Investment Company News

12 May 2016

Beazley boosts performance and dividend for JPM Income & Capital

JPMorgan Income & Capital reports its net assets fell during the year ended 29th February 2016, reflecting a general market decline. The total return on the Company’s assets for the year ended 29th February 2016 was a negative 5.5%. This represented an over-performance of 1.4% against the composite benchmark (comprising 90% FTSE 350 Index, excluding […]

12 May 2016

Schroder Real Estate sells four non-core assets

Schroder Real Estate has announced the completion of four disposals for a combined price of GBP12.86 million reflecting an average net initial yield of 3.4%.  The combined price was in line with the last reported valuation as at 31 December 2015 but reflected an uplift of GBP2 million or 18.5% compared with the previous year […]

12 May 2016

3i Infrastructure is raising £350m to fund new investments

Following the release of its interim results, 3i Infrastructure has announced the launch of £350m capital raising, by way of an open offer, placing and intermediaries offer. The company says that the proceeds to be used to fund the completion of its investments in Wireless Infrastructure Group and TCR, totalling approximately £230m, and to make […]

12 May 2016

Macau Property Opportunities’ Senado Square Project receives urban condition plan

Macau Property Opportunities has announced that the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau of Macau has granted an urban condition plan for the Company’s retail redevelopment project located in the Senado Square district of Macau. Senado Square is Macau Property Opportunities’ flagship retail development project. The company says that the project is well-located in Macau’s […]

11 May 2016

John Laing Environmental buys French wind farm

John Laing Environmental Assets has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Energiequelle GmbH to acquire 100% of the Parc Éolien Le Placis Vert wind farm.  The consideration for the acquisition, which is expected to complete over the coming weeks (subject to the customary consents), is approximately €2.5m. The project is located in the municipality […]

11 May 2016

Real Estate Investors makes two acquisitions

Real Estate Investors has confirmed the acquisition of two additional investment properties in Telford and Nottingham for a total consideration of GBP5.135m, producing a combined rental income of GBP506,710 per annum and a net initial yield of 9.26%. The investment properties acquired are as follows: Titan House, Euston Park, Telford – acquired from receivers.  The building […]

11 May 2016

Oil underweight holds back Keystone

Keystone has published its interim accounts for the six months ended 31 March 2016. The company’s shares gave a total return of -3.6% over this period. The underlying net asset value per share (with debt at fair value) gave a total return of +1.2%. These compare with a total return by the company’s benchmark for performance measuring […]

11 May 2016

Target Healthcare buys Northern Irish care home

Having just raised £84m from investors, Target Healthcare REIT Limited has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a modern, purpose built care home in Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland for approximately £5.75m including acquisition costs. The home, Carlingford Lodge, was opened in 2011 and comprises of 74 single bedrooms with full ensuite bathrooms including wetroom […]

11 May 2016

SEGRO secures €780m bank facilities

SEGRO plc has announced that it has agreed amended bank facilities totalling EUR780 million (GBP614 million). The facilities comprise a EUR610 million  syndicated revolving credit facility and two bi-lateral revolving credit facilities of EUR100 million and EUR70 million each. The net impact of the changes is a EUR110 million (GBP87 million) increase in the unsecured committed […]