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SunEdison secures $50m project financing for solar plant in Jordan
01 October 2014US solar energy giant SunEdison has signed a $50 million project financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a solar energy plant in Jordan.
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Egyptian bank pays $208m for 49% of French wind energy firm
01 October 2014EFG Hermes, a Cairo-based investment bank with $3.6 billion in assets under management, has bought a 49% stake in EDPR France, a major wind farm developer, for $208 million.
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Scatec Solar gets IPO away at NOK19 per share
01 October 2014Scatec Solar completed its IPO in a move that valued the company at NOK1.783 billion ($277 million) and raised NOK500 million to fuel its expansion plans.
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Greentech Capital launches funds operation
30 September 2014Greentech Capital Advisors (GCA), a specialist US investment bank, is launching an asset management business and has appointed David Smith from Gabelli Asset Management to lead the new activity.
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Barclays and MSCI's green bond criteria to exclude some issues labelled 'green'
30 September 2014Barclays and MSCI said their green bond index will exclude some issues that are labelled 'green', including those that fund hydro projects bigger than 25MW, or energy efficiency improvements within corporate operations.
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BNG bank to roadshow sustainability bond with best-in-class structure
30 September 2014Dutch bank BNG is roadshowing its inaugural Sustainable Municipalities Bond.
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Impax secures €106m project finance for Finnish wind project
30 September 2014Impax Asset Management has agreed a €106 million ($133 million) project financing deal with Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank for a 51MW wind farm in Finland.
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Alliance Trust puts Peter Michaelis in charge of equities
30 September 2014Peter Michaelis is to lead the equity investment team at Alliance Trust, alongside his current role as head of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI).
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World Bank sees strong demand for structured green bonds
30 September 2014The World Bank has trebled the size of its latest structured bond in response to strong demand from retail investors.
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ERAFP to reduce carbon in €750m portfolio
30 September 2014French public service pension scheme, ERAFP, is to reduce by 40% the carbon intensity of a €750 million ($951.4 million) portfolio managed by Amundi.