News

28 Apr 2015

Aseana Board mulling managed liquidation of portfolio

Aseana Properties results for 2014 have been published. The net asset value rose from 0.75 cents to 0.76 cents and the share price from m0.44 cents to 0.45 cents. Increased sales of properties helped reduce the company’s borrowings and the net debt to equity ratio dropped from 120% to 110%. They did not pay a dividend. The […]

28 Apr 2015

NB Global mature share classes outperform

NB Global Distressed Debt has published results for the year ended 31 December 2014. The fund now has three share classes – ordinary, extended life and new global. At 31 December 2014, 92.9% of the ordinary pool (NBDD)’s NAV was invested in distressed assets and 7.1% of NAV was held in cash and equivalents. NBDD’s […]

28 Apr 2015

Alliance Trust and Elliott reach a compromise, for now

Alliance Trust has announced this morning that they have reached an agreement with their largest shareholder, Elliott Advisers, whereby Elliott has agreed to withdraw its three resolutions from the Alliance Trust AGM on 29 April 2015 and has committed to support the Board and management on all other resolutions. As part of the deal, both the […]

18 Mar 2015

Burford Capital posts 43% increase in operating profit

Burford Capital has, with its recent final results announcement for the year ended 31 December 2014, posted a 43% increase in its operating profit to $60.7m (2013: $42.5m). This represents a 17% return on equity. The company is also proposing a 34% increase in the dividend to  7.00c per share (2013: 5.23c). Burford saw a 35% increase […]

18 Mar 2015

Mirland posts loss of $62.9m due to Russian economic conditions

MirLand Development Corporation’s final results, for the year ended 31 December 2014, show an 18% increase in total revenues from investment properties. The company says this is due to both an increase in income from yielding assets as well as full consolidation of the Vernissage Mall in Yaroslavl. However, Mirland has also suffered a loss of $62.9m, during 2014, due to the […]

18 Mar 2015

British Land’s Meadowhall Shopping Centre to get £50m refurbishment

British land has announced a £50m refurbishment of its Meadhowhall Shopping Centre (pictured), to mark its 25th anniversary. The refurbishment, which focuses on the centre’s interior, starts in Autumn 2015 and will be completed by the end of 2017, and will create distinct ‘districts’ within the centre. The works will largely be completed out of hours to enable all […]

18 Mar 2015

SVG Capital sells remaining holding in Hugo Boss for £78m

SVG Capital has announced that Red & Black Lux S.à r.l., an investment company owned by Permira, has its remaining stake in Hugo Boss for £78m. This follows on from the sale of a 6% stake, in August 2014, for £69.4m. SVI : SVG Capital sells remaining holding in Hugo Boss for £78m  

18 Mar 2015

Shaftesbury secures new financing arrangements

Shaftesbury has announced that it has secured a new £130m term loan with Aviva Commercial Finance Limited for 15 years until March 2030.The loan is secured on certain properties held in a subsidiary company and has a fixed interest rate of 3.2% throughout the term. On drawing down the loan from Aviva, Shaftesbury is to […]

20 Jan 2015

3i Infrastructure to sell Eversholt Rail Group for net proceeds of £358m

3i Infrastructure has announced an agreement to sell its stake in Eversholt Rail Group, to CK Investments S.A R.L., generating net proceeds of £358m. At 48.7%, this is a significant uplift on the  30 September 2014 valuation of £240.8m. The transaction is expected to close in March 2015. Eversholt is one of three leading rail stock companies in […]