Capital Markets

How Wind Developers Raise Equity In Public Markets

By David K. Burton on May 31, 2014

First Published in May 2014 in North American Wind Power

Many wind developers regularly require additional capital infusion and keep their eyes peeled for opportunities to raise it. Three recent trends in public equity transactions for developers are yieldcos, listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the declining use of real estate investment trusts…

IRS Blesses TRAC Lease Securitization

By David K. Burton on February 24, 2014

Posted in Capital Markets, Depreciation, Leasing

This article was first published by Bloomberg BNA Daily Tax Report on February 24, 2014

In Private Letter Ruling 201404007, released Jan. 24, the Internal Revenue Service ruled favorably on a securitization structure to raise nonrecourse financing secured by cars subject to leases with a terminal rental adjustment clause (TRAC) provided for in Section 7701(h).…