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  • Capital Stage bids to acquire Chorus Clean Energy

    29 July 2016

    Capital Stage, Germany's largest independent operator of solar energy parks, has announced a takeover bid for rival renewables company Chorus Clean Energy.

  • Terraform Power plans September share auction

    29 July 2016

    Terraform Power (TERP) is planning to sell itself in a formal auction in September, after its management rebuffed a takeover bid from two hedge funds, according to reports.

  • SUSI Partners secures €62m investment from EIB

    29 July 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to invest up to €62 million ($68 million) in SUSI Partners second renewable energy fund.

  • Potential emissions from major companies fall, as investor pressure rises

    28 July 2016

    Potential emissions from the reserves of the largest publicly-traded fossil fuel companies have fallen by 15% in the last year, amid mounting pressure from investors, according to a report from Fossil Free Indexes (FFI).

  • 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).