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Business as usual: bank climate commitments, lending, and engagement

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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    HSBC Continental Europe: Pre Stabilisation Notice

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    Tuesday, January 9, 2024
    ABN AMRO, Financial services, HSBC Continental Europe, London Stock Exchange, Person, Banco Santander, EEA, State, Issuer, RNS, Prospectus, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Sale, Investment, CaixaBank, BNP Paribas, Finance, Exercise, Greenshoe, MUFG, Commerzbank, Security (finance)

    However, there is no assurance that the Stabilisation Manager(s) will take any stabilisation action and any stabilisation action, if begun, may be ended at any time.

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    • However, there is no assurance that the Stabilisation Manager(s) will take any stabilisation action and any stabilisation action, if begun, may be ended at any time.
    • Any stabilisation action or over-allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.
    • This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States.
    • RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom.

    SWIFT CURRENT ENERGY ANNOUNCES 197 MW WIND PROJECT IN TEXAS IS NOW OPERATIONAL

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    Monday, November 13, 2023
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    BOSTON and HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swift Current Energy ("Swift Current") today announced that its 197 MW Castle Gap Wind project (the "Project") located in Central Texas is now operational and providing power to Target Corporation ("Target"). Community leaders and the Project landowners from Mills and Lampasas Counties as well as representatives from Target and the Project financiers joined Swift Current at Castle Gap Wind last Wednesday to celebrate the Project's completion.

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    • Goldman Sachs provided the tax equity for the project, which was developed and is owned and operated by Swift Current Energy
      BOSTON and HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swift Current Energy ("Swift Current") today announced that its 197 MW Castle Gap Wind project (the "Project") located in Central Texas is now operational and providing power to Target Corporation ("Target").
    • "Castle Gap Wind is a momentous project for Swift Current Energy as we grow our projects under asset management and operations," said Eric Lammers, CEO and Co-Founder, Swift Current Energy.
    • "Goldman Sachs is pleased to partner with Swift Current Energy on their Castle Gap Wind project," said Ryan Newman, Head of Tax Equity, Goldman Sachs.
    • Vinson & Elkins LLP and Husch Blackwell LLP represented Swift Current Energy in the project financing transactions.

    Valencia Digital Summit brings together 12,000 professionals from 91 countries for its sixth edition

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    Monday, October 30, 2023
    Diamond, Communes of Burundi, Ecosystem, US, CIO, Congress, CaixaBank, VDS, Seed, DNA, Strategy, United Kingdom, City of Arts and Sciences, Banco Santander, West Coast of Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board, City, Growth, Premios Max, Revolut, Silicon, Innovation, Generalitat Valenciana, Benchmark, Valencian Community, AVIA, SMV, Automotive industry, Video game, Pharmaceutical industry, Cryptocurrency, Renewable energy, Creative industries, Legitimation, Amazon

    The sixth edition of Valencia Digital Summit has yet again exceeded all expectations by bringing together a staggering 12,000 professionals from 91 countries.

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    • The sixth edition of Valencia Digital Summit has yet again exceeded all expectations by bringing together a staggering 12,000 professionals from 91 countries.
    • Valencia Digital Summit is committed to advancing the Valencian innovation ecosystem and driving the evolution of startups into competitive scaleups.
    • Furthermore, Valencia Digital Summit hosted the session 'New Benchmarks in The Ecosystem: Premios EmprendeXXI Investors Day & Kick Off New Edition', featuring the 'Investors Day Premios EmprendeXXI'.
    • Exploring key sectors of the Valencian economy, a variety of thematic side-events took place within the framework of Valencia Digital Summit.

    Business leaders from Microsoft, Salesforce and LinkedIn among the speakers at VDS2023

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    Wednesday, October 4, 2023
    Internxt, Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute, CaixaBank, Woman, Microsoft, Advisory board, Samaipata, CEPSA, Silicon, City, Breakthrough Energy, Eventbrite, Mastercard, Artificial intelligence, Generalitat Valenciana, CIO, Longevity, Salesforce, City of Arts and Sciences, Computer security, Cryptocurrency, Management, Inditex, Revolut, Amazon, Repsol, Stripe

    As well as serving as a nexus for entrepreneurs, startups, corporations, and investors, VDS2023 will also feature speakers from leading national and international venture capital firms.

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    • As well as serving as a nexus for entrepreneurs, startups, corporations, and investors, VDS2023 will also feature speakers from leading national and international venture capital firms.
    • Valencia Digital Summit 2023 promises to delve deep into the major societal challenges of our era through its carefully curated programme.
    • Embracing the theme of 'Building the Good Future', this summit will bring together global economic and tech leaders to address pressing issues that are shaping the world's path toward a more promising future.
    • The main topics of discussion will be artificial intelligence, mobility, sustainability, longevity, the future of work, and the role of women in tech.

    Qlik Announces Qlik Staige to Help Organizations Manage Risk, Embrace Complexity and Scale the Impact of AI

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    Tuesday, September 12, 2023
    IDC, SQL, Life, LLM, Physician, ChatGPT, Intuit, CaixaBank, Amazon SageMaker, Information, Organization, Amazon, Ada, Investment, Risk, Engineering, Logic, Airbus, Artificial intelligence, Digital, AI, HARMAN, Ecosystem, Information management, Customer service, Sales, Dairy, Medical device, Risk management

    Qlik Staige helps organizations build a trusted data foundation for AI, leverage modern AI-enhanced analytics, and deploy AI for advanced use cases.

