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Apr 13, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

UK-listed fund looks to refi US solar portfolio

Listed solar investor US Solar Fund is aiming to raise equity on the London Stock Exchange in part to allow it to refinance a portfolio of solar assets at a less aggressive leverage ratio.
Apr 13, 2021 - Alfie Crooks

CapDyn secures Indiana build-transfer

Capital Dynamics has signed a build-transfer agreement for a solar project with an Indiana utility, as this type of agreement steadily becomes more popular.
Apr 12, 2021 - Alfie Crooks

LS Power reaches deal to sell Alabama gas-fired project

LS Power has signed an agreement to sell its 230 MW Hog Bayou Energy Center gas-fired project in Alabama to an investment vehicle managed by another private equity firm.
Apr 12, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

TC Energy taps Marathon for renewables RFI

Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp has hired Marathon Capital to advise on the procurement of as much as 620 MW of wind capacity to power its US assets.
Apr 09, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

OMERS sells stake in US wind portfolio

OMERS Infrastructure has signed a deal to sell its minority stake in Vento II, a 596 MW portfolio of wind projects in four US states, to Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure.

Mergers & Acquisitions

PE-backed Catalyze buys rooftop solar developer

Apr 13, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

EnCap Investments and Yorktown Partners-backed solar and storage company Catalyze has acquired a Californian rooftop solar developer and installer as it looks to expand its project pipeline and geographic presence in the US.
Ørsted sells 25% stake in NJ offshore wind farm

Apr 13, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has closed its acquisition of a 25% stake in Ørsted North America's 1,100 MW Ocean Wind project, which will be built 15 miles off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

UK-listed fund looks to refi US solar portfolio

Apr 13, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

Listed solar investor US Solar Fund is aiming to raise equity on the London Stock Exchange in part to allow it to refinance a portfolio of solar assets at a less aggressive leverage ratio.
CapDyn secures Indiana build-transfer

Apr 13, 2021 - Alfie Crooks

Capital Dynamics has signed a build-transfer agreement for a solar project with an Indiana utility, as this type of agreement steadily becomes more popular.

Brazil’s Rio Alto to hold IPO

Apr 07, 2021 - Juliana Ennes

Brazilian renewable energy producer Rio Alto Energias Renovaveis is preparing to go public via an initial public offering.
Strata inks $150m deal with Blackstone

Apr 01, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

Solar and battery storage developer Strata Solar has raised $150 million of flexible capital in a deal with Blackstone Credit ?and its affiliates.

EPM’s general manager quits after a week

Apr 13, 2021 - Carmen Arroyo

The general manager of Colombia's Empresas Públicas de Medellín has quit after a week at the position.
Oliveros joins financial advisory Atlantico

Apr 13, 2021 - Carmen Arroyo

Latin America-focused power, utilities and project finance banker Ivan Oliveros has joined Miami-based advisory firm Atlantico Capital Partners as a partner in New York.

Mar 31, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Alternating Current: "Skybrators"

A bladeless wind generator designed by a Madrid-based start-up has been dubbed the "Skybrator" due to its suggestive shape and the way it oscillates back-and-forth in a stiff breeze.
Mar 19, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Wind to whisky

Several renowned Scotch whisky makers, including Glenmorangie, are working out a spirited plan to power their Highland distilleries with green hydrogen produced using generation from nearby offshore and onshore wind farms.
Feb 19, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

Is there any problem securitization can’t fix?

Securitization exists in the public consciousness primarily as a shadowy corner of the capital markets in which out-of-control financial engineering causes global economic meltdowns. Could it be due a reappraisal?