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12 Feb 2019
Ediston CEO scoops up shares

Ediston Property restructures New Look lease at Prestatyn Shopping Park

Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC) has announced that it has restructured lease terms with New Look at Prestatyn Shopping Park, Prestatyn. This has led to both increased rent and a longer lease term. Background to the restructuring – New Look’s CVA New Look completed a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in March 2018, under which the […]

12 Feb 2019
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust THRG Dan Whitestone Manager

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust substantially outperforms during a challenging year

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG) has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 November 2018. While THRG’s net assets fell during the year, the trust has provided a return substantially ahead of the benchmark index. Specifically, THRG provided NAV and share price total returns of -2.7% and +1.8% respectively, which it says compares against […]

12 Feb 2019

Ranger Direct Lending Fund confirms new management and valuation arrangements

Ranger Direct Lending (RDL) has provided an update on the company’s management and valuation arrangements. As previously announced, RDL’s investment management agreement with Ranger Alternative Management II, LP terminates with effect from today (12 February 2019). The Company has appointed International Fund Management Limited (IFM) as its replacement Alternative Investment Fund Manager with immediate effect and, […]

12 Feb 2019

Local Shopping REIT updates on property sales programme

The Local Shopping REIT (LSR) has provided an update on its Property Sales Programme. Since its last update, LSR has sold or exchanged contracts for sale on 6 properties for an aggregate price of £0.93 million, representing a 1.1% discount to carrying value before sales costs. It says that, of these, 3 properties were sold […]

11 Feb 2019

Tritax Big Box fundraise pulls in £250m to fund db Symmetry acquisition

Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX) has announced the results of its recent fundraising under which the Company has raised approximately £250 million (before expenses). The net proceeds of the issue are to be used by to fund the acquisition of an 87 per cent. economic interest in db Symmetry as well as further investments. The […]

11 Feb 2019

Primary Health Properties acquires Oakwood Lane Medical Centre, Leeds, for £5.4m

Primary Health Properties (PHP has announced that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Chapeloak Investments Limited, whose sole activity is the ownership of the Oakwood Lane Medical Centre, in Leeds, for a total consideration of £5.425m. It has also contracted to forward fund the development of a purpose built medical centre in […]

11 Feb 2019

Witan Pacific goes all or bust

Witan Pacific (WPC) has provided a corporate update in which it says that its board is concerned that WPC has experienced some underperformance relative to its benchmark in recent years. The Board says that it believes that the Company must justify its actively managed investment approach. Therefore, it has resolved that, if the Company does […]

11 Feb 2019

Yew Grove REIT exchanges on Office Block A at the IDA Waterford Business and Technology Park

Yew Grove REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire Office Block A at the IDA Waterford Business and Technology Park, Butlerstown, Waterford. The €4 million transaction represents a net initial yield of 8.56 per cent, after accounting for all purchase costs. The purchase if the company’s first in Waterford. Jonathan Laredo, Yew […]

11 Feb 2019

Ediston Property completes Pallion Retail Park leases with Go Outdoors and The Wallpaper Warehouse

Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC) has announced that it has completed two lease transactions for Pallion Retail Park, Sunderland. The two tenants are Go Outdoors and The Wallpaper Warehouse. Go Outdoors takes on Unit 2 at Pallion Retail Park GO Outdoors signed an agreement for lease on unit 2, which comprises 11,345 square feet, in […]

11 Feb 2019

NextEnergy Solar Fund partners with Zestec for commercial rooftop solar programme

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Zestec Asset Management Limited (Zestec) for the future acquisition of operating solar plants to be installed on commercial properties. The two companies have signed a framework agreement, under which NESF and Zestec are targeting, for 2019, up to £20m in investment […]