Adamas Finance Asia has just published results for the year ended 31 December 2014. The results statement makes no mention of its net asset value per share but total net assets were $118.9m. There is no dividend. They made a loss of 0.34 cents per share. The fund was a Chinese private equity fund and […]
The Renewables Infrastructure Group has announced that it is in talks to acquire stakes in six operational wind farms with the capacity to produce 433MW. The seller is Fred Olsen Renewables. The deal is to acquire a significant minority interest in a portfolio of six operational onshore wind projects in Scotland. If the deal gets […]
Over the year to the end of March 2015, Alpha Real Trust saw its net asset value rise from 107p to 113.2p. Earnings per share rose 40% rom 5.3p to 7.5p. The quarterly dividend payment has now been set at 0.6p per share. Total dividends for the year were 2.175p. Asset values rose within the […]
At its AGM on 18 June, shareholders voted against the approval of Ukraine Opportunities’ accounts, the Directors’ Remuneration Report, the re-election of Beatrice Hollond, the re-election of Dmitry Chernobay, the permission to repurchase shares, the permission to allot new shares, the disapplication of pre-emption rights and a change to the Articles to allow meetings to be called […]
NewRiver Retail is planning to raise £150m, buy out the minority interests in two unit trusts and move to the main market. Of the £150m, £29m would be used to fund the acquisition of a 50% stake in the Trent JPUT (the Marston’s portfolio) at an implied net initial yield of 10.1%; £23m is for […]
Safestore has released its interim results covering the six months ended 30 April 2015. The EPRA earnings per share have risen from 5.3p to 7p and, on the back of that, the interim dividend has been increased from 2.15p to 3p. The EPRA diluted net assets per share rose from 201.5p to 232.2p. Property valuation […]
Bankers Investment Trust has announced decent figures for the six months ended 30 April 2015 with the fund generating a return on net assets of 13.3% and a return to shareholders of 13.9% as compared to a 9.2% return on the FTSE All-Share Index. The Chairman’s statement points out that this was a good period for returns […]
Over the year to the end of April 2015, F&C Global Smaller Companies generated a 16.2% return on net assets and a 17.6% return to shareholders. Their benchmark (MSCI All Country World ex UK Small Cap Index and Numis UK Smaller Companies (excluding investment companies) Index in a 70%/30% proportion) returned 14.8%. The full year […]
Real Estate Investors is buying six properties using the proceeds of its recent fund raising. they are spending £24.95m on: 40 St Paul’s Square, Birmingham: a prime office investment in the Jewellery Quarter of Central Birmingham, producing rent of £399,824 p.a. Tenants include Willis Group, ISG Regions, BHP Design, OLR (UK) Limited and Coltham Developments. Bearwood […]
NextEnergy Solar is spending £22m to acquire two additional solar plants. £11.1m will buy a 9.3MWp solar plant at Bowerhouse in Somerset and £10.9m will buy an 8.5MWp plant at Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. Bowerhouse was connected to the grid on 27 March 2015 and is to be accredited under the 1.4 Renewable Obligation Certificate (“ROC”) […]
