Discounts to net asset value (NAV) in the property sector have been pretty eye-watering over the last few weeks as the market tries to price in an appropriate level of asset value deterioration in this high interest rate environment. Some have been singled out more than others. Take the AIC’s Property – UK Commercial sector […]
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: • Renewables/infrastructure NAVs • Digital 9 Infrastructure • NB Global Monthly Income • Home REIT This week’s interview was with Bruce Stout from Murray International […]
ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT) is pleased to announce that it has recently made two new direct co-investments: US$9.0m (£7.9m) in Gateway Services and a US$5.0m (£4.2m) follow-on co-investment in Vistage Worldwide. Gateway Services – a direct co-investment alongside ICG Gateway Services Inc (www.gatewayservicesinc.com) operates a network of pet crematoria and pet cemeteries across over 150 […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 November 2022: Following shareholder approval of its new investment objective and policy, JPMorgan Russian Securities Plc has changed its name to JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities Plc. The trust’s stock ticker is changing from JRS to JEMA with effect from 8.00am on 25 November 2022, although the […]
Home REIT has said that a report by a short-seller attacking the company is “inaccurate and misleading” and “based on mistaken assumptions, misinformed comments, and disputable allegations”. Viceroy Research alleged that many of the tenants Home REIT works with to provide accommodation for homeless people “cannot afford rent, have not been paying rent, are in […]
Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust says that its NAV for 30 September 2022 rose by 1.5p over the previous three months to 117.7p. The total return for the period, including the 1.25p dividend paid in the period, was 2.6%. The movement in NAV during the period was attributable to several factors: financial performance (+1.3pps); advantageous […]
As part of a general round up of recent progress within its business (the major parts of which we have covered in earlier stories), International Public Partnerships has provided its thoughts on the impact of rising interest rates on its business. The elements of the company’s investments that could primarily be impacted as a result […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 November 2022: Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) says that the net impact of the new electricity generator levy on its NAV is to reduce it by 0.8p. As other funds did, it applied discounts to the blended power forecasts as at 30 September 2022. To reflect the uncertainty surrounding the likely […]
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) has signed an agreement to finance the design, acquisition and installation of energy efficiency solutions across various buildings in the US for BlocPower Energy Services 2 LLC , a wholly owned subsidiary of leading energy efficiency developer BlocPower LLC, through a 10% participation in a US$80m loan facility. BlocPower […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 November 2022: Worldwide Healthcare (WWH) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022. During the period, WWH provided an NAV total return of 3.1%, modestly outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI World Healthcare Index, which returned 2.1% during the period. In absolute terms, net asset value […]
Bluefield Solar Income Funds says that its NAV as at 30 September 2022 was £884.0m or 144.6p per share, up from 140.4p as at 30 June 2022. This equates to an NAV total return for the quarter of 3.0% and gearing (based on the gross asset value) of 34%. The major factors behind this change […]
Baillie Gifford European’s results for the 12 months ended 30 September 2022 show the impact of the change in sentiment towards growth investing on the company. Over the period, the NAV total return was -40.4% compared to a total return of -15.3% for its benchmark index. The share price total return for the same period […]
Princess Private Equity, which announced that it would not pay its dividend earlier this month, is holding a webinar today to explain what is going on at the company. However, the situation seems worse than first appeared as the company has also suspended all new investment activity. It says “underlying conditions such as the challenging […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 November 2022: Aquila European Renewables (AERI) says that 95% of all 72 turbines at its Norwegian Rock project are now in operation, whilst the remaining turbines are subject to corrective maintenance. A production-based availability warranty will cover any losses if availability is below 97% in the first year of operations […]
AT85 Global Mid-Market Infrastructure Income Plc (AT85) has as issued an intention to float (ITF) this morning, in which it has announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) for a premium main market listing on the London Stock Exchange, targeting a capital raise of £300m. The IPO includes a placing to institutional investors; an […]
