JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has announced its final results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV increased by 4.0%, which the company says reflects both good stock selection and a rise in the US dollar against sterling. The Company’s share price rose by 6.8% over the year as the […]
Dunedin Enterprise has announces its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the year the companies NAV total return was flat whilst it share price fell 7.5%; both underperforming the FTSE Small Cap Ex-Investment Trusts Index, which returned 13.0%. At the end of February, the trust announced that, following consultation with the […]
Atlantis Japan Growth Fund has announced that, on 17 March 2016, it received from LIM Asia Multi-Strategy Fund Inc. (a registered holder of more than 10% of the issued share capital), a requisition to convene a general meeting of the company. The company says that the purpose of the requisitioned meeting is to consider a […]
Funding Circle SME Income Fund has announced that, further to the statement made in the its prospectus relating to a possible participation in a financing project with the European Investment Bank, negotiations have reached an advance stage and they say they are working towards a completion of such an arrangement in the second quarter of […]
JPMorgan Global Convertible Income Fund has released its interim results for the half-year ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV total return was -3.4% and the share price total return was -7.8%. The company says that whilst NAV performance was stronger than the broader convertibles market, the concurrence of declines in equity […]
GLI Finance, headed up by CEO Andy Whelan (pictured), has confirmed that it has now entered entered into a new 1 year loan, for £14.86m, at an interest rate of 8.75%. The company say that it has repaid its existing £30m loan facility with Sancus, which had been incurring an interest rate of 11%. GLI Finance’s Board […]
John Laing Environmental Assets has announced the acquisition of Pylle Southern Solar Park, near Shepton Mallet in Somerset, for £6.1m (including working capital). The company has also extended its revolving credit facility from £50m to £65m. Commissioning of the solar park was completed in December 2015 and it has a total generating capacity of 4.99MW. […]
London-listed funds with exposure to commodities and natural resources saw their fortunes improve in February, according to analysis by research firm QuotedData. See more at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1458113487917777800/londons-natural-resources-funds-saw-gains-in-february—quoteddata.aspx#sthash.x209LJ8E.dpuf
HgCapital, the Manager of HgCapital Trust has today announced an investment into Trace One SA,a provider of software to the retail and private label goods sectors, headquartered in France. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. HgCapital Trust will invest in Trace One, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital, who will participate through the […]
Custodian REIT has announced that it has acquired St. Catherine’s Leisure Park in Perth (pictured), which comprises three units let to Bannatyne Fitness Limited, Scotco (Eastern) Limited (trading as KFC) and The Restaurant Group (UK) Limited (trading as Frankie and Benny’s). The 34,121 square foot park is within walking distance of the town centre and […]
