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06 Nov 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 November 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 November 2020, as Biden overtakes Trump in the race for Georgia: Scottish Mortgage has released its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2020. The trust says that, since the end of March, its NAV has risen by 76% compared to a 24% increase in the index. The Board is […]

23 Oct 2020

Another strong year of outperformance for BlackRock Greater Europe

BlackRock Greater Europe (BRGE) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 August 2020, during which the company has provided a strong year of outperformance. According to BRGE, it provided an NAV total return of 16.9%, outperforming its reference index, the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index, which returned 0.7%, while its share […]

23 Oct 2020

CLS Holdings sells Bismarckallee 18-20, Freiburg for €22.5 million

CLS Holdings (CLS) has announced that it has unconditionally exchanged contracts to sell Bismarckallee 18-20 (pictured) in Freiburg for €22.5 million excluding costs, with completion expected in December 2020. The property was acquired in 2013 and consists of 7,500 sqm (80,729 sq. ft) of office and retail space over nine floors. The building is 85% […]

23 Oct 2020

Death by a thousand cuts – Infrastructure India NAV takes another hit

Infrastructure India (IIP) has announced its final results for the year 31 March 2020, during which its NAV has taken another hit. As at 31 March 2020, the IIP’s total net assets were £124.1 million in total and 18.2p per share, from £149.1 million in total and 21.9p per share as at 30 September 2019. […]

23 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 October 2020: Associated Capital Group (AGC), the large Shareholder associated with the manager of Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust, that is also blocking the winding of said trust, has requisitioned GVP’s board to call a general meeting. A link to a copy of the letter is provided below, but the key takeaways […]

16 Oct 2020

Metage Capital open letter throws weight behind Gabelli Value Plus wind up

In the latest instalment of the Gabelli Value Plus debacle, Metage Capital have written an open letter to Mr Bruce Lisman of Associated Capital Group, Inc, the outfit associated with the investment manager that is blocking the wind-up of the trust. Rather than try and paraphrase, we have reproduced the letter below. We think it makes very […]

16 Oct 2020

Grit Real Estate Income to reduce its interest in Acacia Estate

Grit Real Estate Income (GR1T) has entered into a binding agreement to reduce its interest in Acacia Estate, a 76 residential units condominium property located in Maputo, Mozambique that is let to the US government. In what is effectively a partial sale to a related party (see below for the nuts and bolts of the […]

16 Oct 2020

QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 October 2020

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 October 2020: We have Grit Real Estate’s partial sale of its Acacia Estate asset in Mozambique and Metage Capital’s Open letter to Mr Bruce Lisman of Associated Capital Group (the outfit that is blocking the wind up of Gabelli Value Plus + Trust). previous story | next story

09 Oct 2020

Secured Income Fund’s post 2017 loans performing as expected

Secured Income Fund (SSIF) has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2020, during which it says that all loans underwritten since April 2017 are performing as expected. However, the impact of Covid-19 has meant that SSIF has needed to relax some covenants, defer interest and extend the maturity of some loans. […]