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  • AfDB $500m green bond oversubscribed despite 'challenging market conditions'

    11 December 2015

    The African Development Bank has priced its latest green bond in what bookrunners called "a phenomenal transaction".

  • EF BRIEFS: Trucost, NY Green Bank, Yes Bank, Abengoa Yield, SunEdison, RWE, Samsung

    11 December 2015

    German utility RWE has got the go-ahead to spin off a renewable energy subsidiary, which will be floated late next year.

  • Investors hope for ambitious Paris agreement this weekend

    11 December 2015

    Investors were cautiously optimistic that the Paris climate summit would over the weekend yield a landmark agreement to tackle emissions.

  • SunEdison sweetens Vivint deal with $123m of savings

    11 December 2015

    SunEdison has revised the terms of its much-criticised $2.2 billion acquisition of Vivint Solar, in a move that has been well received by shareholders.

  • Public/private-sector coalition formed to promote green investment opportunities

    11 December 2015

    Investors, asset managers, government bodies and others have formed an alliance to promote investment opportunities in green infrastructure.

  • COP Blog: Escaping the ghosts of COPs past

    10 December 2015

    The latest climate summit in Paris, the city of romance, could be the start of something serious, argues Katie Kouchakji

  • Swiss Life and Natixis form renewables partnership

    10 December 2015

    Natixis and the French arm of insurance company Swiss Life have agreed to co-finance an offshore wind project as part of a new partnership.

  • SunPower ups convertibles sale to $400m

    10 December 2015

    US renewables firm SunPower has upped its sale of convertible debentures from $350 million to $400 million.

  • COP Blog: Crunch time for markets

    09 December 2015

    The next few days will decide to what extent the Paris agreement encourages trading markets, says Jeff Swartz

  • SunPower set to issue $350m of convertibles

    09 December 2015

    SunPower is to place $350 million of senior convertible debentures, which may be used to support the launch of its yieldco.