HBM sees best share price performance in YTD period London-listed HBM Healthcare (HBMN) recorded the best share price price performance so far this year of the 14 biotech specialist investment trusts monitored by Marten & Co, with a 25% rise in the seven months to end July. HBM’s share price outstripped growth in NAV, which […]
Puretech Health affiliate Karuna raises $42m Karuna Pharmaceuticals, a neuroscience unit of LSE-listed healthcare venture firm Puretech Health (LSE: PRTC), has completed a $42m Series A financing comprising the issue of $20m of new equity and $22m on conversion of debt. Participants in the financing included Arch Venture Partners, Wellcome Trust, Dr Steven Paul (a Karuna board […]
Dolphin sells Amanzoe – Dolphin Capital Investors has agreed to sell its 100% interest in Amanzoe and 20 of its Kilada Hills Golf plots to Grivalia Hospitality S.A.. Grivalia is managed by Grivalia Properties, a real estate investment company listed on the Athens stock exchange. It also acquired DCI’s interest in Pearl Island, Panama in January 2017. […]
UK Commercial Property cuts management fee – The trust has released a NAV as at 30 June 2018 and published one of its regular quarterly updates. Following shareholder approval the company converted to a REIT on 1 July 2018 and changed its name to UK Commercial Property REIT Limited. The purpose of this was to mitigate […]
Renewables Infrastructure in talks to buy Swedish wind farm – The board of The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited has made a statement, saying that it notes recent press speculation that the company is in discussions with Enercon for the acquisition of an equity interest in in the 229.1MW Ersträsk onshore wind farm located in Piteå, Sweden. They say […]
Artemis Alpha outperforms in year of transition – Artemis Alpha Trust has reported its results for the year ended 30 April 2018. It was a reasonable period for the trust, the NAV return was 11.0% on a total return basis, compared with an 8.2% increase in the All-Share Index. The share price return was 13.2%. Dividends for the […]
Caledonia adds to investment in 7IM to complete acquisition of TCAM – Seven Investment Management has been able to complete the acquisition Of TCAM with the backing of a further £14.0 injection of cash from Caledonia Investments (CLDN) Seven Investment Management (7IM) is an investee company of Caledonia. Prior to the transaction, 7IM was Calidonia’s second largest position at approximately […]
JPMorgan Asian appoints new co-manager – The board of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust has announced the appointment of Robert Lloyd, as a fund manager of the company, alongside Ayaz Ebrahim and Richard Titherington. Robert, an executive director at JPMorgan Asset Management (‘JPMAM’) and based in Hong Kong, is a portfolio manager within the Asia Pacific Regional team […]
Invesco Perpetual Select reports a mixed bag of results – Invesco Perpetual Select has published its full annual report for the year ending 31 May 2018. But first, a bit more on the company: The company’s investment objective is to provide shareholders with a choice of investment strategies and policies, each intended to generate attractive […]
International Public Partnerships makes second digital infrastructure investment – International Public Partnerships (INPP) will make a further investment of up to about £8.5 million into digital fibre-based network assets as part of its previously announced commitment of up to £45 million to the asset class via the National Digital Infrastructure Fund. INPP’s latest investment via the National Digital […]
