Investment Company News

07 Sep 2015

Trading Emissions wins court case

Trading Emissions has announced that the arbitration tribunal found in favour of Trading Emissions and the €9m claim brought by Yunnan Dianneng (Group) Holding Co. Ltd has been dismissed in its entirety. The tribunal also awarded TEP reimbursement of both HK$2,750,000 (approximately €320,000) of its direct costs and the sums TEP had paid as a deposit […]

07 Sep 2015

Cambria Africa Settlement with Lonrho Limited

Further to the legal proceedings between the Company and Lonrho Limited, Cambria Africa announces it has concluded a settlement agreement with Lonrho with respect to the claims and counterclaims between the parties, in terms of which, Cambria will receive $4,752,000 in full and final settlement of the Claims. After outstanding litigation and other associated costs, […]

07 Sep 2015

Kuala Innovations makes first investment

Kuala Innovations Limited has announced the acquisition of a 4.9% interest in the issued shares of UK incorporated private company The Diabetic Boot Company Limited. In aggregate, Kuala has acquired 25,978 ordinary shares of The Diabetic Boot Company at a price of £13.37 per share, for total consideration of £347,324, valuing the whole company at £7.05m. Regent […]

07 Sep 2015

SEGRO selling Slough office portfolio

SEGRO  has announced that it has appointed CBRE to explore a potential sale of its portfolio of offices on the Bath Road in Slough. The portfolio contains 972,300 sq ft of office properties leased to companies spanning blue-chip, national and international businesses, and one building currently being developed on a speculative basis. The portfolio generates […]

07 Sep 2015

Tritax in pre-let development for Howden Joinery

Tritax Big Box REIT  has announced that it has exchanged conditional contracts to acquire the land and provide forward funding for the development of a new distribution warehouse facility, pre-let in its entirety to Howden Joinery Group Plc, the parent group of the UK’s leading supplier of kitchens and joinery. The investment price is £67m, […]

07 Sep 2015

Redefine International in half a billion pound deal

Redefine International has announced that it has reached a conditional agreement with the Aegon UK Property Fund to acquire the AUK Portfolio through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Redefine AUK, for an aggregate consideration of £437.2m (£455.7m after costs). This acquisition is conditional upon shareholder approval, for which an EGM will be convened on 25 September 2015.  The Company […]

07 Sep 2015

GCP Student Living adds to management team

GCP Student Living is expanding its management team with the appointment of Nick Barker, former Head of Alternatives, Property at Schroder Property Investment Management.  Previous to this he was Assistant fund manager for Schroder UK Property Fund (SPF), based in London.  He joined Schroders in September 2007 following 3 years with Cushman & Wakefield Investors, […]

07 Sep 2015

Ludgate Environmental NAV hit by EcoPlastics write off

Ludgate Environmental has published results for the year ended 30 June 2015. Its net asset value fell from 66.5p to 60.6p over the period. At an EGM on 1st September 2014 shareholders voted to extend the life of LEF to 30th June 2018 with the expectation that the portfolio would be mostly sold by mid […]

07 Sep 2015

Duke Royalty announces royalty deal with Oliver Wyman

Duke Royalty and Oliver Wyman have announced an exclusive pharmaceutical and healthcare royalty financing collaboration. Oliver Wyman is a management consultancy wholly owned by Marsh & McLennan Companies. Duke Royalty will be responsible for capital raising, the structuring of definitive agreements and the acquisition of each royalty interest originating from the collaboration. Duke Royalty believes […]