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07 Jan 2026
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Morning briefing: Literacy Capital books £15m Wifinity sale for debt repayment; HGT backs OneStream buyout with £93m; Phoenix Spree condo sales beat targets

Literacy Capital (BOOK), the £260m UK private equity fund, has sold Wifinity, the internet managed service provider and one of its earliest investments, to Arcus Infrastructure Partners for £15m, in line with its previous valuation and will use the money to repay its borrowings. A £400,000 milestone payment is expected later this year from the […]

06 Jan 2026

Morning briefing: Underperforming BlackRock Latin American triggers 25% tender; goodbye PRS REIT; shrinking Bellevue’s buybacks continue; Patria Private Equity up 2.1% in November

BlackRock Latin American (BRLA) is to hold a 25% tender offer after failing to hit the performance target set by its board over four years ago despite a rebound in 2025. The £118m investment trust, whose portfolio is managed by Sam Vecht and Gordon Fraser, said its US dollar investment returns had lagged the MSCI […]