Foresight Solar Fund has announced that its 30MW Copley asset (located in Claypole, Newark) has been successfully connection to the Grid and will qualify for the 1.3 Renewable Obligation Certificate banding under the Renewable Obligation 12-month grace period for projects greater than 5MW. Following the connection of Copley, all 16 assets in the Company’s 338MW […]
Finsbury Growth & Income has published an impressive set of results for the year ended 30 September 2015. In a year when the total return on the FTSE All-Share Index was -2.3%, Finsbury Growth & Income delivered a 12.0% return on net assets and an 11.8% return to shareholders. The dividend has ben increased by 7.1% […]
St Peter Port Capital has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV has by 21% to 46.2p per share. The company says that, although some companies continue to make good progress, the resource related part of the portfolio has suffered from the weakness in […]
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, managed by Douglas Brodie (pictured), has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2015. During the year the company’s NAV by 10.0% and its share price by 13.8% beating its comparative index, the S&P Global Small Cap Index, which increased by 3.5% in sterling terms. The Company says […]
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust has announced that it is extending the timetable for its initial placing and offer until 11 a.m. on 18 December 2015. The company says that the Investment Manager is in advanced legal negotiations in relation to the sale of one of the properties in the company’s portfolio, which is […]
LondonMetric Property has announced that it has exchanged contracts to sell its 210,000 sq ft WH Smith distribution warehouse in Birmingham to a UK institution for GBP18.2 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.2%. The property was acquired in 2013 for GBP10.1 million with 11 years remaining on the lease. Simultaneous with purchase, LondonMetric re-geared […]
Terra Catalyst Fund has announced its interim results for the six months to 30 September 2015. Terra Catalyst’s sole remaining asset is Spazio Investments NV, an externally managed property fund that specialises in investment in Italian industrial real estate. Spazio owns a portfolio of 169 properties of predominantly industrial and logistics use, located throughout Italy. […]
GLI Finance Limited announced, on 17 November 2015, plans to consider the issue of further securities in order to refinance certain existing borrowings as well as to provide additional working capital and finance growth. The related prospectus and circular to shareholders were published on 3 December 2015. One option detailed in this Circular is to […]
Alpha Real Trust has announced the purchase of a residential development site, in central Leeds, for £3.75m. The “Monk Bridge” site has planning consent for 269 residential apartments over 140,000 net saleable square feet with potential for ground floor commercial development within existing disused railway arches. The company says that, like it purchase of the […]
Hansa Trust has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the trusts NAV fell 4.1% on a total return basis. The company says that, excluding the Brazil-focused Ocean Wilsons Holdings, the Company’s NAV fell 3.6%. This compares to a return of 1.7% for the benchmark, which is absolute […]
