David Hardy to take up the reins at John Laing Infrastructure Fund John Laing Environmental Assets (JLEN) has announced that David Hardy is transferring within John Laing Capital Management (JLCM) to take on the role as investment adviser to John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF). David Hardy has been involved in leading the management of JLEN […]
Safestore Holdings has announced that it has refinanced its US Private Placement Notes on ‘improved terms’ and has agreed an amendment and extension of its existing bank facilities to extend the average maturity and lower the cost of the Group’s debt financing. Under the refinancing, the existing $65.6m 5.83%1 2019 US Private Placement Notes and […]
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has acquired a National Distribution Centre at Trax Park, Doncaster, for £20.9 million (excluding purchaser’s costs), reflecting a net initial yield of 5.61% on the asset acquisition. The purchase is being funded from equity proceeds. The company says that the proeprty is let to Unilever, one of […]
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has announced that it has renewed its existing unsecured £125 million Revolving Debt Facility with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc for a further three years. The facility bears interest at 0.80 per cent over LIBOR and is due to expire on 15 June 2020. Aberforth Smaller Companies is the largest trust […]
Raven Russia has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Central Union of Consumer Cooperatives for the Russian Federation (Russian Co-Op) to develop a nationwide network of wholesale distribution centres for agricultural products. Raven Russia says that the MOU provides for the parties to create a network of modern warehouse […]
Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2017. During the period, the company provided an NAV total return of 21.3% and a share price total return of 24.0%, both outperforming that of the company’s benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies), which the company […]
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has announced that it has signed six share purchase agreements to acquire the special purpose vehicles owning six plants, totalling 28MWp, with an investment value of £30.5m. Completion expected during the first half of 2017. The plants are Rampisham, Aller Court, Hill, Forest Farm, Wasing and Flixborough solar plants and are […]
Hammerson has announced that it has signed a £360 million unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) at an initial margin of 90 basis points. The RCF is with a syndicate of fourteen international banks and has a maturity of five years which may be extended to a maximum of seven years. Hammerson says that the new […]
Aurora has announced its results for the 10-month period from 29 February 2016 to 31 December 2016. Its chairman, Lord Flight (pictured), explains that reason for the ‘short year’ is to align Aurora’s accounting period with that of its Investment Manager, Phoenix Asset Management Partners, who have been in place for approximately 15 months, following […]
Primary Health Properties (PHP) has announced that it has agreed revised terms with Nexus Tradeco Limited (its investment adviser) with respect to the fees payable for the management of its property portfolio with effect from 1 January 2017. Under the revised terms, the fee payable for the management of the Company’s property portfolio will be […]
