Investment Company News

29 Jul 2016

BlackRock Commodities Income targeting 5p dividend

During the six month period ended 31 May 2016 BlackRock Commodities Income’s net asset value returned 8.8% and the share price returned 9.2%. Since the period end and up until close of business on 22 July 2016 the Company’s NAV has increased by 21.8% and the share price has risen by 13.2% (with income reinvested).The disparity between […]

29 Jul 2016

Greencoat generation below budget on low wind resource

Greencoat UK Wind has announced results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. During the period, portfolio generation was 451.4GWh, 3 per cent. below budget. Net cash generated by the Group and wind farm SPVs was GBP30.9 million. Dividend cover was 1.9x. The Company’s aim is to provide investors with an attractive and sustainable dividend that increases […]

29 Jul 2016

Aberforth Smallers underperforms in H1

For the six months to 30 June 2016, the net asset value total return of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust was -11.3%, which compares with a total return of -5.6% from the Company’s investment benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index excluding Investment Companies (NSCI (XIC)).  The FTSE All-Share Index, which is dominated by larger companies, generated a […]

29 Jul 2016

Amedeo buys its first Boeing 777-300ER

Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited, via its wholly-owned subsidiary AA4P Eta Limited (“AA4PE”), on 28 July 2016 purchased directly from The Boeing Company one 777-300ER aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number 42334 at a net cost of US$173 million.  The aircraft is the seventh asset to be acquired by the company. In connection with the acquisition of the Aircraft, […]

28 Jul 2016

Hg sells SFC Koenig

HgCapital, the Manager of HgCapital Trust, has announced that it has agreed the sale of SFC KOENIG, a Switzerland-based, leading provider of high-quality, sealing and flow control technology, to IDEX, a producer of highly engineered fluidics systems and components in the USA. Completion is subject to, amongst other things, regulatory approval. The Trust will realise […]

28 Jul 2016
28 Jul 2016

FastForward invests in Moon Active

Fast Forward Innovations Limited has announced that it has acquired 5.9 per cent. of the issued shares (on a fully diluted basis) of Israel-based private company Moon Active Ltd.,  a developer of social multi-player casual games. The acquisition was of Moon Active shares (the “Subscription Shares”) at a price of US$22.78 per Subscription Share for total […]

28 Jul 2016

Private Equity Investor helped by sterling weakness

Private Equity Investor has published results for the year ended 31 March 2016. The Company’s Net Asset Value per share at 31 March 2016 was 211.2p, compared with 238.7p a year earlier, a decline of 11.5%. This was predominantly due to a decrease in LP valuations. The NAV per share in dollars decreased by 14.3% from […]

28 Jul 2016

Primary Healthcare Properties’ dividend rises again

Primary Healthcare Properties says, over the six months ended 30 June 2016, total shareholder NAV return for the period was 5.2625 pence per share or 6.0%, including dividends paid in the period. Its EPRA Net Asset Value per share increased by 3.1% to 90.4 pence (31 December 2015: 87.7 pence). EPRA Earnings increased by 27.3% to […]