JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (JUGI) has published its annual results for the year to 31st July 2024, which its chairman, Andrew Impey, says has been a “momentous year” for the company. During the year, JUGI provided an NAV total return of 28.4% and a share price total return of 43.3%, both massively […]
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust (AJOT) will be offering shareholders the opportunity to tender all or part of their shareholdings in the company at a 2% discount to NAV. When AJOT was launched in October 2018, its IPO prospectus said that the directors may, at their discretion, offer a full or a partial exit opportunity to […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 October 2024: Further to its announcement on 4 October 2024 that it had only been partially paid the first instalment of £1m that it was due under a promissory note agreement in relation to loans sold to P3P Partners LLP (click here to see our coverage of this), Triple Point […]
This week, we were reminded of the challenges that Europe faces, with Germany making the headlines for cutting its growth forecast for 2024 from an already meagre expansion of 0.3% to a contraction of 0.2%. If this comes to pass, it will be the second year in a row that Europe’s ‘motor for growth’ has […]
Fidelity Asian Values (FAS) has released its annual results for the year ended 31 July 2024, during which it provided NAV and share price total returns of 3.2% and 1.7% respectively, both well-behind that of its benchmark, the MSCI All Countries Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index, which returned 13.7% during the same period. Commenting […]
Home REIT (HOME) has published its long-overdue annual results for the year ended 31 August 2022, which have also included a restatement of the 2021 results. The period saw a substantial loss and decrease in NAV for the period, the reasons for which came to light after the period end and which the board says […]
Ground Rents Income Fund (GRIO) has provided a strategy update, portfolio valuation and shareholder consultation ahead of its upcoming continuation vote. This follows on from a shareholders’ decision in April 2023 to opt for a managed wind-down of the company. Shareholders also approved a change to the company’s Articles to replace the obligation to hold […]
Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to appoint InfraRed Capital Partners Limited as the company’s investment manager and AIFM in charge of implementing DGI9’s previously announced managed wind-down. The appointment is subject to regulatory approvals and third-party consents although the board anticipates the appointment will become effective in […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 October 2024: Following its announcement on 9 October that it is considering going private (click here to read), and the subsequent announcement that it is acquiring the remainder of Zeta it does not own (click here to read) UTL directors David Shillson, Alison Hill, Peter Durhager and Stuart Bridges have […]
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Fund V has agreed to acquire Assured Data Protection, which it describes as a managed services provider (MSP) focused on backup, disaster recovery and cyber resiliency as a service. OCI’s indirect contribution to Fund V is anticipated to be c. £26m, which relates to OCI’s share […]