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16 Apr 2021

Schroder British Opportunities invests in Cera Care

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 […]

16 Apr 2021

QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 April 2021

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 […]

26 Mar 2021

Digital 9 Infrastructure IPO raises £300m

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 […]

26 Mar 2021

BMO Private Equity Trust came good in the fourth quarter

BMO Private Equity Trust (BPET) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, which show that its performance came good in the fourth quarter of the year. During 2020, BPET provided an NAV total return of 22.7% for the Ordinary Shares, which was way ahead of its share price total return […]

26 Mar 2021

Syncona cornerstones US$148 million Gyroscope Therapeutics financing

Syncona has announced that it has acted as a cornerstone investor, providing US$ 42.3 million (£30.8 million) investment, alongside specialist global institutional investors in US$148.0 million (£107.8 million) Series C financing, for Gyroscope Therapeutics Ltd. Syncona says that its holding in Gyroscope has been written up by £37.9 million (5.6p per share) to £150.6 million, […]

26 Mar 2021

India Capital Growth benefits from improved process

India Capital Growth (IGC) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, during which it says that, in the second half of 2020, after the changes to the investment process and investment team came into effect, it benefitted from significantly improved performance. In 2020 as a whole, IGC’s NAV rose 10.4%, […]

26 Mar 2021

QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 March 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 March 2021: The board of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) says that it notes today’s press release by Octopus Energy Group regarding its proposed acquisition of Octopus Renewables (ORIT’s investment manager). ORIT’s Board says that it has been in active discussions with Octopus in relation to this transaction and notes that there […]

19 Mar 2021

CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income delivers stellar recovery

CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income (CYN) has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 31 December 2020, which show that it delivered a stellar recovery in the second half of its financial year. CYN provided an NAV total return for the six months to 31 December 2020 of +47.1% which compares to an […]

19 Mar 2021

Scottish Mortgage manager James Anderson to retire

Scottish Mortgage has announced that, after nearly four decades at Baillie Gifford, James Anderson will retire from the Baillie Gifford partnership on 30 April 2022 and will, accordingly, step down as joint portfolio manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC on that date. Tom Slater will continue as lead portfolio manager when James retires and […]

19 Mar 2021

QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 March 2021

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 March 2021: Further to an announcement on 18 March 2021 after the market had closed, Future Fund Board of Guardians has sold 32.7m ordinary shares in Apax Global Alpha Ltd (AGA) at a price of 180 pence per share. Future Fund no longer holds any ordinary shares in AGA. Furthermore, AGA did not receive […]