CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities (CAT) has reported annual results to 31 December 2019. Catastrophic activity over 2019 was relatively benign, following two consecutive years of severe natural catastrophic events. CAT said global insured losses during 2019 are estimated to have amounted to $52bn, in line with the long-term average, compared to 2017 and 2018, which were the […]
The Malaysia and Vietnam-focused property development company, Aseana Properties (ASPL) announced the following update on the impact of the Covid-19 virus: “The board of ASPL has been closely following events related to the Covid 19 virus and has been actively planning how to mitigate the impact of it as much as possible. We have been very […]
Private equity company, Pantheon International (PIN), invests in funds of funds in the primary and secondary market, and directly into private companies through co-investments. Earlier this morning, PIN released a joint-statement from its board and manager: Recent substantial movements in asset prices and currency exchange rates associated with the Covid-19 crisis and its inevitable impact on […]
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income (SEIT), the renewable energy infrastructure company, released an update. The company’s manager and board believe that SEIT’s portfolio remains well placed to continue to generate an attractive total return for investors. SEIT noted: “The company’s portfolio currently consists of 26 energy efficiency investments located in the UK, continental Europe and North […]
The UK and Europe debt (structured finance) fund, TwentyFour Income (TFIF), released an update: “It has been a challenging couple of weeks for obvious reasons, which by turns we have compared to the market volatility seen in late 2018 (the Fed at odds with the market about rate policy, the US-China trade war, Brexit), early […]
Greencoat Renewables (GRP) has made its first investment in continental Europe after reaching an agreement to acquire 51.9MW of operating wind capacity in France. The portfolio of operating wind assets is being acquired from John Laing Group for a total consideration of €30.3m. This will take GRP’s total installed capacity to 528.1MW Entering France’s stable and supportive […]
DP Aircraft I (DPA) is an aircraft leasing company focused on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner series. DPA owns four aircraft, leased to Thai Airways and Norwegian. DPA has released the following update statement: Norwegian misses lease payment but situation fluid as the company is in negotiations with the Norwegian government “The board of DPA announces that, […]
Infrastructure company, International Public Partnerships (INPP), the FTSE 250 listed infrastructure investment company, has released an update: Operational performance of assets continuing as expected The company confirms that the operational performance of its assets continues as expected; Covid-19 has to date had no impact on the company’s cashflow from its investments; and The company’s balance sheet remains […]
Aquila European Renewables Income (AERI) intends to increase its existing investment into Svindbaek Vindkraft HoldCo ApS (Svindbaek), by acquiring three additional wind turbines (Svindbaek II)for a total consideration of approx. EUR 13.2 million. AERI says that in doing so, this completes the acquisition of all wind turbines associated with the Svindbaek wind farm. You can read more […]
The global life sciences fund, Syncona (SYNC), has released the following update pertaining to the Covid-19 outbreak. “Since the start of the outbreak, SYNC has taken measures to protect its employees, primarily centred around remote working, to help ensure that the company can continue to operate with as minimal disruption as possible. The company has formed […]