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09 Feb 2018

BioPharma Credit makes $150m loan to NovoCure

BioPharma Credit makes $150m loan to NovoCure – BioPharma Credit has entered into a definitive term senior secured loan agreement for US$150 million with NovoCure Limited (NASDAQ: NVCR), a commercial stage oncology company  with a current market capitalisation of approximately US$1.9 billion. The US$150 million loan will mature in February 2023 and bears interest at 9.0% […]

08 Feb 2018

LMS Capital exits Brockton Capital LLP

LMS Capital exits Brockton Capital LLP – In 2006 LMS, together with 3 other cornerstone investors, backed the establishment of Brockton Capital LLP, a private equity real estate investment adviser, and became an investor in Brockton Capital Fund I LP, a real estate investment fund.  The investment in the LLP gave LMS the right to participate in […]

07 Feb 2018

Star fund manager leaves River and Mercantile Micro Cap

Star fund manager leaves River and Mercantile Micro Cap – Philip Rodrigs, manager of River & Mercantile Micro Cap, has left the management company following “an investigation into a professional conduct issue”. He is leaving the company today and the fund has not been affected by his actions. River & Mercantile Group has released the following […]

06 Feb 2018

Tritax will fund new Eddie Stobart logistics facility

Tritax will fund new Eddie Stobart logistics facility – Tritax Big Box REIT has exchanged contracts, conditional on receiving full planning consent, to provide forward funding for the development of a new regional distribution centre at Midlands Logistics Park, Corby. The development asset is pre-let to Eddie Stobart Limited, one of the UK’s leading logistics […]

05 Feb 2018

Hansteen sell IMPT portfolio to Warehouse REIT

Hansteen sell IMPT portfolio to Warehouse REIT – Hansteen has agreed to dispose of the Industrial Multi Property Trust (IMPT) portfolio for GBP116 million to an entity owned by Warehouse REIT. Hansteen acquired the portfolio through its successful offer for IMPT which was declared wholly unconditional on 25 April 2017. The portfolio consists of 51 UK multi-let […]

05 Feb 2018

Macau Properties sells Senado Square

Macau Properties sells Senado Square – Macau Property Opportunities Fund has conditionally agreed to sell its Senado Square retail redevelopment project to Ardent Success Limited and City Universe Limited, for HK$800 million (c. US$102.3 million. The sale price represents a premium of 14% to the property’s valuation of HK$703 million (c. US$90.0 million) as at 31 […]

02 Feb 2018

BB Biotech tops biotech trust league in January

BB Biotech tops biotech trust league in January Swiss-listed BB Biotech (BBB), managed by Bellevue Asset Management, was the best performing biotech-specialist investment trust in January, achieving a 4.8% rise in sterling-denominated NAV total return. Furthermore, with a tightening of its discount to NAV, BB biotech saw a 10.4% rise in its sterling-translated share price over […]

02 Feb 2018

SQN finds new lessor for Snoozebox assets

SQN finds new lessor for Snoozebox assets – SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited has signed conditional agreements transferring the ownership of Snoozebox Limited, by purchasing it from the Administrator and selling it onward to a new owner which is part of a well-capitalised group experienced in the wider modular accommodation and in the oil and gas […]

02 Feb 2018

CatCo updates on 2018 portfolio and aftermath of 2017

CatCo updates on 2018 portfolio and aftermath of 2017 – CatCo Reinsurance Opportunities has published its forecasts for 2018 and updated investors on the outcome for 2017 where just 35% of ordinary shareholders’ capital is available for reinvestment in the new portfolio (the rest having been distributed, paid in reinsurance claims or tied up in […]