Investment Company News

13 Aug 2014

Land Securities sells its Bristol shopping centres

LAND : Land Securities sells its Bristol shopping centres Land Securities has sold its 50% stake in Cabot Circus shopping centre, the adjacent Quaker Friars luxury goods and dining centre and high street shops. Collectively these generated rents of £17.3m for Land Securities – they fetched £267.8m, equivalent to a yield of 6.5%. Land Securities […]

12 Aug 2014

Witan benefits from discount narrowing but underlying performance dull

WTAN : Witan benefits from discount narrowing but underlying performance dull Witan delivered a return to shareholders of 6.9% for the six months ended 30 June 2014. This was almost entirely down to discount narrowing however as the fund shifted to trade on a 1.5% discount. the underlying net asset value total return was 1.1% […]

12 Aug 2014

Riverstone Energy invests $100m in new Canadian oil & gas company

RSE : Riverstone Energy invests $100m in new Canadian oil & gas company Riverstone Holdings, associated funds, a Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Fund and Grafton Asset Management are investing $675m into a new oil & gas company based in Calgary – Canadian Non-Operated Resources LP (CNOR). Riverstone Energy is stumping up $100m of this. CNOR is […]

12 Aug 2014

Standard Life Investments Property puts another £29m to work

SLI : Standard Life Investments Property puts another £29m to work Standard Life Investments Property Income has spent £28.65m on three logistics assets. Tetron 93 and Tetron 141 (pictured) both in Swadlincote in Derbyshire and Denby 242 on the Denby Hall estate, also in Derbyshire were built in 2008/9 and throw off rent of £2.1m between them – equivalent […]

12 Aug 2014

Board considering leaving AIM after Eredene asset value falls sharply

ERE : Board considering leaving AIM after Eredene asset value falls sharply Eredene published its accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014 today. The net asset value fell to 11.3p from 18.5p. They are still trying to sell off the portfolio and cut overheads and have had some success – the recent Sattva deal […]

12 Aug 2014

Diverse Income races ahead, leaves All Share standing

DIVI : Diverse Income races ahead, leaves All Share standing Diverse Income Trust has published its third set of final accounts. These cover the year that ended on 31 May 2014. over that period Diverse delivered a return on net assets of 26.1%. The level of the premium was unchanged on the year and so […]

11 Aug 2014

Workspace jv to build 98 flats in Hayes

WKP : Workspace jv to build 98 flats in Hayes Workspace Group has got planning permission to redevelop Enterprise House in Hayes. The plan is to create 98 apartments and 38,000 sq t of space dedicated to creative industries (one anchor tenant is the Vinyl Factory – a business making vinyl records. The redevelopment will […]

11 Aug 2014

SVG Capital sees net inflow in first half

SVI: SVG Capital sees net inflow in first half SVG Capital received £92.5m in H1 2014 as Pemira stepped up the pace of realisations within its funds and it has seen a further £116.6m flood in since the end of June. SVG reinvested £78.6m of this in the first half and has had calls of […]

11 Aug 2014

NewRiver Retail pays £140m for three shopping centres

NewRiver Retail pays £140m for three shopping centres NewRiver Retail is acquiring a portfolio of three shopping centres. The purchase is being made through its Bravo joint venture – both parties are taking a 50% equity stake in the venture. In total they are buying 758,000 sq ft of space, let to 185 tenants, in three […]

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