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06 Jan 2025

Edinburgh Worldwide – vote against Saba’s “backdoor attempt to seize control of the trust”

Following its announcement on Friday in which it questioned the validity of a requisition request that it had received from Saba Capital (click here to see our coverage of that), Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI) has confirmed that it has now received a valid requisition notice on behalf of Saba Capital Management, LP. Saba is seeking a […]

06 Jan 2025

Keystone Positive Change “appalled by Saba’s actions and conduct”

Following the receipt of a requisition request from Saba Capital Management, L.P. (click here to see our original coverage of this) Keystone Positive Change (KPC) has published a notice for the requisitioned general meeting alongside a unanimous board recommendation to vote against all of the requisitioned resolutions. As is explained more fully below, KPC’s chair, […]

06 Jan 2025

Baillie Gifford US Growth urges shareholders to VOTE AGAINST Saba’s “self-serving and destructive changes”

Following the receipt of a requisition request from Saba Capital Management, L.P. (click here to see our original coverage of this) Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA) has published a notice for the requisitioned general meeting alongside a unanimous board recommendation to vote against all of the requisitioned resolutions, which USA describes as being proposals “to […]

06 Jan 2025

Gresham House Energy Storage details improved trading backdrop

Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) has provided a trading update in which it details an improved trading backdrop driven by positive industry developments. [QD comment: this already bodes well for my spicier idea on our analysts’ top ideas for 2025, which was published on Friday – click here to read more]. GRID says that it […]

06 Jan 2025

JPMorgan Emerging EMEA Securities announces proceedings to restrain VTB Bank

Following on from its previous announcements regarding the two lawsuits filed by VTB Bank in Russia claiming $81.3 million and $74.5 million against eight J.P. Morgan legal entities and JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities (JEMA) – click here to see our coverage of the last announcement – JEMA’s board says that it […]

06 Jan 2025

QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 January 2025 – HVPE

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 January 2025: HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) has published what it describes as “an inaugural cashflow update” for the 2024 calendar year. Key highlights are as follows: HVPE had a fifth consecutive month of positive net cash flow in December 2024, with a net US$39m received during the month; HVPE […]

23 Dec 2024

Menhaden Resource Efficiency throws in the towel

Menhaden Resource Efficiency (MHN) is proposing a managed wind-down and return of capital to shareholders. Following an announcement on 16 September 2024 that it was reviewing its future options, MHN says that its board has concluded that it is in the best interests of shareholders as a whole to propose an orderly realisation of the […]

23 Dec 2024

Law Debenture acquires Linklaters’ process agency business

Law Debenture (LWDB) acquired Hackwood Secretaries Limited, the process agency business of Linklaters LLP on 19 December 2024, which has now been renamed LDCS Process Agent Limited. LWDB says that the transaction will strengthen and further enhance the well-established commercial relationship between Law Debenture and Linklaters. Denis Jackson, CEO of Law Debenture, says “The acquisition […]

23 Dec 2024

A satisfying year for River UK Micro Cap

River UK Micro Cap (RMMC) has published its annual report for the year ended 30 September 2024, during which it provided NAV and share price total returns of 14.9% and 22.5% respectively, outperforming its Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM ex Investment Trusts benchmark, which returned 14.1%. RMMC’s chairman, John Blowers, says that the last 12 […]

23 Dec 2024

Majedie’s three core strategies added meaningfully to its total returns

Majedie (MAJE) has published its annual results for the 12 months ended 30 September 2024, during which it provided NAV and share price total returns of 21.5% and 24.1% respectively. Its chairman, Christopher Getley, says that “each of the three core strategies added meaningfully to the overall returns” and that “the low correlation of performance […]