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24 Nov 2015

Chenavari Capital Solutions seeks to extend investment period

Chenavari Capital Solutions has announced that it intends to seek shareholder approval for the extension of its investment period for up to 12 months to 31 December 2016 at an EGM scheduled for the 18 December 2015. In the Company’s prospectus, published in connection with its IPO, the Company stated that, following 31 December 2015, […]

24 Nov 2015

Management fee cut for MedicX

The Board of MedicX Fund Limited has agreed to give Octopus Healthcare Adviser an extension to its notice period in exchange for a cut in fees. The announcement says the alteration to the fee structure, which applies to any fees payable on or after 1 October 2015, is designed to enhance shareholder value as the portfolio of […]

24 Nov 2015

Demand for West End property evident in Shaftesbury results

Shaftesbury has published results for the year ended 30 September 2015. The EPRA NAV increased by 21.9% to 869p and EPRA earnings per share increased by 6.6% to 13p. The total dividend for the year was upped by 5% to 13.75p. Commercial rent reviews came in at 24.8% above previous rents, equivalent to five-year compound […]

20 Nov 2015

Biotech Growth Trust shrugs off drug pricing fears

Biotech shares were weak in the six months that ended 30 September 2015. Biotech Growth Trust reports that its NAV fell by 18.6% over this period, 5% more than the 13.6% fall in the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index. The company’s shares fell by 19.3%. The Chairman said the fall in the value of many biotechnology companies […]

20 Nov 2015

BlueCrest All Blue continuation vote triggered

BlueCrest All Blue says its rolling 12 month discount floor provision has been triggered for its Sterling class of shares (the discount, based on the October month end figure, was too wide). This requires, in accordance with the Company’s articles of association, a continuation vote to be proposed for this class by way of ordinary resolution. […]

20 Nov 2015

Templeton Emerging suffers in EM sell-off

Templeton Emerging Markets has published results covering the six month period that ended on 30 September 2015. emerging markets had a tough time during this period, selling-off sharply and underperforming developed markets by 9.1% (comparing the two relevant MSCI Indices). Over the six months the fund generated a negative total return on net assets and underperformed […]

19 Nov 2015

Marwyn Value Investors to raise a minimum £50m, new distribution policy

Marywn Value Investors has announced that it is proposing to raise a minimum of £50m through a placing, at a price of 220p per share. The company says that the book-build has secured substantial anchor orders from existing and new shareholders to support the minimum fund raise and that the book will be kept open […]

19 Nov 2015

Juridica throws in the towel

Juridica has announced that it is throwing in the towel and will shift into realisation mode. The Company will not make new investments (other than for funding existing investments in the Company’s portfolio where such funding is reasonably required to realise maximum shareholder value) and will seek to return capital to shareholders in the most […]

19 Nov 2015

Custodian REIT to acquire 11 UK commercial properties for £64.9m

Custodian REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire a portfolio of 11 UK commercial properties for an aggregate consideration of £69.4m. Simultaneously, the company has also announced that it has entered into an agreement to extend its existing revolving credit facility with Lloyds Bank from £25m to £35m whilst extending the termination […]

18 Nov 2015

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies agrees revised management fee

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies, managed by Don San Jose (pictured), has announced that it has agreed a new fee structure with J.P. Morgan Funds Ltd, which will take effect from the beginning of the company’s next financial year (1 January 2016). Under the existing fee arrangement the Company’s basic management fee has been 1.20% per annum on […]