Life Science REIT reported a 6.9% fall in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in annual results for 2024, laying bare the company’s struggles that led to its board launching a strategic review and putting it up for sale. EPRA NTA at the end of 2024 was 74.4p, down from 79.9p at the end of 2023, […]
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LondonMetric Property has made a proposal to acquire Urban Logistics REIT, valuing the company at £674m. The proposal, made on 13 April, consists of new shares in LondonMetric based on an adjusted EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) for adjusted EPRA NTA exchange ratio plus a fixed amount in cash. Under the terms of the proposal, […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 April 2025: [MR comment: Schroder Japan continues to demonstrate the value of active, high-conviction investing in an inefficient but improving market. With Japan’s long-awaited re-rating story still playing out, SJG and its peers look well-positioned to benefit as the market wakes up to the fundamental changes underway in corporate Japan. […]
Helical has sold City of London office development 100 New Bridge Street to an unnamed S&P 500 company (thought to be investment bank State Street) for £333m. The 195,000 sq ft office will become the company’s new London headquarters, with the purchase price reflecting a 5% yield. Helical owns the site in a 50/50 joint […]
LondonMetric Property has forward-funded the acquisition of a pre-let M&S logistics warehouse in Bristol for £74.0m, reflecting a NIY of 5.65%. The 390,000 sq ft regional logistics warehouse is pre-let to M&S on a 20-year lease with five yearly upward only rent reviews linked to CPI. The highly specified warehouse is being developed by Epta […]
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The AIC is petitioning Parliament to change the laws around the provision of voting rights to investors that hold their shares through platforms – which is most of us. Richard Stone, chief executive of the AIC, said: “All shareholders must be able to vote – it’s their fundamental right. The Companies Act currently states that […]
Assura has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the company by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Stonepeak Partners. Under the terms of the acquisition, each Assura shareholder shall be entitled to receive 49.4p, comprising 48.56p in cash and a quarterly interim dividend of 0.84p. Together this represents 100% of Assura’s […]
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In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 April 2025: Value and Indexed Property Income Trust (VIP) has formally entered the UK REIT regime, effective 1 April 2025. The move sees the company transition from investment trust status to that of a real estate investment trust (REIT), a change that brings with it a new tax treatment. The […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 March 2025: Rockwood Strategic (RKW) has announced that its investment management agreement has been novated from Harwood Capital LLP to Rockwood Asset Management (RAM), effective 31 March 2025. RAM is a trading name of Harwood Private Capital LLP, another FCA-authorised entity within the Harwood group. The change will see RAM […]
Urban Logistics REIT has announced the acquisition of two logistics assets for £21.1m, as it looks to demonstrate the strengths of its strategy amid an activist shareholder revolt. The assets in Liverpool and Leeds were bought at a blended net initial yield (NIY) of 7.34% and a blended reversionary yield of 7.64%. These were funded […]
The board of Urban Logistics REIT has urged shareholders to vote against all of the proposals made by Achilles Investment Company in its requisition request, as a war of words hots up between the two companies. Achilles has requested the immediate replacement of chairman Nigel Rich and director Heather Hancock as well as the removal […]
LondonMetric has agreed a deal to acquire TISE-listed Highcroft, a UK REIT which owns a portfolio of real estate assets weighted towards logistics (52%) and retail warehousing (27%). The recommended all-share offer will see Highcroft shareholders receive 4.65 new LondonMetric shares for each Highcroft share. On the basis of the closing price per LondonMetric share of 181.1p […]
The board of Warehouse REIT has announced that it would be minded to recommend Blackstone’s cash offer for the company. Blackstone made a final offer earlier this week at 115.0p per share, valuing the company at £489m. It said that it would engage in discussions with Blackstone in relation to terms and to allow Blackstone […]
SEGRO has announced plans to develop a £1bn data centre at Park Royal in west London. The company has formed a joint venture with Pure Data Centres Group, owned by Oaktree, to finance the development of a 56MW scheme. It said that it expects to pre-let the 30,000 sqm, three-storey building to a hyperscaler. Gross capital […]
Regional REIT’s annual results for 2024 highlighted both the severe headwinds the company is facing and the early effects of the turnaround strategy it has put in place. The numbers do not make for easy reading, with the EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) down just over 40% to 210.2p per share from its restated 2023 […]
Blackstone has made a final indicative all cash bid to the board of Warehouse REIT of 115.0 pence per share, valuing the company at £489m. This follows a proposal for the company of 110.5 pence in early March made by Blackstone and fellow US private equity company Sixth Street. The new indicative offer (which has […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 March 2025: Rights and Issues Investment Trust (RIII) has announced that its board has decided to withdraw resolution 10, the authority to buy back shares, from the business of the company’s annual general meeting held on 24 March 2025 and therefore the share repurchase programme announced on 31 July 2024 […]
Great Portland Estates (GPE) has acquired the freehold of One Chapel Place, W1, through the purchase of Cypress Dynasty Limited, in a deal valuing the property at £56.0m (£985 per sq ft on proposed net internal area), reflecting a net initial yield of 4.4%. The 34,230 sq ft West End office building is fully let […]
On 17 April, Achilles (AIC) issued a statement on Urban Logistics which we reproduce below: Achilles Investment Company Limited notes the potential conflict of interest concerning Richard Moffitt, chief executive officer of Logistics Asset Management LLP, the investment adviser to Urban Logistics REIT plc. Mr. Moffitt also holds an interest in M1 Agency LLP, where […]
Shaftesbury Capital has formed a strategic, long-term partnership with Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, in respect of its Covent Garden estate. Shaftesbury is selling a 25% non-controlling interest in the Covent Garden estate to NBIM. This values the Covent Garden estate at £2.7bn, in line with its independent property valuation […]
Harworth Group delivered a NAV total return of 9.1% over 2024, after seeing EPRA net disposal value (NDV) increase 8.5% driven by gains on development sites and land sales. Over the last five years the company has posted average annual returns of 8.4% against the MSCI All Property Index of 5.1%. EPRA NDV per share […]
Life Science REIT has launched a strategic review into the future of the company that will explore a potential sale or managed wind down. The board said in the announcement: “As set out in its interim results announcement on 26 September 2024, the board acknowledges the challenges and significant headwinds that the company has faced […]
Just days after announcing a recommended cash offer for the company, Care REIT has reported annual results for 2024. EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) were up 3.7% to £493.97m (119.21p per share), reflecting a 4.3% increase in property investments, which were independently valued at £679.0m. EPRA earnings per share were up 2.4% to 8.89p, while […]
Empiric Student Property has reported annual rental growth of 9.3% in 2024 results, as the student accommodation sector continues to thrive. Like for like rental growth for the academic year 2023/24 was 10.5%, while it achieved 7.0% in the 2024/25 academic year. This translated into a 5.0% uplift in EPRA earnings per share 4.2p (2023: […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 March 2025: Isaac Thong is being appointed lead manager of abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) to work alongside Eric Chan. Isaac is joining Aberdeen’s Asia Pacific Equities team from JPMorgan, where he co-managed JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust (JEMI) and the open-ended JPMorgan Emerging Markets Income Fund. He will […]
Sirius Real Estate has exchanged contracts to acquire a business park and development opportunity in Southampton for a total £40.5m. The company has agreed to acquire Chalcroft Business Park for £36.5m, representing a net initial yield of 5.5%, as well as an adjoining 4.5 acre piece of development land with outline planning permission, for £4.0m. […]
