BlackRock Real Assets has signed off on a deal with Samsung Securities, Samchully Asset Management and Schroder AIDA on the sale of a portfolio of 14 operating PV plants in France.
Leading asset management group BlackRock has taken its Renewable Income UK fund up to £1.1 billion (US$1.43 billion), making it one of the largest single investments in renewable energy.
The world's biggest asset manager BlackRock Real Assets has secured €650 million (US$726 million) from more than 25 institutional investors in Europe and Asia for its Renewable Income Europe fund.