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CleanFund Closes the Largest C-PACE Deal Ever in the Country

02 Jan 2020 BY CLEANFUND
Salt Lake City’s New Hyatt Regency Hotel at the Salt Palace Convention Center Secures $54 Million in CleanFund C-PACE Financing to Break Ground Immediately

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CleanFund Provides $36 Million to Downtown San Francisco Acute Care Hospital

16 Oct 2019 BY CLEANFUND
Press Release: CleanFund provided $36 million in C-PACE, which was critical financing required to help Chinese Hospital meet its strategic initiatives.

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New York Times "To Meet Demand for Green Buildings, Developers Get a Leg Up"

16 Sep 2019 BY Joe Gose
New York Times: As demand grows and climate-change restrictions raise costs, developers are flocking to PACE financing for relief.

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CleanFund Award is Recognition of C-PACE’s Increased Popularity

11 Sep 2019 BY Lisa Brown
GlobeSt.com: CleanFund’s first 144A securitization of C-PACE assets was recognized on a number of fronts including the AAA rating it achieved for class-A notes, which were backed by a pool of $115 million assets.

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CleanFund Announces Capital Commitment from Starwood Sustainable Credit and Names New CEO

04 Jun 2019 BY CleanFund
PRESS RELEASE: CleanFund announces new leadership and major capital partnerships to drive continued acceleration of its C-PACE financing originations platform.

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The Garland Gets $7.8M Financing

04 Mar 2019 BY Hannah Madans
LA Business Journal: “One of the unique aspects of this capital is it can be used for projects that benefit the public good.” Chris Robbins of CleanFund.

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Green Financing’s Growth and Growing Pains

28 Feb 2019 BY Jeffrey Steele
Multi-Housing News: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and PACE financing continue to lead the charge, with an increasing number of states expected to launch government-backed guaranteed mortgages.

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SFIG Vegas: Commercial PACE providers eyeing larger projects

25 Feb 2019 BY Allison Bisbey
Asset Securitization Report: Sponsors of larger commercial developments are starting to see all kinds of advantages to PACE, which creates a lien on a property that is senior to a first mortgage and is repaid alongside property taxes.

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PACE of Change

22 Feb 2019 BY Jeffrey Steele
Commercial Property Executive: This innovative strategy for funding energy upgrades is progressing in some states while continuing to meet roadblocks in others.

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The Role of C-PACE Financing in Opportunity Zones

19 Feb 2019 BY Amy Sorter
Connect Media: Combining the Opportunity Zone financing with that of C-Pace combines capital for sustainability with urban renewal, leading to a win-win scenario.

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CleanFund Provides $7.8 Million for Upgrades to the Historic Garland in Downtown LA

04 Feb 2019 BY The Registry
The Registry: “The CleanFund C-PACE financing is a superb complement to our capital stack, taking care of key energy, water and infrastructure components,” said Houman Sarshar, Principal at 740 South Broadway Associates

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C-PACE provider steps up efforts to win over mortgage lenders

03 Dec 2018 BY Allison Bisbey
Asset Securitization Report: CleanFund is looking at a new way of getting banks and other lenders comfortable with Property Assessed Clean Energy for commercial buildings.

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The Launch of CleanFund's Debt Capital Markets Division

19 Nov 2018 BY The Registry
CleanFund Launches Debt Capital Markets Division to Create New Lending Opportunities for Banks and Other Mortgage Lenders.

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Help Clients Soar With C-PACE

01 Nov 2018 BY Scotsman Guide
Scotsman Guide: More real estate owners, developers and mortgage brokers are discovering that C-PACE offers the kind of flexibility and lower costs of capital that can move the needle on certain projects.

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CleanFund’s $2.5 Million in Commercial PACE Financing Enables Hotel Indigo in Rochester to ‘Go Green’

31 Oct 2018 BY CleanFund
PRESS RELEASE: CleanFund closes $2.5 million in C-PACE funding for a 178-room Hotel Indigo at 220 S. Broadway in downtown Rochester, MN.

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Downtown hotel project locks down $2.5 million in 'green' financing

31 Oct 2018 BY JEFF KIGER
Post Bulletin: Developers are using novel financing to lock down $2.5 million in funding for a $20 million Rochester hotel renovation project.

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Financing Program That Builds Better Buildings Poised For Breakout

25 Oct 2018 BY Joe Gose
Forbes: CleanFund's C-PACE financing as a superior long-term option for major upgrades to commercial buildings.

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CleanFund provides $4.2M in funding for California Home2 Suites

24 Oct 2018 BY Elliott Mest
Hotel Management Magazine: CleanFund's $4.2 million C-PACE funding for a 94-room hotel, which began construction in September in Tracy, Calif, east of San Francisco.

