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Transition finance in transition — companies face investors in flux

Demand to invest in the low carbon transition is growing fast, but strategies are very diverse
Issuance net of buy-backs is not that high, and there is no sign of any indigestion

Caffil lands social covered bond as market ‘comes off the boil’

◆ Order book smaller than issuer’s last covered in January ◆ Banker said covered bond market has reached plateau ◆

AI impact fear rocks IPO hopefuls

Questions hang over the future of software as a service firms
Issuance net of buy-backs is not that high, and there is no sign of any indigestion
Sub-sections
  • Citic Capital Acquisition Corp has raised $240m from its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The special purpose acquisition company (Spac) is targeting green and sustainable businesses.
  • EU member states plan to agree on a common candidate to succeed the UK’s Suma Chakrabarti as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development after his term ends in May. France, Italy and Poland have each put a name forward.
  • Nomura has made sustainability one of the pillars of its fightback in investment banking, as it joins the race to harness the power of sustainability-related M&A and capital markets deals.
  • Calisen, the UK operator of smart meters which has completed the first major European IPO of the year, was trading above issue price on Thursday, to the relief of sources close to the trade after early selling dampened its stock market debut.
  • SRI
    Two milestones were passed on Wednesday, in the financial sector’s recognition of the reality of climate change — BP, the oil and gas group, revealed a new “net zero” strategy, and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures announced it had 1,000 supporters. But how much impact these moves have will depend on future actions.
  • SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT), the London-listed investment trust that focuses on investment in energy efficiency, is targeting ambitious growth in 2020. Its CEO talks GlobalCapital through its plans.