Investment Company News

09 Dec 2016

John Laing Infrastructure buys A55 in Wales

John Laing Infrastructure Fund has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with John Laing Infrastructure Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Laing Group plc) in respect of the acquisition of a 100% interest in the A55 Llandegai to Holyhead road PPP project. The A55, running from Holyhead across north Wales, forms part of the Trans-European Transport […]

09 Dec 2016

Phaunos Timber outlines new strategy

The Board of Phaunos Timber has published a presentation that outlines a new strategy for the company. In summary the presentation covers the following: The intention of the Phaunos Board to propose a resolution for the continuation of the company for a further 5 years The potential to provide yields of 3-5% and NAV growth […]

09 Dec 2016

Aberdeen Frontier Markets won’t proceed with tender offer

Aberdeen Frontier Markets’ Board says that the number of ordinary s that were tendered is such that the Board is of the view that the continuance of the company as currently constituted is not in the best interests of the continuing shareholders (i.e. the ongoing fund would have been too small). Accordingly it has exercised the right, […]

08 Dec 2016

International Public Partnerships joins consortium acquiring a 61% of National Grid’s Gas Distribution Network

International Public Partnerships Limited (INPP) has announced that it is part of the Quad Gas Group consortium that has agreed to acquire a 61% interest in National Grid’s gas distribution network (GDN). The Company says that it expects to invest up to £275 million, with the remaining risk capital funded by the other consortium partners […]

08 Dec 2016

Tritax Big Box REIT to forward fund Screwfix distribution facility at Prologis Park, Fradley, Staffordshire

Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has completed the land purchase and exchanged contracts to provide forward funding for the development of a new distribution facility at Prologis Park, Fradley, Staffordshire. The development is pre-let to Screwfix Direct Ltd, whose ultimate parent is Kingfisher Plc The development represents an investment of £52.7 million, […]

07 Dec 2016

Bluefield Solar Income Fund to acquire five new plants for £22.7m

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has announced announce that it has entered into binding agreements to acquire five new build sub-5 megawatt peak ground-mounted solar photovoltaic plants. The projects are being acquired for a total consideration of £22.7m, including transaction costs and working capital. The company says that each plant is expected to become operational before […]

07 Dec 2016

Oakley Capital Investments to realise stake in Host Europe Group

Oakley Capital Investments Limited has announced that it has been informed that Cinven has reached an agreement to sell Host Europe Group, the largest privately owned hosting provider in Europe, to GoDaddy Inc, which it says is the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small independent ventures. Oakley Capital Private Equity II took a minority […]

07 Dec 2016

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income’s placing raises £126m

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund has announced the results of its recent placing, which took place under its placing programme. The company was targeting a placing of in excess of £40m and, under the terms of its placing programme, has the authority to issue up to a maximum of 120m shares. The company says that […]

07 Dec 2016

Monks performance improvement continues

Over the six months to the end of October 2016, Monks’ net asset value total return was 25.3%, beating the World Index which returned 23.6%. The share price total return for the same period was 27.5%, with the discount to NAV* narrowing to 8.0%. They say that the biggest positive contributors to performance were technology stocks: US […]