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By securing EUR 671 million in financing, Verdalia Bioenergy can continue its development through the construction and acquisition of several biomethane production sites in Spain and Italy.

Societe Generale supported Zetra, a pioneering French player in electric heavy mobility, in financing a portfolio of charging points dedicated to trucks. The Bank acted as Structuring Bank, Mandated Lead Arranger, Sole Lender, Hedge Provider, Facility Agent, and Account Bank, in Europe’s first non-recourse project financing dedicated to electric truck charging...

As our five-year partnership with Shelter comes to an end, we’re proud to celebrate an important milestone: our staff, together with the SG UK Foundation, have raised over £2 million for Shelter’s Getting Real Opportunities of Work (GROW) programme.

Arizona’s copper reserves, formed millions of years ago, are a key composing element of the assets linked to America’s energy transition and tech growth. With demand set to surge, Ivanhoe Electric’s Santa Cruz Copper Mine project aims to help secure US supply and strengthen competitiveness. The project financing is the first transaction in the Americas for...

3 questions for…. Michael Haigh, Global Head of Fixed Income and Commodities Research, Societe Generale, who talks on the hot topic of the year… gold.

JP Energie Environnement, a French independent renewable energy producer, has announced the completion of a €430 million debt raising to refinance a portfolio of wind and solar projects totalling 427 MW of capacity. Societe Generale acted as Mandated Lead Arranger, Lender, and Hedge Provider in this transaction, illustrating its continuous commitment to...

Societe Generale co-arranged and structured the USD 1.054 billion financing to support National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET)’s share in the construction of the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) project in the UK. It is part of the UK Government’s Net Zero strategy and the country’s largest-ever investment in electricity transmission. The project is also...

Societe Generale acted as Financial Advisor to the GelreGroen consortium —comprised of BESIX, Dura Vermeer, HOCHTIEF and John Laing, which has successfully reached financial close for the ViA15 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project in the Netherlands.

3 questions for... Florence Coeroli, Head of UK Distribution & Credit Solutions, Societe Generale, who reflects on the implications of the EU’s new securitisation proposals by noting that the reforms aim to direct more financing into the real economy through better-aligned capital requirements and reduced operational costs.