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23 Jan 2014

F&C Managed Portfolio : FMPI – half yearly report

FMPI has announced its interim results covering the six months ended 30 November 2013. The net asset value returns for the period were 2.9% for the Income shares and 7% for the Growth shares. This compares to a 3.9% return on the FTSE All-Share Index and 3.1% on the FTSE Equity Investments Index. The Board say […]

23 Jan 2014

Hg Capital : HGT – acquisition

Hg Capital is acquiring Zenith Vehicle Contracts, one of the UK’s leading independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing businesses. In total HGT will contribute £21m to the purchase price (as Zenith is acquired by a range of funds managed by Hg Capital). After this deal, using the figures announced as at the end of […]

23 Jan 2014

Eastern European Property Fund : EEP – disposal

Eastern European Property Fund has sold the Yellow Building and Asmali Cumba (buildings in Asmalimescit Street, Beyoglu, Istanbul). The properties fetched $1.6m – about 2% lower than the valuation on 30 June 2013.

22 Jan 2014

Schroder Real Estate : SREI – end December NAV

SREI’s NAV increased from £161.6m to £168.5m over the final quarter of 2013 – the NAV per share increased from 45.4p to 47.3p – mainly driven by a 3.4% increase in the underlying property valuation.  

22 Jan 2014

Picton Property Income : PCTN – NAV

Picton has announced that its net assets increased to £204.3m at the end of December 2013, from £180.3m at the end of September 2013 as the underlying property portfolio increased in value by 3.3% and PCTN raised £11.9m by issuing 22.2m shares at 53.5p. The EPRA NAV per share increased by 6.7% to 53.8p. PCTN […]

22 Jan 2014

Dragon Ukrainian Properties : DUPD – future of company

Dragon Ukrainian Properties is calling an extraordinary general meeting on 17 February 2014 to put a set of proposals to shareholders. First it plans to make no new property investments, to sell “as quickly and effectively as the Ukrainian property market will allow” the existing portfolio and return the proceeds to shareholders. DUPD also hopes to change […]

22 Jan 2014

British Land : BLND – sale of Eastgate centre

BLND has announced that it has sold the Eastgate centre in Basildon, a 700,000 sq ft shopping centre, for £88.6m.

22 Jan 2014

GLI Finance : GLIF – NAV and portfolio update

NB: one important disclosure – James Carthew, the author of this post, is a director of GLIF. GLIF’s Net asset value at the end of December fell to 50p from 51.8p at the end of September 2013 – mainly down to a fall in the value of GLIF’s US$ denominated CLO investments. A number of significant […]

22 Jan 2014

Land Securities : LAND – Q3 statement

LAND’s Q3 statement does not include a new NAV – they only value their properties twice a year – but it does states they have signed £7.3m of lettings in new developments and have a further £7.9m of lettings in solicitors’ hands. LAND have started £243m of new developments at 1 New Street Square and […]

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