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29 Apr 2025

VEIL marks 30 years with solid performance and outlook tempered by new trade headwinds

Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited (VEIL) has published its annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024, celebrating its 30th anniversary with solid returns despite emerging global challenges. During the year, VEIL’s NAV rose by 12.2% in US dollar terms, outperforming the Vietnam Index (VNI) by 3.4%. In sterling terms, NAV rose by 14.3%, though […]

29 Apr 2025

RM Infrastructure Income makes solid progress on portfolio wind-down

RM Infrastructure Income (RMII) has published results for the year to 31 December 2024 – its first full year operating under a managed wind-down strategy, following shareholder approval in December 2023. During the period, the number of loans in the portfolio fell from 31 to 17, with invested capital reducing from £101m to £80m. Net […]

29 Apr 2025
28 Apr 2025

NBPE reports modest NAV growth despite FX headwinds and public market volatility

NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE) has announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2024, during which it delivered an NAV total return of 1.5%. NAV per share stood at US$27.53 (£21.98) at the year-end, supported by decent operating performance from portfolio companies, with average revenue and EBITDA growth of 8.0% and 13.1% […]

28 Apr 2025

Marwyn Value Investors posts strong 2024 results with positive outlook for 2025

Marwyn Value Investors (MVI) has announced strong results for the year ended 31 December 2024, delivering a NAV total return of +19.4%, significantly ahead of the FTSE SmallCap (ex-IC) Index, which it says returned 13.8%. The share price total return was even stronger at +26.6%. MVI paid £5m of dividends during the year (equivalent to […]

28 Apr 2025

QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 April 2025 – FSV, TRIG, JEDT, BOOK, UKW, VOF, BGUK, BSRT

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 April 2025: [QD comment MR: We have repeatedly commented how there is significant value in the UK market and particularly in funds such as BGUK that also have a strong growth bias. It is interesting to see large institutional players, such as City of London, taking advantage of this.] We […]

25 Apr 2025

Aquila European Renewables reports on tough year as wind down begins

Aquila European Renewables (AERI) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2024, confirming a shift in strategic direction as shareholders approved a managed wind-down of the company in September. The shift in strategy follows continued market headwinds, underperformance across parts of the portfolio, and ongoing structural challenges within the listed renewables […]

25 Apr 2025

Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure confirms steep NAV fall as managed wind-down progresses

Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust (RNEW) has reported its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2024, marking a difficult period for the company as it navigates a managed wind-down process. The company’s net asset value (NAV) fell by 47.5% during the year to $61.7m (44.7 cents per share), reflecting operational underperformance, asset impairments, […]

25 Apr 2025

QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 April 2025 – FGEN, HGEN, PSH, VNH, UKW

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 April 2025: [QD comment MR: While the continuation vote passed comfortably, the 10.5% dissent shouldn’t be dismissed. It reflects a degree of shareholder frustration, likely linked to ongoing sector-wide issues such as rising interest rates, wide discounts to NAV, and reduced investor appetite for income-generative infrastructure funds. That said, UKW […]

24 Apr 2025

Chelverton UK Dividend – ZDP placing cancelled, liquidation of SDV 2025 ZDP Co to proceed

Chelverton UK Dividend Trust (SDV) has announced that the proposed placing of new zero dividend preference shares (ZDPs) in 2031 ZDPCo will not proceed due to insufficient demand amid continued market volatility. As a result, the previously proposed Scheme of Reconstruction has also been cancelled. Despite some investor support, the challenging market backdrop has led […]