BlackRock Emerging Europe says that, following discussions with the Manager, agreement has been reached on a revised management fee. The management fee will be reduced with effect from 1 April 2017 from 1.00% per annum of the Company’s average daily market capitalisation to 0.80% per annum of the company’s net asset value. BEEP : BlackRock […]
Marwyn Value Investors is launching a new management platform, Wilmcote Holdings plc, established in partnership with Adrian Whitfield, who has been appointed as its chief executive. Adrian is an experienced executive who recently spent nine years successfully implementing a turnaround and growth strategy at Synthomer plc, the UK listed specialty polymer operator. Over Adrian’s nine year tenure, he […]
JZ Capital Partners Limited has announced its intention to increase its c.$100 million credit facility with Guggenheim Partners by $50 million. The purpose of this increase in borrowings is to provide additional liquidity to JZCP in order to bridge certain planned realisations. The entire $150 million facility may be repaid, in whole or in part, with […]
Fidelity Japanese Values delivered an NAV total return of 20.5% for the year ended 31 December 2016, marginally underperforming its benchmark but beating the rest of its peer group. The share price also went up, but only by 17.0% per share to 101.50 pence, as the discount to NAV widened to 17.1%. Over the year, key […]
LXI REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire the Travelodge hotel at Haverhill in Essex, and has now completed on the pre-let forward funded purchase of the Travelodge, Starbucks and Greggs bakery development at Melksham, near Bath, the exchange of which was announced on 10 March 2017. LXI REIT says that both […]
Jim Campbell, co-portfolio manager for JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust plc, is currently on personal leave from J.P. Morgan Asset Management. In the meantime, his long standing co-managers, Francesco Conte and Edward Greaves, and the broader investment team, will continue to manage the portfolio in his absence. There will be no changes to investment strategy. […]
Starwood European Real Estate Finance has received full repayment of the Dutch Industrial Portfolio and Danish Industrial Portfolio loans as a result of the sale of both portfolios, representing a total of approximately GBP51.5 million sterling equivalent proceeds. A number of loans in the Group’s portfolio benefit from prepayment protection in their early years, providing […]
The Board of Alpha Real Trust believes that the offer by Hansteen continues to grossly undervalue Industrial Multi Property Trust (IMPT) and have resolved to reject the offer. Given that the Board of Alpha Real Trust believes there is the potential for serious conflicts of interest between Hansteen and IMPT, resulting from Hansteen operating in the […]
The notice of the Annual General Meeting of Safestore to be held on Wednesday 22 March 2017 includes proposals to adopt a new Directors’ Remuneration Policy and the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), which is intended to replace the existing LTIP (the proposals). Following consultations with shareholders, Safestore no longer intends to seek shareholders’ approval for […]
John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) has announced proposals to issue up to 89.8 million new ordinary shares by way of tap issuance. The company says that the net proceeds of the placing are to be used to repay majority of outstanding sterling debt drawn on its revolving credit facility and that this will create flexibility […]
