Investment Company News

28 Feb 2014

Jupiter Primadona : JPG – interim report

Jupiter Primadona’s interims covering the six months ended 31 December 2013 reveal that its net asset value rose by 10.3%, outperforming the FTSE All-Share which rose by 9.7%. The shares rose by 16.4% as the discount narrowed to less than 3% (shareholders will hope that the discount stays narrow following JPG’s earlier announcement). The manager’s […]

28 Feb 2014

Henderson Opportunities Trust : HOT – final results

Henderson Opportunities Trust has released its results for the year ended 31 October 2013. The fund did very well, generating a total net asset value return of 47.1% – more than twice the 22.8% return on the FTSE All-Share Index. The total return to shareholders was 71.0%. The report details the largest contributors to this […]

28 Feb 2014

Pantheon International : PIN – interim results

Pantheon International’s net asset value fell by 2.1% over the latter half of 2013 as Sterling strength offset a 5.7% positive underlying return on the fund’s investments. The share price slipped a little (by 1.3%). The portfolio threw off £93m of cash and Pantheon reinvested £79m of this

28 Feb 2014

Electra Private Equity : ELTA – Sherborne

Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) B Limited has an interest of 10.2% in Electra – about half in ordinary shares and the rest through total return swaps. Although Sherborne, run by Edward Bramson (pictured) and known as activists, have acknowledged the stake they haven’t said what their agenda is in taking the stake.

27 Feb 2014

F&C US Smaller Companies : FSC – half year report

F&C US Smaller Companies’ net asset value rose by 8.3% over the second half of 2013, marginally behind the increase in the Russell 2000 Index which rose by 9.0% (in sterling terms – in US$ terms it rose by 19.1% but the US dollar weakened against the pound during the period). FSC’s discount widened over […]

27 Feb 2014

GCP Student Living : DIGS – acquisiton

GCP Student Living is entering into a forward purchase agreement to buy Scape Guildford – a140 bedroom purpose built accommodation block adjacent to the University of Surrey in Guildford.

27 Feb 2014

Cambria Africa : CMB – full year results

Cambria Africa has just released its results for the year ended 31 August 2013 – ancient history really. Cambria Africa now holds just two core assets, Payserve Africa and Milchem Holdings and is selling off its remaining holdings – diversifying its focus away from Zimbabwe. Over the year it lost $5m on continuing operations and […]

27 Feb 2014

Jupiter Primadona Growth : JPG – discount control

Jupiter Primadona Growth has announced that “it will use share buy backs and new issues of shares with the intention of ensuring that, in normal market conditions, the market price of the Company’s shares will track their underlying net asset value”. The effect of this should be that JPG’s discount will be eliminated and its Board […]

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