Investment Company News

06 Apr 2017

NB Global makes 8%+ returns in 2016

NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund has published results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the year the Company’s NAV total return (NAV plus dividends) was 8.17% and 8.41% for the Sterling Ordinary Shares and U.S. Dollar Ordinary Shares, respectively. During the same period the Company’s share price total return was 5.6% per Sterling Ordinary Share […]

06 Apr 2017

LMS Capital sells stake in 365IT

LMS Capital says it has sold  its majority stake in the, leading UK IT services business, 365IT, to CORETX Holdings plc. Under the terms of the acquisition the enterprise value of 365IT was agreed at GBP5.4m, which after adjusting for net debt of GBP800k results in an equity value of GBP4.6m, to be settled through […]

06 Apr 2017

European REIT sells last investment

European Real Estate Investment Trust says that terms have been agreed for the sale of its last real estate asset, located in La Gaude, Nice, France and formerly occupied by IBM. The completion of the sale is subject to a waiver of statutory pre-emption rights from the city of La Gaude. Subject to this the […]

06 Apr 2017

Poor performance dogs Menhaden

Menhaden’s net asset value per share total return for 2016 was +1.8% (2015: -14.1%) and the share price total return was -13.8% (2015: -23.0%). As at 31 December 2016, the discount of the share price to the NAV per share stood at 22.2% (2015: 8.2%). While they do not have a formal benchmark, during the year […]

05 Apr 2017

Oakley Capital starts paying dividends

In its latest results statement, the chairman of Oakley Capital says the fund performed well in 2016. There has been a 30% increase (on a like-for-like basis) in the fair values of the portfolio companies held by the Oakley Funds, reflecting strong underlying growth. This, together with the favourable impact of weaker Sterling, has resulted […]

05 Apr 2017

Pacific Assets seeks to broaden mandate

After a year where the fund lagged its benchmark by some distance, Pacific Assets is seeking to broaden its mandate. The net asset value per share total return was +27.0% over the year ended 31 January 2017. By comparison, the benchmark, the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index measured on a comparable basis, rose […]

05 Apr 2017

Aberdeen Emerging Markets agrees a new £25m revolving loan facility

Aberdeen Emerging Markets has announced that it has entered into a one year unsecured multicurrency revolving loan facility, with The Royal Bank of Scotland, for an amount of £25 million. It says that the facility is for general working capital purposes and for the acquisition of investments in accordance with its investment policy. About Aberdeen […]

05 Apr 2017

BlackRock Smaller Companies lifts restriction on AIM listed stocks

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust, managed by Mike Prentis (pictured), has announced that, following consultation with the Company’s largest shareholders it is amending its restriction that AIM listed stocks should not exceed 40% of the Company’s portfolio by value is being raised to 50%. The Trust’s board says that, as the amendment does not constitute a material […]