Macau Property Opportunities has announced that the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau of Macau has granted an urban condition plan for the Company’s retail redevelopment project located in the Senado Square district of Macau. Senado Square is Macau Property Opportunities’ flagship retail development project. The company says that the project is well-located in Macau’s […]
JZ Capital Partners has announced its annual results for the year ended 29 February 2016. The period was a busy one for the company during which it undertook an equity placing as well as a rollover of a zero dividend preference share. During the period, the company reports absolute total NAV growth of 20.7% to $851.7m. […]
JPMorgan Income & Capital reports its net assets fell during the year ended 29th February 2016, reflecting a general market decline. The total return on the Company’s assets for the year ended 29th February 2016 was a negative 5.5%. This represented an over-performance of 1.4% against the composite benchmark (comprising 90% FTSE 350 Index, excluding […]
John Laing Environmental Assets has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Energiequelle GmbH to acquire 100% of the Parc Éolien Le Placis Vert wind farm. The consideration for the acquisition, which is expected to complete over the coming weeks (subject to the customary consents), is approximately €2.5m. The project is located in the municipality […]
Real Estate Investors has confirmed the acquisition of two additional investment properties in Telford and Nottingham for a total consideration of GBP5.135m, producing a combined rental income of GBP506,710 per annum and a net initial yield of 9.26%. The investment properties acquired are as follows: Titan House, Euston Park, Telford – acquired from receivers. The building […]
Keystone has published its interim accounts for the six months ended 31 March 2016. The company’s shares gave a total return of -3.6% over this period. The underlying net asset value per share (with debt at fair value) gave a total return of +1.2%. These compare with a total return by the company’s benchmark for performance measuring […]
Having just raised £84m from investors, Target Healthcare REIT Limited has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a modern, purpose built care home in Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland for approximately £5.75m including acquisition costs. The home, Carlingford Lodge, was opened in 2011 and comprises of 74 single bedrooms with full ensuite bathrooms including wetroom […]
SEGRO plc has announced that it has agreed amended bank facilities totalling EUR780 million (GBP614 million). The facilities comprise a EUR610 million syndicated revolving credit facility and two bi-lateral revolving credit facilities of EUR100 million and EUR70 million each. The net impact of the changes is a EUR110 million (GBP87 million) increase in the unsecured committed […]
Vinaland and VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities (VOF) are selling their entire stakes in the 21(st) Century International Development Joint Stock Company (Century 21 Project) located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The site is a future residential – mixed use development site, with a total site area of 301,060 square metres which was acquired in 2006 for […]
Both P2P Global Investments and VPC Speciality Lending have come out with statements saying they have no equity investment in Lending Club. VPC Speciality Lending said “it does not hold a position in LendingClub Corp and has never had any exposure to them nor any loans originated by them”. P2P Global said its investment manager is […]
HgCapital has today announced an investment in STP Group, a leading provider of insolvency and law practice software, based in Germany, in partnership with the current CEO and co-founder Gunther Thies. Mr Thies retains a significant interest in the business and will continue as CEO. The investment was made from HgCapital’s Mercury Fund which focuses […]
LondonMetric Property Plc has announced that the Metric Income Plus Limited Partnership (“MIPP”), its joint venture with Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd (“USS”), has sold its retail parks in Bridgwater, Chatham and Grimsby for GBP15.9 million (LondonMetric share: GBP8.0 million), reflecting a blended NIY of 5.7%. The 33,000 sq ft Range store in Bridgwater has been […]
Polar Capital Global Healthcare says, for the six months to 31 March 2016 it generated a Net Asset Value total return of 0.5% which was behind its benchmark, the MSCI Healthcare Index (total return in Sterling with dividends reinvested) which rose by 5.1% over the same period. The share price fell by 3.7% over the […]
The recent recovery in the mining sector extended into April, with commodity trusts among the best performers for the month, according to QuotedData’s latest report. http://www.investmentweek.co.uk
K&C REIT has announced that, on 6 May 2016, it agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of The Osprey Management Company Limited from Ms Susan Hards for an aggregate consideration of £1.6m. Osprey owns a portfolio of freehold interests in a number of high quality retirement and residential properties in London and southern England. In addition, […]
