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  • EF BRIEFS: Partners Group;Greencoat; Massachusetts green bond

    28 July 2016

    Partners Group, a Zurich-listed company that makes investments in global private markets on behalf of institutional investors, has agreed to commit more than $200 million to a Taiwanese solar power venture.

  • Mainstream secures $177.5m for African renewables

    28 July 2016

    Irish clean energy specialist Mainstream Renewable Power has raised $177.5 million for Lekela Power, its joint venture in Africa.

  • Green bond comment - July 2016

    27 July 2016

    The green bond market is flying high this year, with the value of new issues already greater than seen in the whole of 2015 and demand expected to grow. But concerns remain about the mix of issuers, says Graham Cooper

  • No evidence of green bonds outperforming, says SocGen

    27 July 2016

    The relative youth of the green bond market and the modest number of issuers, mean it is not yet possible to claim that such bonds outperform their vanilla counterparts, said Societe Generale analyst Bob Buhr.

  • Moody's revises up 2016 green bond forecast to $75bn

    27 July 2016

    Moody's has raised its forecast for 2016 green bond issuance to $75 billion, up from $70 billion, on the back of record-breaking volume in the three months to 30 June.

  • Akuo issues second green bond

    26 July 2016

    French independent power producer Akuo Energy, successfully priced its second green bond raising a €44 million ($48 million).

  • EF BRIEFS: Iran solar project, Carbon Trade Exchange, G-20 on green bonds

    26 July 2016

    Italian and Swiss investors have agreed to commit €40 million ($44 million) to help finance the construction of Iran's largest solar energy plant, according to local press reports. The investors have not been identified.

  • Santander sell stake in renewables company to pension funds

    26 July 2016

    Banco Santander has sold its stake in renewable energy and water infrastructure company Cubico to two Canadian pension funds for an undisclosed fee.

  • Australian asset manager launches A$100m private yieldco

    26 July 2016

    An Australian asset manager is planning to launch a A$100 million ($75.28 million) unlisted yieldco, that will own Australian solar projects.

  • SunEdison mulls sale of yieldcos, as TERP launches poison pill defence

    25 July 2016

    Renewables developer SunEdison is in talks with its yieldco subsidiaries, TerraForm Power (TERP) and TerraForm Global (GLBL), to find a buyer for its controlling stake in the companies.