Longbow makes loans against Kingston property – ICG Longbow has completed a new loan to a privately-held property company with an aggregate value of GBP9.0 million. The ‘Quattro Loan’, which matures in January 2021, carries an initial LTV ratio of 83.7% and is secured by first ranking charges against a portfolio of three mixed-use properties […]
JPMorgan Smaller Companies’ board calls for more conviction from manager – JPMorgan Smaller Companies says that, for the year ended 31 July 2017, the total return on its net assets was +31.0%, compared with +23.4% recorded by the benchmark index. However, the return to shareholders was +28.7%, reflecting a widening of the share price discount […]
Empiric Student Property makes rare sale – The Board of Empiric Student Property plc says that the group has exchanged contracts to sell the freehold of a site in Forthside Way, Stirling for GBP2.0 million (excluding costs). The disposal is expected to complete on 27 November 2017. This site was acquired by the group in August […]
CatCo NAV plummets on hurricane impact – Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd., has announced that the unaudited net asset value of CatCo Reinsurance Opportunities’ ordinary shares was $1.0795, as at the close of business on 30 September 2017. The ordinary shareholders are exposed to potential losses arising from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. They say that, whilst […]
K&C REIT struggles with high overheads and weak property market – K&C REIT, the high-end residential property fund, has announced results for the year ended 30 June 2017. Its NAV fell to 8.57p from 9.42p (-9.0%). The shares are trading at 7.5p. They point out that the residential sales market has slowed over the last year, […]
LXi REIT buys supported living portfolio – The Board of LXi REIT says that the company has exchanged contracts on the acquisition of the freehold interest in a portfolio of regulated long-let supported living properties located in Greater London (50%), Devon (30%), Surrey (14%), Essex (4%) and Northampton (2%). The purchase price is GBP18.9 million, […]
Duke agrees new royalty finance for Lynx Equity – Duke Royalty Limited has entered into its second royalty financing agreement with Lynx Equity (U.K.) Limited (“Lynx UK”), the UK-based subsidiary of Lynx Equity Limited (“Lynx”). Duke has committed GBP 7.0 million, with an initial tranche of GBP 4.5 million to be drawn down immediately, with the additional […]
Qatar fund to become Gulf Investment Fund – Qatar Investment Fund intends to change its investment policy from a largely Qatar-focused investment strategy to a broader Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”) investment strategy. Currently, the investment policy enables it to invest up to 15% in GCC countries (namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman and Bahrain) other than Qatar. The proposed […]
AEW UK Long Lease buys Wandsworth gym – AEW UK Long Lease REIT has completed the acquisition of 212 Wandsworth Road, London for GBP4.4m. The property, which is fully let to Pure Gym Limited at a low passing rent of GBP11.60 per sq ft, provides an unexpired lease term of 10.2 years to break and […]
Triple Point Social Housing invests another £10m – The Board of Triple Point Social Housing REIT says that the group has completed the acquisition of 12 supported housing properties, comprising 75 units in total, for an aggregate purchase price of GBP10.5 million (excluding costs). The properties are located in Bournemouth (1), Durham (1), Newcastle (1) […]
