Empiric Student Property (Empiric) has announced that it has entered into a forward funding arrangement, with Linford CZero Ltd, to develop a 185 bedroom scheme, The Emporium, in central Birmingham for a total investment of £19.53m. The scheme is expected to be delivered in spring 2018, in time for the 2018/19 academic year and is […]
Blackstone / GSO Loan Financing has announced that it is increasing its target dividend to €0.10 per share from €0.08 per share. The company says that, in line with its stated investment strategy, it has originated 9 CLOs since launch and retained majority interests in the income notes in each of them. As at 29 […]
Empiric Student Property has announced that it has acquired the freehold of a 79 bed student accommodation property, Pavilion Court (pictured), in Canterbury, for £9.2m (excluding acquisition costs). The property, which is the company’s first acquisition in Canterbury, comprises 79 beds in a mix of studios and one, two, three and four-bed apartments. It was […]
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, which has a tiered fee structure, has announced that, with effect from 1 September 2016, a third stepped tier has been introduced at £250m of net assets. Under the revised arrangements, the annual management fee payable to the Company’s Investment Managers and Secretaries, Baillie Gifford & Co Limited, will be as […]
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, which has a tiered fee structure, has announced that, with effect from 1 September 2016, a third stepped tier has been introduced at £250m of net assets. Under the revised arrangements, the annual management fee payable to the Company’s Investment Managers and Secretaries, Baillie Gifford & Co Limited, will be as […]
With effect from 8.00am on 1 September 2016, the fund formerly known as GLI Alternative Finance plc has changed its name to The SME Loan Fund plc. It is now trading under the ticker ‘SMEF’. The Company’s website has also changed from www.glialternativefinance.com to www.thesmeloanfund.com. The company says that all other details remain unchanged. Separately, […]
TLI Alternative Asset Opportunities has announced that it has received notification of a policy maturity on one life with a face value of US$1.2m. The company say that the maturity is in the process of being verified and, assuming it is certified, will add approximately 0.5p to the company’s NAV per share. TLI Alternative Asset Opportunities […]
Acorn Income Fund has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. During the period, Acorn’s gross assets provided a total return of -8.13%, whilst its NAV total return was -13.95%. Reflecting an increase in the premium to NAV at which the company’s shares traded, the share price total return was […]
Starwood European Real Estate Finance has announced proposals for a new placing programme to issue up to 250m shares and/or c shares. The company’s existing placement programme expires on 6 September 2016 and the board says that it is now considering a new replacement programme at a point later in 2016 or in 2017. The […]
Altin AG has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. The company says that, the portfolio generated negative returns in the first half of 2016. However, for the YTD to end July 2016, the company says that the portfolio recovered a part of the losses to post an NAV return […]
