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07 Mar 2016

HgCapital Trust – NAV growth driven by trading performance, realisations and comparable ratings

Hg Capital Trust has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the year, it provided NAV and share price total returns of 14.1% and 8.6% respectively, both markedly outperforming the FTSE All-Share, which provided a total return of 1.0%. The manager say that, during the year, the portfolio provided revenue […]

04 Mar 2016

Hibernia REIT acquires Marine House, Dublin 2, for €26.5m

Hibernia REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire Marine House, Dublin 2, for €26.5m. Marine House is a 1970s office building totalling 41,000 sq. ft. arranged over six floors above a double basement with 81 underground car parking spaces. The purchase price equates to a capital value of €640 per sq. ft. […]

26 Feb 2016

Green REIT sees Vodafone commit to Central Park until 2026

Green REIT has announced that it has completed the renegotiation of its leases with Vodafone Ireland on their Irish headquarters building at Central Park, Dublin 18, which comprises 263,000 square feet and generates a rent of €7.3m per annum for Green REIT. Vodafone is the largest occupier at Central Park and is Green REIT’s single […]

25 Feb 2016

John Laing Infrastructure announces new placing

John Laing Infrastructure Fund has announced a placing of up to 81.2 million new ordinary shares and has said that the net proceeds will be principally used to repay the Group’s revolving credit facility which, following the acquisition of a 40% stake in the Barcelona Line 9 Section II metro project announced in January 2016, […]

25 Feb 2016

Ruffer – second half of 2015 was difficult for capital preservation

Ruffer Investment Company has announced its interim results for the half year ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV per share from 218.76p to 206.98p, which after allowing for dividends of 1.7p paid during the period, equates to a total return of -4.6%. The Company’s share price also fell by 4.6%, on […]

25 Feb 2016

Safestore announces acquisition of new site at Marnes-la-Vallée, Paris for €4.2m

Safestore has announced that its acquired a freehold site in eastern Paris adjacent to the A4 motorway at Marnes-la-Vallée in the town of Emerainville for €4.2m. The site contains an existing warehouse which will be converted into a c.60,000 sq ft self-storage facility and c.8,000 sq ft of serviced offices. The company estimates that the costs […]

23 Feb 2016

TLI Alternative Asset Opportunities announces policy maturity

TLI Alternative Asset Opportunities has announced that it has received notification of a policy maturity on one life with a face value of US$4m. The company say that the maturity is in the process of being verified and assuming it is certified will add approximately 1.4p to the company’s NAV per share. TLI Alternative Asset Opportunities […]

22 Feb 2016

Custodian REIT acquired B&Q retail warehouse in Banbury for £6.5m

Custodian REIT has announced that it has a 34,955 square foot retail warehouse in Banbury, currently let to B&Q, for £6.525m. The warehouse is located one mile from junction 11 of the M40 and within walking distance of the town centre and railway station. Nearby occupiers include Wickes, Halfords, Homebase, Dunelm Mill, Topps Tiles and […]

22 Feb 2016

Greencoat sees strong wind generation offset lower power prices

Greencoat UK Wind has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV per share grew by 0.48% to 104.5p but, including dividend (6.26p) the company has provided an NAV total return of 6.6%. During the year, portfolio power generation was 8% above budget at 799.3GWh (the […]