John Laing Environmental Assets has announced that it has acquired the Moel Moelogan 2 wind farm (MM2) for £22.65m cash, including working capital and the repayment of a project finance loan at completion. The acquisition was funded by a draw-down under the Company’s revolving credit facility. Moel Moelogan 2 is an onshore wind farm located […]
JZ Capital Partners has announced that, following a review and consultation with its largest Shareholders, its board that the current dividend policy, which seeks to distribute out of profits in each financial year in the form of dividends an amount equal to approximately three per cent of the Company’s net assets for that financial year, […]
BlackRock World Mining Trust says that following the completion of the recapitalisation of Banro Corporation, it receive a mix of cash and common equity in Banro for its investment in the gold-linked preferred shares of Banro Group (Barbados) Limited, including accrued dividends. The transaction is expected to complete on 19 April 2017. Based on the market […]
SEGRO has published its trading update for the period from 1 January to 18 April 2017. David Sleath, Chief Executive, said: “SEGRO has had an excellent start to 2017. We have signed GBP16 million of new headline rent, including almost GBP11 million of pre-let agreements relating to 300,000 sq m of new projects which have been […]
Epiris has announced the sale of Electra Private Equity PLC’s interests in CALA Group, the national house builder, and Retirement Bridge Group, a home reversion equity release provider, to Patron Capital Partners for aggregate proceeds of GBP94 million. Both of Electra’s investments were made alongside Patron. In the case of CALA, as a minority investor in […]
Over the course of 2016, the Numis Smaller Companies (ex investment companies) Total Return Index lagged the broader market with an increase of 11.08%. Acorn Income Fund suffered from the relative weakness of the small company sector, some underperformance of the Numis Index and a widening of the discount to NAV at which its Ordinary […]
Civitas Social Housing has exchanged contracts on the purchase of a portfolio of regulated social housing for a total consideration of GBP11.5 million. The portfolio includes ten care homes and 79 tenancies across the Midlands, managed by Inclusion Housing Association, which is regulated by the HCA. This portfolio was sourced off-market by Civitas Housing Advisors […]
Marwyn Value Investors says that, for the year ended 31 December 2016, its NAV decreased by 11.91%, representing a negative 6.86% total return including distributions to shareholders, compared with a total return of 16.75% for the FTSE All-Share over the same period. They say that the reduction in NAV is primarily attributable to a decline in the […]
After canvassing opinion earlier this year, Jupiter has decided to try to launch a new investment trust – Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust. They say it will be a “high conviction, long-only investment trust, investing predominantly in quoted global emerging and frontier market equities and will differ from other current UK listed Global Emerging Market […]
The Board of Troy Income & Growth Trust says the company has entered into a two year unsecured floating rate revolving credit facility, for GBP20 million, with ING Luxembourg S.A. The facility bears interest at 0.90 per cent over LIBOR and is for the acquisition of investments in accordance with the Company’s investment policy and […]
The board BH Global Limited has announced that following discussion with the manager, they have agreed a reduction to the management fee from two per cent. to one per cent. of net asset value per annum. The board believes that the reduction in the management fee is a very positive enhancement for investors and a significant affirmation by the […]
Target Healthcare REIT Limited has completed the acquisition of three purpose built care homes for a price of GBP20.9 million including acquisition costs: Willow Park Lodge, is situated next to the main hospital in Dover, Kent, and was acquired for a total consideration of GBP6.1 million including costs. It has 79 large bedrooms over four […]
Further to Ranger Direct Lending’s announcements regarding the bankruptcy proceedings in respect of Argon Credit, LLC and Argon X, LLC, the company has been informed by the Princeton Alternative Income Fund Ltd that it intends to take a reserve of $11.7 million against the Argon portfolio due to a decline in recent cash flows attributable to the portfolio. […]
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund and VinaLand have sold their entire stakes in the Dai Phuc Lotus direct real estate project located in the Dong Nai province near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The site is a future residential – township development with a total site area of 198.5ha and was acquired in 2007. The Project is residential […]
NB Distressed Debt has published results for 2016. All three share classes are now in run-off. NB Distressed Global saw a remarkable rebound in its NAV over the year but investors at launch are still nursing a loss on their investment. On 31 March 2017 NBDG became the last of the existing share classes to enter into […]
