In a brief statement this morning, it was announced that Stuart Widdowson had resigned as manager of Strategic Equity Capital. At the time of writing the shares are off 6%. The full text of the announcement is reproduced below. The Board of Strategic Equity Capital plc (the “Company”) announces that it has been informed by […]
Gemfields (GEM:AIM) Announces second quarter operational update for the period ending 31 December 2016. Production at the 75% owned Kagem Mine was 4.7 million carats of emerald and beryl with an average grade of 156 carats per ton, versus the quarter ending 31 December 2015 of 8.2m carats with an average grade of 272 cpt. […]
Henderson Opportunities says its Net Asset Value total return for the year ended 31 October 2016 was 0.4%, while the UK market returned 12.2%. Its discount widened significantly over the course of the year, to stand at 17.5% at the year end. The total dividend for the year is 19.00p an increase of 5.6% on the previous year. The […]
The Board of Polar Capital Global Healthcare has announced that following initial consultation with shareholders it has been working with its advisers and its investment manager, Polar Capital, on options for the future of the company. Any such proposals would be expected to include the opportunity for shareholders to continue their exposure to the healthcare sector in […]
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC has realised its investment in Steeper Holdings Limited the UK’s leading supplier of rehabilitation services including prosthetic, orthotic and electronic assistive devices and services. Capital and accrued interest in Steeper was valued at GBP3.9m as at 30 September 2016, the last published valuation. Total initial proceeds from the sale amounted […]
Foresight Solar Fund has completed its largest acquisition to date with the purchase of a 100% interest in a 50MW alternating current (“AC”) export capacity operational UK solar asset, representing 72MW of installed peak capacity. Shotwick solar farm, located in Flintshire, is the largest operational solar asset in the UK. It was connected to the Grid […]
Africa Opportunity has had a setback in its dispute over its investment in Shoprite. In their half yearly report for the six months ended 30 June 2016 it was reported that the arbitration proceedings between the Company and Shoprite Holdings Limited had commenced in August 2016 and it was anticipated that the arbitrator would deliver […]
The Board of intu properties plc (‘intu’) notes the recent press speculation regarding the potential acquisition of Xanadu shopping centre in Madrid. intu confirms it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with entities of the Ivanhoé Cambridge Group to acquire the centre. The transaction would be funded from a combination of bank financing and existing […]
CC Japan Income & Growth has published its first Annual Report which reflects the period from listing on the London Stock Exchange on 15th December 2015 to 31st October 2016. As at 31st October 2016, and measured in Sterling, the share price has risen by 22.4% while the Net Asset Value has increased by 23.9% since […]
Miton UK MicroCap Trust, managed by Gervais Williams (pictured), has announced its the intention to raise approximately £15m through the issue of ordinary shares, which are to be issued under the trust’s previously announced share issuance programme of up to 250m ordinary and/or c-shares. The Issue launched immediately following the announcement and the bookbuild is expected […]