Investment Company News

16 Jan 2017

Vietnam Infrastructure receives US$47.5m as part of divestment of Southeast Asia Telecommunications Holdings

Vietnam Infrastructure (VNI) has announced that it has received its first payment of US$47.5m in cash, pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement to transfer 100% of VNI’s holding in Southeast Asia Telecommunications Holdings Pte. Ltd. (SEATH) to OCK Vietnam Towers Pte. Ltd (OCK). VNI says that it expects to receive its second and final […]

16 Jan 2017

Symphony International Holdings initiates buyback programme

Symphony International Holdings has announced the implementation of an ongoing buyback programme starting today. The company says that its shares continue to trade at a significant discount (approximately 32% to latest published NAV). However, it says that ‘nvestments in listed securities and cash cover the share price by 1.04 times. As such, it says that […]

16 Jan 2017

GCP Asset Backed Income announces £15m revolving credit facility and further investment

GCP Asset Backed Income (GABI) has announce it has agreed enterred into a two year £15m revolving credit facility with the Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited. GABI has also announced a £3.1m extension to the £10.8m social infrastructure loan facility announced on 23 December 2016.  The revised £13.9m facility, which GABI says will be […]

13 Jan 2017

HICL intends to undertake a fundraising during the first quarter of 2017

HICL Infrastructure has announced that it intends to proceed with a placing, open offer and offer for subscription of ordinary shares during the first quarter of 2017. The company says that it currently has a funding surplus of around £6m, but also has commitments of approximately £200m in aggregate in respect of conditional acquisitions which […]

12 Jan 2017

Custodian REIT acquires prominent retail block in Shrewsbury town centre for £10.3m

Custodian REIT has announced that it has acquired a block of six retail properties and two restaurants in Shrewsbury town centre. The properties are occupied by Paperchase, Holland & Barrett, Azzuri Restaurants (t/a ASK), Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Thomas Cook, Greggs, Sam’s Club (t/a House of the Rising Sun), Whittards and William Hill. The company says […]

11 Jan 2017

Candover realises remaining investment in Technogym for €9.5m

Candover Investments has announced that it has realised its remaining investment in Technogym S.p.A, which is managed by Arle Capital Partners Limited, for cash proceeds of approximately €9.5m (£8.3m). Candover says that this realisation follows the partial realisation completed at the time of the initial public offering of Technogym in April 2016 and that this […]

11 Jan 2017

ICG-Longbow proposes changes to investment policy, a placing programme for 40m shares and five-yearly continuation votes

ICG-Longbow UK Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments (ICG-Longbow) has announced proposals proposals for a change in investment objective and policy, a placing programme for 40m shares and the continuation vote. The company says that, over the coming 24 months, the majority of its current loans become due for repayment and, given the material changes […]

11 Jan 2017

Investment manager bids for Prospect Japan

The independent directors of Prospect Japan Fund today announce that they are in preliminary discussions in respect of a possible offer by Prospect for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Prospect Japan Fund (the “Possible Offer”). The independent directors of Prospect Japan Fund, who have received financial advice from Stockdale Securities Limited, consider […]

09 Jan 2017

Alpha Real Trust responds to second IMPT EGM circular

Alpha Real Trust has announced that it has written to shareholders of Industrial Multi-Property Trust. The letter follows the publication of second Industrial Multi Property Trust (IMPT) EGM circular. Rather than cut and paste, we are including the text of the letter below.   Dear fellow shareholder in IMPT, We write to you in response […]

09 Jan 2017

HarbourVest Global Private Equity renews it US$500m credit facility

HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), has announced that it has renewed its existing $500m multi-currency credit facility with Lloyds Bank plc and Credit Suisse AG. HVPE says that Lloyds Bank has maintained its $300m commitment, with Credit Suisse AG continuing to commit $200m. The Facility, which retains similar covenants, has been extended to December 2020. […]