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Investment companies are companies set up to make investments on behalf of their shareholders (also called closed-end funds and, in specific circumstances, investment trusts).

03 Nov 2014

Hansteen sells industrial portfolio

HSTN : Hansteen sells industrial portfolio Hansteen Holdings has sold its interest in the the Hansteen UK Industrial Property Unit Trust for £146.1m. The deal was done in two parts with Brockton Capital LLP (“Brockton Capital”) in a partnership with Dunedin Property paying £110.5m for the portfolio excluding Saltley Business Park and a separate 50/50 joint venture between […]

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03 Nov 2014

Fidelity Special Values maintains run of outperformance

FSV : Fidelity Special Values maintains run of outperformance Fidelity Special Values managed to beat the FTSE All-Share Index over the year to the end of August 2014, the third successive year that it has done so, delivering a total return of 10.7% on net assets vs. a return of 10.3% for the index. The fund’s […]

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31 Oct 2014

Fair Oaks 88% committed

FAIR : Fair Oaks 88% committed Fair Oaks Income Fund says it plans to acquire $26m of equity notes that make up 51% of the equity of a new CLO, Covenant Credit Partners CLO II Ltd. Covenant Credit Partners CLO II Ltd is a $500m CLO backed by a portfolio of broadly syndicated secured loans to […]

30 Oct 2014

Empiric Student Property raising £66m cash to fund further asset purchases

ESP: Empiric Student Property raising £66m cash to fund further asset purchases Empiric Student Property has published a prospectus to raise up to £66m initially through an open offer and placing of 65m shares, with the potential to issue up to 300m shares during the next 12 months. ESP IPO’d on the London Stock Exchange on 30 June […]

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30 Oct 2014

Schroder UK Growth sticks with Schroders

SDU : Schroder UK Growth sticks with Schroders The Board of Schroder UK Growth has been mulling who should be managing the fund post the departure of Julie Dean from Schroders (she has just turned up at Sanditon) and has decided to retain Schroders as the manager. The day-today manager of the fund will be […]

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30 Oct 2014

British Assets moves to BlackRock

BSET : British Assets moves to BlackRock British Assets Trust has announced that, following a review by the Board, it will move its management contract from F&C to BlackRock. At the same time shareholders will be asked to vote in favour of the adoption of a new investment objective and policy for the fund. They […]

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30 Oct 2014

Infrastructure India unit restructures debt

IIP : Infrastructure India unit restructures debt Infrastructure India’s Distribution Logistics Infrastructure business (the new name for Vikram Logistic & Maritime Services) has agreed to restructure the debt it owes to its banks. It was paying 15.5% interest on loans with a maturity date of 2020. Under the new deal it won’t have to repay […]

29 Oct 2014

Positive year for Redefine International

RDI : Positive year for Redefine International Over the year to the end of August 2014 Redefine International’s net asset value rose from 38.7p to 40.5p. It declared dividends of 3.2p for the year, 2.1% up on the year before. £162.5m of banking facilities were extended or refinanced over the period, extending average debt maturity to […]

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29 Oct 2014

NextEnergy Solar buys plant in Shropshire

NESF : NextEnergy Solar buys plant in Shropshire NextEnergy Solar is buying a 10.2MW solar plant located at Condover in Shropshire. The purchase price is £11.7m and with this deal NextEnergy Solar has invested all of its IPO proceeds and has dipped into its credit facility to the tune of £6.6m. The Condover plant is […]

29 Oct 2014

Harbourvest Senior Loans to go into liquidation

HSLE : Harbourvest Senior Loans to go into liquidation Harbourvest Senior Loans Europe, having sold the last of its investments, plans to ask shareholders to approve a voluntary liquidation of the company. After paying the managers a performance fee of £1m and after liquidation costs, the fund estimates that shareholders will get about 26p per […]

29 Oct 2014

Busy period for JZ Capital as it deploys $129m

JZCP : Busy period for JZ Capital as it deploys $129m Adding back the dividend they declared in the period, JZ Capital’s net asset value rose from $10.25 to $10.27 over the six months that ended 31 August 2014. The dividend paid in the period was 16 cents per share and they have just announced […]

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  • North America
  • Europe (EU and EEA ex UK)
  • UK
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29 Oct 2014

Qannas investing in London property

QIL : Qannas investing in London property Qannas Investments, the fund specialising in investments in countries that are members of the GCC (the Gulf Co-operation Council) is investing £11m into a £50m project to refurbish 1 Palace Street. 1 Palace Street is intended to be a luxury residential property with a spa / health center […]

Geographies
  • Asia
  • Europe (EU and EEA ex UK)
  • UK
28 Oct 2014

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund keen to tackle its discount

VOF : VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund keen to tackle its discount VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund results for the year that ended on 30 June 2014 have been published today. The asset value increased from $2.88 to $3.27. They bought back $52.3m worth of shares – taking the total to 26.6% of the fund since they initiated […]

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28 Oct 2014

Manchester & London hit hard by hedging error and PZ Cussons

MNL : Manchester & London hit hard by hedging error and PZ Cussons Over the year to the end of July 2014, Manchester & London’s net asset value fell by 12.3% – a long way short of its benchmark which rose by 1.9%. The dividend was maintained at 13.75p despite revenue falling to 13.63p. The […]

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28 Oct 2014

Aurora hit by range of stock specific problems

ARR : Aurora hit by range of stock specific problems Aurora Investment Trust underperformed during the six months that ended on 31 August – the net asset value return was -2.5% vs. a 0.7% fall in the FTSE All-Share Index. The discount narrowed a little however (from 13.4% to 12.2%) and so the return to […]

