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28 May 2021

JZ Capital Partners calls EGM to issue loan notes to the managers

In a move somewhat reminiscent of Infrastructure India’s funding arrangements (where an entity connected to its manager and largest shareholder provided debt financing to the company), JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) has issued a circular and has announced that it is calling an EGM relating to its proposed issuance of loan notes to David W. Zalaznick […]

28 May 2021

QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 May 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 May 2021: UK Mortgages (UKML) has provided an update this morning in which it says that it has completed the sale of the second portfolio of loans originated by the Coventry Building Society that had been securitised in the Malt Hill No.2 transaction. In February 2021, UKML’s board said that […]

21 May 2021

AVI Japan sets sights on SK Kaken

Asset Value Investors, the managers of AVI Japan Opportunities (AJOT) has announced that it has submitted what it describes as “modest proposals to SK Kaken as a test of company’s motivation to improve performance and share price”. AVI says that its proposals aim to address, at no cost to SK Kaken, some of the factors […]

21 May 2021

Capital Gearing provides “another year of very acceptable returns”

Capital Gearing (CGT) has announced its annual results for the year ended 5 April 2021, which its chairman, Jean Matterson, describes as “another year of very acceptable returns”. To illustrate, during the year, CGT provided an NAV total return of 13.9% and a share price total return of 13.6%. While CGT does not set out […]

21 May 2021

Schroder British Opportunities investment acquires majority stake in Waterlogic

Schroder British Opportunities (SBO) has announced that it made an investment into the EPIC I-b Fund SLP, a single asset fund managed by Castik Capital, which has acquired a majority stake in Waterlogic Group Holdings Limited, a leading global provider of purified drinking water dispensers, headquartered in the UK. Who are Waterlogic? Founded in the […]

21 May 2021

QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 May 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 May 2021: Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure (EGL) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 32 March 2020. During the period, EGL provided NAV and share price total returns of 13.5% and 16.1% respectively, thereby outperforming the MSCI World Utilities Index and S&P Global Infrastructure Index, which returned […]

20 May 2021

JPMorgan Japanese performance held back by market rotation

JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2021, during which it underperformed its benchmark, which can be primarily attributed to the market rotation in favour of companies expected to benefit from a recovery in economic activity, facilitated by the vaccine rollout. During the period, JFJ provided a […]

14 May 2021

Apax Global Alpha sees NAV uplift from Global-e IPO

Apax Global Alpha (AGA) has announced that Global-e has completed its IPO and started trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, which based on the closing price on 12 May 2021 has led to an uplift of approximately 0.9% of AGA’s Adjusted NAV (or €0.02 per share) at 31 March 2021. The IPO was a […]

14 May 2021

Apax Global Alpha gets ultra-premium pet food exposure through Nulo

Apax Global Alpha (AGA) has announced Apax X, in which it holds a limited partnership interest, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority ownership stake in Nulo, which it describes an ultra-premium pet food company. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. Aga says […]