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18 Jan 2018

Derwent London gets control of Tottenham Court Road site

Derwent London gets control of Tottenham Court Road site – Derwent London has announced that Crossrail has completed the base infrastructure works at Soho Place W1 and handed over the site to the group.  It is the first Crossrail site to be delivered to a developer, and this has been achieved almost a year before the […]

18 Jan 2018

Renewables Infrastructure buys Clahane wind farm

Renewables Infrastructure buys Clahane wind farm – The Board of The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 41.2MW operational wind farm (“Clahane 1”) and its 13.8MW extension which is currently under construction (“Clahane extension”). The project is located in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. Clahane […]

18 Jan 2018

Funding Circle SME Income attracts money from Citibank

Funding Circle SME Income attracts money from Citibank – Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited says that the company has entered into a formal agreement with Citibank, N.A. London Branch to establish a funding transaction to make loans to UK small businesses through the Funding Circle platform . The transaction will serve to support the […]

17 Jan 2018

Franklin Templeton snaps up Edinburgh Partners

Franklin Templeton Investments has announced that it has agreed, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, to acquire Edinburgh Partners. Edinburgh Partners is an independent fund management house that is headed up by Dr. Sandy Nairn, a former Franklin manager. Dr. Nairn spent ten years at franklin Templeton, between 1990 and 2000, as an executive vice […]

16 Jan 2018

BBGI and John Laing Infrastructure comment on Carillion

BBGI and John Laing Infrastructure comment on Carillion – BBGI SICAV says it has no exposure to Carillion. John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited has 9 operational PPP projects where Carillion are the Facilities Management (“FM”) provider, 4 schools projects, 4 emergency services projects and 1 road project.   The value of these projects is approximately 8.5% […]

15 Jan 2018

RDI REIT buys four flexible London offices

RDI REIT buys four flexible London offices – RDI has announced the acquisition of an 80% interest in a portfolio of four established, strategically located and high quality flexible offices in Central London from Forum Partners, Kailong Group and Office Space in Town (“OSIT”). The portfolio value of GBP161.7 million reflects an anticipated net initial […]

15 Jan 2018

Tritax Big Box forward funding two new Howdens Joinery warehouses

Tritax Big Box forward funding two new Howdens Joinery warehouses – Tritax Big Box REIT has completed contracts for the site acquisition and forward funding for the development of two new distribution warehouse facilities at Warth Park, Raunds. The properties are pre-let in their entirety under two separate 30 year leases to Howdens Joinery Group Plc, […]

15 Jan 2018

LXI REIT dips into student accommodation with Dundee purchase

LXI REIT dips into student accommodation with Dundee purchase – LXI REIT, which is building an eclectic and diversified property portfolio, has acquired a long-let student accommodation scheme in Dundee. The purchase price is GBP20.25 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.3% (net of acquisition costs). The property is fully let to Mears Group PLC, […]