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12 Sep 2019
Civitas Social Housing

Civitas Social Housing supports Westmoreland Board appointments

Civitas Social Housing (CSH) has announced that it supports the appointment of three additional Board members to the Westmoreland Supported Housing Board (as announced on 11 September 2019 by the Regulator of Social Housing). Civitas says that it “remains supportive of the Westmoreland Board’s ongoing actions to improve governance and is confident that the three new […]

11 Sep 2019

Growthpoint in for Capital & Regional

Growthpoint in for Capital & Regional – UK shopping centre owner Capital & Regional is in discussions to sell a majority stake in the company to Growthpoint Properties. The sale to Growthpoint, the largest South African REIT, would be through a combination of a partial offer in cash for Capital & Regional shares and an injection of capital […]

11 Sep 2019

QuotedData’s other news 11 September 2019

In QuotedData’s other news 11 September 2019: Grit Real Estate, the pan-African real estate trust, is planning a fundraise – up to 280m shares at a price no less than NAV. Neil Rogan, ex-head of Global Equities at Gartmore with sole responsibility for Gartmore Global Focus Fund and the former lead manager of Fleming Far Eastern […]

11 Sep 2019

Shareholder requisitions continuation vote for Gabelli Value Plus

Shareholder requisitions continuation vote for Gabelli Value Plus – we published an article last week – Gabelli Value Plus+ tender on hold for now – see link – that said a leading shareholder planned to requisition a meeting to hold a continuation vote. That, in turn, was a response to the fund’s announcement in August. […]

11 Sep 2019

Tufton topping up funds again

Tufton topping up funds again – Tufton Oceanic Assets launches placing after results show a flat year in NAV terms to end June 2019. Ship leasing firm, Tufton Oceanic Assets, has just released results covering the year ended 30 June 2019. Highlights from the statement include: Profit of US$16.4m, or 11.94 US cents per ordinary share […]

11 Sep 2019

Schroder Real Estate updates on portfolio

Schroder Real Estate updates on portfolio – Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust has revealed some progress on properties in its portfolio. In the Manchester, City Tower (which Schroder Real Estate owns a quarter of) – An agreement has been exchanged for St Pirans School (GB) Ltd, trading as the London School of Commerce, to lease 8,215 […]

10 Sep 2019

Civitas Social Housing announces £60m loan facility with option for further £40m

Civitas Social Housing announces £60m loan facility with option for further £40m – Civitas Social Housing (CSH) has this morning announced that it has agreed a £60m 5 year term loan facility with national Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest). The loan agreement includes the option to extend for an additional two years as well as the option of […]

10 Sep 2019

QuotedData’s other news 10 September 2019

In QuotedData’s other news 10 September 2019 – Some half-year results announcements, including: GCP Asset Backed Income reported interim results to 30 June 2019; loans of £55.4m were advanced over the period, secured against 20 projects.The company ended the period with exposure to a diversified and partially inflation and/or interest rate protected portfolio of 40 asset […]

10 Sep 2019

Acquisitions update from Triple Point Social Housing

Acquisitions update from Triple Point Social Housing – Triple Point Social Housing (SOHO) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of 36 supported housing properties and exchanged contracts on a further 4 supported housing properties, comprising 216 units in total, for an aggregate commitment of approximately £27.4m (excluding costs). The properties are located in the […]

10 Sep 2019

Hipgnosis considers £300m C share issuance and nears main market application

Hipgnosis considers £300m C share issuance and nears main market application – Hipgnosis Songs (SONG) has this morning announced that it is considering increasing its capital base through an issue of C shares at a price of 100 pence per C share, with the aim of raising £300m.  Proceeds from a potential issue would be used […]

09 Sep 2019

Acadia stock surges 65% on positive trial result in dementia psychosis

Acadia stock surges 65% on positive trial result in dementia psychosis – US biotech Acadia Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ACAD) saw its stock jump 65% today on the back of a positive result in its “Harmony” Phase III study of Nuplazid (pimavanserin) for dementia-related psychosis. The company reported that the study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a […]

09 Sep 2019

Foundry Sale at 79% uplift a highlight in strong first-half for HgCapital

Foundry Sale at 79% uplift a highlight in strong first-half for HgCapital – HgCapital (HGT), which provides listed access to unquoted software and service businesses, has announced half-year results to 30 June 2019. Total return NAV increased by 13.9% over the six-month period Performance summary: Share price total return of 22.5% to 30 June 2019; Revenue […]

09 Sep 2019

ICG-Longbow announces loan to bungalow housing company RoyalLife

ICG-Longbow announces loan to bungalow housing company RoyalLife – ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments (LBOW) has entered into a new £24.6m loan commitment to an affiliate of RoyaleLife, a UK-based provider of bungalow homes. The trust is participating in a larger £142.7m loan facility alongside two other funds managed by the manager.  The loan […]

09 Sep 2019

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income makes $22m loan investment

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income makes $22m loan investment – SDCL Energy Efficiency Income (SDCL) has announced a $22m investment, structured as a portfolio of secured senior and subordinated loans, into a diversified portfolio of contracts. The investment includes a portfolio of loans, leases and subscription agreements relating to energy systems outsourcing and energy efficiency projects located across […]

06 Sep 2019

Woodford Patient Capital wins concessions from lender

Woodford Patient Capital wins concessions from lender – Woodford Patient Capital has a borrowing facility for up to GBP150 million (the “Facility”) and is permitted under its investment policy to borrow up to 20 per cent. of net asset value at the time of borrowing. Borrowings as at 4 September 2019 were GBP113.7 million. While the […]

