Empiric Student Property has announced that it has acquired the freehold of a 44 bed student accommodation property, Stonemason House, in Oxford for £4.5m (excluding costs). Stonemason House, which is the company’s first acquisition in Oxford, was built in 2011 as a new build scheme in time for the 2011/12 academic year. The property comprises […]
Merchants Trust, managed by Simon Gergel (pictured) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2016. In what its Chairman, Simon Fraser, describes as a difficult year for equity markets, the trust has provided an NAV total return of -5.0% thereby modestly beating its FTSE All-Share benchmark, which provided a total return of […]
Martin Currie Global Portfolio has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2016. During the period, which the trust’s chairman describes as one that, “has been exceptionally challenging for global stockmarkets with significant economic and political uncertainty resulting in periods of unusual volatility”, the trust’s NAV total return was 0.9% compared with […]
Athelney Trust has made an announcement that its directors, “have resolved to seek to increase its capital base” by issuing up to a maximum of 9.9% of the trust’s existing issued share capital, for cash, subject to market demand. The trust has recently been trading at a mild premium and its 2015 results saw it […]
GLI Finance has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The company describes 2015 as “a year of significant change, both in the management of the business and in corporate transactions undertaken.” The company commenced a strategic review in December 2015 and they say that significant progress has already been made […]
JPMorgan Private Equity has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 31 December 2015, a period which the company describes as being ‘notable’. Specifically, proposals were announced to move the management contract to an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (this transaction was completed after the period-end on 11 March 2016.) The company also […]
Capital Gearing Trust has announced that, to meet the recent and continuing demand for its shares, its Board of Directors is now seeking an early renewal of its authority to issue further ordinary shares, for cash, on a non pre-emptive basis. Reflecting this, the trust has published a circular convening a general meeting to be […]
Mithras has announced that, following what it describes as, “a strong start to 2016 in terms of exit proceeds received”, that it is currently preparing for its fifth tender offer. The trust says that this is expected to be for no less than £9.0m and should be completed, including obtaining approvals and receiving tender offer […]
HgCapital, the manager of HgCapital Trust has announced that it has made a majority investment in Raet, a HR solutions provider that specilises in HR cloud software and services. The terms of this transaction have not been disclosed. HgCapital Trust will invest in Raet alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital, who will participate through the […]
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has acquired Brake Brothers distribution centre at Portbury Way, Portbury, in Bristol for £25.2m, which reflects a net initial yield of 5.15%. The company says that the purchase has been funded out of equity proceeds, with senior debt finance expected to be introduced in the near term. […]
