Marguerite Fund

The 2020 European Fund for Energy, Climate Change and Infrastructure, known as the Marguerite Fund, is a pan-European equity fund that invests in renewables, energy and transport. It is based in Luxembourg.[1]

The Marguerite Fund was established in 2010 by the European Investment Bank, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau and Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski as part of the European Economic Recovery Plan.[2]

The Marguerite Fund has invested in the Butendiek Wind Farm off Germany,[3] the Tychovo and the Kukinia wind farms in Poland.[4] the Thorntonbank Wind Farm off Belgium,[5] Chirnogeni Wind Farm in Romania,[6] Massangis 1 and Toul-Rosières 2 photovoltaic plants in France,[1][7] the Poznań incineration plant in Poland,[8] the Zagreb International Airport in Croatia,[9] the N17/N18 Motorway project in Ireland,[10] and the Autovía de Arlanzon Motorway in Spain. In January 2016, the Marguerite Fund became the second largest investor in the Latvian gas company Latvijas Gāze.[11]

References
  1. Roca, Marc (2012-01-11). "Marguerite Fund Buys Into France's Largest Solar Park". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  2. "Marguerite Fund". European Investment Bank. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  3. "Marguerite Fund sells participation in offshore wind farm Butendiek with help of Linklaters" (Press release). Linklaters. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  4. Ali, Yurkie (2012-11-01). "Marguerite Fund takes 49.99% in 104 MW of Polish wind farms". SeeNews. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  5. "Belgium's Thornton Bank inaugurated". Windpower Offshore. Haymarket Media Group. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  6. "Marguerite Fund Acquires 50% Stake In Chirnogeni Wind Farm From EP Global In Romania". ResearcViews. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  7. "SgurrEnergy appointed technical advisor on Massangis 1 solar project in France" (Press release). Sgurr Energy. 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  8. "Signed contract for waste incineration plant" (Press release). City of Poznań. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  9. "Bouygues prepares to start on €331m Zagreb airport terminal". The Construction Index. 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  10. "Bank of Ireland co-finances multi-million N17/N18 Road Project" (Press release). Bank of Ireland. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  11. Gelzis, Gederts (2016-01-28). "EU's Marguerite fund buys 29 pct stake in Latvian gas utility". Reuters. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
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