By David Pendered Aug. 4 – North American investors have pulled back sharply this year from purchasing bonds that fund social and environmental projects, a new report shows. For instance, the sale of bonds that fund sectors including renewable energy, clean transportation, energy efficiency, climate change adaption and others plunged by a third in the […]
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Buckhead cityhood: Poison pill in $409 million bond packageBy David Pendered Nov. 27 – The Buckhead cityhood movement is challenged by a poison pill provision Atlanta included in a $409 million bond offerings that closed Nov. 3. Terms of the bonds state that if Buckhead leaves the city, its property taxpayers would have less than two years to pay off Buckhead’s projected share of […]
Atlanta marketed bonds with poison pill for Buckhead prior to council approval
By David Pendered Nov. 16, 2021 – Atlanta went to market with about $188 million in bonds with terms of a poison pill for the Buckhead City effort the day before the Atlanta City Council met Wednesday to consider the defensive maneuver. The bonds were presented to investors Tuesday. On Wednesday afternoon, hours after the […]
