Private School Sector: Rising fees attracting credit fund investment; growth markets to watch
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Interiors retailer Pier 1 enters Chapter 11 and searches for buyer
NYSE-listed Pier 1 Imports, the interiors and home accessories retailer that is also home to a collection by American interiors and makeover guru Joanna Gaines, is pursuing a sale of the company and has entered into a Plan Support Agreement with a majority of its term loan lenders.
This means the Company and...
Greencoat acquires Letteragh Wind Farm in €35.4m deal; Graziano joins the board from Vestas
Listed Greencoat Renewables, a Euro-based renewable infrastructure company, has acquired Letteragh Wind Farm, a 14.1MW wind farm situated in County Clare, on Ireland's west coast, for an initial consideration of €35.4m. This brings Greencoat Renewables' portfolio of operational wind assets to 476MW.
Seahound Wind Developments Limited developed Letteragh. HSH Nordbank provided project finance for the wind farm’s construction....
NHS Property Services to power portfolio with 100% renewable energy
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has signed two new energy contracts via Inspired Energy to power its portfolio with 100% renewable power.
British Gas will provide 100% renewable electricity and Corona will provide natural gas to all their properties across England by April 2020.
NHSPS is responsible for around 11 per...
Cannabis drug saves the day for NHS child epilepsy patients; HNWs targeted for cannabis fund market
The European Pharmaceutical Review reported today that Epidyolex, produced by GW Pharma, which contains cannabidiol (CBD) and can now be prescribed by doctors to eligible patients along with clobazam.
The drug is indicated for the treatments of Lennox Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome. It is intended for use in children from age two to adults, after...
Private equity 2020: Citi’s Bailin expects bumper deal flow and HNW allocations to rise
Citi Private Bank’s Chief Investment Officer, David Bailin, says he is seeing high-net-worth clients allocating 20 per cent of their portfolios into the private market, with half of their private commitments increasingly earmarked for private equity.
The CIO expects 2020 to be a very active M&A year for private equity given that the...
Carlyle’s Rubenstein: Warren’s GP debt pension obligation proposal for private equity ‘unlikely’ and has no Congressional support from either side
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Premier League footballer earns average lifetime earnings in 90 days; broadcast rights key to club growth and linked business opportunities
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Asia-Pacific claims largest PV market share for cumulative capacity; North Africa looks to private finance to grow national renewables targets
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Agarwal, Power Analyst at GlobalData, said: “The Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the
largest regional market in terms of cumulative capacity with a share of 58.1%
of global solar PV capacity in 2018. In terms of net annual additions, APAC
alone installed 64.5GW of solar PV, which represents 70.8% of net installations
in the same year. APAC is expected to remain the largest...
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