Ground Rents Income addresses negative media comment – Ground Rents Income Fund plc, a listed real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in UK ground rents, says that it has noted the recent attention in the media regarding ground rents and the launch by the Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, of a consultation on proposals to amend […]
Greencoat UK Wind tops up stake in Clyde windfarm – Greencoat UK Wind PLC has entered into an agreement to make a further investment in Clyde Windfarm (Scotland) Limited, together with GLIL Corporate Holdings Limited, the infrastructure investment vehicle of certain local authority pension funds. As agreed at acquisition in March 2016, the Clyde Extension […]
Large cap underweight holds back Atlantis Japan – Atlantis Japan Growth has published its Annual Results for the year ended 30th April 2017. The year ended 30th April 2017 marked the first anniversary of the appointment of Taeko Setaishi as the lead fund adviser in succession to Ed Merner – although the team approach continues at […]
LXi REIT fully invested looks to gear up – The Board of LXi REIT has announced that the company has now fully deployed the net proceeds of its GBP138 million IPO since listing on 27 February 2017. They are also in solicitors’ hands on additional acquisitions which will fully absorb the GBP55 million debt finance to […]
Land Securities pre-lets 21 Moorfields to Deutsche Bank – Land Securities and Deutsche Bank have exchanged a pre-let agreement for the bank’s new London headquarters at 21 Moorfields, EC2 on a 25 year lease. The agreement is conditional on planning permission. Landsec has worked closely with Deutsche Bank on the design of a 564,000 sq […]
Supermarket Income REIT buys a TESCO Extra – Supermarket Income REIT has acquired a Tesco Superstore in Thetford, Norfolk, from M&G Real Estate for GBP43.2 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.35% or 5.55% after the next agreed RPI-linked rent review in December 2017. The purchase has been funded out of the equity proceeds […]
Polar Capital Global Financials gets subscription shares exercised – it has announced that it has applied for the listing of 24,952,723 new ordinary shares of 5p each. It is expected that admission to trading will take place on 2 August 2017. Applications have been made following the exercise of the rights represented by 24,952,723 subscription shares to subscribe in […]
Invesco Perpetual Select Trust has published its accounts for the year ended 31 May 2017. The UK equity portfolio returned 22% (22.5% in share price terms), underperforming the All-Share index which returned 24.5%. The Global equity income portfolio returned 29.2% (31.1% in share price terms), underperforming the MSCI World Index which returned 31.3%. The balanced risk […]
Oakley Capital Investments Inspired wins backing from TA Associates – Inspired, a leading group of premium schools in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Australia and a portfolio company of Oakley Funds, has received a significant strategic growth investment from TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, comprising both primary and secondary investment. OCL […]
Custodian REIT buys Salisbury health and fitness centre – the company has acquired a 24,230 sq ft health and fitness centre in Salisbury, located less than two miles from the city centre and prominently fronting on to the A30, the main arterial road into the city from the North. Adjacent businesses include Premier Inn, Handelsbanken, […]
Better year for Growth pool in F&C Managed Portfolio – F&C Managed Portfolio has published results for the year ended 31 May 2017. The NAV total return (i.e. adding dividends paid to capital performance) was 24.5% for the Income shares and 26.4% for the Growth shares. This compares with the 24.5% total return for the All-Share […]
Aberdeen Emerging new dividend policy new fee – these measures are being implemented by the Board in recognition of current trends within the sector and to enhance and broaden the appeal of the Company to investors. Background The Board is pleased with the progress made by the Company in recent years with regard to revised management […]
ICG Enterprise sells Standard Brands – announces the sale of its investment in Standard Brands (UK) Limited, a manufacturer of domestic fire lighting products including Zip, the leading brand in the UK and Ireland. Standard Brands was the Company’s fifth largest underlying investment at 30 April 2017. The sale to SHS Group is subject to […]
Marwyn investment Zegona sells Telecable – Directors of Marwyn Value Investors Limited welcome the announcement made yesterday by its investee company, Zegona Communications plc (“Zegona”) confirming the completion of the sale of Zegona’s Spanish cable business, Telecable to Euskaltel, S.A. The transaction has generated significant upfront cash proceeds and Zegona intends promptly to return up to […]
Wolf Minerals has seen significant improvements to its tungsten/tin processing operations at the Drakelands mine during the first trial period of an operating turnaround plan during the month of June 2017. Average daily ore throughput in the final week of June reached almost 10kt, a 43% increase on the previous week. Wolf developed the plan […]
