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13 Apr 2017

Jupiter looking to launch new emerging income trust

After canvassing opinion earlier this year, Jupiter has decided to try to launch a new investment trust – Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust. They say it will be a “high conviction, long-only investment trust, investing predominantly in quoted global emerging and frontier market equities and will differ from other current UK listed Global Emerging Market […]

12 Apr 2017

Ranger takes 4% hit from Argon bankruptcy

Further to Ranger Direct Lending’s announcements regarding the bankruptcy proceedings in respect of Argon Credit, LLC and Argon X, LLC, the company has been informed by the Princeton Alternative Income Fund Ltd that it intends to take a reserve of $11.7 million against the Argon portfolio due to a decline in recent cash flows attributable to the portfolio. […]

11 Apr 2017

VinaCapital funds sell Dai Phuoc Lotus stake

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund and VinaLand have sold their entire stakes in the Dai Phuc Lotus direct real estate project located in the Dong Nai province near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The site is a future residential – township development with a total site area of 198.5ha and was acquired in 2007. The Project is residential […]

11 Apr 2017

Taliesin reports 27% increase in NAV for 2016

Taliesin Property Fund reports that it s adjusted NAV per share rose 27.5% in 2016 to end the year at EUR37.53 (31 December 2015 EUR29.44, reflecting the EUR2 per share return of capital to shareholders during the period). On an EPRA basis, NAV per share was EUR36.87 at the end of 2016 (31 December 2015 EUR29.10). […]

11 Apr 2017

LXi building portfolio

The Board of LXi REIT has announced that: the Company has exchanged contracts to forward purchase the new Premier Inn hotel and Beefeater restaurant currently under construction at Spanish City Promenade, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside (the “Premier Inn Property”); and the Company has now completed on the acquisitions of the GE Oil & Gas facility […]

10 Apr 2017

Funding Circle SME Income’s C Share raises £142m

Funding Circle SME Income Fund (FCIF) has announced that its recent C share placing has seen 142,000,000 C Shares placed raising gross proceeds of £142 million. The net proceeds of the issue are to be used to purchase investments originated by Funding, save to the extent that some will be retained for working capital purposes, […]

10 Apr 2017

SVG Capital returns £299m through undersubscribed tender offer

SVG Capital has announced the results of its Tender Offer which closed on 7 April 2017. The company says that 41,762,005 Ordinary Shares were validly tendered and will be purchased at a price per Ordinary Share of 715 pence, for a total cost of £298,598,335.75. This represents approximately 63.8 per cent. of the issued share […]

06 Apr 2017

Infrastructure India can’t pay back working capital loan

Infrastructure India plc announces that it has agreed an extension of the US$17 million working capital loan facility provided to the Company in April 2013 such that the maturity date of the Loan has been extended to 9 June 2017. The Company does not currently have sufficient cash resources to repay the Loan. The Loan, which […]