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28 Sep 2023
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Triple Point Energy Transition provides finance for LED lighting

Triple Point Energy Transition has announced the provision of a £2.3m receivables financing facility to Boxed Light Services Limited. Boxed installs efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights and controls at Places for People Homes Limited sites. The facility provides receivables financing across 54 sites, with repayments including a fixed rate of interest being paid to […]

28 Sep 2023
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ThomasLloyd Energy Impact picks Octopus as new manager

ThomasLloyd Energy Impact has selected Octopus Energy Generation as its transitional investment manager. Heads of terms have been agreed between the company’s AIFM, Adepa Asset Management S.A. and Octopus Renewables Limited for Octopus Energy Generation to be appointed. The board received proposals from, and conducted detailed discussions with, a number of experienced investment managers. Octopus Energy […]

28 Sep 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 September 2023 – BRGE, USF, RSE, AERI, ASLI, UKCM, SERE

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 September 2023: BlackRock Greater Europe (BRGE) says that Alexandra Dangoor is being made co-portfolio manager, alongside lead manager Stefan Gries. The effective date for this appointment will be from close of business on 29 September 2023. Alexandra joined the BlackRock Fundamental European Equity Team in 2019 after two years in […]

26 Sep 2023

Symphony International joins queue for the exit

Asian private equity fund Symphony International becomes the latest fund to adopt an orderly realisation strategy. Symphony says that, further to a strategic review by its board of directors, it has adopted an updated strategy, being an orderly realisation of its investments with a view to maximising return on investment for Symphony’s shareholders. Symphony has […]

26 Sep 2023

Taylor Maritime extracts further economies of scale from Grindrod investment

Taylor Maritime Investments has sold its commercial and technical managers to its subsidiaries Grindrod Shipping Holdings and Grindrod Shipping Pte. Ltd. The subsidiaries have agreed to acquire each of Taylor Maritime Management Limited (TMML) from Taylor Maritime Group Limited and Tamar Ship Management Limited (Tamar) from Taylor Maritime Group Limited and Temeraire Holding (MI) Limited. […]

26 Sep 2023

Tufton results reflect weaker ship values

Tufton Oceanic Assets has published results covering the 12 months ended 30 June 2023. The NAV fell to $1.365 from $1.450, negatively impacted by the fall in capital values of bulkers and of Riposte, the containership which was sold during the financial year. The operating profit was $56.3m, up from $40.3m, however. From Q4 2022, […]

26 Sep 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 September 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 September 2023: ICG Longbow (LBOW) says it has appointed a receiver over the property securing its Affinity loan. This gives it more control over the sale of this property. Rent is still being collected, covering the interest owed to the fund. Elsewhere in the portfolio, the sale of a hotel […]

08 Sep 2023

QD view – the right fund in the right structure

I have been working with closed end funds – as an investment manager and an analyst – for almost 30 years. At times, the sector has felt like the poor relation of the investment industry. It does not attract the vast sums that flow into open-ended vehicles, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or limited partnership structures, and […]

07 Sep 2023

Greencoat Renewables partners with FuturEnergy Ireland

Greencoat Renewables has entered into a long-term strategic framework agreement with FuturEnergy Ireland, in respect of its 1GW+ pipeline of onshore wind projects. FuturEnergy Ireland is the recently established state-backed joint venture company co-owned by ESB and Coillte and is one of the country’s leading wind developers. This is the first strategic framework agreement entered […]

07 Sep 2023

Pantheon Infrastructure backs battery and EV play Zenobe

Pantheon Infrastructure has committed to invest approximately £35m in battery storage and electric vehicle fleet specialist Zenobe, through a co-investment vehicle managed by Infracapital, a leading European infrastructure investor that has raised and managed over £7bn in assets. Zenobe provides essential infrastructure that contributes to international power and transport sector decarbonisation targets. In addition to […]

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