Financing
Credit fears hold back US solar securitisation deals
In a major breakthrough for renewable energy finance, California-based SolarCity has issued the first securities backed by distributed solar assets. But many hurdles remain before solar securitisation can truly take off, Alexander Osipovich finds
Upstart banks betting on expansion in commodities
As banking industry’s top commodity players retreat, others are increasing their activity and growing their commodities business
Asia Deal of the Year: Goldman Sachs
Sydney-based Origin Energy was able to raise $500 million against non-core assets in two structured deals by Goldman Sachs
Asia Energy Finance House of the Year: SG CIB
SG CIB has been involved in a raft of eye-catching energy finance deals across Asia during the past year
Can innovative funding rescue US renewables?
US renewable energy developers are struggling to raise funding as government incentives expire and bank lending dries up. Could financial innovation provide the answer? Alexander Osipovich investigates
Deal of the Year: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
The winner of this year’s Deal of the Year award is Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) for its lead role on Project Amp, the largest distributed solar transaction in history
Energy Finance House of the Year: Barclays
Barclays is the winner of our Energy Finance House of the Year award for leveraging its capital markets resources and stepping into the void of dollar-funding markets for European lenders when it dried up in the second half of last year
Renewable energy projects seek investment alternatives
Investment in renewable energy needs to double if EU targets are to be met. With governments and investment banks reining in lending, the market is looking at alternative sources to plug the gaps. Gillian Carr investigates this and the implications of…
Energy Risk Deals of the Year 2012: SG CIB's Russian gas field financing
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking arrange €1.1bn financing for gas field in northern Russia
Energy Risk Deals of the Year 2012: Lloyds's financing for Essar
Lloyds Bank organises $1.5bn secured borrowing base facility for Essar Energy
Energy Risk Deals of the Year 2012: Carlyle's Plainfield funding
The Carlyle Group rescue Plainfield renewable energy plant with $125m senior debt funding
Commodity trade finance feels the pinch
The European debt crisis and the subsequent tighter supply of credit in the money markets is beginning to be felt in commodity financing. Vanya Dragomanovich looks at how big a threat the latest round of credit tightness is to the commodity financing…
Solar failure raises questions about funding for renewables
Pauline McCallion gauges industry opinion on the implications of the recent demise of solar company Solyndra for private and public investment in renewable energy
UK power execs debate $325 billion investment requirement
UK power demand is expected to double by 2050 while a quarter of its generation capacity will need replacing within 10 years. EU targets call for production from renewables to jump from 7% to 30% of total output. Vanya Dragomanovich talks to top industry…
UK wants to be global hub for green finance
The UK is hoping to re-fire momentum for international climate change agreements at Cancun to help it become the global centre for green finance
Energy Finance House of the Year, Asia – Société Générale CIB
Asian energy and commodities markets are notoriously fractured, but after completing a series of bespoke and very complex financing deals in various countries including Papua New Guinea, Singapore and Vietnam, Société Générale Corporate & Investment…
Exclusive: Lloyds to seal raft of Norway energy deals
Lloyds Banking aggressively pushes into Norway with a range of energy financing deals for exploration and production (E&P), prepares to expands its Houston oil & gas team and looks at the European shale gas business
Asian demand spurs commodities boom
Asian demand for commodities continues to be insatiable. Alex Davis looks at how western investment banks are looking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the growth
BarCap launches nine commodity ETNs
Barclays Capital launched exchange-traded notes (ETNs) in Europe on Tuesday, listing 12 new ETNs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), consisting of nine commodity exchange-traded products and three notes linked to volatility indexes for equities.