Investment Company News

28 Apr 2016

International Public Partnerships investing in Gold Coast Light Rail

International Public Partnerships Limited has announced that the GoldLinQ consortium will make a further investment into a 7.3km extension to the Gold Coast Light Rail project in Queensland, Australia. The original A$1.29 billion project delivered by the Queensland Government and GoldLinQ saw the development of a 13km light rail system between Gold Coast University Hospital and Broadbeach. […]

28 Apr 2016

Candover announces partial realisation of Parques Reunidos

Candover Investments has announced the partial realisation of its investment in leisure park operator, Parques Reunidos, which is managed by Arle Capital Partners Limited. The company says that the partial realisation follows the initial public offering of Parques. In the IPO of Parques, Candover will sell 7.7% of its interest in the company for net […]

28 Apr 2016

Witan plans to buy back Aviva’s stake

The Board of Witan Investment Trust announces that it has agreed in principle with Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (“AIGSL”) as agent acting in its capacity as investment manager for and on behalf of Friends Life Limited, to purchase up to Friends Life’s entire holding of 31,636,753 shares (representing 15.8 per cent. of the issued share […]

28 Apr 2016

VPC Speciality Lending would consider share buy backs

VPC Speciality Lending declared cumulative dividends of 4.79 pence per ordinary share and 1.07 pence per C share, and generated a total NAV per share return of 5.80% over the period from its incorporation on 12 January 2015, through its launch on 17 March 2015 and ending on 31 December 2015 on its ordinary shares and 1.78% on the […]

28 Apr 2016

Good debut results from Phoenix Spree Deutschland

Phoenix Spree Deutschland has published results that cover the year ended 31 December 2015, incorporating the listing of the company on the LSE in June 2015. The statement says, the year to December 2015 demonstrated continuing operational strength. Growth in both rents and property values continued, enabling EPRA NAV to increase by 10.7% for the […]

28 Apr 2016

Acencia Debt Strategies has difficult year

AcenciA Debt Strategies Ltd, which invests in a highly focused portfolio of multi-strategy credit and event-driven funds, with a focus on distressed debt, has announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The Net asset value per share at 31 December 2015 decreased by 6.1% to $1.57 and the share price by 9.2% to […]

27 Apr 2016

Chelverton boosted by unquoted write up

Chelverton Growth Trust’s half year results for the six months ended 29 February 2016 show its Net Asset Value per share rising by 4.1% from 54.95p to 57.21p.  This compares favourably to its benchmark indices, the AIM All-share index and the MSCI Small Cap UK, which declined by 5.1% and 2.7% respectively. The share price increased by […]

27 Apr 2016

Banking exposure holds back Fidelity Special Values

Fidelity Special Values says its net asset value underperformed the benchmark over the six month reporting period to 29 February 2016, returning -2.7% against -1.2% for the FTSE All-Share Index. The return to shareholders was -3.9%. Alex Wright, the manager, says overall performance was impacted by negative investment surrounding some key holdings in the banking sector, […]

27 Apr 2016

Phaunos Timber sells Green Resources stake

The Board of Phaunos Timber announces the sale of its 14% stake in Green Resources AS for NOK 69.9 million (US$8.5 million at USD:NOK 8.2).   The sale is consistent with Phaunos’ strategy of rebalancing its portfolio to one that comprises predominantly higher yielding, lower risk assets.  The sale follows the recent distribution received from the […]