Investment Company News

28 Jul 2014

St Peter Port Capital : SPPC – final results

St Peter Port Capital has published results for the year ended 31 March 2014. The net asset value fell by 15.8% during the year. During the year the company made sales of portfolio companies totalling £3.4m and since the year end they have realised a further £1.6m. £1.3m was invested during the year – most […]

28 Jul 2014

Scottish American : SCAM – interims

Scottish American has published figures for the first half of 2014. The net asset value total return and the shareholder total return were both 1.6% over the period. The benchmark return (FTSE All World Index) was 3.2%. The dividends in the first half total 5.225p – 3.5% up on the corresponding dividends in 2013. Performance […]

28 Jul 2014

Bluefield Solar : BSIF – new acquisitions

Bluefield Solar is making two additions to its portfolio of solar parks, buying a 8.5MW plant in Devon (on a greenfield site, pictured, Capelands Farm close to Exmoor National Park) and a 6MW plant in Somerset. The cost for both projects is £15m and they are being built by Juwi AG, a German renewable energy contractor […]

28 Jul 2014

JZ Capital Partners : JZCP – issue of convertible loan stock

JZ Capital Partners has announced that it has issued £38,861,140 nominal of convertible loan stock. The CULS carry a coupon of 6%, paid semi-annually in March and September. They will be repaid at par on 30 July 2021 (if not converted into equity earlier). They can be converted into equity in the company at any time from 40 days after […]

28 Jul 2014

BlackRock World Mining : BRWM – royalty purchase

BlackRock World Mining is buying a royalty linked to production from Avanco Resources’ current licensed projects including the Antas North deposit and the Pedra Branca deposit both in Brazil. For $12m BlackRock World Mining gets a 25% royalty payment on gold production and a 2% payment on the production of other metals including copper. Following this transaction, BlackRock […]

28 Jul 2014

Better Capital 2012 Cell : BC12 – acquisition

The Better Capital 2012 Cell has committed £90m to the acquisition and restructuring of OfficeTeam  – which they describe as “a leading UK supplier of office products and services”. The fund is paying £80m to acquire the business and has set aside £10m to fund its restructuring. OfficeTeam had revenues of £142m in 2013 and this […]

25 Jul 2014

JPMorgan Brazil : JPB – finals

JPMorgan Brazil, chaired by Howard Myles (pictured), has published its results for the year ended 30 April 2014. The figures make poor reading as the total return on net assets came in at -24.4% and the return to shareholders was -26.0%. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Brazil 10/40 index, by more than 7% over […]

25 Jul 2014

Vinaland : VNL – sale of Marie Curie project

Vinaland has sold its 64.5% stake in the Marie Curie project (a 3,386 sqm mixed use development planned for District 3 of Ho Chi Minh City). The price they achieved was 14.3% higher than the valuation they had on the asset as at the end of March 2014. Proceeds to Vinaland are estimated at $10.9m and […]

25 Jul 2014

The Ottoman Fund : OTM – sale of land

The Ottoman Fund has sold a parcel of land in Bodrum, Turkey for $28.5m. The buyer is Besa Marin Turizm Isletmeleri A.S and the sale price is at a premium to The Ottoman Fund’s valuation of this asset as at the end of February 2014 (in the accounts the value is $26.7m). The Board say they […]

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