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has published its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022. The period saw NESF’s NAV per share increase by 8.3% to 122.9p, up from 113.5p as at 31 March 2022. The main contributors to the increase in the NAV were an increase in power price forecast assumptions (+12.0p […]
NB Global Monthly Income (NBMI) has announced that, following a review of its strategy and future prospects, its Board has decided not to implement its semi-annual cash exit facility in December 2022 but instead to put forward proposals for approval by shareholders to place the company into a managed wind-down. Wind-down triggered by NAV dropping […]
BioPharma Credit (BPCR) has announced that, together with BioPharma Credit Investments V, it has entered into a senior secured loan agreement with Immunocore Limited. BPCR will invest up to US$50m and BioPharma-V will also invest up to an additional US$50m. Based in the UK, Immunocore is a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company with a current market […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 November 2022: Personal Assets (PNL) has published its interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2022. During the period, PNL provided an NAV total return of -3.6%, outperfoming its All-Share benchmark, which it says provided a total return of -5.8%. PNL’s shares continued to trade close to NAV […]
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: • Long Term Assets • Renewables windfall tax This week’s interview was with Jeff O’Dwyer from Schroder European REIT – watch it again here. previous […]
For a sector that has got used to quite substantial amounts of fundraising, 2022 has proved a lot trickier for funds and brokers. Some of the stalwarts of the sector such as the infrastructure and renewable energy funds have ended up on discounts. Pantheon Infrastructure, for example, which had to turn away cash at its […]
A new Guernsey domiciled investment company, Conviction Life Sciences (CLSC), published a prospectus on 16 November 2022 for its initial public offering (IPO). The prospectus is availale here. The IPO is targeting gross proceeds of £100m and CLSC plans to list on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that CLSC’s […]
45% windfall tax on renewable electricity from 1 January 2023 A new electricity generator levy will come into force from 1 January 2023 and run until 31 March 2028. The levy will be a new 45% tax on extraordinary revenues above a pre-crisis price baseline of £75 per MWh made by certain renewable, nuclear and […]
Troy Income and Growth has published results for the 12 months ended 30 September 2022. The trust delivered a NAV total return of -9.9% and share price total return of -10.2%. Both lagged the All-Share Index which produced a total return of -4.0%. The dividend for the year totalled 1.97p, representing a yield of 2.9% […]
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has invested an additional €6.25m (about £5.5m) into Simply Blue Holdings Limited, the parent company of the Simply Blue Group, an Irish developer of predominantly floating offshore wind projects. Octopus Renewables first invested in Simply Blue in August 2021 taking about a 12% stake. Following this latest investment, Octopus Renewables’s ownership […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 November 2022: As interest rates continue to climb, NB Global Monthly Income Fund (NBMI) is increasing its dividend once again. The target distribution for the remainder of 2022 is a rate of 8.10% of NAV each year (net of fees and expenses) which equates to a target monthly distribution for […]
Great Portland Estates has secured its largest ever letting – the 321,100 sq ft pre-let of its office development, 2 Aldermanbury Square, EC2, to international law firm Clifford Chance LLP. Clifford Chance has entered an agreement to lease the lower ground to twelfth floors, on separate 20-year leases, with options to break at year 15 […]
HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) has announced that it is now classified as an Article 9 Fund under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and EU Taxonomy Regulation (EU Taxonomy). The Article 9 classification means that HGEN has a sustainable investment objective and will be reporting greenhouse gas emissions and avoided greenhouse gas emissions on […]
The Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022. Its chairman, Roger Yates, says that after a very difficult year to 31 March 2022, during which the trust’s NAV fell substantially and underperformed its benchmark (the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index), the first six months of the current year have seen […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 November 2022: ThomasLloyd Energy Impact (TLEI/TLEP) has announced the results of its placing that was announced on 8 November 2022. The ‘subsequent placing’ raised gross proceeds of US$35.3m and 34,277,228 new ordinary shares are being issued at a price of US$1.030 (£0.865 being the announced sterling equivalent price) per ordinary […]