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27 Oct 2014

Marwyn invests in Haversham Holdings

MVI : Marwyn invests in Haversham Holdings Marwyn Value Investors LP (the master fund that underlies Marwyn Value Investors Limited) is investing £8.95m as part of a £30m fund raise for Haversham Holdings. Haversham Holdings is a new shell company that is floating on AIM. Haversham will target acquisitions in the UK & European automotive, support […]

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24 Oct 2014

Target Healthcare says it’s on track

THRL : Target Healthcare says it’s on track Target Healthcare REIT’s first set of results were published earlier in October and today it has published its first annual report. On 30 June 2014 its share price was 104.75 – a 10.6% premium to net asset value, and it had declared dividends totalling 8p since listing. […]

23 Oct 2014

Better second half for Aberdeen Asian Smaller

AAS : Better second half for Aberdeen Asian Smaller The year to the end of July 2014 saw Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies generate a negative return for shareholders of 4.2%. By contrast the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index returned 7.3% and the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Small Cap Index returned 4.6% […]

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23 Oct 2014

Cambria Africa sells Leopard Rock Hotel

CMB : Cambria Africa sells Leopard Rock Hotel Cambria Africa has released a trading update covering the period up to the end of August 2014. They say their two main investments, Payserv and Millichem, delivered organic revenue and gross profit growth of 11% over the year. Millichem acquired another business, C&M, which is being integrated […]

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22 Oct 2014

Perpetual Income and Growth cuts fees

PLI : Perpetual Income and Growth cuts fees The Board of Perpetual Income and Growth has negotiated a reduction in the fees it pays to Invesco. The base management fee, which is currently 0.75% on assets will fall to 0.6% on the first £500m of assets and 0.4% thereafter. The performance fee has a cap […]

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22 Oct 2014

New European Property raising 1.1bn Rand of new equity

NEPI : New European Property raising 1.1bn Rand of new equity New European Property is raising 1.1bn South African Rand (about €80m) of new equity to help fund two recent acquisitions. The equity issue is being done as part of a vendor consideration placing (a type of deal where the person selling the asset is given […]

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21 Oct 2014

BlackRock Greater Europe suffers in second half

BRGE : BlackRock Greater Europe suffers in second half BlackRock Greater Europe has announced results for the year that ended on 31 August 2014 that show its net asset value delivered a total return of 4.5% over the year – the fund underperformed the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index which returned 10.4% and unfortunately […]

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21 Oct 2014

BlackRock Hedge Selector shrinks ahead of review result

BHUE : BlackRock Hedge Selector shrinks ahead of review result BlackRock Hedge Selector has announced that its December redemption facility was oversubscribed – shareholders with 6.54m shares tried to exit – more than the 5.2m share exit that was available under the facility. The fund will therefore shrink by 20%. In the meantime, we are still […]

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21 Oct 2014

Kennedy Wilson gets the £350m it was looking for

KWE : Kennedy Wilson gets the £350m it was looking for Kennedy Wilson Europe, which was looking to raise £351.5m from a placing and open offer announced earlier in the month, says it got all the money it was after – shareholders took up 76% of the open offer shares and the balance came from the […]

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21 Oct 2014

JZ Capital sells Milestone Aviation

JZCP : JZ Capital sells Milestone Aviation JZ Capital has sold its interest in Milestone Aviation for $40m. They paid a total of $15.1m for this investment – starting in September 2010. The exit price represents an exit multiple of 2.8x and an IRR of 36%. Milestone Aviation is the world’s largest helicopter leasing company […]

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  • North America
  • Europe (EU and EEA ex UK)
  • UK
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21 Oct 2014

Macau Property spends $23.5m on house

MPO : Macau Property spends $23.5m on house Macau Property Opportunities has bought a luxury private house adjacent to its existing investment, The Green House. Macau Property believes there is upside if they can convert the two properties into one single luxury residence, citing the scarcity of detached property in Macau. The house they have […]

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20 Oct 2014

SVG Capital sells Arysta for £221m

SVI : SVG Capital sells Arysta for £221m SVG Capital has announced that Industrial Equity Holdings, an investment company owned by Permira, has sold Arysta Life Sciences. The deal values SVG Capital’s stake at £221m. Arysta is involved in the development, marketing and distribution of chemical solutions for the agroscience and health & nutrition science marketplace. When […]

20 Oct 2014

Nimrod Sea Assets buys share of seismic vessel

NSA : Nimrod Sea Assets buys share of seismic vessel Nimrod Sea Assets is spending $6.65m to buy a 17.5% stake in the partnership that owns the M/V Oceanic Endeavour, “a high-end, 16 streamer, seismic vessel bareboat chartered to CGG Eidesvik and then time chartered to CGG Veritas”. The seismic data produced by the vessel […]

20 Oct 2014

China Growth Opportunities closer to restoring trading

CGOP : China Growth Opportunities closer to restoring trading China Growth Opportunities, which has been suspended from trading since 13 October 2014 when its nominated adviser resigned, is posting an AGM notice to shareholders. On 6 November shareholders will be asked to approve a new investment policy alongside a Waiver of Rule 9 of the […]

16 Oct 2014

Cash returns help Axa Property’s shares rise

APT : Cash returns help Axa Property’s shares rise Axa Property Trust’s net asset value fell by 7.9% over the year to the end of June 2014 but its share price rose so that shareholders got a total return of 14.3% for the year. No dividend is being declared. The company sold five properties during […]

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