News

22 Feb 2017

GCP Student Living raises £80.6m from oversubscribed issue

GCP Student Living has announced the results of its ‘oversubscribed issue’. The Board says that it has received applications from investors substantially exceeding the target gross proceeds (in excess of £60m) and, in light of the available investment opportunity in a prime central London location, it has resolved to accept applications in respect of 57,545,195 […]

22 Feb 2017

Menhaden Capital to de-list from the Social Stock Exchange

Menhaden Capital (Menhaden) currently operates with a dual listing on both the London Stock Exchange and the Social Stock Exchange segment of the NEX Exchange Main Board. Menhaden’s board says that, having consulted with its advisers, it has decided to seek to cancel the company’s secondary listing on the NEX in order to achieve operational […]

22 Feb 2017

Tritax Big Box REIT to forward fund Didcot distribution centre for Hachette UK

Tritax Big Box REIT (Tritax) has announce that it has completed the land purchase and exchanged contracts to provide forward funding for the development of a new distribution centre at Signia Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire. The development is pre-let to Hachette UK Ltd (Hachette UK), a UK publishing company whose ultimate parent is Lagardere SCA. The […]

20 Feb 2017

Hammerson experienced a robust operational performance during 2016

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 […]

20 Feb 2017

SQN’s premium expands although a number of accounts have required attention

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 […]

17 Feb 2017

Herald benefits from sterling depreciation and modestly beats comparative index

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 […]

17 Feb 2017

Industrial Multi-Property Trust receives all cash offer from Hansteen at 300p

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 […]

31 Jan 2017

Miton UK MicroCap looks to raise £15m of equity

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 […]

31 Jan 2017

British Land announces that 7 Clarges Street, Mayfair, is over 80% let

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 […]

31 Jan 2017

Redefine International sells 201 Deansgate, Manchester, for £29.15 million

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 […]