BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) has its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, during which the managers say they were delighted with the portfolio’s performance. During the year, BRWM provided NAV and share price total returns of +31.8%1 and +46.7%1 respectively. In comparison, BRWM says that its reference index, the MSCI ACWI Metals […]
Murray International (MYI) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, during which the overwhelming impact on its performance was the loss of 610 basis points due to stock selection, in what its chairman Kevin Carter (pictured), describes as an “an extraordinary chapter in the history of the world and financial […]
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) has announced that it has signed framework agreements with two preferred development partners providing it with the right to invest in a series of energy efficiency assets in the UK and the United States. SEIT says that such framework agreements, with established developers and partners, can generate valuable organic […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 March 2021: The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG) has announced the publication of a prospectus and circular to put in place a new 12 month share issuance programme in respect of up to 600 million new shares. TRIG has also announced an Initial Issue, which will comprise the Initial Open Offer, […]
Strategic Equity Capital has substantial support for continuation – Strategic Equity Capital has published a circular convening a meeting on 30 March 2021. The meeting is to satisfy the requisition by two shareholders. At the meeting, shareholders will be asked whether they want to support the continuation of the trust. Strategic Equity Capital holds these […]
Alliance Trust celebrates 54 years of rising dividends – Alliance Trust has published results for the year ended 31 December 2020. Over the year, the share price increased to a near record high and the return to shareholders was 9.4%. In an volatile year, the net asset value total return of 8.5% lagged the 12.7% return on the […]
Supermarket Income plans fundraise as it picks up Tesco from Ediston – Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC) has sold a Tesco Superstore, which forms part of Prestatyn Shopping Park, to Supermarket Income REIT. The sale price was £26.5m, which is equivalent to a net initial yield of 5.3%, in line with the property’s valuation as […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 March 2021: International Public Partnerships (INPP) has renewed its corporate debt facility for a further three years to March 2024. The new facility has the same overall £400m capacity but is structured more efficiently as £250m on a fully committed basis together with a flexible ‘accordion’ component which will allow for […]
Civitas Social Housing has secured Investment Grade credit rating with Fitch Ratings. It has been rated High Credit Quality rating of “A” (senior secured) and a Long-Term IDR (Issuer Default Rating) of “A-” with a stable outlook. The rating will allow Civitas to grow its debt funding strategy and gives it access the broader bond […]
Urban Logistics REIT has forward funded on a speculative basis the development of five assets in the East Midlands for £23m. The group has exchanged contracts with developer Wilson Bowden Developments, conditional on receipt of planning permission, to finance the construction of two sites in Nottingham and Leicester. The development yield on cost of 6.12% […]
Premier Miton Global Renewables (PMGR), formerly Premier Global Infrastructure, announced annual results covering the period to 31 December 2020. The total assets total return, measuring the return on the portfolio including all income and costs, (including the costs associated with the ZDP refinancing of £0.41 million), was 16.5%. PMGR said that this performance was well ahead of […]
JLEN Environmental Assets (JLEN) announced the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Gigabox South Road (GSR). GSR holds the development rights to construct the West Gourdie project, a 50MW lithium-ion battery energy storage plant-based in Dundee. The acquisition will see JLEN invest up to £21.2m over the next 12-15 months. JLEN notes that the West Gourdie […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 March 2021 – Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income (SEQI), the specialist investor in economic infrastructure debt, raised £110m in a placing. A total of 104,513,064 new ordinary shares will be issued at a price of 105.25 pence per share. Steve Cook, head of portfolio management at Sequoia Investment Management Company (SEQI’s manager), said: “We […]
Sirius Real Estate, the German business park owner, has completed the acquisition of a 8,800 sqm mixed-use business park in Fellbach, near Stuttgart, for €9.2m, reflecting an EPRA net initial yield of 6.0%. The asset is located adjacent to a business park already owned by Sirius, with the acquisition creating an enlarged business park comprising over 36,000 […]
Warehouse REIT, the multi-let industrial specialist, has acquired an asset at Glasgow Airport Business Park for £5.3m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.3%. The asset, which comprises three units totalling 55,600 sq ft, is occupied by two global transport companies and a craft beer distributor. It generates an annual income of £357,000, equating to […]