Land Securities has announced that it has exchanged contracts to sell its 50% stake of 20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M (the walkie talkie building) for £641.3 million and proposes to return £475 million to shareholders. The purchaser is LKK Health Products Group who will also acquire Canary Wharf Group’s 50% stake in the building, bringing the […]
LMS Capital is proposing to return up to £11 million to shareholders by way of tender offer and repurchase of up to 16.29% of the issued share capital of the Company at a price of 70p per Ordinary Share. The company says that the tender offer price represents a 5% discount to the 30 June […]
Custodian REIT has announced the purchase of a 30,404 square foot retail warehouse on Snipe Retail Park, Ashton-under-Lyne, adjacent to junction 23 of the M60. The unit is occupied by B&M Bargains Limited, with nearby retailers including B&Q, Halfords, Home Bargains, Dunelm, Argos and Harveys. The unit’s lease expires on 8 January 2032 with a current […]
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has exchanged conditional contracts to purchase a development site at Littlebrook, Dartford. The freehold of the former Littlebrook Power Station site has been acquired, for a total consideration of £65million (excluding purchaser’s costs), which is being funded by the Company from equity. Good access to rail and […]
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust has announced a change in the management fees payable to its manager, BlackRock Fund Managers Limited. Under the new fee structure, the base management fee will be reduced from 0.70 per cent. to 0.35 per cent. of gross assets per annum with effect from 1 August 2017. The performance fee is also […]
NewRiver REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts for the pre-sale of the entire residential element of its major mixed-use regeneration of Burgess Hill town centre. Delph Property Group, which NewRiver REIT describes as a well-established family run residential investment company, has agreed to purchase all 142 residential units for £34 million. It also […]
Redefine International has announced that it has submitted a proposal to International Hotel Properties Limited to increase its shareholding in IHL from 17.24% to 50%. International Hotel Properties is listed on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and on the AltX of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Redefine International say that it […]
Vietnam Enterprise adjusts fee structure – The Board of Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited has announced a change to the company’s management fee structure. With effect from 1 August 2017, the annual management fee payable to the company’s investment manager, Enterprise Investment Management Limited, will be amended from the current 2.00% of net assets per annum […]
HICL buys HS1 channel tunnel link – HICL Infrastructure Company Limited has signed an agreement to acquire a 35 per cent equity interest in the entities that comprise the High Speed 1 Project (“HS1”). HICL is a member of a consortium, alongside funds managed by Equitix Investment Management Limited and third party funds managed by […]
Amedeo Air Four buys A350-900 aircraft – Amedeo Air Four Plus say that, as anticipated in their prospectus dated 13 June, 2017, the company, via its wholly-owned subsidiary, AA4P Lambda Limited, purchased one A350-900 aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number 123 on 13 July, 2017. The aircraft has been placed on lease to Thai Airways International Public Company […]
DW Catalyst calls liquidation EGM. Further to the announcement on 1 June 2017 regarding the proposed winding up of DW Catalyst, they are publishing a circular to shareholders containing a notice of extraordinary general meeting to be held on 2 August 2017 at which resolutions will be proposed to shareholders regarding the liquidation of the company. In […]
LXi has invested 90% of issue proceeds – The Board of LXi REIT has announced that the company has completed the acquisition of the freehold interest in a portfolio of regulated long-let supported living properties located in Surrey, Somerset and Leicestershire. The purchase price is GBP5.0 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.0% (net of acquisition […]
Civitas Social Housing buys New Walk portfolio – The Board of Civitas Social Housing has announced the purchase of a portfolio of regulated social housing for a total consideration of GBP18.5 million, comprising the freehold interest in 41 properties, with 194 tenancies, in North East England. The portfolio is immediately income generating with an initial net yield […]
A year ago, how many of you would have thought about investing in European smaller companies? At the time, we were trying to work out the impact of Brexit on the UK and the EU. Commentators were also looking ahead to votes in the Netherlands, France and Germany and worrying whether we were on the […]
Target Healthcare REIT buys in Leicestershire and Merseyside – it has completed the acquisition of two properties for a total value of GBP16.6 million (including acquisition and forward funding costs): The Amwell in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, is an 88 bed home which opened its doors to residents in March 2017. Situated in a prominent location […]
