> Canada's BMO Capital is, according to this story, predicting C$772-million of renewable energy project finance bonds from the country in 2013. For example, expect to see a new 17yr wind bond from Brookfield / Comber Wind. DBRS have already rated it BBB.
> IFC $1bn Green Bond snippets:
1. Within an hour of opening, books were oversubscribed; the deal closed 3 hours later, by now heavily oversubscribed.
2. There were 56 buyers:
- Asset Managers 30%
- Corporates 17%
- Official Institutions 16%
- Central Banks 16%
- Pension / Insurance 13%
- Banks 8%
3. US buyers took the bulk:
- Americas: 70% (don't let Tea Partiers tell you green isn't wanted in the USA!)
- Europe & Middle East buyers: 25%
- Asia: 5%
> The Financial Times ran a story on Monday asserting that: “Solar assets and related cash flows are very similar to various consumer and commercial assets that we have securitised in different venues.” http://goo.gl/dv0Ni