Solar industry acquisitions double over 2011

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Investors looking for long-term yields helped push M&A activity to $10.8bn

An influx of banks, equity investors and utilities into the global solar market pushed merger and acquisition activity up to a record $10.8bn (£6.9bn) in 2011, analyst Bloomberg New Energy Finance said...

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