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EW&PO bucks dismal fundraising trend

By Alice Ross

Published: August 6 2009 12:24 | Last updated: August 6 2009 12:24

Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities has bucked the trend for investment company fundraising with the biggest mainstream issuance in the sector this year.

The £300m investment trust, which invests in global utility companies, said it had received commitments for a placing of £140m in a mixture of convertible subordinated un­secured loan stock and zero-dividend preference shares, £20m higher than the target announced at the end of March.

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