Zak Bentley
The bank’s contribution to developments at Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork will help finance a €393m investment programme by the two universities.
The Saudi power firm is in discussions with a number of institutions following the decision to split its business in two.
Five institutional investors have committed to the vehicle, which is hard-capped at €1.5bn and expected to close before next summer.
Following on from the firm’s wind success in the country, SUSI’s energy efficiency fund has arrived in Finland to finance lighting projects.
The listed vehicle has bought minority stakes in four UK school groups while increasing its controlling interests in two more.
The project, Aquila’s second acquisition in the country in less than six weeks, brings its wind portfolio in Scandinavia to about 400MW.
The insurer’s asset management arm has acquired four wind power plants from developer RES in what it described as one of its largest infrastructure deals to date.
After unexpectedly high demand for its shares, the UK solar fund has bought a 5MW solar farm in a deal that brings its portfolio to 419MW.
Paul Gill has moved to the UK pension platform from Lloyd’s asset management division as it continues to strengthen its investment division.
The multilateral will be teaming up with a Moroccan sovereign investment vehicle to establish a ‘pan-African’ fund focused on energy, transport and water.