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CleanFund and Live Oak Bank Team Up to Deliver Solution for New Construction of Home2 Suites Hotel

24 Oct 2018 BY CLEANFUND
PRESS RELEASE: 94-room Northern California hotel to use $4.3 million in CleanFund C-PACE financing for energy, mechanical and water systems.

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Downtown Denver’s Petroleum Building to Make $1 Million in Energy Upgrades

12 Sep 2018 BY CLEANFUND
“The long-terms of C-PACE financing made the project affordable." Tim Borst, the building’s co-owner.

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C-PACE Gaining a Key Role in the Capital Stack

31 Aug 2018 BY Jon Spelke
C-PACE Financing’s Competitive Rates and Flexible Application Gaining Key Role in the Capital Stack.

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First Ever 144A Securitization of C-PACE Assets

31 Jul 2018 BY CLEANFUND
CleanFund Closes First Ever 144A Securitization of C-PACE Assets, Opening a New Era in Energy, Water & Resource Improvements for Commercial Real Estate

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From Solar to Seismic: The Rise of C-PACE

03 Jul 2018 BY Woolsey McKernon
From Solar to Seismic: The Rise of Commercial PACE Finance as a Mainstream Source of Cost Effective Capital

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CleanFund Launches SolarPACE Partner Program at Intersolar

27 Jun 2018 BY CLEANFUND
Also Announces New Value-Add Tools and Partnerships Designed to Enable Easy and Affordable Commercial Solar and Solar-Plus-Storage Financing

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C-PACE Financings Solarize Two Buildings

15 Jun 2018 BY LISA BROWN
Seagate Properties used 30-year C-PACE financing by Cleanfund to install a 49.6 kW solar PV array on Seagate’s San Rafael headquarters and in an office building in Sausalito using a 76 kW solar PV array.

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Energy improvements on two suburban office buildings

08 May 2018 BY CLEANFUND
CleanFund enables upgrades that will improve cash flows and savings through reduced operating costs

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Rise in PACE lending for commercial real estate

04 May 2018 BY JEFF QUACKENBUSH
Rise in PACE lending for commercial real estate lifts Marin’s CleanFund

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Turn facilities into high performance assets

01 Apr 2018 BY Danny Roberts
Escos, on-bill repayment, capex budget, equipment leases and commercial PACE

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Hotel Indigo Kansas City More Energy Efficient Thanks to PACE

28 Mar 2018 BY Glenn Hasek
Hotel developers are changing the way they finance their efficiency projects

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Q&A: PACE Funding Comes Clean

04 Feb 2018 BY Commercial Property Executive
Executives from CleanFund offer insights into a steadily expanding financing option.

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Urban Land Magazine: Use of PACE is Growing

02 Feb 2018 BY Bendix Anderson
Use of PACE Financing for Renovations, Construction Growing for Commercial Buildings.

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Specialty finance tool aids sustainability projects

17 Jan 2018 BY CLEANFUND
A new financing mechanism is gaining traction in Colorado’s commercial real estate community.

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GlobeSt.com: $8.6M Upgrade to Verseon Corporate Headquarters

07 Dec 2017 BY LISA BROWN
The latest PACE funding of an energy-efficient project at the new Verseon research and administrative facility will help fund energy-related improvements as part of an overall facility refurbishment.

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$15M Series B Round Led by Vulcan Capital Affiliate

10 Oct 2017 BY CLEANFUND
PRESS RELEASE: To Support Property Owners’ Adoption of Value Enhancing Building Improvements and the Company’s Continued Nationwide Expansion.

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33rd Fastest-Growing Bay Area Private Company of 2017

26 Sep 2017 BY SF Business Times
CleanFund Recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as 33rd Fastest-Growing Bay Area Private Company of 2017.

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Seismic Retrofitting, Burden or Benefit?

08 Sep 2017 BY Chris Robbins
How All Three Stakeholders - Owners, Brokers and Lenders - Find Value Through Commercial PACE

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OTR firm partners with CleanFund, leading clean energy lender

24 Aug 2017 BY CBC
CleanFund' PACEPartner, Donovan Energy LLC, bring Commercial PACE financing to Greater Cincinnati

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CleanFund launches in Colorado

14 Aug 2017 BY CLEANFUND
Bringing a new source of direct capital for commercial clean energy projects across the state.

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SolarPACE is a key driver for the commercial solar industry

10 Jul 2017 BY CLEANFUND
Demonstrating at the flexibility and value of SolarPACE at the 2017 Intersolar North America conference.

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$24 Million in C-PACE for the Redevelopment of Historic Downtown Dallas Property

07 Jul 2017 BY CLEANFUND
CleanFund finances the largest C-PACE project to date in Texas and is the second largest single-funded C-PACE project in the nation.

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$40 Million in C-PACE to Seton Medical Center for Critical Seismic Improvements

23 May 2017 BY CLEANFUND
The largest C-PACE financing in history, providing a significant public safety and health benefit for Seton Medical Center.
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