Mar. 18, 2010 (Business Wire) -- Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released its 2009 league table winners, honouring the leading investors and financial service providers in clean energy and the carbon markets, during the Gala Awards Dinner of the 3rd Annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit in London today.
The 2009 Clean Energy League Tables are based on the largest database of financial transactions in clean energy and carbon markets in the world. Full year figures show that new investment worldwide during 2009 totaled $162 billion, down just 6.8% from 2008. The Clean Energy League Tables have been an essential guide to activity in the sector for four years. They constitute the only quantitative and comprehensive benchmark for identifying the most active and innovative clean energy investors, project financiers, investment banks, funds, carbon off-takers and law firms.
This year, Bloomberg New Energy Finance is honouring 13 organizations as 2009 League Table Award winners, across asset classes ranging from venture capital and private equity, to carbon markets and carbon energy funds.
“2009 was not an easy year for investors in clean energy and the carbon markets, with a marked slowdown of activity in the first quarter as a result of the financial crisis. Winning a Bloomberg New Energy Finance League Table Award is hard-earned recognition for the vital role these organisations have played in keeping the flow of finance going throughout the cycle, and so maintaining the global effort to lower carbon emissions,” said Michael Liebreich, chief executive of Bloomberg New Energy Finance. “Each of these firms is helping lead the charge toward a cleaner energy industry, and ultimately, a lower-carbon economy.”
The Bloomberg New Energy Finance Awards 2009 are:
| Venture Capital & Private Equity League Tables 2009 |
| Top Investor by Number of Disclosed Investments |
| Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
| Top Investor by Disclosed $ Amount Invested |
| Terra Firma |
| Public Markets League Tables 2009 |
| Top Lead Manager |
| Morgan Stanley |
| Top Legal Advisor to the Issuer (by total $M amount) |
| Tie between: |
| Clifford Chance |
| JiaYuan Law Firm |
| Mergers & Acquisitions League Tables 2009 |
| Top Financial Advisor to Target |
| Goldman Sachs |
| Top Financial Advisor to Acquirer |
| Credit Suisse |
| Top Legal Advisor to Target and/or Acquirer (by total $M amount) |
| Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy |
| Project Finance League Tables 2009 |
| Top Mandated Lead Arranger (by total $M amount) |
| Brazilian National Bank of Economic and Social Development (BNDES) |
| Top Legal Advisor to Arrangers (by total $M amount) |
| Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy |
| Clean Energy Funds League Tables 2009 |
| Top Fund Performance |
| SAM Smart Energy |
| Carbon Markets League Tables 2009 |
| Top Carbon Offtaker by Number of Deals |
| Tricorona Carbon Asset Management |
| Top Offtaker by Number of Contracted Credits Out to 2020 (non-risk-adjusted) |
| Arreon Carbon |
| Top Offtaker by Number of Contracted Credits Out to 2020 (risk -adjusted) |
| Arreon Carbon |
The 2008 League Table winners can be found at http://2009.newenergyfinancesummit.com/.
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