Taliesin Property Fund reports that it s adjusted NAV per share rose 27.5% in 2016 to end the year at EUR37.53 (31 December 2015 EUR29.44, reflecting the EUR2 per share return of capital to shareholders during the period). On an EPRA basis, NAV per share was EUR36.87 at the end of 2016 (31 December 2015 EUR29.10). […]
The Board of LXi REIT has announced that: the Company has exchanged contracts to forward purchase the new Premier Inn hotel and Beefeater restaurant currently under construction at Spanish City Promenade, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside (the “Premier Inn Property”); and the Company has now completed on the acquisitions of the GE Oil & Gas facility […]
Funding Circle SME Income Fund (FCIF) has announced that its recent C share placing has seen 142,000,000 C Shares placed raising gross proceeds of £142 million. The net proceeds of the issue are to be used to purchase investments originated by Funding, save to the extent that some will be retained for working capital purposes, […]
Industrial Multi Property Trust is convening an Extraordinary General Meeting on 11 May 2017. The notice for the EGM includes four ordinary resolutions, including three requisitioned by Alpha Real Trust and one proposed by the Board of the Company. These are detailed below. The ordinary resolutions requisitioned by Alpha Real Trust: (1) THAT the Company […]
SVG Capital has announced the results of its Tender Offer which closed on 7 April 2017. The company says that 41,762,005 Ordinary Shares were validly tendered and will be purchased at a price per Ordinary Share of 715 pence, for a total cost of £298,598,335.75. This represents approximately 63.8 per cent. of the issued share […]
Scottish Mortgage has announced that it has agreed to raise a total of £125 million in long term, fixed rate, senior, unsecured private placement notes, denominated in sterling. The funds raised will be used to retire, in part, an existing bank debt facility of US$165 million which is to due to mature in early April […]
Redefine International has announced that it has reached a conditional agreement to acquire control of the German Leopard Portfolio joint venture, in which it holds an existing 50 per cent. equity interest, for an aggregate consideration of €49 million (€49.4 million including transaction costs). Following the acquisition, Redefine International will hold an effective 94 per […]
Epiris, the manager of Electra Private Equity (Electra), has announced that it has sold its remaining stake in Hollywood Bowl. Electra is to receive £40 million from the sale. This reportedly represents a small decrease in Electra’s NAV on the valuation of the investment at 30 September 2016 but, inclusive of proceeds already received, Espiris […]
Custodian REIT has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Aviva Investors Real Estate Finance (Aviva) for Aviva to provide it with a new term loan facility of £50m. The facility comprising two tranches: Tranche 1 is for £35m and Tranche 2 is for £15m. Custodian REIT says that it drew down Tranche […]
Phoenix Spree Deutschland has announce that it has exchanged contracts to sell a portfolio of 17 non-core properties in Nuremberg and Fürth for an aggregate cash consideration of €35.25m. The properties were acquired in 2007 and 2008 for an aggregate purchase price of €13.9m and the sale proceeds represent an 11% premium to the 31 […]
Infrastructure India plc announces that it has agreed an extension of the US$17 million working capital loan facility provided to the Company in April 2013 such that the maturity date of the Loan has been extended to 9 June 2017. The Company does not currently have sufficient cash resources to repay the Loan. The Loan, which […]
A few nice words from the chairman of India Capital Growth… Fred Carr, chairman of India Capital Growth, said: “in conjunction with the Investment Manager, the Board has employed the services of Marten and Co to write regular and detailed research on the Company throughout the year. Marten and Co have a broad and growing […]
Since launch in 2007, Rodger McNair has been F&C UK High Income’s manager. The fund has just passed a milestone. There is a performance related trigger for a continuation vote every five years. Over the five years ended 31 March 2017, F&C UK High Income has outperformed its benchmark. This means there is no need […]
NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund has published results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the year the Company’s NAV total return (NAV plus dividends) was 8.17% and 8.41% for the Sterling Ordinary Shares and U.S. Dollar Ordinary Shares, respectively. During the same period the Company’s share price total return was 5.6% per Sterling Ordinary Share […]
LMS Capital says it has sold its majority stake in the, leading UK IT services business, 365IT, to CORETX Holdings plc. Under the terms of the acquisition the enterprise value of 365IT was agreed at GBP5.4m, which after adjusting for net debt of GBP800k results in an equity value of GBP4.6m, to be settled through […]