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    • Qlik Staige helps organizations build a trusted data foundation for AI, leverage modern AI-enhanced analytics, and deploy AI for advanced use cases.
    • “Qlik understands that organizations are looking for pragmatic ways to leverage AI to make better, faster decisions, right now,” said Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik.
    • Qlik Staige helps organizations manage risk, embrace complexity, and scale the impact of AI.
    • With Qlik AutoML, organizations scale data science investments to more users while enabling technically inclined staff to customize AI solutions for new use cases.

    Boralex and the Innu announce the closing of a financing for over $600 million for the Apuiat wind farm in Quebec

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    Friday, September 8, 2023
    Desjardins Group, BLX, CaixaBank, Korea Development Bank, Trust, DZ Bank, Risk, Innu, TSX, Growth, ESG, Letter, Legislation, Security (finance), Boralex

    MONTRÉAL, Sept. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) and its Innu community partners in Parc éolien Apuiat S.E.C.

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    • MONTRÉAL, Sept. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) and its Innu community partners in Parc éolien Apuiat S.E.C.
    • (the “Innu”) are pleased to announce the closing of a $608 million financing for the Apuiat wind farm, located on Quebec’s North Shore.
    • As financial advisor, Selkirk Advisory Group also contributed to the success of this financing.
    • A significant portion of the long-term financing component bears interest at a rate fixed under an interest rate hedging arrangement.

    inari raises $5.2 Million Seed Round to Transform Insurance Infrastructure Market

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    Friday, September 8, 2023
    Insurance, Professional Services, Policy, API, Risk management, Véronique, Creativity, MGA, CDTI, Risk, CaixaBank, ANV, HCC, Geography, Financial services, Management

    Inari, a core technology infrastructure provider for the global insurance and reinsurance industry, has raised $5.2 million in funding as part of their Seed round led by Caixa Capital Risc, through Criteria Venture Tech.

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    • Inari, a core technology infrastructure provider for the global insurance and reinsurance industry, has raised $5.2 million in funding as part of their Seed round led by Caixa Capital Risc, through Criteria Venture Tech.
    • Founded in 2017, inari helps its clients operate as next generation insurance and reinsurance organizations both for greenfield operations and long-established companies.
    • The inari client base is worldwide in geography and includes MGAs, Insurance Carriers, Lloyd’s Syndicates and Reinsurance companies in Europe, the Lloyd’s and London markets, US, Asia and Bermuda.
    • Inari provides core insurance policy administration, underwriting dashboard and bordereaux management systems for MGAs, Insurance Carriers, Lloyd’s Syndicates and Reinsurance companies worldwide.

    Institutional Investor Launches 2023 Developed Europe, 2023 UK Small & Midcap and 2023 Emerging Emea Research Rankings

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    Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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    NEW YORK, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Institutional Investor Research (II Research) surveys are the leading provider of market sentiment in the financial industry. Research budgets remain flat and asset managers are using fewer analysts, but demand for bespoke opinion means that close client relationships and “trusted source” status becomes more important than ever before. With MiFID regulations potentially being rolled back across Europe and UK, the focus on the provision of quality research advisory services may result in a more competitive environment and we may see an increase in research teams across the industry.

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    • NEW YORK, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Institutional Investor Research (II Research) surveys are the leading provider of market sentiment in the financial industry.
    • The Leaders’ Board remains intensely competitive, with seven companies competing for the honour of being rated best research house.
    • The 2023 UK Small & Midcap results reflect the opinions of 359 portfolio managers and analysts at 233 institutions.
    • The Best UK Small & Midcap Broker award represents an aggregate of all 20 research categories, plus the Sales, Corporate Access and Corporate Broking categories.

    INVENERGY-LED CONSORTIUM COMPLETES PURCHASE OF AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER'S UNREGULATED RENEWABLES PORTFOLIO

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    Wednesday, August 16, 2023
    Private, Sustainable finance, Canada, Partnership, Financial adviser, American Electric Power, Sabadell, AEP, Bayerische Landesbank, PTC, Invenergy, Banco Sabadell, IRA, CaixaBank, CDPQ, Wind, Blackstone, Banc of America Securities (1998–2008), Inflation, Transferability, Bank of America, Acquisition, NatWest, CFO, Growth, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Bank, Export Development Canada, MetLife, Norddeutsche Landesbank, ICBC, MetLife Inc. v. Financial Stability Oversight Council, Renewable energy, S.A

    CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Invenergy, the leading privately held developer, owner, and operator of sustainable energy solutions, today announced IRG Acquisition Holdings (IRGAH), a partnership between Invenergy, CDPQ and funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (Blackstone), has closed on the acquisition of American Electric Power's (AEP) 1,365-megawatt (MW) unregulated, contracted renewables portfolio for $1.5 billion enterprise value.

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    • "Invenergy has industry-leading operations and asset management capabilities, and we look forward to applying our unmatched expertise to this portfolio of projects."
    • The portfolio, the largest ever acquisition for American-led Invenergy, includes 14 projects in 11 states and is comprised of 1,200 MW of wind generation and 165 MW of solar projects.
    • The renewable power generated by these projects is contracted under long-term agreements with various utilities, corporations, and municipalities.
    • "We are excited to support this transaction with Invenergy and their partners in IRG Acquisition Holdings.