Hg invests in MeinAuto.de – Hg, the Manager of HgCapital Trust has announced an investment in MeinAuto.de, a leading B2C online platform for new car purchases based in Germany. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. HgCapital Trust plc will invest approximately GBP6.7 million in MeinAuto, with other institutional clients of Hg investing through the […]
Aberdeen Standard European Logistics invests in Frankfurt – Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire Flörsheim Logistics Park, Frankfurt for a net value of EUR20.1 million from SEGRO Zehnte Grundbesitz GmbH. The acquisition will be funded from existing cash, following the successful launch of the company on Friday 15 […]
RM Secured C shares invested by end February – RM Secured Lending continues to invest the proceeds of its GBP30 million (gross) C share issue of October 2017. In accordance with its investment policy, the company has now closed or entered into binding commitments for investments by the C share portfolio with a total value […]
FastForward share price soars to multiple of NAV – what are they smoking? FastForward announced its interim results on 28 December which showed that its NAV at the end of September 2017 was 9.18p. Jim Mellon, the chairman, said “While our continued premium to net asset value suggests that our investor base still sees our […]
Standard Life Investments Property Income buys logistics facility – Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust has completed the purchase of a logistics facility of 216,180 sq ft in Shellingford, Oxfordshire on the established White Horse Business Park, for GBP11.5m, reflecting an initial yield of 6.5%. The unit is let for 25 years without break, and […]
Baillie Gifford-backed Denali secures Takeda as partner Baillie Gifford-backed US-biotech Denali Therapeutics has secured its first corporate out-licensing deal, just weeks after completing its Nasdaq IPO. Denali, which features in the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust SMT portfolio, has signed a development deal with Takada covering three programmes for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neuro-degenerative diseases. […]
Biotech bellwether Celgene to report key update next week Investors in the main sector specialist investment trusts should watch for an important update from Celgene early next week at the annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, the largest and most important investor event in the sector. The US biotech group is expected to “pre-announce” Q4 sales […]
Bill Ackman behind $300m tender for Pershing Square shares, sale of Howard Hughes Corp stake to facilitate deal, buyback suspended Pershing Square Holdings has announced the proposed sale of all of PSH’s 2,067,490 shares of common stock in The Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC). Pershing Square is pursuing this sale in order to help facilitate […]
Pershing Square settles lawsuit with Allergan – Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd has reached an agreement in principle, subject to court approval, to settle lawsuits concerning the attempted acquisition of Allergan plc. by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. in 2014. The lawsuits were filed in the Central District of California (Anthony […]
Masawara to delist as main shareholder passes 90% mark – On 27 December 2017, Oxford Holdings Limited acquired 50,760,456 ordinary shares at 30p per share, with 20p payable immediately and 10p to be paid within 12 months. The current principal shareholder of the Company is FMI Holdings (Private) Limited, which holds 61,163,618 shares. Mr Shingai […]
