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13 Aug 2020
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Hipgnosis buys into No I.D., the Godfather of Chicago hip hop

Hipgnosis Songs Fund has announced that it has acquired the music royalty catalogue of American hip hop and R&B music producer, Ernest ‘Dion’ Wilson, known as ‘No I.D.’, who is considered to be the Godfather of Chicago hip hop. Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of No I.D.’s worldwide copyrights and publishing royalties, including the writer’s share of income, in a […]

13 Aug 2020
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 August 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 August 2020: Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income (RCOI) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. During the period, its NAV per share has fallen by 1.0% to US$1.004 (31 December 2019: US$1.014), although the company made a profit of US$2.46 million. RCOI has announced the […]

10 Aug 2020

UK mortgages updates on strategic review

As part of its follow up to its strategic update announced on 22 July 2020, UK Mortgages Limited (UKML) has announced a review of future strategy. At the same time, it has reiterated its position that the possible offer from M&G Investment Management (MAGIM) materially undervalues the Company and its prospects. As such, UKML’s board […]

10 Aug 2020

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund invests in Thu Cuc International General Hospital

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund has announced that it has made a private equity investment in Thu Cuc International General Hospital (TCI). VinaCapital led a consortium to invest USD26.7m to obtain a significant minority stake along with a board seat in the well-known health care provider, which is currently undertaking a significant expansion. Thu Cuc International […]

10 Aug 2020

Starwood European Real Estate Finance announces buyback programme

Starwood European Real Estate Finance (SWEF) has announced that it has appointed Jefferies International Limited to administer its share buyback programme. Details are as follows: As SWEF’s agent, Jeffries is permitted to buy back shares in the market independently of, and without influence by SWEF. This is provided that the maximum price payable for a […]

10 Aug 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 August 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 August 2020: European Assets Trust (EAT) has published its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. During the period EAT provided an NAV total return of -3.5%, which it says is in line with that of its benchmark, the EMIX Smaller European Companies (ex UK) Index, which […]

07 Aug 2020

Syncona updates on Freeline IPO

Syncona has provided an update on the initial public offering (IPO) of its company, Freeline Therapeutics Holdings Plc. Freeline is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on AAV-based gene therapy targeting the liver. The key takeaways from the announcement are as follows: Freeline has announced the pricing of its IPO in the United States. This is […]

07 Aug 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 August 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 August 2020: The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. During the period, TRIG’s NAV per share fell by 1.7%, but the chairman, Helen Mahy, reports that TRIG’s financial performance has remained resilient, sustained by strong operational performance and that the company […]

06 Aug 2020

Could Bee marvellous: Honeycomb proposes merger with Pollen Street Secured Lending

Honeycomb Investment Trust (HIT) has announced that it has made a proposal to Pollen Street Secured Lending (PSSL) regarding a possible merger between the two. Under the terms of the proposal, PSSL shareholders would receive new ordinary shares in HIT on a NAV for NAV basis. The company says that a further announcement will be […]

31 Jul 2020

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure acquires French Solar assets

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in a portfolio of operational solar PV assets located across France for a cash consideration of €58.9m (£53.4m). The portfolio consists of 14 fully operational solar PV assets with a total installed capacity of 119.5MW. Following the purchase, ORIT […]