News

14 Apr 2016

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income is considering a further capital raise

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income has announced that, “in light of the continued attractive investment environment and a growing number of opportunities in the economic infrastructure debt market, the Board of the Company is considering raising additional capital through the issuance of C Shares”. The Company says that it has deployed over 95% of the proceeds […]

14 Apr 2016

Oakley Capital NAV increase offset by short-term impact of fund raising

Oakley Capital Investments Limited (OCL) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the second half of the year, the company’s NAV per share increased by 9.9% to £2.00 (30 June 2015: £1.82) but the company says that this fair value increase was countered by the expected short-term dilutive impact […]

14 Apr 2016

Greencoat UK Wind announces proposals for a share issuance programme

Greencoat UK Wind has announced proposals to launch a programme to issue up to 300m new shares. The company says that the proceeds of the programme will be used,” to pay down the company’s revolving facility agreement enabling the company to pursue further attractive investment opportunities”. and that it plans to issue the shares, over the next […]

14 Apr 2016

Scottish Oriental says sterling weakness outweighed poor performance of Asian markets

Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies has published its interim results for the six-months ended 29 February 2016. During the period the trust’s NAV per share increased by 5.9% in total return terms, while the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index recorded a sterling adjusted increase of 3.1 per cent and the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan […]

12 Apr 2016

Ranger Direct hopes to raise new capital to take advantage of SME lending opportunities

Ranger Direct Lending, which listed on the London Stock Exchange on 1 May 2015, has announced its annual results for its initial period from 10 April 2015 to 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV grew by 2.45%, whilst its share price grew by 2.50%. The company also paid 8.36p per share providing a […]

08 Apr 2016
07 Apr 2016

3i Infrastructure to acquire 36% of Wireless Infrastructure Group for £75m

3i Infrastructure has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 36% economic interest in Wireless Infrastructure Group, investing approximately £75m and joining existing majority shareholder Wood Creek Capital Management and the management team as shareholders. Completion of the transaction is conditional only upon receiving clearance from the European Commission under the EU […]

07 Apr 2016

Dunedin Enterprise releases proposals for managed wind down

Further to its announcement on 18 March of the board’s intention to put proposals to shareholders for a manage wind-down of the trust, Dunedin Enterprise has now announced its proposals. Is summary, a general meeting is being convened for 11 March for the purpose of putting proposals to shareholders to change the trust’s investment policy […]

06 Apr 2016

Empiric enters into a nomination agreement with the University of Bath and secures new loan facility

Empiric Student Property has announced that it has entered into a nomination agreement with the University of Bath in respect of three operating properties and two forward committed assets in Bath. The three operating properties are Piccadilly Place (pictured), Canal Bridge and Widcombe Wharf, whilst the two forward committed assets (due for completion in September 2016) […]