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21 Feb 2019
AEW UK Long Lease REIT AEWL - Woolston Nursery

AEW UK Long Lease REIT buys YMCA Woolston Nursery property, Southampton

AEW UK Long Lease REIT (AEWL) has announced that it has acquired a nursery property, 53 Victoria Road, in central Southampton. The property, known as the YMCA Woolston Nursery, was purchased by way of a sale and leaseback agreement with YMCA Fairthorne Group, a regional operation of the charity YMCA (the world’s largest youth charity). […]

21 Feb 2019
Two new vessels for Tufton Oceanic Assets : SHIP

Tufton Oceanic Assets fully invested and proposing a USS$75m capital raise

Tufton Oceanic Assets (SHIP) has announced that it has agreed to acquire one general cargo vessel for $6.75m. This purchase will take the Company’s fleet to twelve vessels and, following the purchase, SHIP says that its “capital resources are now fully committed”. It has since announced its intention to raise up to $75m by way […]

20 Feb 2019

Herald benefits from defensive positioning

Herald Investment Trust (HRI) has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2018. During the year, HRI’s NAV fell by 4.9%, while its share price fell by 8.2%, reflecting a widening of the discount during the period. HRI says that this compares against a fall in the Numis Smaller Companies Index plus AIM (ex. […]

19 Feb 2019

Renewables Infrastructure Group sees portfolio generation close to budget

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has announced its final results for the year ended 31 December 2018. During the year, TRIG provided an NAV total return of 11.6%. It describes the year as one of “Strong financial performance during the year with portfolio generation close to budget” and has provided the following key highlights: Portfolio […]

19 Feb 2019

Civitas Social Housing buys nine properties for £7.8m

Civitas Social Housing has announced that it has completed the purchase of 9 regulated social housing properties, comprising 42 tenancies, for a total consideration of £7.8m. The properties are leased to Encircle Housing Limited, Auckland Home Solutions C.I.C. and Inclusion Housing C.I.C. all of which are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and are […]

19 Feb 2019

Primary Health properties to fund Athy Primary Care Centre in County Kildare

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has announced that it has contracted to fund and acquire a purpose built primary care centre in Athy, County Kildare, in the Republic of Ireland. The transaction is being conducted through Primary Health Properties ICAV, an Irish investment vehicle wholly owned by PHP, for a total cost of €11.4 million. Construction […]

18 Feb 2019

NB Distressed Debt sells largest holding for €34m

NB Distressed Debt has announced the sale of its combined largest holding, a lodging and casino sector investment, for proceeds totalling approximately $34 million. It says that the sale price is “substantially equal to the carrying value in the most recent Net Asset Value announcements” and represents a gain of approximately $9 million over the […]

18 Feb 2019

HICL Infrastructure ups its stake in the N17/N18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme

HICL Infrastructure has announced that it has agreed to acquire a further 40% interest in the N17/N18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme for €23m. The purchase is being funded from HICL’s revolving credit facility and the transaction is expected to complete by the end of February 2019. Harry Seekings, Co-Head of Infrastructure at InfraRed (HICL […]

18 Feb 2019

AEW UK REIT acquires Lockwood Court Warehouse, Leeds, for £7.3m

AEW UK REIT(AEW) has announced that it has acquired Lockwood Court, a 187,794 square foot warehouse located on the Parkside Industrial Estate in Leeds, for a gross purchase price of £7.3m, reflecting a initial yield of 7.7%. About Lockwood Court The Lockwood Court warehouse asset is fully let to LWS Yorkshire Ltd, a logistics and […]

15 Feb 2019

Yew Grove REIT buys office block at Cork Airport Business Park for €7.5m

Yew Grove REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire Unit 2600, an Office Block located in Cork Airport Business Park. The €7.5 million acquisition represents a net initial yield of 7.85 per cent. after accounting for purchase costs. This is Yew Grove’s first investment in Cork. Unit 2600 Unit 2600 is a […]