Third Point Investors has published an investor letter for the finanl quarter of 2022. Third Point LLC returned 1.2% in the flagship Offshore Fund during the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with the S&P 500 Index return of 9.9% and the MSCI World Index return of 7.5% in the same period. It says: Results for […]
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund has made a private equity investment in Chicilon Media Information Technology Vietnam Joint Stock Company (Chicilon Media), which it descrbes as “the leading inner-building advertising company in Vietnam”. VinaCapital is leading a consortium to invest $38m and the fund will put up $30m of this for an undisclosed stake and a […]
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has published a trading update: It says that: The NAV per share was 105.5p at the last reported date of 30 September 2022, after adjusting for the 2p dividend paid in December 2022. Aggregate revenue across its investments increased by 8.8% to £146m and EBITDA increased by 5.9% to £76.5m over the […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 February 2023: CC Japan Income and Growth (CCJI) has reminded investors that the last day for exercising their subscription shares is 28 February. The day after, they will be suspended from trading and cancelled (if not exercised). The numbers are tight – the exercise price is 161p and last night’s […]
As previously announced, the lessee of DP Aircraft 1 ‘s two Boeing 787/8 aircraft, THAI Airways International, was placed into a rehabilitation programme to ensure its commercial viability following the unprecedented market disruption caused by the global COVID pandemic. As part of the cost saving measures agreed under the programme, THAI has been operating its […]
Chrysalis Investments (CHRY) has agreed to purchase £20m of equity in Starling Bank via a secondary market transaction led by an existing, third-party shareholder in Starling. It has emerged that the seller of the stake is Jupiter, which sold the 6% stake in Starling held by its open-ended fund (mainly by its £1bn Jupiter UK […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 February 2022: Civitas Social Housing (CSH) reported a fall in NAV of 3.4% to 110.93p per share in the quarter to 31 December 2022. This was due to an 18 basis points (0.18%) outward shift in the net initial yield of its portfolio and the effects of the mark-to-market valuations of the company’s financial swaps and […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 February 2023: HICL Infrastructure (HICL) says that the deal it announced last May – a 55% stake in French fibre network ADTiM SAS – is not going ahead as certain conditions have not been fulfilled. However, it remains on track to complete its purchase of Texas Nevada Transmission before 31 […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 06 February 2023: Riverstone Energy Limited (REL) has announced a $12.5m commitment to Our Next Energy’s (ONE) $300m Series B round, valuing the company at over $1bn. ONE is a Michigan-based energy storage technology company working to develop batteries for mobility and large-scale storage applications. 3i Infrastructure (3iN) has announced […]
For me, one of the nice features of the investment companies’ sector is that the closed end structure of the funds contained therein can house some really interesting, and sometimes unique, investment propositions that are otherwise hard for the average investor to get exposure to. I often cite Herald Investment Trust, which is managed by […]
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • Triple Point Social Housing (1:05) • Aquila European Renewables (7:05) Andrew McHattie’s summary on social housing sector (13:49). This week’s interview was with Will […]
Henderson Opportunities Trust (HOT) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2022, which its chairman, Wendy Colquhoun, describes as a very difficult year for absolute and relative performance for HOT’s portfolio. She comments that, during periods of growing investor caution, it is often smaller companies that fall quickest and most steeply […]
Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO) has said that it will implement a 7% cap on rental uplifts this year. The temporary one-year cap (which will end on 31 December 2023) is consistent with both the UK government’s 7% cap on social housing rent increases (Specialised Supported Housing that SOHO and Civitas Social Housing provide […]
Supplying life-saving medical supplies by robotic flights in Africa was just the start. In this first instalment of the new Invest in Progress podcast, Zipline’s co-founder Keller Rinaudo Cliffton talks to Scottish Mortgage manager Tom Slater about what’s next. Capital at risk. Listen to the podcast
Supplying life-saving medical supplies by robotic flights in Africa was just the start. In this first instalment of the new Invest in Progress podcast, Zipline’s co-founder Keller Rinaudo Cliffton talks to Scottish Mortgage manager Tom Slater about what’s next. Capital at risk. Listen to the podcast previous story | next story
