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17 Oct 2022
US Solar Fund

US Solar announces strategic review

In a surprise move, US Solar Fund has announced a strategic review. The announcement notes that the fund has successfully executed its strategy of delivering a sustainable dividend for shareholders, but laments problems with growing its asset base. The board says that it maintains strong conviction in the value of the assets, the business plan, […]

11 Oct 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 October 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 October 2022: GCP Asset Backed Income (GABI) has been informed by Gravis Capital Management that David Conlon, the lead fund manager and member of its investment committee, has decided to leave Gravis and will be relinquishing responsibility for the management of the portfolio with effect from 10 October 2022. Joanne […]

07 Oct 2022

QD view – Sweet Harmony

Harmony Energy Income Trust, the battery storage fund, recently launched a C share issue. The ‘problem’ is that its existing shares are trading on a discount – about 3% today, but were around 9% when they made the announcement on 29 September. I have put ‘problem’ in quotation marks because I don’t think that it […]

06 Oct 2022

Strategic Equity Capital relatively resilient in UK market turmoil

Over the course of the 12 months ended 30 June 2022 the share price decreased by 9.5% on a total return basis, while the NAV total return – was negative 9.2%. In contrast, the FTSE Small Cap (ex Investment Trusts) Total Return Index fell by 14.6%. Thwe dividend was increased from 1.6p to 2.0p. In […]

06 Oct 2022

Ashoka India Equity outperforms buoyant Indian market

The annual results of Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust have been published, covering the 12 months to 30 June 2022. The NAV return was 9.6% over the period and the share price return 7.7%. These compare to a return for the benchmark index, the MSCI India IMI, which returned 7.2% (in sterling terms). There is […]

06 Oct 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 October 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 October 2022: Pfizer has completed its acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics. BioPharma Credit (BPCR) had a US$132.5m investment in a senior secured loan to Global Blood Therapeutics which was prepaid upon the closing of the deal. BioPharma Credit received US$175.4m in total, including US$42.9m of accrued interest, paydown, prepayment and […]

04 Oct 2022

Key personnel at SDCL taking advantage of share price weakness

SDCL Energy Efficiency says that it recognises that recent market volatility has resulted in its share price trading below its most recently published NAV per share [7.5% at close of play last night, better than the 15% it was at last Thursday night, when we were making the slides for the weekly show, but unusual […]

04 Oct 2022

HgCapital backs TrustQuay

Hg has become a majority investor in TrustQuay, a leading technology provider to the global trust, corporate and fund services industry. TrustQuay provides entity management, client accounting, practice management, compliance and workflow software for trust, fund and corporate service providers around the world. Over its next phase of growth, TrustQuay is aiming to scale its business […]

04 Oct 2022

Riverstone Credit investing in Seawolf Water Resources

Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income has made a secondary investment in a ‘stapled bundle of private securities’ [this harks back to the old days when paper certificates were literally stapled together] in Seawolf Water Resources. The bundle includes a first lien term loan along with preferred stock and common equity. The aggregate price paid is at […]

04 Oct 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 October 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 October 2022: Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT) is offering investors a voluntary redemption opportunity as at 30 November 2022. However, performance has been good and the shares are trading close to NAV so we doubt that there will be much take up of the offer. Redemption requests have to be submitted […]

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