Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC outperformed its benchmark index over the year to 31 August 2016 by 4 percentage points. Net asset value per share, after deducting borrowings at fair value, rose 25.7%, while the TOPIX index gained 21.5%. In this period the Company’s share price increased by 16.3%. Having traded at a premium for most […]
Caledonia Mining Corporation produced 13,430oz of gold from its Blanket mine in Q3 2016, a 23% increase on the corresponding quarter of 2015. Production was also up over 7% from Q2 2106. The increases come from greater ore mined at higher grade from the deeper levels of the mine, below 750m, utilising the recently-completed No […]
Central Asia Mines has reported record quarterly copper production and sales at its Kounrad operation for the third quarter ended 30 September 2016. Kounrad produced 4,102t of copper cathode, a 38% increase on the corresponding period of 2015, including a record monthly production of 1,503t in August. Year-to-date copper production was 11,010t, a 31% increase […]
For the year ended 30 June 2016 Bluefield Solar Income Fund reports that its NAV fell to 99.39p from 103.58p. It paid dividends totalling 7.25p, ahead of expectations. The share price at the end of June was 99.75p, a small premium to NAV, but since the end of the year, the shares have rebounded and currently […]
Custodian REIT has acquired a 36,168 sq ft retail warehouse in Leighton Buzzard, located 10 miles from junction 12 of the M1. Nearby occupiers include Tesco, Aldi and Waitrose. The property is let to Homebase Limited on a lease expiring on 22 December 2023 with a current passing rent of GBP524,436 per annum, reflecting a net […]
North American Income Trust reports that, over the six month period to 31 July 2016, the Company’s net asset value per share rose by 28.0% on a total return basis, in sterling terms, outperforming both its reference indices, the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000 Value, which provided total returns of 21.0% and 23.2% respectively […]
Electra Partners is pleased to announce that, following the successful initial public offering (“IPO”) of its portfolio company Premier Asset Management Group PLC, it expects to partially realise Electra Private Equity PLC’s (“Electra”) investment in the business. Based on the offer price, Electra’s investment in Premier has a value of GBP46 million, an uplift of […]
Project Finance Investments Limited has announced that it has made a 16 year loan in an amount of up to GBP12.8 million to finance the construction and operation of a care home which, upon completion in 2017/18, will comprise c. 67 units. The loan is secured by way of first ranking charges against the property […]
HarbourVest has made a statement to the effect that it notes that despite the Board of SVG Capital stating on 3 October 2016 that it would be in a position to update Shareholders as to its discussions with other parties by this morning, no announcement has been made. This came out at 13:14 today. SVG […]
In the twelve months ending 30 June 2016, JPEL Private Equity’s NAV per US$ Equity Share increased by $0.15 or 11.8% to $1.42, however, JPEL’s US$ Equity Share price declined 3.6% during the fiscal year from $1.00 to $0.97. Subsequent to the period, JPEL’s US$ Equity Share price increased from $0.97 to $1.04 on 29 […]
