ESP : Empiric Student Property expands in Cardiff Empiric Student Property has announced the exchange of contracts on two freehold properties in Cardiff that are purpose built student accommodation blocks. They are paying £3.5m for Alwyn Court (pictured), on Salisbury Road in Cardiff. This block is up and running with 51 beds and communal facilities. They […]
RDI : Positive year for Redefine International Over the year to the end of August 2014 Redefine International’s net asset value rose from 38.7p to 40.5p. It declared dividends of 3.2p for the year, 2.1% up on the year before. £162.5m of banking facilities were extended or refinanced over the period, extending average debt maturity to […]
NESF : NextEnergy Solar buys plant in Shropshire NextEnergy Solar is buying a 10.2MW solar plant located at Condover in Shropshire. The purchase price is £11.7m and with this deal NextEnergy Solar has invested all of its IPO proceeds and has dipped into its credit facility to the tune of £6.6m. The Condover plant is […]
HSLE : Harbourvest Senior Loans to go into liquidation Harbourvest Senior Loans Europe, having sold the last of its investments, plans to ask shareholders to approve a voluntary liquidation of the company. After paying the managers a performance fee of £1m and after liquidation costs, the fund estimates that shareholders will get about 26p per […]
JZCP : Busy period for JZ Capital as it deploys $129m Adding back the dividend they declared in the period, JZ Capital’s net asset value rose from $10.25 to $10.27 over the six months that ended 31 August 2014. The dividend paid in the period was 16 cents per share and they have just announced […]
QIL : Qannas investing in London property Qannas Investments, the fund specialising in investments in countries that are members of the GCC (the Gulf Co-operation Council) is investing £11m into a £50m project to refurbish 1 Palace Street. 1 Palace Street is intended to be a luxury residential property with a spa / health center […]
VOF : VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund keen to tackle its discount VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund results for the year that ended on 30 June 2014 have been published today. The asset value increased from $2.88 to $3.27. They bought back $52.3m worth of shares – taking the total to 26.6% of the fund since they initiated […]
MNL : Manchester & London hit hard by hedging error and PZ Cussons Over the year to the end of July 2014, Manchester & London’s net asset value fell by 12.3% – a long way short of its benchmark which rose by 1.9%. The dividend was maintained at 13.75p despite revenue falling to 13.63p. The […]
ARR : Aurora hit by range of stock specific problems Aurora Investment Trust underperformed during the six months that ended on 31 August – the net asset value return was -2.5% vs. a 0.7% fall in the FTSE All-Share Index. The discount narrowed a little however (from 13.4% to 12.2%) and so the return to […]
MVI : Marwyn invests in Haversham Holdings Marwyn Value Investors LP (the master fund that underlies Marwyn Value Investors Limited) is investing £8.95m as part of a £30m fund raise for Haversham Holdings. Haversham Holdings is a new shell company that is floating on AIM. Haversham will target acquisitions in the UK & European automotive, support […]
