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15 Dec 2015

SEGRO in asset swap with Hermes

SEGRO plc and Hermes Property Unit Trust have completed a property swap transaction. SEGRO has acquired from Hermes a 9,800 sq m single-let, modern distribution warehouse in Hayes, West London for £21.9m. Hermes has purchased from SEGRO two multi-let industrial estates totalling 29,300 sq m, both situated close to Heathrow Airport for £47m. The balance of £25.1m […]

15 Dec 2015

Premier Energy & Water new ZDP issue oversubscribed

Enough of Premier Energy & Water’s existing ZDP holders have rolled over into its new issue to leave it oversubscribed. There will be no placing of new zeros. We talked about the new issue in this month’s warrants, subscription share and zeros roundup. the new zero (PEZ), issued by PEWT Securities 2020, will start trading on […]

15 Dec 2015

Dunedin Smaller underperforms as some companies have disappointing year

Dunedin Smaller Companies has announced results for the year ended 31 October 2015. over this period the fund underperformed the FTSE Small cap (ex Investment Companies) Index, returning 10.7% on net assets against 13.1% for the benchmark, but a narrowing of the fund’s discount, from 16.9% to 15.0%, gave shareholders a 13.7% return. The dividend has […]

15 Dec 2015

Hummingbird Resources declares maiden gold reserve in Mali

Hummingbird Resources plc has declared a maiden reserve at its 85%-owned, Yanfolila gold project, in Mali. The reserve (100% basis) is 6.82 Mt at a grade of 3.03 g/t for 666 koz of gold contained, which represents a 20% increase from the in-pit resources in an optimisation study published in June this year. 100% of […]

15 Dec 2015

NB Distressed Debt curtails buy-back programme

The Board of NB Distressed Debt has announced that it is curtailing its buy-back programme on the Global and Extended Life shares. At the time of writing, the Global shares have fallen by 4.0% today and the extended Life shares by 3.7%. 1) with respect to the Global shares they said: “The discount control policy […]

14 Dec 2015

Armadale confirms processing route for Mpokoto oxides; feasibility imminent

Armadale Capital has updated metallurgical work at its 80%-owned Mpokoto project in the DRC’s Katanga Province, which has confirmed the proposed two-phase processing route to recover gold from the oxide ores initially, with a further second phase to treat the transition and fresh rock. Metallurgical testwork on two bulk samples of oxide ore has confirmed […]

14 Dec 2015

Armadale confirms processing route for Mpokoto oxides; feasibility imminent

Armadale Capital has updated metallurgical work at its 80%-owned Mpokoto project in the DRC’s Katanga Province, which has confirmed the proposed two-phase processing route to recover gold from the oxide ores initially, with a further second phase to treat the transition and fresh rock. Metallurgical testwork on two bulk samples of oxide ore has confirmed […]

14 Dec 2015

Empiric to acquire Provincial House development in Sheffield for £11m

Empiric Student Property has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire Provincial House, a 107 bed forward funded development in Sheffield, for a total investment of £11m. Empiric is to acquire the freehold to the site, which is located in central Sheffield, immediately next to the University of Sheffield’s north campus. The existing property […]

14 Dec 2015

Blackstone / GSO Loan Financing considering raising a fundraise

Blackstone / GSO Loan Financing has announced that it is considering raising additional capital through an issue of shares. The company’s board say that this reflects what they consider to be an attractive investment and funding environment. They also say that any fundraise will be subject to market conditions and further details will be announced in due […]

14 Dec 2015

Welcome performance improvement for JPMorgan Asian

JPMorgan Asian has published results for the year ended 30 September 2015 that show the fund managed to outperform its benchmark. During the year under review, JPMorgan Asian’s return on net assets was -2.9%, outperforming the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index, which delivered a -6.3% return. The Board had been warning JPMorgan that performance […]

14 Dec 2015

AEW shopping spree continues

AEW UK REIT’s shopping spree continues with the purchase of three more properties for £12.2m. The first comprises a prominent 49,764 sq ft town centre leisure investment in Southend-on-Sea, let to Odeon Cinemas Limited with a WAULT of approximately 7 years to expiry. The property was acquired for GBP5.7m (net of acquisition costs) reflecting a […]

11 Dec 2015

Steady returns in volatile times

The temptation to run for the exit to avoid potential losses coupled with a fear of losing out if things turn out to be better than we thought is a frequent dilemma facing investors. The market’s close scrutiny of every piece of economic data and knee-jerk reactions are unlikely to abate, as concerns about the […]

11 Dec 2015

Infrastructure India suffers from weak currency and soft logistics market

Infrastructure India has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2015. The announcement says that the value of the Company’s investments decreased 10% to £331.6m during the period (£368.6m as at 31 March 2015), whilst its NAV decreased by 12% to £329.3m (£373.6m as at 31 March 2015). Reflecting this, the […]

11 Dec 2015

LXB Retail Properties looking towards 2017 wind up

LXB Retail Properties has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s EPRA NAV per share has reduced by 23.1% but this largely reflects the return of £82.6m of cash to shareholders in June. The company says that, taking into account the cash return, there has been […]

11 Dec 2015

Foresight Solar sees Copley connected

Foresight Solar Fund has announced that its 30MW Copley asset (located in Claypole, Newark) has been successfully connection to the Grid and will qualify for the 1.3 Renewable Obligation Certificate banding under the Renewable Obligation 12-month grace period for projects greater than 5MW. Following the connection of Copley, all 16 assets in the Company’s 338MW […]

