Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust (AWEM) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2025, reporting a NAV total return of 8.8% for the period, 3.0 percentage points ahead of its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets (GBP) Index. Since its IPO in May 2023, AWEM’s NAV is up 21.7% compared with a […]
JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI) has reported another good year of performance, extending its track record of outperformance over its benchmark and peers to five consecutive years. For the year ended 31 March 2025, the trust delivered a NAV total return of 3.5%, ahead of the benchmark return of 2.5% and well above the […]
SDCL Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) has reported a total return on NAV of 7.1% and maintained its NAV per share at 90.6p for the year ended 31 March 2025. Dividends totalling 6.32p per share were declared and covered by portfolio cash inflows. However, with the shares continuing to trade at a deep discount to NAV, […]
The boards of European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT) and European Assets Trust (EAT) have announced that they have reached agreement on the heads of terms for a proposed combination of the two companies. The merger will be implemented via a scheme of reconstruction under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986, resulting in the voluntary […]
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Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has announced that its board has agreed terms for a recommended all-cash acquisition by Polar Nimrod Topco Limited (Bidco), a newly formed vehicle wholly owned by Bagnall Energy Limited. The transaction, which will be implemented via a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement, values DORE at approximately £174.6m, or 102.6016p per […]
Aquila European Renewables (AERI) has confirmed the completion of its previously announced Sagres disposal (a hydropower asset in Portugal), with the company receiving €14.7m in sale proceeds. The deal marks a key step in AERI’s managed wind-down process, following the board’s strategic review and shareholder backing for a staged realisation of assets. Looking ahead, the […]
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has agreed a conditional forward purchase of a sixth solar site at its Ballymacarney complex in Ireland. The new site, named Irishtown, will add 32.6MW of capacity and increase the total output of the complex by 14% to 274MW. The €27m acquisition will be completed following the site’s construction and […]
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European Opportunities Trust (EOT) has announced the results of its 25% tender offer, initially announced in February 2025 (click here to see our coverage of that), saying that it received applications for 29,961,689 shares – 9,938,378 relating to the basic entitlement and 20,023,311 that were excess applications – around 1.93x the number of shares that […]
