First Citizens Bank Offering Tax Equity Investments in Renewable Energy Projects
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First Citizens Bank has announced the launch of a new tax equity investment product through its Energy Finance business to finance renewable energy projects. The product enables qualified investors to benefit from tax incentives promoting renewable energy development. The bank will focus primarily on financing solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects.
This expansion joins First Citizens with a select group of experienced lenders offering both senior debt and tax equity investments in renewable energy. The initiative aims to address a market shortage of expertise in structuring tax equity investments, potentially increasing available financing for renewable energy project development.
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- Expansion into tax equity investment market addresses an existing market shortage
- Diversification of product offerings in renewable energy financing
- Entry into a specialized market with competition
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, FCNCA gained 0.82%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
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Tax equity products enable qualified investors to reap the benefits of various tax incentives aimed at promoting the development of renewable energy. As an industry leader in renewable energy financing, First Citizens Energy Finance is well positioned to expand its product capabilities, which will now include tax equity investments.
"This new tax equity investment product allows us to further leverage our expertise in renewable energy finance," said Mike Lorusso, head of Energy Finance. "By expanding our product base to include tax equity investments, we are now even better able to serve our relationship clients with innovative options."
The new product helps address a market shortage of expertise needed to structure and deliver tax equity investments to clients that can benefit from the investment, thereby increasing the financing available to drive renewable energy project development. First Citizens Energy Finance intends to focus its tax equity investment product primarily in support of financing solar, wind and battery energy storage projects.
By adding the new tax equity investment product, First Citizens Energy Finance joins a relatively small number of experienced lenders offering either senior debt or tax equity investments to further the growth of renewable energy.
First Citizens Energy Finance leverages its deep industry knowledge and expertise to offer comprehensive financing solutions for renewable and conventional power generation. The unit manages a large, diverse portfolio that includes investments in all asset classes across the energy sector.
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