JPMorgan Elect has published its interim results. For the half year ended 29th February 2016, the total return on the company’s net assets was -1.3% for the Managed Growth portfolio and -1.1% for the Managed Income portfolio. The total return on the Managed Cash portfolio was +0.3%. The Managed Growth portfolio has delivered a total […]
Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate has completed the acquisitions of two suburban office assets in Sandyford and Blackrock in South Dublin for an aggregate consideration of EUR76.9 million (GBP60.8 million) and Towers Business Park in Manchester for GBP82 million. The acquisitions will be funded from the Company’s existing cash resources. KWE completed the acquisition of […]
John Laing Infrastructure Fund has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Acsa, Obras e Infraestructuras, S.A.U., a member of the Sorigué group, to acquire an additional 13.5% interest in the Barcelona Metro Stations Line 9 Section II project (pictured). JLIF’s existing 40% interest in Section II was acquired in January 2016 from […]
Baring Emerging Europe, managed by Matthias Siller (pictured), has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2016. During the period, it provided an NAV total return of 18.2% beating its MSCI EM Europe 10/40 benchmark index, which returned 14.3%. The share price total return was 12.2%, slightly underperforming the benchmark, which reflects a […]
Symphony International Holdings has announced today that it, together along with a co-investor, has entered into an agreement with Bridgepoint Development Capital (“BDC”), a leading European private equity fund, to acquire Financière CL SAS, the holding company of the Christian Liaigre Group (“CLG”). Since Christian Liaigre opened his design studio in 1985 in Paris, the […]
Finsbury Growth & Income reports a 10% total return on net assets and a 9.9% return to shareholders for the six months ended 31 March 2016. This is an impressive return on a period when the FTSE All-Share Index returned 3.5%. the first interim dividend for the period was 6.1p – up from 5.5p for […]
Randgold Resources has reported profits up 19% over the December 2105 quarter and 25% compared with Q1 2015. Earnings per share rose from US$0.52 in Q1 2015 to US$0.58. Revenue from gold sales, at US$345.8 million, was slightly up on the corresponding quarter of 2015, as gold production increased by 4% to 292.9 koz and […]
Summit Germany’s results for 2015 show it increasing its EPRA NAV from 87 cents to 97 cent per share. The company’s second fund raising and the profit generated during the reporting period contributed greatly to the increase in the Group’s EPRA NAV of the whole fund to EUR427.5 million as of the end of the reporting period. […]
Atlantis Japan reports that 56.27% of the votes cast on the poll were against LIM’s Resolution, which sought to instruct the Board to put to shareholders proposals for the restructuring and/or liquidation of the company. Accordingly, LIM’s Resolution was not passed. Noel Lamb, Chairman of Atlantis Japan Growth Fund, said: “The vote against the resolution […]
Electra’s interim results show it generating a total return on net assets of 15% for the six months ended 31 march 2016, well ahead of a 7% return for the Morningstar Private Equity Index. The discount widened a little leading to a 9% return to shareholders. The return on the UK market for the period was […]
Empiric Student Property says it has exchanged contracts to acquire, subject to planning, the freehold of a site on Well Street, Exeter, at a cost of £1.5 million (excluding fees). The Company is in the process of applying for planning permission with Exeter City Council for a premium student accommodation development on the site, comprising […]
Troy Income & Growth reports that, for the six months ended 31 March 2016, it delivered a net asset value total return of +6.2%. The share price total return of +6.7% reflected a small increase in the premium to NAV, while the FTSE All-Share Index produced a total return of +3.5% over the same period. […]
British & American has published results for 2015. Net assets at the year end were £30.2m, an increase of 11.4 percent. This compares to decreases in the FTSE 100 and All Share indices of 4.9 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively, over the period. On a total return basis, after adding back dividends paid during the […]
Electra Private Equity has announced the sale of their interest in Kalle, the global manufacturer of artificial sausage casings and sponge cloths, to Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Upon completion Electra is expected to receive proceeds of £22 million (based on current exchange rates), Together with proceeds from the […]
Caledonia Investments has announced that it has sold its 20% stake in B&W Group Limited (“Bowers & Wilkins”), the designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-end audio equipment, for the sterling equivalent of £24m in cash, together with payment of an accrued dividend of £0.5m, as part of the wider sale of Bowers & Wilkins to EVA […]
