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04 Apr 2025
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Chrysalis announces InfoSum sale at premium to NAV

Chrysalis Investments (CHRY) has announced the sale of its entire holding in Cognitive Logic, Inc. (InfoSum) to WPP Plc, generating proceeds of approximately US$63m (£48m). The disposal delivers a 16.4% uplift to the asset’s most recent carrying value as at 31 December 2024, equating to a NAV increase of around 1.23p per share. Importantly, the […]

04 Apr 2025
JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income held back by discount widening

JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income outlines new performance-based tender offer

JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust (JEMI) has reported its unaudited half-year results for the six months ended 31 January 2025, delivering a NAV total return of +5.9%, ahead of the 4.9% total return provided by its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, while JEMI’s share price total return was more muted at +3.4%, as […]

04 Apr 2025
02 Apr 2025

Value and Indexed Property Income outperforms as it enters REIT regime

As highlighted in our morning briefing earlier today, Value and Indexed Property Income Trust (VIP) has formally entered the UK REIT regime as of 1 April 2025, following shareholder approval at its 20 March general meeting. The move brings a shift in tax treatment and positions the trust alongside peers in the listed property sector. […]

02 Apr 2025

ICG Enterprise Trust banks £62m from secondary sale

ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT) has completed a secondary sale of eight mature primary fund investments, raising net proceeds of £62m. The transaction, which ICGT says attracted strong buyer interest, was completed at a 5.5% discount to the 30 September 2024 valuation and delivered a 1.6x multiple on invested capital (equivalent to a 15% IRR). The […]

02 Apr 2025

Volta Finance’s focus on CLOs pays off

Volta Finance (VTA) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2025, which saw its NAV per share increase by 7.0% to €7.63 and the share price jump 18.3% to €6.15 over the six months to 31 January 2025. The company’s chairman, Dagmar Kershaw, noted that the rebound in the share […]

02 Apr 2025

QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 April 2025 – VIP, GPE, CRT

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 April 2025: Value and Indexed Property Income Trust (VIP) has formally entered the UK REIT regime, effective 1 April 2025. The move sees the company transition from investment trust status to that of a real estate investment trust (REIT), a change that brings with it a new tax treatment. The […]

31 Mar 2025

Petershill Partners announces special dividend following premium asset sales

Petershill Partners (PHLL), the listed GP-stakes platform operated by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has published robust results for the year ended 31 December 2024. Partner distributable earnings rose by 11% to US$323m, driven by strong fee-related income, realisations at premiums to carrying value, and an active year for capital allocation. The company completed four acquisitions […]

31 Mar 2025

BlackRock Latin American hit hard by tough year for the region’s equities

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust (BRLA) has reported annual results for the year ended 31 December 2024, reflecting a particularly tough year for Latin American markets. The trust’s NAV total return fell by 35.7% in US dollar terms, underperforming its MSCI EM Latin America Index benchmark, which declined 26.4% over the period. The share price […]

31 Mar 2025

RTW Biotech Opportunities reports strong 2024 and outlines bullish 2025 outlook

RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW) has reported strong full-year results for the year ended 31 December 2024. Its NAV rose from US$399m to US$607m, marking a year of substantial portfolio growth, positive clinical milestones, and a number of key capital markets events. Despite a -4.6% NAV per share movement over the year (due to share issuance […]