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In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 September 2022: Pantheon Infrastructure’s (PINT) first set of figures, covering the period from launch to 30 June 2022, show that £98m was invested at that date, but as of today £344m or 88% of the £400m IPO proceeds have been deployed. As we know, the subscription share exercise raised a […]
Land Securities has exchanged contracts to sell its Moorgate station office development 21 Moorfields, EC2, to Lendlease for £809m. After outstanding development-related items, net cash receipt to Landsec will be £733m. 21 Moorfields is a 568,500 sq ft London office development fully pre-let to Deutsche Bank AG on a 25 year lease, with an annualised […]
LXI REIT is considering an equity raise to part-fund the £500m acquisition of a portfolio of 18 Sainsbury’s supermarkets. The group said that it was currently in discussions to acquire from Sainsbury’s, on a sale and leaseback basis, the 18-strong portfolio of prime grocery store assets, which are predominantly located in Southern England locations, but […]
Tritax EuroBox has announced that Nick Preston has stepped down as fund manager of the company and has been replaced by Phil Redding, a partner at Tritax EuroBox’s manager Tritax Management. Phil joined Tritax in November 2020 as director of investment strategy, providing strategic investment advice across four flagship Tritax funds. Prior to joining Tritax, […]
Supermarket Income REIT says it will continue to grow its portfolio through acquisitions after reporting a 6% increase in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) in the year to 30 June 2022 to 115p per share. With dividends, this equates to a 12% NAV total return for the year and 7% share price total return – […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 September 2022: Henderson High Income (HHI) produced returns in line with its benchmark (80% All-Share Index/20% ICE BofAML Sterling Non-Gilts Index) over the six months ended 30 June 2022, both returning -6.1%. It helped that UK equities beat bonds over the period as the trust began the year with an […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 September 2022: Tufton Oceanic Assets (SHIP) is buying two product tankers – Courteous and Mindful – for $73.0m, less than their depreciated replacement cost. This takes the fund’s fleet to 23 vessels. Both tankers have fixed rate time charters for three to five years to a major commodity trading and […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 September 2022, the news is dominated by interim results statements: Downing Renewables and Infrastructure (DORE) has made a great start to the year as it reports an NAV of 115.9p at end June 2022 and a total return for the first six months of the year of 14.1%. The portfolio […]
Civitas Social Housing has provided an update on the progress in the implementation of its new regulatory clause (details of which were announced in May). The clause is intended to assist housing associations to be better positioned to achieve regulatory compliance under the Regulator of Social Housing’s governance and financial viability standard. The clause has […]
Home REIT has continued its acquisition drive with the purchase of 158 additional properties for £57.4m. The acquisitions were funded by proceeds raised in the company’s oversubscribed £263m equity issue in May 2022 (of which the company has now deployed a total of £227m or 88% of the proceeds). The properties have added a further […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 September 2022: Infrastructure India (IIP) has applied for, and has been granted, a three month extension to the deadline for publishing its audited annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are now expected to be published in early November 2022. Proceeds from the sale of Indian Energy […]
A new supported living real estate investment trust (REIT) plans to launch targeting £150m in an initial public offering (IPO). Independent Living REIT plc today announced its intention to launch on the London Stock Exchange through the issuance of new ordinary shares in the company by way of a placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 September 2022: International Public Partnerships, publishing its interim report, says that its Angel Trains investment is unaffected by strikes, its additional £42m investment in the Thames Tideway super sewer completed yesterday (7 September) and construction works are 80% complete, and Cadent (the UK gas infrastructure business, INPP’s largest investment) is […]
Helical has sold its TikTok-let Farringdon office building to Chinachem Group for £158.5m. The group has exchanged contracts on the sale of the single asset company, Farringdon East (Jersey) Limited, which owns the long leasehold interest in Kaleidoscope, Lindsey Street, EC1 at a capital value of £1,789 per sq ft and a marginal premium to […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 September 2022: SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) says its issue was oversubscribed and has been expanded to £135m, accordingly the company will issue a total of 118,421,053 new ordinary shares at 114p of which 5,139,370 relate to the retail investor offer. It is expected that dealings in the new […]
