Investment Company News

21 Jul 2014

Highcroft Investments : HCFT – acquisition

Highcroft Investments has bought a freehold warehouse investment in Ash Vale, Aldershot. The 24,853 sq ft warehouse was built 2001. It sits on a 1.5 acre site (covering about 35% of it). The property is let in its entirety to Buildspan Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sheffield Insulation Group (SIG). The lease runs until 2027. The current rent is £225,000 a year […]

18 Jul 2014

Custodian REIT : CREI – Acquires Yates’s Wine lodge property in High Wycombe

Custodian REIT has acquired a freehold public house property, on Frogmore Lane, High Wycombe, for £1.625m. The property is currently let to the “Stonegate Pub Company” (the UK’s largest independent pub company whose brands include Yates’s, The Slug and Lettuce, The Living Room and Scream). The Frogmore lane property, currently trading as a Yates’s Wine Lodge, is let on […]

18 Jul 2014

Vinaland : VNL – sells Movenpick Hotel, Hanoi

Vinaland has divested a number of its ‘hospitality investments’ (mostly smaller operating hotels) as well as Movenpick Hotel in Hanoi for US$ 19.9m (at a c 5% premium to their carrying value as at 31 March 2014). Since November 2012, VNL has been focused on asset realisation and the sale proceeds are to be deployed both […]

18 Jul 2014

BlackRock Commodities Income : BRCI – Interim results

BlackRock Commodities Income , managed by Olivia Markham (pictured) with co-manager Tom Hall, has released its interim reports for the six months ended 31 May 2014. The total return on the net asset value for the period was 7.9%, whilst share the total return on the share price was 5.2%, reflecting a widening of the discount during the period. […]

17 Jul 2014

Empiric Student Property Acquires additional Birmigham student accomodation for £12m

Empiric Student Property acquires additional Birmigham student accomodation for £12m. Empiric Student Property has exchanged contracts to acquire an 106 bed, student accommodation property, on Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham for £12m. Located within five minutes walk of the University of Birmingham, the freehold “Mansion Brook” property is next to “Edge Apartments” that ESP has also agreed to purchase. Collegiate […]

17 Jul 2014

Picton Property Income acquires Belkin distribution warehouse for £20m

Picton Property Income has acquired a distribution warehouse in Rushden, Northamptonshire, for £20m. The 312,000 square foot warehouse is currently leased to electrical component manufacturer Belkin, until April 2020, and the transaction represents an initial yield of 7.7%. Following this purchase, Picton has now largely deployed the proceeds, that were allocated to new asset purchases, from the £35m fundraising […]

15 Jul 2014

Infrastructure India : IIP – Fund raise

Infrastructure India has announced proposals to raise up to $102m (c £60m) by way of a placing at a price of 18p per share (closing price on 14 July = 14.5p). An EGM is being held on 11 August to seek the necessary authority from shareholders. IIP is an AIM quoted investment company focused on investment in Indian […]

14 Jul 2014

NextEnergy Solar : NESF – Agreement to acquire 3.8MWp Brickyard solar power plant

NextEnergy Solar Fund,  has agreed to acquire a special purpose vehicle with the rights to construct a solar power plant, The Brickyard Power Plant for £3.9m. The 3.8MWp plant is located in the Midlands and was identified in NESF’s Prospectus as a ‘core shortlist’ asset, when it listed on the LSE, in April 2014. The purchase is […]

14 Jul 2014

Cambria Africa: CMB – Launches legal proceedings against Lonrho for US$10m

Cambria Africa, the LSE listed investment company  (market cap c£6m) that is building a portfolio of investments, primarily in Zimbabwe, has announced it has launched legal proceedings in the High Court against Lonrho Ltd (previously Cambria’s investment manager) for c US$10m (£6m). Cambria’s formal proceedings seek to 1) rescind a settlement that it agreed with Lonhro […]

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