Canadian Solar announces $265m deal to acquire Recurrent Energy from Sharp

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Electronics giant continues restructuring of solar operations as it moves to offload US developer

Canadian Solar has this week moved to bolster its position as one of the world's leading solar developers, announcing it is to shell out $265m in cash to acquire Recurrent Energy from electronics giant...

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