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Prevailing winds

The number of recent private equity investments in wind farms has been head-spinning.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Flowers' European head departs

Ravi Sinha will leave the firm to be replaced by Flowers’ Australia head David Morgan. The firm has also recruited former UK regulator Sir Callum McCarthy.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

FondInvest hires Proventure founder as partner

Catherine Lewis La Torre, co-founder of fund of funds Proventure, will help Fondinvest to invest two recently closed funds.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Banks lend €114m to Platina for renewables

NordLB, Banco Santander, BNP Paribas and NIBC will finance the private equity firm’s solar and wind projects in Spain and the UK.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Apollo completes German deal

Apollo has made an investment for its latest European fund by investing in German property. The seller was listed UK real estate company and fund manager Capital & Regional which branched out into Germany in recent years.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Kelso earns 4x in partial exit

The trade sale of one division of building and energy control systems company i2S nets Kelso around £10m.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Firms plead ignorance in NJ donation breach

Blackstone, Centerbridge and Welsh Carson will not see commitments from New Jersey yanked following revelations that the firms unwittingly broke campaign donation rules.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Probitas: $110bn of infrastructure funds coming to market

But even as there are more managers seeking more money in the asset class than ever before, the weak fundraising environment is making it difficult for the 99 funds in market to reach their targets. Meanwhile, investors are demanding lower fees, closed-end fund structures and independent management teams, according to a survey by placement agent.

6 min read · 05 January 2013

HSBC green infra fund makes solar investment

HSBC Environmental Infrastructure Fund and Spanish solar plant developer Solarig are joining forces to invest a combined €200m in developing solar projects across Spain and Italy.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Keeping the keys

When will UK banks start to recycle their accidental portfolios? Silverfleet’s Neil MacDougal explores.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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