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15 Aug 2022
Bluefield Solar reports on a positive year of operational performance

Bluefield solar confirms subsidies secured for new projects

Bluefield Solar says that it has successfully secured additional solar contracts in the UK on 62.4MW of planned additional capacity through the UK government’s fourth Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round (‘AR4′) announced last month. AR4 was the first subsidy allocation round since AR1 in 2015 in which solar has been able to participate, with […]

12 Aug 2022

Octopus Renewables buys stake in Crossdykes windfarm

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has agreed to buy a 51% ownership interest in the Crossdykes Onshore Wind Farm. The remaining 49% is being acquired by another Octopus managed fund. Crossdykes, located in southern Scotland, was developed by Muirhall Energy and has been operational since June 2021. It is amongst the largest unsubsidised wind farms in […]

12 Aug 2022

HydrogenOne backs Strohm pipeline business

HydrogenOne Capital Growth is making an investment of £8.4m (EUR 10m) in Strohm Holding B.V. HydrogenOne is investing alongside Strohm’s existing investors Shell Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and Evonik Venture Capital, in the first close of a funding round totalling £11.8m (EUR 14m). HydrogenOne may also invest up to a further £1.7m (EUR 2m) in […]

12 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 August 2022: abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO) says that its estimated NAV at 31 July 2022 was 710.4p, down from 727.3p at the end of June, largely driven by a weaker euro and a dividend payment. Excluding new investments, 98.2% by value of portfolio was valued as at 31 March […]

11 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 August 2022: Princess Private Equity (PEY) notes that Kohlberg & Company is acquiring a 50% stake in United States Infrastructure Corporation, the leading North American provider of utility location services. Clients of Partners Group including Princess will retain a 50% co-lead interest. The transaction values Princess’ stake at approximately $34.4m versus […]

09 Aug 2022

Small cap bias drags down Diverse Income

Diverse Income’s results for the financial year ended 31 May 2022 show it delivering a return on NAV of -3.4%, some way behind the +4.7% return generated by the Numis All-Share Index. A widening discount left shareholders with a return of -10.5%. The board views the recent widening as temporary but remains willing to use […]

09 Aug 2022

Baillie Gifford US back to square one

Baillie Gifford US Growth has published results for the 12 months ended 31 May 2022. Those of a nervous disposition should look away now – over the period, the share price and NAV returned -45.5% and -35.3% respectively, which compares with a total return of +12.2% for the S&P 500 Index. Effectively, this gives back […]

09 Aug 2022

Independent and Monks combine forces

The board of The Independent Investment Trust has agreed heads of terms with the board of Monks Investment Trust to combine the companies by way of a scheme of reconstruction under Section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and a voluntary winding up of Independent. Independent shareholders will be able to elect either to receive […]

09 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 August 2022: BioPharma Credit (BPCR) has a US$132.5m investment in a senior secured loan to Global Blood Therapeutics. Yesterday Pfizer Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics. The loan was invested in three different tranches with each tranche subject to different prepayment economics. Assuming the prepayment occurs […]

04 Aug 2022

Invesco Select results a mixed bag

Generally, Invesco Select Trust’s various asset class portfolios had a mixed financial year to end May 2022. The global equity income portfolio beat its benchmark, returning 9.6% in NAV terms relative to 7.4% for the MSCI World Index. However its share price return was 4.4%, reflecting a widening discount. The UK equity portfolio, which returned […]

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