Oakley Capital to buy Spanish business software firm Ekon – Following on from reporting a strong set of results for FY18, on the back of several successful exits (https://quoteddata.com/2019/03/oakley-capital-2018-profits-beat-wider-market-strong-exits/), the private equity trust Oakley Capital (OCI) has announced the acquisition of Spain-based Ekon, a leading provider of business software. The business is being bought from […]
INPP vehicle invests in fibre-optic start-up – toob Limited (toob), the start-up fibre-optic company established by former directors at Vodafone, has announced it has secured investment from the National Digital Infrastructure Fund (NDIF). NDIF was established in 2017 as a co-investment vehicle partnership between HM Government and the infrastructure trust, International Public Partnerships (INPP), that […]
LMS Capital surveying new opportunities – The small to mid-sized focused private equity trust LMS Capital (LMS) saw its NAV decline by 6.5% in the year to December 31, 2018. Highlights include: The net asset value at 31 December 2018 was £60.3m, 74.7p per share (31 December 2017: £64.5m, 79.9p per share) The portfolio showed […]
Supermarket Income REIT raises £45m in oversubscribed issue – Supermarket Income (Supr) has raised £45m through an ordinary share issue that is expected to be deployed towards the acquisition of two new supermarket assets. SUPR announced the share issue earlier this month with an initial target raise of £25m. The company owns six UK supermarket […]
Europe-focused BMO Private Equity optimistic on 2019 – BMO Private Equity (BPET) saw its NAV grow by 12.4% on a total return basis in the year to December 31, 2018. During the year the company made new investments either through funds or as co-investments, totalling £71.8m. Realisations and associated income totalled £82.7m. Over 2018, BPET re-branded […]
India the key for Fundsmith Emerging Equities – Fundsmith Emerging Equities (FEET), which predominantly owns companies that manufacture consumer staple products in emerging and frontier markets, has reported results for the year-end to December 31, 2018. A NAV fall of 3% outpaced the benchmark Index by over 5%, though the share price tracked the Index […]
Hipgnosis buys three catalogues – Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited (SONG) has bolstered its portfolio with the acquisition of 3 catalogues of songs. The catalogues include songs that have globally achieved Top 10 positions on 607 charts, Top 5 on 420 charts and, most importantly, Number 1 on over 148 charts around the world. Included in […]
JPMorgan American Investment to change strategy – The Board of JPMorgan American Investment Trust (JAM) has announced its intention to change the large-cap component of the company by moving to a higher-conviction investment approach. The board has undertaken a review of the options available from the range of strategies offered by JPMorgan Asset Management, JAM’s […]
2018 a year of progress for Empiric Student Property – Empiric Student Property (ESP) has announced full year results to 31 December 31 2018. These re-affirm the fundamentally strong shape UK higher education is in on the demand side. Current occupancy stands at 97%, up 5% from year-end 2017. Key highlights from the fund’s financial […]
GCP Student Living results underline resilience of accomodation market – GCP Student Living (DIGS) showcased the resilience of the student accommodation as it reported results for the H1 period to December 31, 2018. The mostly-London focused company filled its 10 ten properties (around 3,600 beds), hitting an occupancy rate of 97% (full occupancy by its […]