield to maturity of 4.076%. The issue has been rated Aa3, A and A+ by Moody's, S&P Global and Fitch, respectively.

  • NY Green Bank poised for extra $150m of capital after Vivint Solar deal

    08 August 2016

    The New York Green Bank is expected to receive a further $150 million of capital from the state authorities after providing $37 million of the recently announced $313 million loan to residential solar energy company Vivint Solar.

  • EF BRIEFS: NESF, Vivint Solar, Mosaic

    05 August 2016

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has launched the sixth and final tap of its share issuance programme launched last month, raising £5.8 million ($7.6 million).

  • Sunrun sees stock fall flat after successful float

    06 August 2015

    US rooftop solar firm Sunrun has seen its shareprice fall more than 20% since its IPO earlier this week.

  • US REIT in $500m 'milestone' green bond

    26 June 2015

    A US real estate firm has issued a green bond in what underwriters say is a "milestone" for the country's corporate market.

  • Sunrun announces IPO

    26 June 2015

    Sunrun, the second largest rooftop solar leasing company in the US, has confirmed plans to float on NASDAQ.

  • US retail trust taps green bond market for first time

    14 May 2014

    Regency Centers is thought to be the first US real estate investment trust (REIT) to issue a publicly traded green bond, raising money to fund 'green' shopping centres.