John Laing Environmental Assets has announced the acquisition of a solar photovoltaic portfolio for a cash consideration, including working capital, of £9.7m. The fully operational 2.3 MW solar energy generation portfolio comprises 303 systems of residential rooftop, commercial rooftop and commercial ground mounted solar PV installations, distributed across England, Wales and Scotland. The company says that […]
The Board of Phaunos Timber Fund has announced confirmation of a forward pulpwood sale agreement for Pradera Roja, a plantation they own in Uruguay, which will realise total payments of $2.4m. The agreement is based on Pradera Roja receiving up-front payments for eucalypt pulpwood that will be harvested up to 2022. Stephen Addicott of Stafford Timberland, the […]
Edinburgh Investment Trust has announced results for the six months ended 30 September 2015. The FTSE All-Share Index delivered a negative total return of -7.2% over this period but Edinburgh’s net asset value total return was +1.1% and, as the fund moved from trading on a 3.5% discount to a 1.7% premium, shareholders got a return […]
Juridica has announced that one of its cases, Case 5009-S, which involved a theft of trade secret dispute brought by a smaller plaintiff against a much larger company, has completed a trial by jury. In spite of a full win on liability the jury only awarded an amount which will result in a return to […]
Target Healthcare REIT has announced a proposal to issue up to 15,652,803 new ordinary shares (9.99% of its existing share capital) by way of a placing. The company says that it will determine the price at which the shares will be placed based on the level of demand from potential investors, with the price expected to be […]
The Renewables Infrastructure Group that it has raised gross proceeds of £78m from its recent fund raising and that a total of 78m new ordinary shares will be issued at a price of 100p per share. Of this, 16,011,486 new ordinary shares will be issued as the final tranche of the company’s share issuance programme and […]
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities Fund has provided an update on its proposed move from trading on AIM to the ‘Premium Segment’ of the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. The move was scheduled to occur at 7.00 a.m. on 20 November 2015 but has been delayed and is now expected to take place in January 2016. The […]
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV increased by 5.6% to 60.9p (31 March 2015: 57.7p), whilst the underlying EPRA earnings per share increased by 9% year-on-year to 1.2p (six months to 30 September 2014: 1.1p). The company says […]
International Public Partnerships has announced that it has raised £180m through a placing, open offer and offer for subscription. The company says that the issue was very significantly over subscribed and a total of 137,142,857 shares will now be issued at a price of 131.25p per share. The new shares are expected to be admitted to […]
Utilico Investments shareholders approve name change. As part of its annual results release in September, the board of Utilico Investments announced that, given the continued diversification of the portfolio away from utilities, they considered it appropriate for the company to change its name to UIL Limited. A resolution to approve the name change has now been passed […]
