Ground Rents Income addresses negative media comment – Ground Rents Income Fund plc, a listed real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in UK ground rents, says that it has noted the recent attention in the media regarding ground rents and the launch by the Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, of a consultation on proposals to amend […]
Dragon Capital has 60.6% of Dragon Ukrainian following bid – On 8 June 2017, in accordance with Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Dragon Capital Investments announced its firm intention to make a mandatory cash offer for all of the Shares of Dragon Ukrainian Properties which the Dragon Capital Group did not […]
Greencoat UK Wind tops up stake in Clyde windfarm – Greencoat UK Wind PLC has entered into an agreement to make a further investment in Clyde Windfarm (Scotland) Limited, together with GLIL Corporate Holdings Limited, the infrastructure investment vehicle of certain local authority pension funds. As agreed at acquisition in March 2016, the Clyde Extension […]
LXi REIT fully invested looks to gear up – The Board of LXi REIT has announced that the company has now fully deployed the net proceeds of its GBP138 million IPO since listing on 27 February 2017. They are also in solicitors’ hands on additional acquisitions which will fully absorb the GBP55 million debt finance to […]
Polar Capital Global Financials gets subscription shares exercised – it has announced that it has applied for the listing of 24,952,723 new ordinary shares of 5p each. It is expected that admission to trading will take place on 2 August 2017. Applications have been made following the exercise of the rights represented by 24,952,723 subscription shares to subscribe in […]
Land Securities pre-lets 21 Moorfields to Deutsche Bank – Land Securities and Deutsche Bank have exchanged a pre-let agreement for the bank’s new London headquarters at 21 Moorfields, EC2 on a 25 year lease. The agreement is conditional on planning permission. Landsec has worked closely with Deutsche Bank on the design of a 564,000 sq […]
Supermarket Income REIT buys a TESCO Extra – Supermarket Income REIT has acquired a Tesco Superstore in Thetford, Norfolk, from M&G Real Estate for GBP43.2 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.35% or 5.55% after the next agreed RPI-linked rent review in December 2017. The purchase has been funded out of the equity proceeds […]
Custodian REIT buys Salisbury health and fitness centre – the company has acquired a 24,230 sq ft health and fitness centre in Salisbury, located less than two miles from the city centre and prominently fronting on to the A30, the main arterial road into the city from the North. Adjacent businesses include Premier Inn, Handelsbanken, […]
Oakley Capital Investments Inspired wins backing from TA Associates – Inspired, a leading group of premium schools in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Australia and a portfolio company of Oakley Funds, has received a significant strategic growth investment from TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, comprising both primary and secondary investment. OCL […]
Marwyn investment Zegona sells Telecable – Directors of Marwyn Value Investors Limited welcome the announcement made yesterday by its investee company, Zegona Communications plc (“Zegona”) confirming the completion of the sale of Zegona’s Spanish cable business, Telecable to Euskaltel, S.A. The transaction has generated significant upfront cash proceeds and Zegona intends promptly to return up to […]