Strategic Equity Capital pins its hopes on strategy shift – Strategic Equity Capital reports, on a total return basis, an 18.1% increase in its NAV and 19.3% increase in its share price over the second half of 2020. These numbers lag the 28.5% return posted by the FTSE Small Cap Index, the manager attributes this to […]
Sunny days for Bluefield – Bluefield Solar’s interim results for the six months ended 31 December continue on a positive note. Highlights are: Shareholders approved an expansion of the company’s remit to include investment outside of solar infrastructure assets, notably wind and energy storage. Shareholders also approved an update to the dividend policy. Bluefield completed […]
RIT Capital shrugs off effects of virus – RIT Capital Partners results for the year ended 31 December 2020 show an NAV total return of 16.4% for the year, which compares to 12.7% for the MSCI All Countries World Index and 4.2% for the company’s performance objective of inflation (as measured by the RPI) plus 3% […]
Apax Global Alpha’s results for the year ended 31 December 2020 show the company generating a return of 14.8% on NAV, as the NAV hit €2.45 (219p) at the year end and the company declared dividends totalling 10.15p for the year. The private equity portfolio generated a return of 25.4% in euros (the currency that […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 March 2021: Syncona (SYNC) notes that Achilles Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing precision T cell therapies to treat solid tumours, announced it has filed a registration statement in relation to a proposed IPO. Syncona owns 44% of Achilles which it values at £72.4m. RTW Venture Fund (RTW) participated in a Series […]
Greencoat Renewables (GRP) reported final results for the year to 31 December 2020, with key highlights from the year including the following: 2020 Generation increased by 22% to 1,404GWh, 3 per cent below budget. (2019: 1,154GWh) 2020 Net cash generation increased by 36% to €66.4 million (2019: €48.7million) Dividend cover for 2020 of 1.7x Increased the portfolio […]
NextEnergy Solar (NESF) announced the acquisition of the UK based Camden solar photovoltaic portfolio comprising two projects totalling 100MWp for a total consideration of c.£64.3m. The portfolio has a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) in place covering c.75% of the electricity to be generated over the life of the PPA. The PPA counterparty is AB InBev, the world’s largest […]
City Merchants High Yield (CMHY) has announced that it has signed heads of terms with the board of Invesco Enhanced Income (IPE) in respect of a proposed merger with IPE It is proposed that the enlarged entity will be renamed Invesco Bond Income Plus, which based on the existing net assets of CMHY and IPE, […]
BB Healthcare (BBH) reported annual results to 30 November 2020. The share price total return was 22.5%, the NAV total return was 24.6%, and the MSCI World Healthcare index returned 10.3%. Geographically, BBH’s investments remain centred on the US market. BBH’s managers, Paul Major and Brett Darke, noted that healthcare very modestly underperformed the wider market over the financial […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 March 2021 – SDCL Energy Efficiency Income (SEIT) noted that further to its announcement on 24 December 2020, it has completed the acquisition of a series of portfolios of commercial and industrial on-site solar and energy storage projects in the United States, together with a 50% interest in the platform that has […]
RTW backs Artiva Biotherapeutics – RTW Venture Fund notes the announcement by Artiva Biotherapeutics of its completion of a $120m Series B financing round. RTW Venture Fund, alongside other of the investment manager’s vehicles, confirms that it participated in the financing round together with other investment firms. Roderick Wong, MD, managing partner and chief investment officer […]
QuotedData’s weekly news show 19 February 2021 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: Law Debenture’s results Troy Income & Growth change of manager BlackRock Frontier Markets shrinking Richard Williams also covered: […]
The listed property sector is ripe for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity with many real estate investment trusts (REITs) still trading at significant discounts to net asset value (NAV). Today we saw RDI REIT the subject of a £467.9m takeover bid by Starwood Capital at a price offering a huge premium to its share price, […]
One of this week’s highlights was Herald’s (HRI’s) annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020. The performance numbers are impressive, a 37% return on NAV and a 51% return for shareholders, helped by some discount narrowing. Herald also celebrated another milestone, you may remember that back in 2017, we published a note – […]
RDI REIT has announced an agreement on the terms of a £467.9m cash offer for the company by Starwood. Starwood already owns 29.59% of the company and has made an offer of 121.35p for the remaining shares. This price presents a premium of 33.1% to last night’s closing price of 91.2p and a 38.2% premium […]
