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23 Mar 2017

LondonMetric raising cash to fund expansion

LondonMetric Property  has announced a placing of up to 62,804,390 new shares (approximately 9.9% of its issued share capital). They intend to use the net proceeds of the placing to fund the acquisition of predominantly “last mile” distribution assets and to finance newly committed distribution developments. The cash will be used to fund committed and potential investments and new […]

23 Mar 2017

Electra sells balance of Allflex stake

Epiris has announced that it has sold Electra Private Equity’s remaining stake in Allflex Corporation to an existing shareholder. Electra has received proceeds of GBP70.3 million from the sale, an uplift of GBP1.5 million or 2% on the valuation of its investment in Allflex at 30 September 2016, equivalent to an increase in NAV per share […]

22 Mar 2017

Marwyn’s Wilmcote to target speciality chemicals

Marwyn Value Investors is launching a new management platform, Wilmcote Holdings plc, established in partnership with Adrian Whitfield, who has been appointed as its chief executive. Adrian is an experienced executive who recently spent nine years successfully implementing a turnaround and growth strategy at Synthomer plc, the UK listed specialty polymer operator. Over Adrian’s nine year tenure, he […]

22 Mar 2017

Fidelity Japanese Values tops peer group for 2016

Fidelity Japanese Values delivered an NAV total return of 20.5% for the year ended 31 December 2016, marginally underperforming its benchmark but beating the rest of its peer group. The share price also went up, but only by 17.0% per share to 101.50 pence, as the discount to NAV widened to 17.1%. Over the year, key […]

22 Mar 2017

BlackRock Emerging Europe cuts fee

BlackRock Emerging Europe says that, following discussions with the Manager, agreement has been reached on a revised management fee. The management fee will be reduced with effect from 1 April 2017 from 1.00% per annum of the Company’s average daily market capitalisation to 0.80% per annum of the company’s net asset value. BEEP : BlackRock […]

21 Mar 2017

Alpha Real intervenes in Hansteen / Industrial Multi Property bid

The Board of Alpha Real Trust believes that the offer by Hansteen continues to grossly undervalue Industrial Multi Property Trust (IMPT) and have resolved to reject the offer. Given that the Board of Alpha Real Trust believes there is the potential for serious conflicts of interest between Hansteen and IMPT, resulting from Hansteen operating in the […]

21 Mar 2017

Safestore withdraws incentive plan proposal

The notice of the Annual General Meeting of Safestore to be held on Wednesday 22 March 2017 includes proposals to adopt a new Directors’ Remuneration Policy and the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), which is intended to replace the existing LTIP (the proposals). Following consultations with shareholders, Safestore no longer intends to seek shareholders’ approval for […]

20 Mar 2017

JPMorgan US Smaller’s shareholders made 53% in 2016

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust has announced results for the year ended 31st December 2016. The share price increased by over 53% during the financial year. The backdrop to the dramatic share price rise was an increase of 50.1% in the Company’s net asset value, which compares favourably with the rise of 44.4% in the […]

20 Mar 2017

Alan Borrows to retire from Seneca

The board of Seneca Global Income & Growth has announced that Seneca Investment Managers Ltd has informed it of a prospective change in the composition of its investment team, as Alan Borrows intends to retire at the end of this calendar year. Over the last two years, led by Chief Investment Officer Peter Elston, your Manager […]