Syncona’s Freeline may IPO – Freeline Therapeutics says that it raised a total of $120m from investors in its Series C fundraising. $40m of this came from Syncona (in December 2019). Syncona has written up the value of its investment to reflect the pricing of the fundraise. Its 60% stake in Freeline is now valued at […]
Why I should get off the fence and pay up for Gore Street Energy Storage by QuotedData’s James Carthew. This week, I caught up with the manager of Gore Street Energy Storage, which gave me the opportunity to pose some of the questions I raised in last weeks’ news show about the future of the […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 June 2020 The managers of Ediston Property Investment Company bought 276,971 shares at 50p per share on 23 June, to take their holding to 1.5m shares. 50p is a 47.1% discount to the last published NAV but that will probably be falling as a result of COVID-19. Manchester and London used […]
BlackRock Smaller Companies reports on strong year – Over the year ended 29 February 2020, BlackRock Smaller Companies reported a 14.1% return on NAV and a 14.0% return to shareholders, both of which compare favourably with a 1.4% return on the trust’s benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM (excluding Investment Companies) Index. The dividend was increased […]
Brazilian exposure depresses Hansa’s returns – Hansa Investment Company has published its first set of results since redomiciling to Bermuda in August 2019 ( “as a result of increasing concerns over the political climate in the UK and the instability and uncertainty this created for Hansa Trust“). It was not a great year for Hansa shareholders. […]
Sequoia NAV fall hopefully temporary – Over the year ended 31 March 2020, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure produced a return on NAV of -0.9% (as its NAV fell from 103.41p to 96.69p) and saw its share price fall from 113p to 94p. At 31 March 2020 credit markets were in turmoil. Since the end of the company’s […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 June 2020: Shopping centre investor, intu has warned that, if it cannot reach a standstill agreement with its creditors, some of its shopping centres may have to close for a while. intu says that, at this stage, it is not expected that the duration of a standstill agreement will exceed […]
Gresham House Strategic extends run of outperformance – Gresham House Strategic beat its benchmark by 10.5% over the year ended 31 March 2020. its NAV total return was -14.3% against -24.8% for the Small Cap ex Investment Companies Index. A narrowing of the discount from 22.6% to 15.0% meant that the return to shareholders was even […]
Montanaro UK benefits from quality focus – Over the year to the end of March 2020, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Trust delivered an NAV return of -8.5%. This compares very favourably with a return of -25.9% on the Numis Smaller Companies Index. A narrowing of the discount from 18.0% to 11.2% meant that the return to […]
One of the funds looking to raise money this week is SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT). The fund is designed to produce income from investments in projects designed to improve energy efficiency, save companies money and contribute towards reductions in carbon emissions. On Thursday, it announced results for the year ended 31 March 2020 […]
