In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 August 2024: Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income (RCOI) has provided an update on its investment in a loan to Harland & Wolff Group Holdings Plc following an announcement by that company. Alongside other credit funds managed by Riverstone, RCOI is co-invested in a US$115m loan to Harland &Wolff, of which RCOI’s […]
The planned launch of Pershing Square USA (PSUS) – which at one stage Bill Ackmann was saying could raise $25bn – has been pulled after failing to attract sufficient investor interest. The target size of the IPO has been steadily shrinking – most recently to $2bn – but a cornerstone investor is said to have […]
Henderson Smaller Companies has published results covering the 12 months ended 31 May 2024. Over the period, the trust generated a NAV return of 14.5%, trailing the benchmark by 3.7 percentage points but outperforming the sector average of 14.1%. The discount narrowed a little (from 13.2% to 11.5%) meaning that shareholders got a return of […]
Pantheon International has published results covering the 12 months ended 31 May 2024. Over that period, the NAV return was 6.1%, behind comparators such as the All-Share (up 15.4%) or, more relevantly, the MSCI World (up 22.2%). Fortunately for shareholders, the board’s efforts to rein in the discount seem to be bearing fruit and that […]
The Renewables Infrastructure Group is selling a 15.2% equity interest in the 330MW Gode offshore wind farm in Germany for €100m. The buyers are funds managed by Equitix Investment Management Ltd. The price is a 9% premium to carrying value. The company is retaining a 9% stake in the project. That will bring funds freed […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 August 2024: Infrastructure India’s (IIP) nominated adviser has resigned. It doesn’t think that it can appoint a replacement. AIM Rule 1 provides it with one month to appoint a replacement nominated adviser. If no replacement nominated adviser is appointed within that timeframe, the admission of the company’s AIM securities will […]
Crystal Amber is in wind up mode, as its portfolio shrinks, it is becoming increasingly concentrated. One investment – Morphic Medical Inc. – is starting to dominate. Crystal Amber’s stake in Morphic represented close to 50% of the NAV at 30 June 2024. Morphic is the creator of RESET®, a medical device designed to target […]
HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) has released a quarterly NAV and portfolio update. Key highlights for the quarter include: Q2 2024 Key Highlights Net Asset Value per share of the company increased by 2.9% since 30 June 2023; Private portfolio companies delivered an aggregate £76m in total revenue in the 12 months to 30 June 2024, […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 July 2024: LMS Capital (LMS) announced its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2024. During the period, the NAV return was -13%. Chairman, James Wilson, commented: “The changes to Dacian, whilst resulting in a write down now, we believe have put Dacian on a sound footing going […]
JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ) and Japan Small Cap Growth & Income (JSGI) have announced that the two companies have agreed to a combination where JSGI’s assets will be rolled into JFJ. JSGI shareholders will be entitled to realise up to 25% of their investment in JSGI for cash. The current investment manager of both companies, JPMorgan […]
Chrysalis has published its quarterly NAV report. At the end of June, the NAV was 145.51p, down 2.21p or 1.5% from the figure at end March 2024. A writedown in the valuation of wefox was offset by write up of other positions. The position in wefox has now been written down from £188.6m in October 2023, […]
HydrogenOne (HGEN) has announced that further to its June 19 capital raise (which you can read about here), portfolio company Strohm, the world’s first and leading thermoplastic composite pipeline technology company, has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies. This is the largest commercial award for pipe supply in Strohm’s 16-year history, marking Strohm’s entry into […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 July 2024: Fidelity Japan (FJV) announced its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2024. The company delivered a NAV total return of -2.8% and ordinary share price total return of -6.2%. The TOPIX Total Return Index (in sterling terms) returned +6.2% over the same timeframe. The manager […]
CT Global Managed Portfolio (income shares: CMPI; growth shares: CMPG) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 May 2024. The income share provided an NAV total return of 7.0% (2023: -7.4%), underperforming its All-Share benchmark, which the trust says returned +15.4% (2023: +0.4%). The income shares paid an annual dividend of 7.40p […]
Biopharma Credit (BPCR) says that, following the receipt of the necessary regulatory clearances, Roche Diagnostics Limited can now proceed with its acquisition of certain LumiraDx Group companies. As part of this, a sale and purchase agreement between Roche and Andrew Johnson, Lisa Rickelton and Lindsay Hallam of FTI Consulting LLP as the joint administrators of […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 July 2024: Smithson (SSON) has published interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024, during which it provided an NAV total return if -1.8%, underperforming the MSCI World SMID Index which returned 3.4%. Its chairman, Diana Dyer Bartlett, says this is frustrating, noting that the last two and […]
This week seems to have been the grand finale of an eventful month for Western politics, culminating with the sudden withdrawal of Biden and the rise of Kamala Harris, which appears to have reinvigorated that contest. Biden’s exit followed an attempt on Trump’s life, the discord resulting from the French election, and the Labour Party […]
Thank you to everyone that listened in today on our YouTube channel. In this week’s show, James Carthew and Richard Williams covered the week’s top stories: Jupiter Green (0:25) Hammerson (6:37) Unite (11:20) This week’s interview was with Henry Butt from AEW UK REIT – watch it again here.
