BBGI has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with John Graham Holdings Limited to acquire 100% of the equity and subordinated debt interests in two educational PPP projects in Northern Ireland. Belfast Metropolitan College is an educational campus comprising two five-storey teaching facilities and a two-storey engineering facility with associated car parking and a landscaped […]
Law Debenture beat the FTSE All-Share Index over the first half of 2015 but the share price weakened. The NAV total return was 3.8% vs. 3% for the index and the share price return was -1.6%. The interim dividend has been increased from 4.7p to 5.2p. The report says the stocks that added the most […]
Candover Investments has announced a partial realisation of Stork BV with the sale of Fokker Technologies Group BV for €706m. Arle Capital Partners has agreed to sell Fokker, a subsidiary business of portfolio company Stork BV, to GKN. Fokker is a specialist Tier 1 supplier to the commercial, military and business jet markets. With almost 5,000 employees […]
Greencoat UK Wind has published results for the first half of 2015. Over the period the NAV rose by 0.2%. Dividends totalling 3.13p per share were declared for the period. High winds meant that electricity generation was 10% ahead of expectations at 408GWh. This helped them generate cash of £29.2m and pushed the dividend cover […]
Aquarius Platinum’s attributable PGM production from its two operating mines and one tailings retreatment plant rose 6% in the June 2015 quarter compared with the June 2014 quarter, to 88.8 koz. Most of this increase was due to a 6% rise in production at its primary Kroondal mine, to 56.0 koz (attributable, 50%-owned), a record […]
Over the first half of 2015 SEGRO generated an 8.3% uplift in its EPRA NAV to 416p. Adjusted profits were up 3.7% to £69.2m driving the adjusted EPS up 3.4% to 9.2p. Rental income was up 4.3% like-for-like. the interim dividend is up 2% to 5p. Capital growth in the portfolio was driven by the […]
Bluefield Solar has acquired two UK-based sub-5MWp (Megawatt Peak) solar photovoltaic (“PV”) assets. The two assets are a 4.79 MWp plant in Cornwall and a 4.98MWp plant in Norfolk. They are being acquired for a total consideration of £11.22m, including transaction costs and working capital. Each project is eligible to qualify under either the Renewable […]
Polar Capital Global Financials beat its benchmark over the six months ended 31 May 2015 generating a return on net assets of 8.1% as compared to 4.9% on the MSCI World Financials Index. The share price total return was 7.6% as the discount widened to 8.3%. The interim dividend is 1.85p up from 1.75p last […]
Marwyn Value Investors L.P., the Master Fund through which Marwyn Value Investors makes its investments, intends to subscribe as a cornerstone investor for new ordinary shares in Gloo Networks plc, which has announced today its intention to float on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange plc. Gloo Networks is a technology company that […]
Kennedy Wilson Europe says it has completed the acquisition of nine south east offices from an entity affiliated with Apollo Global Management LLC. The underlying real estate is valued at £211m at completion, reflecting a yield on cost of 8.0%. The corporate acquisition was funded from the Company’s cash resources. Area Location sq ft Tenant (%) […]
