LondonMetric spends £48m on two logistics warehouses – LondonMetric Property Plc has announced the acquisition of two logistics warehouses for GBP47.6 million, reflecting a blended net initial yield of 5.0% rising to a minimum of 5.6% after five years. The average lease length is over 18 years. At Ollerton in Nottinghamshire, LondonMetric has agreed to acquire a […]
Jupiter Dividend & Growth finalises rollover plans – Jupiter Dividend & Growth Trust, which is at the end of its life, has finalised details of its rollover into either Jupiter UK Growth or cash. 14,945,115 ZDP shares, 2,174,291 common shares and 71,821,57 ordinary income shares elected to rollover into Jupiter UK Growth. 17,173,916 ZDP shares, 5,879,754 common […]
INPP adds to Australian rolling stock project – International Public Partnerships Limited (“INPP”) has announced the acquisition of an additional interest in the Australian rolling stock public-private partnership, the Reliance Rail PPP Project. INPP has invested c.A$154 million (cGBP88 million) and will now own a 33% interest in the project with the remaining interest held […]
Hg gets bid for Ullink – Hg, the Manager of HgCapital Trust plc, has announced that it has received a definitive binding offer from Itiviti, a company backed by Nordic Capital, to acquire Ullink, a leading global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community. This proposed sale is subject to French […]
Shaftesbury looks forward to Crossrail completion – Shaftesbury has posted results for the year ended 30 September 2017 that show that its EPRA NAV rose by 7.2% over the year to 952p and its EPRA earnings per share came in at 16.2p, up 15.7% on the year. The dividend has been increased from 14.7p to […]
Keystone portfolio shaken up under James Goldstone – Keystone has published results for the year ended 30 September 2017. It lagged its benchmark, the All-Share index, over the period, returning 7.8% in NAV terms against 11.9% for the index. The discount widened from 8.4% to 12.6% and so the return to shareholders was 3.2%. The total […]
Investment Trust Insider on the importance of diversification James Carthew: Herald shows Woodford and Biopharma the importance of diversification A month ago I wondered when Biopharma Credit (BPCR), the biggest investment company launch of the year, would get its flotation proceeds invested. Last week it took a big step towards answering this question by committing […]
International Public Partnership consortium preferred bidder for OFTO project – International Public Partnerships Limited says that it is pleased that Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising INPP, Amber Infrastructure and Transmission Investment has been appointed as preferred bidder for the long-term license and operation of a further offshore transmission project. The latest scheme, comprising the […]
Infrastructure India in refinancing discussions. In May Infrastructure India plc provided the following update: On 6 April 2017, Infrastructure India announced that the maturity date of the fully drawn US$17 million working capital loan facility provided to the company by GGIC, Ltd in April 2013 had been extended to 9 June 2017. The company does not currently have […]
Troy’s defensive stance leads to underperformance this year – For the year ended 30 September 2017, Troy Income & Growth returned +5.9% in NAV terms and a share price total return of +4.0%; the All-Share Index returned +11.9% for the period. The aggregate dividends for the year totalled 2.56p and represented an increase of 5.6% over […]
