Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies (IPU) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2021, in which its chairman, Jane Lewis, says that the Board believes sentiment towards IPU, reflected in its share price and discount performance over the year, is at least in part due to expectations around the level of […]
Third Point Investors (TPOU) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, in which its chairman, Steve Bates, describes the year as one of two halves – the first being an awkward adjustment to the reality of the pandemic – and, in his words, “The second half of the year was […]
Gore Street Energy Storage (GSF) has announced that it has raised gross proceeds of £135 million from a placing of new ordinary shares, which is game changing as it almost doubles the size of GSF’s market cap. The proceeds are to be deployed towards GSF’s 1.3GW development pipeline, the near-term potential acquisition of a 80MW […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 April 2021: Fidelity Special Values (FSV) has released its interim results for the six months ended 28 February 2021. During the period, FSV provided an NAV total return of 24.3% and a share price total return of 36.5%, which it says compares to a total return of 12.0% for its All-Share Index […]
Alliance Trust (ATST) has announced that its investment manager, Willis Towers Watson (WTW), has appointed Metropolis Capital Limited (Metropolis) and Sands Capital Management, LLC (Sands) as two new Stock Pickers for its multi-manager global equity portfolio. Who are Sands Capital Management? With more than $68bn in client assets, Sands is an independent, employee-owned firm based […]
Middlefield Canadian Income (MCT) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, during which it outperformed its benchmark, despite the chaotic market conditions. During the year, it provided NAV and share price total returns of -7.2% and -2.3% respectively, both of which are ahead of its benchmark’s return of -8.5%. MCT […]
The Manager of HgCapital Trust, HgCapital, has announced that it has made an investment in AUVESY GmbH, which it describes as a leading global provider of version control and change management software solutions for automated industrial environments. As is customary, the terms of the transaction have not been disclosed and the transaction is subject to […]
Schroder British Opportunities (SBO) has announced an investment into Cera Care Limited, as part of a new funding round to support the company’s growth plans, in a transaction led by Evolve HealthCare Partners, a pan-European healthcare focused private equity firm. Cera is a technology-enabled home care provider founded and based in the UK. The new […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 April 2021: Middlefield Canadian Income has announced the the appointment of Ms Kate Anderson as a non-executive director of the Company effective 12 April 2021. The appointment follows the receipt of consent from the Jersey Financial Services Commission. In separate general meetings, shareholders of both Invesco Income Growth Trust and Invesco Select Trust […]
Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9) has announced that its initial public offering (IPO) on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, has raised gross proceeds of £300m. DGI9’s shares are expected to be admitted to trading at 8am on 1 April 2021. About Digital 9 Infrastructure Digital 9 Infrastructure Plc is a […]
