Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • CBI certifies first green loan for Strasser Capital

    11 January 2017

    German private equity firm Strasser Capital has secured the first loan certified under the Climate Bond Initiative's (CBI) standards.

  • Impax reaches record £5bn AUM

    10 January 2017

    Environmentally-themed investment manager Impax Asset Management saw its assets under management (AUM) rise to £5.06 billion ($6.16 billion) after a record quarter of inflows.

  • Enel issues first green bond of the year

    10 January 2017

    Italian utility Enel has issued the first green bond of 2017 – a €1.25 billion ($1.32 billion) inaugural offering.

  • France set to issue largest ever green bond

    10 January 2017

    France is set to issue what is likely to be the largest ever green bond with its inaugural sovereign offering, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Fibria Celulose begins roadshow for dollar-denominated green bond

    06 January 2017

    Brazilian pulp and paper company Fibria Celulose is set to become only the third issuer out of the country to launch a green bond, as it begins to roadshow a dollar-denominated issuance.

  • Italy's biggest renewables project bond is refinanced

    04 January 2017

    Italian renewables developer Azienda Solare Italiana (ASI) has refinanced the country's largest renewable energy project bond as part of a "landmark" €131 million ($136 million) financing deal.

  • France to launch green bond roadshow this week

    03 January 2017

    France is slated to become the second country to issue a green bond after it announced it will launch a roadshow on Friday, with a bond expected before the end of the month.

  • NY Green Bank closes first energy storage deal

    03 January 2017

    New York (NY) Green Bank has closed a $25 million loan deal with battery manufacturer Plug Power to supply energy storage systems to warehouse vehicles in the city.

  • Mirova mulls US expansion for green bond fund

    02 January 2017

    French socially responsible investor (SRI) Mirova is mulling the possible launch of a US dollar green bond fund targeted at US investors, according to sources familiar to the matter.

  • Export Import Bank of China issues green bond

    22 December 2016

    The Export Import Bank of China (Chexim) has issued a RMB1 billion ($145 million) green bond, making it the first Chinese policy bank to do so.