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14 Dec 2016

Highcroft Investments sells Staines High Street property for £2.3m

Highcroft Investments has announced that it has agreed the sale of its freehold interest in its property at High Street, Staines to private investors. It is expected that contracts will be completed within two months. The property comprises three retail units with offices and storage on the first floor and planning consent was recently obtained […]

08 Dec 2016

International Public Partnerships joins consortium acquiring a 61% of National Grid’s Gas Distribution Network

International Public Partnerships Limited (INPP) has announced that it is part of the Quad Gas Group consortium that has agreed to acquire a 61% interest in National Grid’s gas distribution network (GDN). The Company says that it expects to invest up to £275 million, with the remaining risk capital funded by the other consortium partners […]

08 Dec 2016

Tritax Big Box REIT to forward fund Screwfix distribution facility at Prologis Park, Fradley, Staffordshire

Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has completed the land purchase and exchanged contracts to provide forward funding for the development of a new distribution facility at Prologis Park, Fradley, Staffordshire. The development is pre-let to Screwfix Direct Ltd, whose ultimate parent is Kingfisher Plc The development represents an investment of £52.7 million, […]

07 Dec 2016

Bluefield Solar Income Fund to acquire five new plants for £22.7m

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has announced announce that it has entered into binding agreements to acquire five new build sub-5 megawatt peak ground-mounted solar photovoltaic plants. The projects are being acquired for a total consideration of £22.7m, including transaction costs and working capital. The company says that each plant is expected to become operational before […]

07 Dec 2016

Oakley Capital Investments to realise stake in Host Europe Group

Oakley Capital Investments Limited has announced that it has been informed that Cinven has reached an agreement to sell Host Europe Group, the largest privately owned hosting provider in Europe, to GoDaddy Inc, which it says is the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small independent ventures. Oakley Capital Private Equity II took a minority […]

07 Dec 2016

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income’s placing raises £126m

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund has announced the results of its recent placing, which took place under its placing programme. The company was targeting a placing of in excess of £40m and, under the terms of its placing programme, has the authority to issue up to a maximum of 120m shares. The company says that […]

06 Dec 2016

Fidelity Asian Values issues subscription shares and announces subscription price

Fidelity Asian Values has announced that, as detailed in its Prospectus dated 26 October 2016, it has made a one for 5 bonus issue of subscription shares and has allotted 13,497,222 subscription shares. The Subscription Price is equal to the published unaudited NAV per Ordinary Share as at 5.00 p.m. on 2 December 2016, plus […]

06 Dec 2016

SVG Capital shareholders approve wind up proposals

SVG Capital has announced the results of its general meeting at which shareholders have a proved a change of investment policy, which allows for an orderly realisation of the Company’s assets and to make repurchases in connection with a series of tenders offers, which will allow for a progressive return of cash to shareholders. Following […]

22 Nov 2016

BACIT’s sterling hedge limits benefits from sterling depreciation

BACIT has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2016. During the period, the company’s NAV total return was 4.82%, thereby underperforming the FTSE All-Share Index, which returned 12.85%. Reflecting a widening of the discount during the period, the company’s share price fell by 4.2%. The trust’s chairman, Jeremy Tigue, says […]