Hg completes acquisition of Italian online hosting provider DADA – Hg (HGT) is a private equity firm targeting middle-market buyouts primarily in Europe. Hg focuses on investments in technology, services and industrial technology sectors. Hg has completed its investment in DADA S.p.A (DADA), a leading provider of online hosting services to SMEs in Italy, the UK and […]
James Carthew: don’t bet the house on reinsurance casino 2017 was one of the worst years on record for natural catastrophes. Three massive hurricanes (Harvey, Irma and Maria), two typhoons (Hato and Tembin), cyclone Debbie, California wildfires, monsoon flooding in South Asia, earthquakes in Iran, Iraq and Mexico and landslides in Sierra Leone and Peru […]
Henderson Alternative Strategies adopts lower fee structure – The Board of Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust (HAST) as agreed with the managers of the fund Henderson Investment Funds Limited a new fee strategy that is lower than the previous level. Currently, the management fee is charged at a rate of 0.70% per annum. With effect from 1 April […]
Hammerson reports well positioned portfolio and leasing driving performance – British property development and investment company Hammerson plc (HMSO) has reported that it has a 98.3% occupancy rate, which is a 17-year high. The achieved level of lettings in 2017 was the highest in the REIT‘s* 75 year history. This activity contributed to a 6.5% uplift in Earnings Per […]
Greencoat ongoing charges drop as it breaks £1bn market cap – Greencoat UK Wind PLC has reported results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Its total shareholder return for the year was 8.4%. The NAV per share increased from 107.0p on 31 December 2016 to 109.6p on 31 December 2017, an increase of 2.4%. Declared dividends […]
James Carthew: doctor your portfolio with a GP landlord Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP) last week announced results for the year to 31 December 2017. It is one of three listed funds investing in GP surgeries and other primary healthcare facilities in the UK and Ireland, the others being MedicX (MXF) and Assura (AGR). Most of […]
James Carthew: ouch! Watch out for key manager risk Events of the past couple of weeks have highlighted the impact that the departure of a manager can have on the rating of a trust. First, we heard that Carlos Hardenberg is to leave Franklin Templeton and then Philip Rodrigs was ousted from River & Mercantile. […]
James Carthew: RDI’s re-defining bet on London offices When a market experiences fundamental change it can be hard to separate cyclical and secular growth drivers. Or, to put it another way, the market for offices in London is changing and I’m not sure how much of this is down to changes in the way that […]
VinaCapital Vietnam invests in local poultry company – VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund has invested in Ba Huan JSC, Vietnam’s leading producer of pasteurised eggs and poultry meat. The fund has invested USD32.5 million to acquire a significant minority stake in the company and may also invest a moderate amount of additional capital during the next twelve months as […]
James Carthew: where is a US growth trust when you want it? One of the strangest things about investment companies is how under-represented the US stock market is within the sector. Dedicated listed North American funds accounted for just 1.6% of the money in investment trusts and investment companies at the end of last year, […]
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