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31 Jan 2023
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Chrysalis reports on a tough year

Chrysalis (CHRY) has published its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2022. During the period, CHRY experienced an NAV decline of 104.17p (to 147.79p) which was largely driven by Klarna (57.66p) and the listed portfolio (31.90p) with the remaining assets performing strongly against a challenging backdrop. Key takeaways are as follows: CHRY received […]

31 Jan 2023
230131 APEO Private Equity

Strong NAV growth from abrdn Private Equity Opportunities despite challenging backdrop

Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO) announced its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2022. Key takeaways are as follows: APEO has shown strong annual Net Asset Value growth in spite of the difficult backdrop in both the global economy and financial markets. Its NAV total return for the year to 30 September 2022 […]

30 Jan 2023

Aberforth Smaller Companies benefited from M&A in 2022

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) has published its annual results for the year to 31 December 2022. During the period, ASL provided an NAV and share price total returns of -10.4% and -7.3% respectively (as the discount narrowed from 12.6% to 9.8% over the course of the year). ASL’s chairman, Richard Davidon, comments that while […]

30 Jan 2023

Aquila Energy Efficiency commitments surpass IPO proceeds

Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust (AEET) has provided an update on its progress in the commitment and deployment of capital since its last trading update, published on 20 December 2022. Investment commitments have increased by £13.4m to £100.7m, which exceeds the £98m net proceeds raised at AEET’s initial public offering (IPO). AEET says that this is […]

30 Jan 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 January 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 January 2023: In its 2021 prospectus, Fair Oaks Income (FAIR) said that, in the event that the realisation shares and 2021 shares trade at discount to any quarter end NAV, calculated on the date that the relevant NAV is published, 25% of that quarter’s investment management fees (in respect of […]

27 Jan 2023

JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities reports on car crash year

JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities (JEMA – formerly JPMorgan Russian Securities) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2022. Although it has broadened its mandate since, JEMA’s investment objective was focused on Russia at the time of that country’s invasion of Ukraine, which occurred during the period under […]

27 Jan 2023

BlackRock Sustainable American Income hit by a combination of headwinds

BlackRock Sustainable American Income (BRSA) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2022. During the period, BRSA provided NAV and share price total returns of 7.4% and 3.6% respectively, thereby underperforming its reference index , the Russell 1000 Value Index, which BRSA says provided a total return of 10.7% over the […]

27 Jan 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 January 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 January 2023: GCP Infrastructure (GCP) has announced a dividend of 1.75p per ordinary share, for the period from 1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022. The dividend will be paid on 14 March 2023 to holders of ordinary shares recorded on the register as at the close of business on […]

25 Jan 2023

Gore Street Energy Storage acquires large Texas Asset

Gore Street Energy Storage (GSF) has agreed to acquire a 75 MW / 150 MWh Texas Asset, which is its largest acquisition in the US to date. The purchase brings GSF’s portfolio to 26 projects with a total capacity of 973.2 MW in operation and construction across the UK, Ireland, Germany and the US and […]

25 Jan 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 January 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 January 2023: JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets (JARA) has declared a fourth quarterly interim dividend of 1.05p per share for the year ending 28th February 2023. This will be paid on 24th February 2023 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 3rd February 2023. The […]