Hammerson has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. The company describes the period as being one of, “robust operational performance across all parts of the portfolio”. During the period, net rental income increased by 8.8% to £346.5m and adjusted net profit increased by 9.9% to £230.7m (IFRS profit fell by […]
SQN Asset Finance Income Fund (SQN) has announced its interim results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the period, the company’s ordinary share NAV decreased by 0.01% but the ordinary shares are paying a monthly dividend equivalent to 7.25% of NAV annually and, in October 2016, the c-shares achieved a level of income […]
Herald Investment Trust has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the year, the Trust’s NAV increased by 22.8% to 1,083.2p per share, whilst the share price increased by 18.4%. This reflected a widening of the discount, over the year, from 15.5% to 18.5%. The Trust says that during the […]
The boards of Hansteen and Industrial Multi-Property Trust (IMPT) have announced that have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash offer for the entire issued ordinary share capital of IMPT by Hansteen. Under the terms of the offer, IMPT shareholders will receive 300p in cash for each IMPT share. This values the […]
British Land has announced that, four months after launch, its office space at 7 Clarges Street, a 51,000 square foot prime commercial development in Mayfair, is now 83% let, having secured terms with Capula Investment Management, Quantum Pacific and Fortress Investment Group. Capula Investment Management will occupy 23,700 square foot across three floors whilst US-based […]
Redefine International has announced that it has sold an office block at 201 Deansgate, in Manchester, for £29.15 million. The building was originally acquired as part of the AUK Portfolio in March 2016 and Redefine International says that the sale price represents a net initial yield of 3.6% and a 14.3% premium to the last […]
Miton UK MicroCap Trust, managed by Gervais Williams (pictured), has announced its the intention to raise approximately £15m through the issue of ordinary shares, which are to be issued under the trust’s previously announced share issuance programme of up to 250m ordinary and/or c-shares. The Issue launched immediately following the announcement and the bookbuild is expected […]
HgCapital, the Manager of HgCapital Trust, has announced that it has agreed the sale of Zenith, the largest independent vehicle leasing business in the UK, to Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling £750m. HgCapital says that sale of Zenith delivers a 2.9x investment multiple and a 46% gross IRR over the investment period. HgCapital Trust will […]
Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT (PILR) has announced that on 19 January 2017 it completed the purchase of a site at Holmewood Industrial Park, Chesterfield, from Tangerine Confectionary Limited for a total consideration of £4.8m. PILR says that the purchase has been financed using proceeds from its recent placing (which raised £11.1m) but that this […]
Alliance Trust has announced that it has entered into an agreement with its largest shareholder, Elliott International, L.P., The Liverpool Limited Partnership and Elliott Associates L.P. (collectively Elliott), to repurchase all ordinary shares in the Company in respect of which Elliott has a disclosable interest – this being 19.75% of Alliance Trust’s issued share capital. […]
