Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund has confirmed its intention to raise up to £200m in new capital through a c-share issue. The issue is expected to complete in or around late October 2015 and further details of the transaction, including the availability of a pre-emptive offer in respect of a significant part of the fund […]
Picton Property Income has announced the acquisition of 180 West George Street, a multi-let office investment in Glasgow (pictured), for £14.25m. The acquisition reflects a net initial yield of 7.8%. The property, which was constructed in 2000, provides 52,100 sq ft of office accommodation over basement, ground and six upper floors and is located in the heart […]
Electra Private Equity has announced the proposed merger, subject to regulatory approval, of its Park Resorts Group (Park Resorts, South Lakeland Parks and Southview and Manor Park) with Parkdean Holidays creating a nationwide operator with 73 sites. The transaction gives the enlarged company an enterprise value of £960m and combined EBITDA in excess of £100m. […]
AEW UK REIT, which listed on the LSE in May raising £100.5m, has announced the purchase of its fifth property for £12.2m. 225 Bath Street in Glasgow (pictured) has 87k square feet of office space, over seven floors and is currently fully let to six tenants. The purchase brings total capital invested to £52m. The purchase price reflects a […]
They believe Aberdeen Asian Income has reported that its net asset value total return fell 2.4% in sterling terms over the six months to 30 June 2015, compared with the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index, which returned 2.6%. Against this backdrop, the Ordinary share price total return fell by 2.1% with the premium over […]
Empiric Student Property has acquired the freehold to a 134 bed new-build premium student accommodation scheme, in Sheffield, for £10.7m. Portobello House, as the development is known, is located in the heart of the University of Sheffield campus and within a 10 minute walk to the city centre and Sheffield Hallam University. The scheme comprises a mix of […]
Camper & Nicholsons Marina (CNMI) have announced that Miral Asset Management LLC, the owners of Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi, have exercised their no-fault option to terminate the management contract with the company. The contract generated operating revenue and net profit of €1.4m & €0.4m respectively for CNMI in 2014. Miral will be absorbing the business and staff associated […]
Threadneedle UK Select beat the FTSE All-Share index over the first half of 2015 delivering a total return on net assets of 4.5% against 3% for the index. The discount narrowed slightly from 6.5% to 6.2%. The dividend was upped from 1.85p to 1.9p. The investment manager says Crest Nicholson climbed after delivering an encouraging […]
The continued slump in commodity markets weighed on the performance of BlackRock World Mining over the first half of 2015. the total return on net assets was -7.0% for the period and the return to shareholders was -2.8%. These figures are better than the return on the Euromoney Global mining Index however – this returned […]
Middlefield Canadian has reported interim results for the first six months of 2015. The return was well ahead of its benchmark, recording outperformance of 6.3% in Canadian dollar terms – In Canadian dollars, the Company’s net asset value is up 4.4% for the six month period ending 30 June, well ahead of the S&P/TSX Composite High […]
