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28 Dec 2022
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 December 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 December 2022: Literacy Capital (BOOK) has completed the sale of its entire interest in Hometree, generating £3.8m for the trust. This represents a 1.3x return on BOOK’s investment. The cash was used to pay down borrowings and will be recycled in new investments in due course. Richard Pindar, director of […]

28 Dec 2022

Rear (QD)view mirror – 2022

This time last year we highlighted climbing inflation and interest rates as issues overhanging markets. However, those headwinds were much stronger than we had anticipated thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Given that backdrop, it was perhaps inevitable that markets would struggle in 2022. There were a few bright spots – Latin America and the […]

22 Dec 2022

Ground Rents Income considering its future

Continuation Vote The Ground Rents Income board is required to convene a general meeting no later than 13 August 2023 at which it must table a proposal for shareholders to vote on a resolution for a voluntary wind-up and subsequent liquidation of the company. The vote is structured in such a way that if any […]

22 Dec 2022

VPC Speciality Lending proposes managed wind down

VPC Specialty Lending Investments has been reviewing options for tackling its persistent wide discount. Having taken professional advice and after consulting the major shareholders, the board thinks it is likely that there will be a 25% exit opportunity following the AGM in 2023. However, it does not believe that the exit opportunity alone would have […]

22 Dec 2022

Manager line-up changed at JPMorgan Indian

Over the 12 months ended 30 September 2022, JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust generated a return on NAV of 6.3% and a return to shareholders of 0.6%, lagging the 8.8% return on the MSCI India Index. The trust has not been geared into the rising market and has not renewed its borrowing facilities. In an effort […]

22 Dec 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 December 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 December 2022: Temple Bar (TMPL) has appointed Frostrow as its AIFM (with effect from 1 July 2023). Redwheel will continue to manage the assets of the trust, but Frostrow will take on responsibility for marketing and distribution. Palace Capital (PCA) has sold £7.6m of property since 30 September 2022, reducing […]

20 Dec 2022

Aquila Energy Efficiency shows progress but there’s a way to go yet

Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust says that its commitments to investments were £87.3m as at 19 December 2022, up from £55.5m at 31 August 2022. Total income-generating, deployed capital has increased to £54.4m (31 August 2022: £32.1m). The company is expected to achieve an average gross unlevered project yield of 8.0% over all investments made to […]

20 Dec 2022

Year of progress for Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure

Over the 12 months ended 30 September 2022, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure produced an NAV total return of 12.5% and a share price total return of 14.0%. This significantly outperformed the total return of global equities, measured by the MSCI World Index, which was -2.4% in sterling terms. The MSCI World Utilities Index and […]

20 Dec 2022

Renewables Infrastructure ups exposure to German offshore wind

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has exchanged contracts to acquire a further 11% equity interest in the Merkur offshore wind farm, located in the German North Sea. This incremental investment is approximately 2% of TRIG’s portfolio value. Upon completion TRIG will hold a 36% equity interest in Merkur, the total stake in the project will […]

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