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KKR and GIB back £200m UK community renewables initiative
10 November 2014Private equity firm KKR is making its first investment in the UK renewable energy sector with a £100 million ($159 million) commitment to a £200 million lending programme, backed by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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SPI completes fourth private placement this year
10 November 2014Project developer SPI Solar has completed another private placement to support its expansion – its fourth in 2014.
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Jupiter restructures environmental team
07 November 2014Jupiter has shaken up the structure of its environmental and sustainable strategy team in a move designed to integrate it more with its wider fund management team.
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First Wind reaches $254m close on Texas wind project
07 November 2014First Wind has reached a $254 million financial close on its second wind project in Texas.
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Abengoa Yield prices $255m green bond
07 November 2014Abengoa Yield, the 'yieldco' launched by Spanish firm Abengoa in June, has priced its $255 million bond offer.
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The rise of the green bond index
06 November 2014Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays/MSCI and Standard & Poor's have started green bond indexes. What impact will they have on the fledgling market, ask Sophie Robinson-Tillett and Peter Cripps
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Copenhagen funds take 25% stake in UK offshore wind project
06 November 2014Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has bought a 25% stake in the UK offshore wind project Beatrice from UK utility SSE. The price paid was not disclosed.
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Abengoa Yield opts to issue bonds in dollars rather than euros
06 November 2014Abengoa Yield, the 'yieldco' launched by Spanish utility Abengoa in June, is to replace a planned €200 million ($250 million) issue of euro-denominated bonds with $255 million of five-year dollar-denominated notes.
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Norway's NTE issues NOK750m green bond to refinance hydro plants [UPDATED]
06 November 2014Power generating company Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) has issued Norway's second corporate green bond – a NOK750 million ($110 million) issue that was oversubscribed in two hours.
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Amundi, EDF reveal plans for €1.5bn private equity venture
05 November 2014French asset manager Amundi has joined forces with energy utility EDF to raise up to €1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) for private equity investments in low-carbon energy and energy efficiency projects.