Schroders snaps up majority stake in renewables investor Greencoat Capital in £358m deal

Cecilia Keating
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Greencoat Capital's 5MW Cocket Valley Farm in Swansea. Credit: Greencoat Capital
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Greencoat Capital's 5MW Cocket Valley Farm in Swansea. Credit: Greencoat Capital

Transaction will see pioneering green energy investor renamed Schroders Greencoat within Schroders' private markets division

UK investment giant Schroders has acquired a 75 per cent stake in Greencoat Capital, one of Europe's largest renewable infrastructure managers, it announced today. The asset manager said it had snapped...

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