Macquarie Asset Management's Macquarie Green Energy and Climate Opportunities Fund has announced its acquisition of a portfolio comprising six solar, wind, energy storage, and natural climate solutions investments. These investments span the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe and include companies and projects such as Galehead Development, Treaty Oak Clean Energy, Aula Energy, Blueleaf Energy, Outer Dowsing, and Forliance.
The portfolio, representing more than 17GW of green energy capacity in various stages of development, construction, and operations, has been developed by Macquarie Asset Management's Green Investments team over several transactions since 2018. These investments were initially incubated on Macquarie Group's balance sheet.
Key clients of Macquarie Asset Management, including UniSuper, LGPS Central, and Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, are supporting the portfolio of investments.
Edward Northam, Head of Core Renewables at MAM Green Investments, highlighted the portfolio's contribution to accelerating the green transition, stating, “The portfolio seeks to accelerate the green transition through its extensive, high-quality development pipelines and operational projects that are well aligned to national targets and policies.”
Macquarie Asset Management is actively involved in supporting over 90GW of green energy projects in development, 2GW in construction, and 14GW in operation, further demonstrating its commitment to advancing renewable energy initiatives globally.