Aquila European Renewables (AERS) has announced dividend guidance for its current financial year ending 31 December 2023. AERS is targeting a dividend of €c5.51 per share, subject to the portfolio performing in line with expectations. The 2023 target dividend represents an increase of 5% versus the prior year and follows a 5% increase in the […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 February 2023: Schroder REIT (SREI) reported a 17.1% fall in NAV to 62.0p for the quarter to 31 December 2022. The impact of higher interest rates on the property sector saw the value of its portfolio drop 11.8% to £470.3m. Dividends paid during the quarter of 0.803p per share was […]
On 23 January 2023, the boards of directors of Dignity and Yellow (SPC) Bidco Limited, a newly formed company indirectly owned or controlled by a consortium comprised joint offerors SPWOne V Limited, Castelnau Group Limited and Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer […]
For the 12 months ended 30 November 2022, BlackRock Energy and Resources Income reported an NAV return of 44.5% and a return to shareholders of 44.8%. Given the weakness in markets of all kinds last year, this is an impressive result, especially as it now means that the trust has doubled in two years. The […]
BlackRock Income and Growth has published results for the year ended 31 October 2022. The trust managed to just beat its benchmark over the period, returning -2.3% to the All-Share’s -2.8%. However, its discount widened from 6.0% at the start of the financial year to 10.8%, leaving shareholders with a return of -7.0%. The dividend […]
Apax Global Alpha made a $90m commitment to Apax Digital Fund II (ADF II) in 2021. Yesterday ADF II announced an investment in Magaya, a leading digital freight software platform that automates critical workflows for international logistics providers (magaya.com). ADF II’s investment forms part of a 50:50 recapitalisation alongside financial sponsor LLR Partners and other […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 February 2023: Ecofin US Renewables’ (RNEW) manager increased its holding in the fund, buying 59,096 shares in the market at an average price of $0.835 in part settlement of its management fee due for the three-month period ended 31 December 2022. It and its associates now hold 346,887 shares. abrdn […]
Chrysalis Investments says its 31 December 2022 NAV was 128.26p, down 19.53p or 13.2% since 30 September 2022. Revaluations of four comanies took off 11.4p, foreign exchange movements accounted for a further 3.3p of the fall. There was limited portfolio activity over the quarter (several companies within the portfolio had raised fresh capital over the […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 February 2023: Macau Property Opportunities (MPO) says its board has agreed to roll the terms of the investment management agreement with Sniper Capital, with effect (retrospectively) from 1 January 2023. Accordingly, a management fee of $100,000 per calendar month for the calendar year 2023 will continue to be payable. Realisation […]
Home REIT is being investigated for bribery by the National Crime Agency, according to reports. According to the reports in City AM and Investment Week, several documents have been handed over to the NCA, which is considering passing them on to the Financial Conduct Authority and the National Investigation Service (NATIS), which investigates serious organised […]
Chrysalis (CHRY) has published its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2022. During the period, CHRY experienced an NAV decline of 104.17p (to 147.79p) which was largely driven by Klarna (57.66p) and the listed portfolio (31.90p) with the remaining assets performing strongly against a challenging backdrop. Key takeaways are as follows: CHRY received […]
Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO) announced its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2022. Key takeaways are as follows: APEO has shown strong annual Net Asset Value growth in spite of the difficult backdrop in both the global economy and financial markets. Its NAV total return for the year to 30 September 2022 […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 January 2023: Picton Property (PCTN) posted a 12.4% fall in NAV to 102.2p per share for the quarter to 31 December 2022, as property yields moved out in response to higher interest rates. The group’s diversified portfolio fell in value by 9.0% over the quarter to £758.9m (less than the […]
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) has published its annual results for the year to 31 December 2022. During the period, ASL provided an NAV and share price total returns of -10.4% and -7.3% respectively (as the discount narrowed from 12.6% to 9.8% over the course of the year). ASL’s chairman, Richard Davidon, comments that while […]
Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust (AEET) has provided an update on its progress in the commitment and deployment of capital since its last trading update, published on 20 December 2022. Investment commitments have increased by £13.4m to £100.7m, which exceeds the £98m net proceeds raised at AEET’s initial public offering (IPO). AEET says that this is […]
