Fidelity Emerging Markets (FEML) has hailed its stunning 92.3% investment return for the year to 30 June as a “resounding vindication” of fund managers Nick Price and Chris Tennant. The total underlying return on net asset value (NAV) smashed the impressive 48.2% return from the MSCI Emerging Markets index and drove a 99.3% total return […]
HgCapital Trust (HGT) has bagged an £18m gain on the £71m sale of its stake in Gen II Fund Services. The New York-based global fund administration company has been bought for $5.1bn by private equity giant KKR from Hg, manager of HGT, General Atlantic and other minority investors. The uplift for HGT represents an increase of […]
Partners Group Private Equity (PEY) looks set to enter a managed wind-down after nearly three quarters of shareholders chose to sell their holdings in the company’s proposed reconstruction. Chair Peter McKellar said holders of 74.12% of the company’s shares had chosen to take the new realisation share class offered by his board in the summer […]
Sirius Real Estate (SRE), the £1.3bn Anglo-German business park investor, achieved 11.3% rent roll growth year on year in the six months to 30 September. Nearly half, or 5.1%, of this came from organic growth and the rest from £150m defence-related and self-storage investments. After repaying a €400m corporate bond in June, the group has […]
Shares in Literacy Capital (BOOK) tumbled 10% this morning after the UK private equity fund shocked investors by warning that its £24.4m investment in Cubo Work, an office and co-working space provider, was likely to be written off. The company said “several issues” had become apparent at Cubo in recent weeks, which the team at […]
Fidelity Emerging Markets (FEML) has confirmed it will not be holding a 25% tender offer after beating the MSCI Emerging Markets index in the five years to 30 September with an 82.7% total investment return versus the benchmark’s 55.7%. The £559m investment company managed by Fidelity’s Nick Price and Chris Tennant said it intended to […]
Harcus Parker, the law firm representing 800 current and former Home REIT (HOME) shareholders, has issued High Court proceedings against the former homeless accommodation provider that returned from a 39-month share price suspension in April. Confirming the launch of legal action against Home REIT, its directors as well as the company’s former investment adviser Alvarium […]
Geiger Counter (GCL), the £65m uranium fund, has decided not to follow fund managers Keith Watson and Robert Crayfourd to Tufton, choosing to remain with Manulife and CQS Investment Management. Concluding a seven-month review, the Geiger Counter board said it had revoked the twelve-month protective notice it issued to Manulife CQS Investment Management on 16 […]
Dunedin Income Growth (DIG) “has undertaken a robust in-depth review” with an external consultant of fund manager Aberdeen’s investment philosophy and process following another half year of underperformance. “The board is mindful of the impact of NAV [net asset value] underperformance and is continuing to monitor the investment manager for much needed signs of improvement,” […]
Land Securities (LAND) has launched a £500m share issue to pay for the £516m acquisition of Metrocentre in Newcastle and a £100m consolidation of its retail portfolio. The £4.7bn real estate investment trust is raising the money in a placing to institutional investors and offer to retail investors. The price of the new shares will […]
