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06 Jun 2025

AVI calls for leadership change and strategic overhaul at Gerresheimer

Asset Value Investors (AVI), manager of AVI Global Trust, has published an open letter to the Supervisory Board of Gerresheimer AG, urging urgent action to restore shareholder value following a string of profit warnings and a sharp deterioration in market confidence. AVI, which owns a 3.5% stake in Gerresheimer through AVI Global Trust (1.2m shares), […]

06 Jun 2025

Apax backs WGSN’s acquisition of IWSR with further €3m investment

Apax Global Alpha (AGA) has announced it expects to invest an additional c.€3m indirectly into WGSN, the consumer trend forecasting platform, following its acquisition of IWSR, a global provider of data and insights for the beverage alcohol industry. The acquisition was completed on 5 June 2025 by WGSN, a portfolio company of the Apax XI […]

06 Jun 2025

QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 June 2025 – ADIG, BEMO, DORE, HSL, JII

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 June 2025, we have interim results from both abrdn Diversified Income and Growth and Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities; a change in director responsibilities for Downing Renewables & Infrastructure; and circulars from Henderson Smaller Companies and JPMorgan Indian. We also have: Stories you may have missed from yesterday:

04 Jun 2025

Seraphim Space – Portfolio value rises 3% over quarter, ICEYE leads commercial momentum

Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT) has reported results for the quarter ended 31 March 2025. While net asset value (NAV) per share edged down slightly by 0.3% to 100.78p, the underlying portfolio saw a 3.0% increase in value to £222.7m, reflecting solid commercial progress among key holdings. The quarter saw a £4.9m unrealised uplift in […]

04 Jun 2025

Biotech Growth reports on tough year as sector faces macro and political headwinds

Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG) has reported a disappointing set of annual results for the year ended 31 March 2025, with its net asset value (NAV) per share falling 24.4%, compared with a 6.0% decline for its benchmark, the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (sterling-adjusted, total return). The trust’s share price fell 24.2%, closing the year on a […]

04 Jun 2025
02 Jun 2025

Sirius Real Estate delivers another year of growth, supported by valuation gains and acquisitions

Sirius Real Estate (LSE: SRE), which operates branded business and industrial parks in Germany and the UK, has reported another strong year of performance for the 12 months to 31 March 2025, delivering its twelfth consecutive annual dividend increase and continuing to build scale through targeted acquisitions. The group’s funds from operations (FFO) increased by […]

02 Jun 2025

Custodian Property Income REIT makes £22m all-share portfolio acquisition

Custodian Property Income REIT (LSE: CREI) has completed the £22.1m all-share acquisition of Merlin Properties Limited, a private family-owned property company. The transaction brings with it a £19.4m portfolio of 28 small regional UK assets and a further £2.7m in new-build housing stock, expected to be sold in the coming months. The acquisition, which adds […]

02 Jun 2025

QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 June 2025 – AAIF, WHR

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 June 2025: We also have: Custodian Property Income REIT makes £22m all-share portfolio acquisition Stories you may have missed from Friday: