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  • Kilowatt and Citi agree $200m debt warehouse as they eye ABS issues

    30 April 2015

    Clean energy lender Kilowatt Financial has agreed a $200 million 'debt warehouse facility' with Citi to finance residential solar systems, in a first step towards issuing asset backed securities (ABS).

  • Chinese farming giant eyes green bond market

    30 April 2015

    A Chinese aquaculture firm is considering tapping the green bond market.

  • Siemens in equity swap with Atlantis for tidal energy company

    30 April 2015

    Siemens has sold its loss-making UK marine technology business in an equity swap.

  • JP Morgan steals underwriting crown for Q1 green bonds

    29 April 2015

    JP Morgan has been crowned the biggest underwriter of green bonds in the past quarter, taking pole position for the first time.

  • Gothenburg to issue third green bond

    29 April 2015

    The City of Gothenburg plans to make its third foray into the green bond market, this time with an issue of roughly SEK1 billion ($120 million).

  • Hannon Armstrong eyes up to $87m in new equity capital

    29 April 2015

    US clean energy investment company Hannon Armstrong (HASI) plans to issue up to 4.6 million shares which, at current prices, could bring in about $87 million.

  • First State sold Petrobras shares on ESG concerns before latest scandals

    29 April 2015

    First State Investments sold its holdings in Petrobras because of concerns over the Brazilian oil company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance well before fraud and corruption allegations surfaced last year.

  • Goldman eyes major stake in Asia's 'first yieldco'

    29 April 2015

    Goldman Sachs has bought convertible notes entitling it to a 45% stake in what is believed to be Asia's first yieldco.

  • BAML's Martin Mills to head product solutions for EMEA

    28 April 2015

    The head of green bonds at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has been appointed to lead the product solutions team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

  • Investors are committed to renewables, despite low oil price, says HSBC

    28 April 2015

    Investor interest in renewable energy remains strong, despite the decline in oil and gas prices, say analysts at HSBC.