Investment Company News

01 Dec 2017

Triplepoint portfolio continues to expand

Triplepoint portfolio continues to expand – Triple Point Social Housing REIT has completed four further acquisitions of supported housing properties, comprising 52 units in total, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately £10.4 million (excluding costs). The four properties are located in Merseyside (27 units), Lancashire (21 units) and Brighton (4 units). The Merseyside property […]

30 Nov 2017

European Investment Trust rebounds with 30% return

European Investment Trust rebounds with 30% return – European Investment Trust says that, for the year ended 30 September 2017, its net asset value total return was 29.9%, compared with 22.6% for the All-World Europe ex UK Index. This outperformance was welcome after a period of underperformance last year. The discount narrowed from 13.4% to 12.3% leading to a share price […]

30 Nov 2017

P2P Global targets 15p quarterly dividend next year

P2P Global targets 15p quarterly dividend next year – P2P Global has presented the results of its strategic review. The merger of the managers completed on 15 September, creating an asset manager (Pollen Street Capital) with gross assets of over £2bn. They have reviewed existing loan origination arrangements and have started repositioning the portfolio towards, […]

29 Nov 2017

LondonMetric spends £48m on two logistics warehouses

LondonMetric spends £48m on two logistics warehouses – LondonMetric Property Plc has announced the acquisition of two logistics warehouses for GBP47.6 million, reflecting a blended net initial yield of 5.0% rising to a minimum of 5.6% after five years.  The average lease length is over 18 years. At Ollerton in Nottinghamshire, LondonMetric has agreed to acquire a […]

29 Nov 2017

Jupiter Dividend & Growth finalises rollover plans

Jupiter Dividend & Growth finalises rollover plans – Jupiter Dividend & Growth Trust, which is at the end of its life, has finalised details of its rollover into either Jupiter UK Growth or cash. 14,945,115 ZDP shares, 2,174,291 common shares and 71,821,57 ordinary income shares elected to rollover into Jupiter UK Growth. 17,173,916 ZDP shares, 5,879,754 common […]

28 Nov 2017

INPP adds to Australian rolling stock project

INPP adds to Australian rolling stock project – International Public Partnerships Limited (“INPP”) has announced the acquisition of an additional interest in the Australian rolling stock public-private partnership, the Reliance Rail PPP Project. INPP has invested c.A$154 million (cGBP88 million) and will now own a 33% interest in the project with the remaining interest held […]

28 Nov 2017

Hg gets bid for Ullink

Hg gets bid for Ullink – Hg, the Manager of HgCapital Trust plc, has announced that it has received a definitive binding offer from Itiviti, a company backed by Nordic Capital, to acquire Ullink, a leading global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community. This proposed sale is subject to French […]

28 Nov 2017

Shaftesbury looks forward to Crossrail completion

Shaftesbury looks forward to Crossrail completion – Shaftesbury has posted results for the year ended 30 September 2017 that show that its EPRA NAV rose by 7.2% over the year to 952p and its EPRA earnings per share came in at 16.2p, up 15.7% on the year. The dividend has been increased from 14.7p to […]

28 Nov 2017

Keystone portfolio shaken up under James Goldstone

Keystone portfolio shaken up under James Goldstone – Keystone has published results for the year ended 30 September 2017. It lagged its benchmark, the All-Share index, over the period, returning 7.8% in NAV terms against 11.9% for the index. The discount widened from 8.4% to 12.6% and so the return to shareholders was 3.2%. The total […]

27 Nov 2017

International Public Partnership consortium preferred bidder for OFTO project

International Public Partnership consortium preferred bidder for OFTO project – International Public Partnerships Limited says that it is pleased that Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising INPP, Amber Infrastructure and Transmission Investment has been appointed as preferred bidder for the long-term license and operation of a further offshore transmission project. The latest scheme, comprising the […]