HICL Infrastructure has announced the acquisition of three stakes in BSF (Building Schools for the Future) projects – the predecessors of the PF2 type deals announced yesterday. The stakes it’s buying are a n40% interest in the Salford & Wigan Phase 1 BSF([1]) Project, a 40% interest in the Salford & Wigan Phase 2 BSF […]
NB Private Equity has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2014 and an estimated net asset value for 28 February 2015. The total return on net asset value over the course of 2014 was 16.2%. The discount narrowed and this propelled the total return to shareholders up to 26.9%. They say strong performance […]
International Public Partnerships is investing c£8m and HICL Infrastructure is investing £7.2m to take equity stakes (45% in HICL’s case) in a £103m project -the Priority Schools Building Programme (“PSBP”) North East Batch Project. The national PSBP has been set up to address the needs of the schools most in need of urgent repair and will build or […]
Witan’s results for the year ended 31 December 2014 show them generating a return on net assets of 6.6%, 1.1% ahead of their benchmark (a composite of four different regional FTSE All-World Indices) and well ahead of the 1.2% return on the FTSE All-Share Index. The share price total return was 15.1%, enhanced by the move […]
LMS Capital is continuing the process of realising its portfolio and handing back the proceeds to shareholders. Its net asset value rose from 88p to 93p over the course of 2014. They handed back £40m to shareholders by way of a tender offer. They made sales totalling £45.9m, £31.8m of this came from the sale […]
Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies, which has long been plagued by a wide discount, is to switch focus to become an income fund. The Board, chaired by Ian Barby (pictured), consulted holders of more than 50% of the shares before making this proposal. The first element of this switch is a more than doubling of the dividend […]
Murray International’s results for the year ended 31 December 2014 have been published. Over the year the total return on net assets was 3% and the return to shareholders was 1.7%, unfortunately both these figures were behind the 7.5% return on the company’s benchmark (40% of the FTSE World UK Index and 60% of the […]
Empiric Student Property has acquired a student accommodation development in Aberdeen: Spital Court Studios. The deal is to buy the freehold of a forward funded development in Aberdeen currently being developed into purpose-built student accommodation by local developer, Scape Homes. The site is located on the corner of St Peter Street and St Peter Lane, within half a mile […]
SEGRO has sold Energy Park, its recently completed office development outside Milan to Hines Italia SGR for €118.7m. This price is 5% more than their value at the end of December 2014 and works out at a 7.3% initial yield. Energy Park is a fully-let, 61,400 sqm suburban office park built by SEGRO and completed […]
Hg Capital’s results for 2014 show a 12.8% return on net assets and a 9.6% return on share price – well ahead of the 1.2% return on the FTSE All-Share Index. the final dividend is being increased from 29p to 32p to take the full year dividend to 51p (including a 19p special dividend). £83m […]