Amedeo Air Four Plus has announced results covering the 12 months to end March 2024. The year-end NAV was 111.5p, down from 112.3p a year earlier. Dividends totalled 7.25p, up from 5.5p for the prior year. Chairman Robin Hallam said: “The past year has seen rapid changes in the aviation industry with strong airline performances […]
Jupiter Green (JGC) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2024, during which its NAV has increased by 1.3% and its share price has fallen by 19.2%, both significantly underperforming the MSCI World Small Cap index, which returned 11.5%. The discount at the end of the year was 31.33%, having started […]
Invesco Asia (IAT) has published its annual report for the year ended 30 April 2024 during which it provided an NAV total return of 2.7% and share price total return of 2.2%, both markedly underperforming its benchmark, which returned 7.9%. The underperformance came mainly from stock selection within China and the underweight allocation to India. […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 July 2024: Law Debenture (LWDB) has published its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024, during which it provided an NAV total return (with debt and Independent Professional Services (IPS) business at fair value) of 9.7%, and share price total return of 7.7%, both outperforming its All-Share […]
MIGO Opportunities has published results covering the 12 month period ended 30 April 2024. The NAV rose to 362.6p (2023: 328.6p), giving a total return of +11.3%. The share price ended the year at 346.0p, giving a total share price return of +9.6%. The company’s performance objective is to beat the return on SONIA plus […]
VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities is buying a portfolio of seven solar and two wind assets across Europe. The transaction will be completed in two phases. Once fully operational, the portfolio will have a total installed capacity of 248.4MW and will be expected to generate 489,900 MWh per year. The first phase of the investment […]
HICL has published an interim update statement, covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 24 July 2024. It says that it is on track to deliver its target 8.25p dividend for the year. The revolving credit facility (RCF) was repaid in May 2024 and the company began a £50m buyback programme. 7,050,000 shares have […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 July 2024: JPMorgan European Discovery (JEDT) has announced a timetable for the first of the tenders that were announced on 20 June. There will be a meeting on 2 September to approve the tender. Forms will need to be in by 3 September, the result of the tender will be […]
Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has released a trading update with its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2024. The company delivered a NAV total return of 3.8% over the period which was 5.6% before foreign exchange impact. The share price total return was 4.16%. The company noted that the underlying businesses in its […]
Herald Investment Trust (HRI) has announced its interim report for the six months to 30 June 2024. The company delivered a NAV total return of 11.4% and a share price total return of 13.7% comfortably outperforming comparative benchmark returns. The company noted that there was a large divergence across geographies during the period. The best […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 July 2024: Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) announced its interim report for the six months to 30 June 2024. The company saw a NAV total return of -2.9% and a share price total return of -4%. The company declared total dividends of 5 pence per share with respect to the period […]
Unite Group has raised £450m in a placing, with the proceeds earmarked for a number of student accommodation acquisitions and development projects. A total of 49,686,114 new ordinary shares were placed, raising gross proceeds of approximately £447m. Shares were issued at a price of 900 pence, representing a discount of 2.6% to the closing price […]
