Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • TRIG buys Swedish wind farm project

    12 February 2021

  • Velliv allocates $550m to Nordea ESG-focused EM bond strategy

    12 February 2021

  • SEEIT increases placing size to £200m amid investor demand

    12 February 2021

  • HSBC warned by ClientEarth to back climate shareholder resolution

    12 February 2021

  • Key Capture Energy secures $93m financing for battery storage project

    12 February 2021

  • ECB should tilt assets and collateral according to climate risk, says Villeroy de Galhau

    11 February 2021

    The Banque de France (BdF) governor said that the European Central Bank (ECB) and other central banks should reduce exposure to climate risk through their asset purchase and collateral policies through valuation adjustments and "tilts"

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Bridgestone, Hapag-Lloyd, Prada, NYK ... and more

    11 February 2021

  • Bond round-up: Iberdrola, France, Telefonica, Alibaba, Surbana Jurong, H&M ... and more

    10 February 2021

  • Strong demand sees Elsan upsize sustainability-linked leveraged loan

    09 February 2021

    French private hospital operator Elsan refinanced its entire €1.7 billion ($2 billion) of senior debt by issuing a sustainability-linked leveraged loan, after the innovative transaction attracted significant demand from investors.

  • Combining sustainability-linked and green bonds would be 'more impactful'

    09 February 2021

    Tying 'use-of-proceeds' green bonds with their emerging 'sustainability-linked' cousins could make green paper "more impactful and more intentional", and market participants are beginning to float the idea more widely.