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Funding and M&A Roundup: Scatec Solar Raises $515 Million in a Private Placement
Scatec Solar, an independent power producer, has completed a private placement, raising approximately NOK 4,750 million (~$514.94 million) in gross proceeds by allocating 20,652,478 shares subscription price of NOK 230 (~$24.93) per ...

Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Companies Raise $3.2 Billion in Corporate Funding in Q3 2020
Global corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market, and debt financing) for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors in Q3 2020 came to $3.2 billion compared ...

Project Finance Brief: UK’s NextPower Acquires 17.4 MW Solar Project in Portugal
Global wind and solar development company Mainstream Renewable Power has closed a $280 million mezzanine construction finance facility with leading alternative lender AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund IV. The AMP Capital facility complements ...

Funding and M&A Roundup: Scatec Solar Acquires Hydropower Developer for Over $1 Billion
REC Silicon, a Norwegian producer of advanced silicon materials with manufacturing facilities in the U.S., has raised approximately NOK 1,000 million (~$108.29 million) in gross proceeds through the Private Placement of 92,592,592 new ...

Project Finance Brief: Hellenic Petroleum Acquires a 204 MW Solar Portfolio
Hellenic Petroleum, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ELPE Renewables, completed the acquisition of a portfolio of solar PV projects at the final permitting stage in the wider Kozani region, Greece, from JUWI, a renewable ...