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14 Jun 2016

Electra Private Equity cancels its £275m revolving credit facility

Electra Private Equity has announced that its board has decided to cancel its existing £275m multi-currency revolving credit facility. The trust says that the facility is currently undrawn and therefore no repayment is required as a result of the cancellation. This follows the trust’s announcement, on 26 May 2016, that its board has served its […]

09 Jun 2016

Tetragon Financial announces tender offer results

Tetragon Financial Group Master Fund, a subsidiary of Tetragon Financial Group, has announced the Final Results of its tender offer (a modified Dutch auction) to purchase shares in Tetragon Financial Group Limited. In accordance with the terms of the Offer, the Master Fund has accepted for purchase 9,999,997 TFG non-voting shares at a purchase price […]

09 Jun 2016

Sirius Real Estate announces fundraising, debt refinancing and proposes acquisitions

Sirius Real Estate has announced proposals for a private placing to raise up to €20m, which they say is to be used for further acquisitions. The company has also announced that it is refinancing an existing credit facility and is proposing a secondary placement of up to 27m shares. The Private Placement is conditional upon […]

09 Jun 2016

Empiric Student Property acquires Pennine House, Leeds, for £17.8m

Empiric Student Property has announced that it has acquired Pennine House, a 127 bed student accommodation property in Leeds, for £17.8 million (excluding costs). The property comprises a mix of studios and two-bed en-suite apartments across eight floors together with communal facilities including a gym, cinema room, study rooms and a common room. The property […]

09 Jun 2016

JPMorgan Claverhouse agrees new fee arrangements

JPMorgan Claverhouse has announced changes to its investment management fee arrangements, which it says are intended to be more appropriate for attracting private wealth and retail investors. With effect from 1st July 2016, the investment trust’s performance fee will be terminated and the management fee will be charged at an amended annual rate of 0.60% […]

09 Jun 2016

Secure Property Development & Invest announces sale of Kiev warehouse, Terminal Brovary

Secure Property Development & Invest has announced that it has signed heads of terms, with Temania Enterprises Ltd, for the sale of its Kiev based warehouse, Terminal Brovary, at a Gross Asset Value exceeding US$16m (before deducting the outstanding EBRD attached loan). The company says that, as completion of the disposal is subject to a […]

06 Jun 2016

Montanaro European Smaller Companies benefits from sterling weakness

Montanaro European Smaller Companies has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2016. During the period the trust’s NAV grew by 11.1% thereby outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI Europe Small Cap (ex UK) Index, which increased by 7.6%. During the same, the trust’s share price increased by 4.9%, which reflects a widening […]

06 Jun 2016

Electra Partners announces sale of Elian for £435m

Electra Partners has announced that it has agreed the sale of Elian to Intertrust for £435m. Electra Partners say that the transaction is subject to regulatory and Intertrust Group N.V. shareholder approvals. Following completion of the transaction, which Electra Partners say is expected during the third or final quarter of 2016, Electra Private Equity is […]

06 Jun 2016

Ranger Direct Lending looks to raise £30m through a ZDP issue

Ranger Direct Lending Fund has announced that, following consultation with potential investors, it intends to raise up to £30m through a placing of zero dividend preference shares (ZDP Shares). The Company currently expects the ZDP Shares to be issued with a 5 year term and a gross redemption yield of 5% per annum. The company […]

27 May 2016

GCP infrastructure benefits from revaluations and accretive share issuance

GCP Infrastructure Investments has announced its interim results for the half year ended 31 March 2016. During the period, the company advanced loans totalling £46.4msecured against UK renewable energy, social housing and PFI projects, with a further £11.5 million advanced post period end. The company also made a profit of £21.9m and has paid a […]