News

28 Jan 2014

NB Distressed Debt : NBDD – proposed issue

ND Distressed Debt is proposing to create a new class of shares. This new “Global” portfolio will invest in the global distressed debt market with a particular focus on Europe and North America. The manager will have until 31 March 2017 to invest the issue proceeds and after this date all capital and profit from […]

28 Jan 2014

Primary Healthcare Properties : PHP – new management arrangements

PHP has made Nexus Tradeco its sole advisor as Nexus will take on non-property services from JO Hambro Capital Management. At the same time, PHP has renegotiated its property advisory fee to reflect the recent growth of the business. The overall fee will fall. Old fees were: First GBP50 million 0.5500% Between GBP50 million and GBP350 million 0.4125% […]

28 Jan 2014

Damille II : DIL2 – results and redemption offer

Over the year to the end of November 2013 DIL2’s NAV rose by 2.82%. The portfolio was over 50% invested in cash at the end of the period. Shareholders on the register on 28 January 2014 will have the option to redeem up to 15% of their shareholding at NAV less 2.5%. Cheques will be […]

27 Jan 2014

Foresight Solar : FSFL – trading update

FSFL has announced that it expects all its IPO proceeds to be invested in fully operational and grid connected assets by the end of Q1 2014. The company’s largest asset, Wymeswold in Leicestershire (pictured), is generating electricity at rates 15% ahead of target. Foresight also say that they are on-track to pay the planned 6p per […]

27 Jan 2014

Diverse Income : DIVI – half year results

DIVI’s interim accounts covering the six months ended 30 November 2013 show its net asset value rising by 19.2% – a good result when compared to the FTSE All-Share Index (up 2.1% or the FTSE Small cap ex Investment companies (up 15.9%). This translated into a 21.6% return for shareholders as the shares finished the […]

27 Jan 2014

International Public Partnership : INPP – new investment in Germany

International Public partnership is buying all but 3% of a PPP project that is building a 55,000 sqm office for the Federal German Ministry of Education & Research in Berlin (estimated completion is July 2014). The cost to INPP is €11.9m.  

27 Jan 2014

London Metric Property : LMP – sale of Odeon, Dudley

LMP has sold its Odeon Multiplex in Dudley for £7.7m, equivalent to a yield of 5.95% (falling to 5.8% in June). LMP bought the cinema as part of a package of ten. these were acquired in November 2013 for £80.6m, equivalent to an initial yield of 7.2%.  

27 Jan 2014

HICL Infrastructure : HICL – invests £23.5m

HICL has invested in two new investments – Holdfast Training Services (a 30 year concession to design, build, refurbish and maintain 32 buildings, 21 refurbishments and five training areas across the UK for the Royal School of Military Engineering) and the Sheffield BSF Schools Project (a 27 year PFI deal to build, finance, maintain and […]