06 Sep 2019

QuotedData’s other news 6 September 2019

In QuotedData’s other news 6 September 2019 – International Public Partnerships has announced its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2019. Key financial highlights include: NAV per share growth to 150.3 pence (31 December 2018: 148.1 pence); Interim dividend increase to 3.59 pence per share (30 June 2018: 3.50 pence per share); […]

06 Sep 2019

Triple Point Social Housing acquires six supported housing properties

Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO) has announced that the Group has completed the acquisition of six supported housing properties. The six properties comprise 47 units in total, for an aggregate commitment of approximately £7.2 million (excluding costs). The properties are located in the South (12 units), East Midlands (16 units), Yorkshire (11 units), the […]

06 Sep 2019

Pacific Horizon has a better second half

Pacific Horizon (PHI) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 July 2019; it has benefited from a better second half performance. During the year as a whole, PHI saw its fall by 1.9% on a total return basis, compared to a 4.2% rise in the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index […]

05 Sep 2019

Tritax EuroBox re-gears Bornem lease with Alcon-Couvreur

Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) has announced that it has completed re-gearing the lease at its property in Bornem, with Alcon-Couvreur NV, which it describes as one of the world’s leading eye care companies. The Bornem property is in a prime logistics location near Antwerp in Belgium. It is a well specified facility that was acquired by EBOX as part of […]

05 Sep 2019

Target Healthcare REIT announces £50m placing

Target Healthcare REIT (THRL) has announced a placing of new ordinary shares, that is targeting gross proceeds of approximately £50 million, under its existing Placing Programme. The offer price is 110.5 pence per share, which represents a 6.2% discount to the closing price of 117.8p per existing ordinary share on 4 September 2019 and a premium of 2.8%  […]

05 Sep 2019

HgCapital sells Register Group to team.blue

Hg, the Manager of HgCapital Trust, has announced that Register Group is being sold to team.blu. However, the trust will continue to have some exposure as the trust is also invested in team.blue, in parallel with other institutional clients of Hg, through its investment in the Hg Genesis 8 Fund. Hg describes Register Group as […]

05 Sep 2019

Gabelli Value Plus+ Tender on hold for now

Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust (GVP) announced on 31 July 2019, that it was proposing to undertake a tender offer for up to approximately 14.99 per cent. of its issued share capital. It also announced that it would amend the existing continuation vote provisions and propose a continuation vote every two years, commencing from the 2020 […]

04 Sep 2019

Secure Income REIT posts impressive half-year results

Secure Income REIT posts impressive half-year results – that included a 3.4% uplift in net asset value (NAV) per share and a total shareholder return of 8.2%. The company, which invests in long-term index-linked income producing property, reported adjusted earnings per share of 8.1p for the six months to 30 June 2019, a 30.6% jump […]

04 Sep 2019

Trian pleased with developments at Ferguson

Trian pleased with developments at Ferguson – On 13 June 2019, funds managed by Trian announced a 5.98% interest in the shares of Ferguson, valued at approximately GBP736 million at that time. This company had invested approximately GBP250 million of that, at an average cost of GBP52.85 per share. In addition, because Ferguson receives the vast majority […]

04 Sep 2019

GCP Student Living reports strong performance

GCP Student Living reports strong performance – over the year to the end of June 2019, GCP Student Living’s EPRA NAV rose from 149.12p to 165.52p and it paid dividends of 6.15p, up from 5.695p for the prior year. The portfolio continues to grow. This year GCP Student Living announced: Completion of the refurbishment of […]

04 Sep 2019

BioPharma to spend $600m cash pile by year end

BioPharma to spend $600m cash pile by year end – in its interim results, covering the first half of 2019, BioPharma Credit reports that $165.7m was invested in total of which: $80m went to a senior secured loan commitment to BioDelivery Sciences on 23 May 2019 The first tranche of $60m was drawn on 28 May […]

03 Sep 2019

Supermarket Income REIT bucks high street gloom

Supermarket Income REIT bucks high street gloom – in its results for the 13 months ended 30 June 2019, Supermarket Income REIT reports: 8.0% total shareholder return for the year vs UK REIT sector return of minus 6%; Four quarterly dividends totaling 5.6 pence per ordinary share (2018: 5.5 pence); Quarterly dividends up 3.2% since […]

03 Sep 2019

QuotedData’s other news 3 September 2019

In QuotedData’s other news 3 September 2019 Impact Healthcare REIT’s NAV edged up over the first half of 2019 – from 103.18p to 104.67p. The interim dividend is 3.09p (up 3%) and this is well-covered by first half earnings of 3.62p per share. It has committed 85% of the money it raised in May. GCP Student […]

03 Sep 2019

India Capital Growth reports on difficult start to 2019

India Capital Growth reports on difficult start to 2019 – Following a difficult year in 2018, the Indian stock market struggled to move forward in the first half of 2019. While the large company index showed a positive return, the small and mid-cap index, the BSE MidCap Total Return Index declined 2.4% in sterling terms. India […]

03 Sep 2019

Syncona funding Gyroscope and Achilles

Syncona funding Gyroscope and Achilles – Syncona has announced two deals this morning. The first is a £48m commitment to Gyroscope Therapeutics, making up most of a £50.4m Series B financing. This brings Syncona’s total commitment to Gyroscope since foundation to £82.0m and it owns an 80 per cent stake in the business. Syncona is holding this […]