Investment Company News

22 Aug 2014

Empiric Student Property acquires Edge Apartments, in Selly Oak, Birmingham, for £8.9m

ESP : Empiric Student Property acquires Edge Apartments, in Selly Oak, Birmingham, for £8.9m Empiric Student Property has announced that it has acquired Edge Apartments (pictured), in Selly Oak, Birmingham, for £8.94m. Edge Apartments is a purpose built, 77 bed, student accommodation property which also benefits from rental income from a Sainsbury’s store (which is […]

22 Aug 2014

Infrastructure India has raised £61m (us$102) from Barnet Holdings

IIP : Infrastructure India has raised £61m (us$102) from Barnet Holdings Infrastructure India has announced that it has placed 337,607,041 new 1p ordinary shares at 18p (a 24% premium above the mid-market closing price of 14.5p on the 14th July) raising £61m (US$ 102m) before expenses. In accordance with a subscription agreement, announced on 20 August 2014, Barnet Holdings Limited has subscribed […]

22 Aug 2014

Electra Private Equity sees advances from Sherborne move up a gear

ELTA : Electra Private Equity sees advances from Sherborne move up a gear Electra Private Equity has announced that it has received a requisition request from Sherborne Investors GP, LLC requiring Electra’s directors to call a general meeting of the Company’s shareholders. The objective is to consider resolutions that 1) Mr. Edward Bramson (of Sherborne Investment Management) […]

22 Aug 2014

Acorn Income Fund’s discount opened up during the first half of 2014

AIF : Acorn Income Fund’s discount opened up during the first half of 2014 Acorn Income Fund‘s recent interims report a fractional fall in NAV during the period (359.97p to 359.20p) but, with a dividends totalling 6.25p, total return during the period was 1.52%. This was modestly behind the FTSE All-Share (1.59%) but ahead of the […]

22 Aug 2014

Highcroft Property benefits from Bicester and Cardiff properties coming on-stream

HCFT : Highcroft Property benefits from Bicester and Cardiff properties coming on-stream Highcroft Property’s recent interims report a 17% increase in net rental income, primarily due to the acquisition of properties in Bicester and Cardiff during the second half of 2013. HCFT reports that it currently has no void units, and that it is actively […]

20 Aug 2014

Tritax Big Box REIT acquires DHL Distribution Warehouse in Lancashire for £28.9m

BBOX : Tritax Big Box REIT acquires DHL Distribution Warehouse in Lancashire for £28.9m Tritax Big Box REIT has announced it is to acquire a Distribution Warehouse in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, currently let to DHL Supply Chain Ltd, for £28.9m (net of purchase costs). The warehouse was originally constructed in 2003 and is a fully fitted distribution facility, […]

20 Aug 2014

EP Global Opportunities’ Japanese exposure contributed to underperformance in H1

EPG : EP Global Opportunities’ Japanese exposure contributed to underperformance in H1 EP Global Opportunities Trust‘s recent interims confirm its NAV per share fell 0.6% during H1 2014, whilst total returns from the FTSE All-World Index and FTSE All-Share Index were 3.2% and 1.6% respectively. The share price discount to NAV also widened modestly from 1.5 per cent […]

20 Aug 2014

British Land sells 52 Poland Street, Soho, for £26m

BLND : British Land sells 52 Poland Street, Soho, for £26m British Land has announced the sale of 52 Poland Street, Soho, London for £26m. 52 Poland Street is a 20,500 square foot multi-let building over basement, ground and seven upper office floors. The total passing rent of £693k per annum equates to £33.84 per square foot, […]

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