Investment Company News

30 Jan 2014

MedicX : MXF – new health centre in Glasgow

MedicX has announced that it has acquired a specialist primary care medical centre in Cardonald, Glasgow for £3.2m

30 Jan 2014

Japan Residential Property ; JRIC – acquisition

Japan Residential Property has bought a 23 unit apartment building in the Toritsudai neighbourhood of Tokyo for Yen702m (£4.12m) equivalent to a 5.1% yield.

30 Jan 2014

Great Portland Estates : GPOR – q3 numbers

Great Portland Estates reports a 5.8% uplift in the portfolio valuation over the final quarter of 2013 driven by an 8.2% uplift in the valuation of development properties and rental growth of 1.3%. This helped drive an 8.2% uplift in the EPRA NAV to 527p. Vacancy rates across the portfolio have fallen as they signed […]

30 Jan 2014

Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure : BBGI – first US project

Bilfinger Berger infrastructure has bought a one third stake in the Ohio River Bridge / East End Crossing PPP project. the bridge, close to Louisville, Kentucky connects Clark County Indiana with Jefferson County, Kentucky  

30 Jan 2014

Ground Rents Income Fund : GRIO – Annual results

GRIO’s results cover the 17 month period between its incorporation on 23 April 2012 and 30 September 2013. It is not yet fully invested – it said it would be by end May 2014. At the end of September it was 51% invested and when the report was published that figure had risen to 60%. […]

29 Jan 2014

Acencia Debt Strategies : ACD – change to discount control

ACD has been buying back shares, subject to having available liquidity available after paying dividends and maintaining its currency hedging programme, with the aim of keeping its discount at or below a 10% discount. the Board has decided to reduce this target to 7.5%.

29 Jan 2014

Investors in Global Real Estate : IGRE – future of the company

After announcing on 5 December 2013 that it would not proceed with its placing, open offer and offer for subscription, IGRE’s Board has been considering the future of the company. They believe it is in shareholders’ best interests to continue with the fund. Shareholders will soon be asked what they think – should the fund wind […]

28 Jan 2014

Primary Healthcare Properties : PHP – new management arrangements

PHP has made Nexus Tradeco its sole advisor as Nexus will take on non-property services from JO Hambro Capital Management. At the same time, PHP has renegotiated its property advisory fee to reflect the recent growth of the business. The overall fee will fall. Old fees were: First GBP50 million 0.5500% Between GBP50 million and GBP350 million 0.4125% […]