Sophie Robinson-Tillett

Articles by Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • Green bond market ends 2015 on a high as it breaks records

    06 January 2016

    A spate of green bond issuance ahead of COP21 led the market to break previous records, finishing the year at more than $40 billion.

  • SunEdison in $336m equity/assets deal with investors

    30 December 2015

    Buyers of an exchangeable bond issued by a SunEdison subsidiary are to trade in $336 million of notes for assets and equity in its yieldco.

  • Public/private-sector coalition formed to promote green investment opportunities

    11 December 2015

    Investors, asset managers, government bodies and others have formed an alliance to promote investment opportunities in green infrastructure.

  • Swiss Life and Natixis form renewables partnership

    10 December 2015

    Natixis and the French arm of insurance company Swiss Life have agreed to co-finance an offshore wind project as part of a new partnership.

  • SunPower ups convertibles sale to $400m

    10 December 2015

    US renewables firm SunPower has upped its sale of convertible debentures from $350 million to $400 million.

  • SunPower set to issue $350m of convertibles

    09 December 2015

    SunPower is to place $350 million of senior convertible debentures, which may be used to support the launch of its yieldco.

  • African Development Bank returns to green bond market

    09 December 2015

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has issued its first green bond in over 18 months, in a $500 million deal.

  • VW kicked out of FTSE sustainability index, 40 firms added

    09 December 2015

    Volkswagen has been booted out of the FTSE4Good Index after cheating on its US diesel emissions tests.

  • Aviva gets behind energy efficiency project for UK's National Health Service

    09 December 2015

    Aviva Investors is backing an energy efficiency initiative run by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) to the tune of £15.4 million ($23.2 million).

  • New fund could mobilise up to $100m for clean energy in developing countries

    07 December 2015

    The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has kick-started a fund to finance low-carbon energy assets in developing countries, which it says could leverage more than $100 million.