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06 Aug 2024
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RTW backs Jade Biosciences

RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW) has announced an investment in new portfolio company, Jade Biosciences. RTW, alongside other investment vehicles managed by RTW Investments LP, participated in Jade’s financing round that raised $80m for its launch. The funding will be used to support Jade’s plans to develop targeted therapies for indications with high unmet need across […]

01 Aug 2024

Pershing Square USA launch flops

The planned launch of Pershing Square USA (PSUS) – which at one stage Bill Ackmann was saying could raise $25bn – has been pulled after failing to attract sufficient investor interest. The target size of the IPO has been steadily shrinking – most recently to $2bn – but a cornerstone investor is said to have […]

01 Aug 2024

Henderson Smaller Companies lags rising market

Henderson Smaller Companies has published results covering the 12 months ended 31 May 2024. Over the period, the trust generated a NAV return of 14.5%, trailing the benchmark by 3.7 percentage points but outperforming the sector average of 14.1%. The discount narrowed a little (from 13.2% to 11.5%) meaning that shareholders got a return of […]

01 Aug 2024

Pantheon International outlines next phase of its corporate strategy

Pantheon International has published results covering the 12 months ended 31 May 2024. Over that period, the NAV return was 6.1%, behind comparators such as the All-Share (up 15.4%) or, more relevantly, the MSCI World (up 22.2%). Fortunately for shareholders, the board’s efforts to rein in the discount seem to be bearing fruit and that […]

01 Aug 2024

Renewables Infrastructure Group sells stake in offshore wind farm to fund share buyback

The Renewables Infrastructure Group is selling a 15.2% equity interest in the 330MW Gode offshore wind farm in Germany for €100m. The buyers are funds managed by Equitix Investment Management Ltd. The price is a 9% premium to carrying value. The company is retaining a 9% stake in the project. That will bring funds freed […]

01 Aug 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 August 2024 – IIP, HEIT, RICA, CAL, RESI, PSDL, RCP

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 August 2024: Infrastructure India’s (IIP) nominated adviser has resigned. It doesn’t think that it can appoint a replacement. AIM Rule 1 provides it with one month to appoint a replacement nominated adviser. If no replacement nominated adviser is appointed within that timeframe, the admission of the company’s AIM securities will […]

31 Jul 2024

Crystal Amber jumps as it says its Morphic investment could be worth £59m

Crystal Amber is in wind up mode, as its portfolio shrinks, it is becoming increasingly concentrated. One investment – Morphic Medical Inc. – is starting to dominate. Crystal Amber’s stake in Morphic represented close to 50% of the NAV at 30 June 2024. Morphic is the creator of RESET®, a medical device designed to target […]

30 Jul 2024

Chrysalis invests more in wefox

Chrysalis has published its quarterly NAV report. At the end of June, the NAV was 145.51p, down 2.21p or 1.5% from the figure at end March 2024. A writedown in the valuation of wefox was offset by write up of other positions. The position in wefox has now been written down from £188.6m in October 2023, […]

26 Jul 2024

Airline recovery encouraging for Amedeo Air Four Plus

Amedeo Air Four Plus has announced results covering the 12 months to end March 2024. The year-end NAV was 111.5p, down from 112.3p a year earlier. Dividends totalled 7.25p, up from 5.5p for the prior year. Chairman Robin Hallam said: “The past year has seen rapid changes in the aviation industry with strong airline performances […]