Investment Company News

07 Mar 2017

FastForward invests in Nuuvera

FastForward Innovations Limited, has today subscribed C$3 million for an approximate 4.7 per cent. equity interest in Nuuvera Corp., a Canadian incorporated private company focused on medicinal marijuana opportunities. FFWD has subscribed as part of a C$43.65 million fundraise that Nuuvera has now closed. Nuuvera is a newly incorporated Canadian company that has been incorporated […]

07 Mar 2017

Pacific Industrial buys logistics warehouse in Leeds

Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT completed the acquisition of a site on Bruntcliffe Way, Morley, Leeds on 6 March 2017 for a total consideration of GBP6.05m, representing a net initial yield of 8.3%. This site, along with the Park Road, Chesterfield logistics acquisition announced on 20 January 2017, have been mortgaged under terms agreed with the […]

07 Mar 2017

Tritax Big Box REIT performing in line with its targets

Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the period, BBOX’s EPRA net asset value per share increased by 3.46% or 4.71% on a like-for-like basis to 129p (2015: 124.68 pence), whilst its EPRA NAV total return was 9.6% (BBOX’s medium-term target is 9% per […]

06 Mar 2017

Electra receives £514m from Sales of Parkdean Resorts and Innovia Group

Espiris, the investment manager of Electra Private Equity (Electra), has announced that it has the completed the sales of Parkdean Resorts and Innovia Group. Parkdean resorts has been sold to Onex Corporation for £1.35 billion and Electra has received proceeds from the sale of £406 million. Together with proceeds previously received, Electra’s total proceeds from […]

06 Mar 2017

Custodian REIT acquires Chester high street retail property for £2.75m

Custodian REIT has announced that it has acquired a high street retail property in Chester, let to Signet Trading Limited (t/a Ernest Jones) and Feldale Retail Limited (t/a Lakeland).  The property is located in the city centre on the pedestrianised Eastgate Street, adjoining two other units in the Company’s portfolio. The agreed purchase price of […]

06 Mar 2017

Henderson International Income to proceed with a c share

Henderson International Income Trust (HINT) has announced that, further to its announcement on 10 February 2017 of a possible issue of equity, that in the light of positive feedback from existing and potential new shareholders, HINT’s board has decided to proceed with an issue of C shares. It says that existing shareholders will be given […]

06 Mar 2017

British Land and Oxford Properties exchange contracts for the sale of The Cheese Grater

Further to their announcement that they were in discussions regarding the potential sale of the Leadenhall Building (affectionately known as The Cheese Grater), British Land and Oxford Properties have announced that they have exchanged contracts for the sale of The Leadenhall Building, to C C Land, for a headline price of £1.15 billion. Completion is […]

06 Mar 2017

HgCapital Trust sees NAV uplift of 19% driven primarily by Zenith sale

HgCapital Trust has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the period, the Trust provided an NAV total return of 19% and a share price total return of 43%, which it says compares to return on the benchmark of 16.8%. The Trust says that the increase in VA is primarily […]

06 Mar 2017

3i completes the sale of 3i Debt Management to Investcorp

3i has announced that it completed the sale of 3i Debt Management to Investcorp. The transaction generates total cash proceeds to 3i of £270 million, of which £34 million relates to the repayment of loans provided to 3i Debt Management to fund two CLO warehouses, and an exceptional profit on disposal of £47 million, which […]