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 […]
AEW UK REIT has published interim results covering the period from 1 May 2016 to 31 October 2016. Under European Public Real Estate Association (‘EPRA’) methodology, earnings per share for the period was 3.81 pence and the NAV per share at 31 October 2016 was 95.47p, down from 98.97p. During the period, they paid an […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Witan has reviewed the benchmark it uses to measure its performance and has made the following adjustments: UK reduced from 40% to 30% North America increased from 20% to 25% New allocation to emerging markets of 5% They say that Witan’s benchmark, which is used as a reference point for comparing performance, has evolved over […]
The Board of AXA Property Trust Limited has announced that the company has entered into a binding contract for the sale of the property at Rothenberg, Germany. The contracted sales price is EUR22.02 million reflecting a discount of 1.7% below the asset’s independent valuation as at 30 September 2016. Completion is expected at the end of […]
In the financial year to 30 September 2016, Henderson European Focus Trust produced total return NAV per ordinary share of 20.4%. This compares to a total return of 21.1% for the Europe ex UK Index in sterling terms. The share price total return was 8.6%. The shares continued to trade in a tight range relative […]
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 […]