11 Dec 2015

Finsbury Growth & Income expands after impressive performance

Finsbury Growth & Income has published an impressive set of results for the year ended 30 September 2015. In a year when the total return on the FTSE All-Share Index was -2.3%, Finsbury Growth & Income delivered a 12.0% return on net assets and an 11.8% return to shareholders. The dividend has ben increased by 7.1% […]

11 Dec 2015

St Peter Port Capital suffering from commodity weakness

St Peter Port Capital has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV has by 21% to 46.2p per share. The company says that, although some companies continue to make good progress, the resource related part of the portfolio has suffered from the weakness in […]

11 Dec 2015

Edinburgh Worldwide benefits from strong healthcare performance

Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, managed by Douglas Brodie (pictured), has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2015. During the year the company’s NAV by 10.0% and its share price by 13.8% beating its comparative index, the S&P Global Small Cap Index, which increased by 3.5% in sterling terms. The Company says […]

11 Dec 2015

Glencore outlines plans for dealing with lower price environment

Multi-commodity mining giant, Glencore, yesterday briefed investors on its preparedness for a lower price environment. The company has reduced 2015 capex from US$6 billion to US$5.7 billion, and expects to reduce 2016 capex to US$3.8 billion. For its main mineral products it expects low cost profiles of US$1.10/lb copper, US$0.33/lb zinc, US$2.95/lb nickel and US$39/t […]

10 Dec 2015

Standard Life Investments Property Income extends fundraising timetable

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust has announced that it is extending the timetable for its initial placing and offer until 11 a.m. on 18 December 2015. The company says that the Investment Manager is in advanced legal negotiations in relation to the sale of one of the properties in the company’s portfolio, which is […]

10 Dec 2015

LMP sells Birmingham distribution warehouse

LondonMetric Property has announced that it has exchanged contracts to sell its 210,000 sq ft WH Smith distribution warehouse in Birmingham to a UK institution for GBP18.2 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.2%. The property was acquired in 2013 for GBP10.1 million with 11 years remaining on the lease. Simultaneous with purchase, LondonMetric re-geared […]

10 Dec 2015

Terra Catalyst – Don’t expect distributions in the short to medium term

Terra Catalyst Fund has announced its interim results for the six months to 30 September 2015. Terra Catalyst’s sole remaining asset is Spazio Investments NV, an externally managed property fund that specialises in investment in Italian industrial real estate. Spazio owns a portfolio of 169 properties of predominantly industrial and logistics use, located throughout Italy. […]

10 Dec 2015

GLI Finance will not issue CULS with a conversion price below NAV

GLI Finance Limited announced, on 17 November 2015, plans to consider the issue of further securities in order to refinance certain existing borrowings as well as to provide additional working capital and finance growth. The related prospectus and circular to shareholders were published on 3 December 2015. One option detailed in this Circular is to […]

10 Dec 2015

Dalradian reports good values and continuity in expanded infill drilling at Curraghinalt: DALR

Dalradian Resources has reported good infill drilling results from a programme designed to convert Inferred resources to Indicated at its 100%-owned Curraghinalt gold project, in Northern Ireland. Highlights include 2.53 m at a grade of 10.82 g/t gold from the Mullan vein; 2.01 m at a grade of 33.52 g/t gold from the Slap Shot […]

09 Dec 2015

Ediston buys Wrexham’s Plas Coch retail Park for £22.4m

Ediston Property has announced that the acquisition of Plas Coch Retail Park in Wrexham for £22.4m (net of acquisition costs) from Diageo Pension Trust. The acquisition, which provides a net initial yield is 6.52% (rising to 7.35% in March 2016 on expiry of a rent-free period), will be funded from existing cash resources and completion […]

09 Dec 2015

Riverstone Energy’s placing and open offer raises £67.6m

Riverstone Energy has announced that it’s placing and open offer, which has raised the full £67.6m. The company announced its intention to raise £67.6m, through the issue of up to 8,448,006 new ordinary shares at £8.00 per share on 23 November 2015. The intention was to use the proceeds to increase its stake in portfolio […]

09 Dec 2015

Tritax Big Box REIT buys Matalan’s Northern Distribution Centre

Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has completed the purchase of Matalan Retail’s Northern Distribution Centre at Knowsley Business Park, Liverpool, for £42.38m (net of acquisition costs). This reflects a net initial yield of 6.27% on the acquisition, which is being funded out of equity proceeds, with senior debt finance expected to be […]

09 Dec 2015

Alpha Real Trust purchases central Leeds development site for £3.75m

Alpha Real Trust has announced the purchase of a residential development site, in central Leeds, for £3.75m. The “Monk Bridge” site has planning consent for 269 residential apartments over 140,000 net saleable square feet with potential for ground floor commercial development within existing disused railway arches. The company says that, like it purchase of the […]

09 Dec 2015

Hansa Trust impacted by fall in Ocean Wilson Holdings

Hansa Trust has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the trusts NAV fell 4.1% on a total return basis. The company says that, excluding the Brazil-focused Ocean Wilsons Holdings, the Company’s NAV fell 3.6%. This compares to a return of 1.7% for the benchmark, which is absolute […]

09 Dec 2015

MedicX fund grows post 8.3% NAV growth, now looking beyond the UK

MedicX fund grows post 8.3% NAV growth during the year MedicX Fund has announced its interim results for the year ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s EPRA NAV increased by 5.4p to 70.8p per share, an increase of 8.3%. The company’s EPRA earnings were £13.4m. This is an increase of £4.7m or […]

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