Investment Company News

28 Aug 2014

Custodian REIT acquires European HQ for Portola Packaging, Doncaster, for £4.6m

CREI : Custodian REIT acquires European HQ for Portola Packaging, Doncaster, for £4.6m Custodian REIT has announced that it has purchased an 80,000 square foot manufacturing facility (pictured) in White Rose Way, Doncaster for £4.6m. The property is currently let to Portola Packaging Limited, on a 20 year lease without break clauses,  at a current rent of £355k per […]

27 Aug 2014

Baker Steel Resources Trust reports underperformance in the first half of 2014

BSRT : Baker Steel Resources Trust reports underperformance in the first half of 2014 Baker Steel Resources Trust‘s recent interims report a 14.5% fall in the trusts NAV (in sterling terms) during the first of 2014. This compares against a rise in the Euromoney Global Mining 100 Index of 1.2% (in sterling terms). The largest […]

27 Aug 2014

Hansteen Holdings sees strong growth in profitability during the first half of 2014

HSTN : Hansteen Holdings sees strong growth in profitability during the first half of 2014 Hansteen Holdings recent interims report strong profit growth during the six months to 30 June 2014. Normalised income profit per share increased 31.0% to 3.8p (2.9p for the first half of 2013) whilst normalised total profit increased by 59.1% to £35.0 […]

27 Aug 2014

Carador Income Fund provides modest returns during H1 2014

CIFU : Carador Income Fund provides modest returns during H1 2014 Carador Income Fund provided a total return of 3.67% during the first half of 2014. This comprised a fall in NAV of 2.12% during the period (from US$0.9466 to US$0.9265 per share) combined with dividends of US$0.0540 per share. CIFU’s shares closed the first half of 2014 at […]

27 Aug 2014

John Laing Infrastructure Fund returns 4.0% during the first half of 2014

JLIF : John Laing Infrastructure Fund returns 4.0% during the first half of 2014 John Laing Infrastructure Fund‘s recent interims report a modest increase in NAV of 0.3% (0.8% excluding unrealised exchange rate movements) during the first half of 2014 which, coupled with a dividend of 3.25p, is equivalent to a total return on the […]

26 Aug 2014

British Land add Next and Marks & Spencer Simply Food as tenants at Wheatley Retail Park

BLND : British Land add Next and Marks & Spencer Simply Food as tenants at Wheatley Retail Park (pictured) British Land has announced that it has agreed terms with Next, and Marks & Spencer Simply Food, for two new units at the Wheatley Retail Park in Doncaster. Next, already a tenant at Wheatley, is taking a larger unit (23,518 […]

26 Aug 2014

Primary Health Properties acquires health centres in Kidderminster, South Petherton and Crewkerne

PHP : Primary Health Properties acquires health centres in Kidderminster, South Petherton and Crewkerne Primary Health Properties has announced the acquisition of three modern, purpose built, health centres for £14.3m. The properties are Hume Street Medical Centre in Kidderminster (Pictured – 2,387 square metres with GP practices and apharmacy as tenants), South Petherton Medical Centre (916 […]

26 Aug 2014

MedicX Fund raises £50m through private loan note placement

MXF : MedicX Fund raises £50m through private loan note placement MedicX Fund has announced that it has raised £50m through the private placement of a loan note with a single institutional buyer. The loan notes mature in August 2019 and have an all-in interest rate fixed at 3.80%. The notes are secured against certain properties. £15 million of […]

26 Aug 2014

Vietnam Holding posts strong performance on the back of rising equities market and buy backs

VNH : Vietnam Holding posts strong performance on the back of rising equities market and buy backs Vietnam Holding‘s recent full year results (for the year ended 30 June 2014) report a 25% rise in NAV. Buybacks, during the period, had an accretive effect on NAV but, after adjusting for these, the company reports a rise […]

26 Aug 2014

Symphony International Holdings benefits from performance of Minor International and IHH Healthcare

SIHL : Symphony International Holdings benefits from performance of Minor International and IHH Healthcare Symphony International Holding’s recent interims report an 11.7% rise in its NAV during the first half of 2014 (from US$1.1759 to US$1.3131). This is primarily due to strong price performance of its holdings in IHH Healthcare and Minor International. These added US$ 9.8m and US$ […]

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