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Bindoo - project finance the Airtricity way
Renewables EuropeJune saw Airtricity wrap up financing for yet another Irish wind farm - Bindoo. Nothing much to write home about there. But as the mild panic that precedes any financial close gave way to an eerie calm, it became clear that a subtle shift had taken place.
Scotland's South Lanarkshire schools PFI
Social & Defence EuropeThe UK's largest schools PFI for Scotland's South Lanarkshire council closed on 29 June 2006 with a record-breaking education bond issue worth up to £352.2 million (US$650m)
Bristol Building Schools for the Future
Social & Defence EuropeThe close of Bristol Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project creates the UK's first Local Education Partnership (LEP) - a new breed of strategic partnership tying consortia to local councils for multi-deal programmes
Ras Abu Fontas B2
Power MENARas Abu Fontas B2 (RAFB2) - an upgrade of an existing IWPP in the Gulf state of Qatar - closed last week, with US$485.5 million in financing from six MLAs and some of the most aggressive pricing on any deal in the region.