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LXi REIT has sold a 65-year “income strip” on its Thorpe Park and Alton Towers assets to an institutional investor for £257m. As part of the deal, the company has sold the freehold in the properties to the buyer, with 999-year leases granted back to the company, with LXI paying the buyer an annual aggregate […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 September 2022: abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC) says that, after 37 years with Standard Life and abrdn, Harry Nimmo will retire at the end of 2022 and will, therefore, step down as co-manager of the company at that time. Abby Glennie, who has worked alongside Harry in the […]
Picton Property Income (PCTN) has announced that it has completed the freehold acquisition of 109-117 High Street, Cheltenham for £5.3m. The property, which is mixed-use, comprises 7,700 sq. ft of ground floor retail space with 11,450 sq. ft of office space over two upper floors. It is located in Cheltenham’s pedestrianised town centre, adjacent to John […]
Urban Logistics (SHED) has announced that it has acquired five assets, worth £90m with significant potential for further value creation through active asset management. The five properties have net initial yields (NIY) ranging from 4.2% to 6.5%, or 4.5% on a blended basis. Four of the properties are income-producing and one property is vacant. Brent […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 August 2022: Axiom European Financial Debt (AXI) has published its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. During the period, AXI provided NAV and share price total returns of -7.27% and -6.28% respectively. Its chairman, William Scott, says that “the Company’s returns in the first half of […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 August 2022: AEW UK REIT (AEWU) has sold 225 Bath Street, Glasgow for £9,300,000. Planning consent has been gained by new owners IQ for the demolition of the property and development of a 527-unit student accommodation scheme. The sale agreement required AEWU to negotiate with tenants to bring the asset […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 August 2022: Temple Bar (TMPL) has upped its full year dividend forecast from 8.2p to 9.0p, as revenue has been better than expected. The trust outperformed the All-Share over the six months ended 30 June 2022, returning -4.0% to the index’s -4.6%. Shareholders ended up with a return of +0.2% […]
Supermarket Income REIT has acquired four supermarkets for £76.4m, reflecting a combined net initial yield of 5.1%. Acquired from different vendors, the purchases consist of two Tesco supermarkets, located in Cheltenham and Merseyside, as well as a central Glasgow site anchored by a Sainsbury’s supermarket and an M&S Foodhall. The Tesco in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing on 16 August 2022: LondonMetric Property (LMP) sold four assets, in two separate transactions, for £25.6m, reflecting a blended net initial yield (NIY) of 5.3%. In the first transaction, the company sold a portfolio of three multi-let industrial assets totalling 53 units across 235,000 sq ft, located in Halesowen and Aston, […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 August 2022: abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO) says that its estimated NAV at 31 July 2022 was 710.4p, down from 727.3p at the end of June, largely driven by a weaker euro and a dividend payment. Excluding new investments, 98.2% by value of portfolio was valued as at 31 March […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 August 2022: Princess Private Equity (PEY) notes that Kohlberg & Company is acquiring a 50% stake in United States Infrastructure Corporation, the leading North American provider of utility location services. Clients of Partners Group including Princess will retain a 50% co-lead interest. The transaction values Princess’ stake at approximately $34.4m versus […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 August 2022: BioPharma Credit (BPCR) has a US$132.5m investment in a senior secured loan to Global Blood Therapeutics. Yesterday Pfizer Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics. The loan was invested in three different tranches with each tranche subject to different prepayment economics. Assuming the prepayment occurs […]
The logistics sector is in a curious place right now. Comments from Amazon (the market leader in occupier take-up of logistics space over the last few years) about slowing the pace of its warehouse expansion have freaked the market. Meanwhile interest rate rises will almost certainly see investment yields erode as the cost of capital […]
Home REIT has acquired 199 properties for homeless accommodation for £85.1m, as it continues to deploy the proceeds of its £263m equity raise in May. The company has now deployed a total of £170m (66%) of the proceeds with this latest tranche, which adds a further 869 beds to its portfolio bringing the portfolio total […]
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