In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 December 2022: SME Credit Realisation Fund (SCRF) reported a disposal of the trust’s remaining US loans, which were sold to a third-party buyer. SCRF expects to receive net proceeds of c.£2.5m from the sale. As part of the managed wind-down of its operations, SCRF continues to explore opportunities for further […]
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • Chrysalis update/capital markets day • Syncona Andrew McHattie provided his monthly roundup of investment companies performance. Discussing the winners and the losers over the […]
Recession now appears inevitable across much of Europe – and may already have started. A grim winter of potential fuel shortages and economic disruption looms. However, the impact for stock markets is not clear-cut. With a range of styles in the European sector, could one prevail over another in the tough year ahead? There has […]
US Solar (USF) has provided an update on personnel changes at its investment manager. This follows the board’s announcement, on 17 October 2022, that it would undertake a strategic review (USF’s board says that this is well advanced and it expects to deliver the outcome in Q1 2023). USF’s board says that it has been […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 December 2022: Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD) has announced that Steven Marshall, co-head and chairman of the company, has purchased 709,000 CORD ordinary shares at 89.47p per share. Following this purchase, Mr Marshall owns a total of 4,000,000 ordinary shares and the number of ordinary shares held by the Investment Manager […]
AEW UK REIT has acquired two properties for a combined £18.3m. It has unconditionally exchanged on the purchase of a 67,020 sq ft mixed-use block located in Bath city centre at a price of £13m, reflecting a net initial yield of 8.5%. It expects to complete the deal next week. In a separate transaction, the company […]
Over the 12 months to 30 September 2022, abrdn equity Income says its NAV total return was -7.6% and the share price total return was -7.8%. By contrast, the All-Share Index delivered a total return of -4.0%. The dividend has been increased from 21.1p to 22.7p and this was more than covered by earnings of […]
Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income has been repaid the loan that it made to Hoover CS and has reinvested the proceeds and more into a new sustainability-linked first lien term loan for Hoover CS. Riverstone Credit is now nearly fully invested, with the portfolio almost exclusively green loans and sustainability-linked loans. Hoover CS is a leading […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 December 2022: Bluefield Solar (BSIF) says that John Rennocks has stepped down as the chair of the Company and will remain an independent, non-executive director until his retirement from the board in Q1 2023. John Scott has been appointed as the new chair and Michael Gibbons CBE becomes its new […]
Home REIT has responded to short seller allegations last week that saw its share price fall more than 20%. The company said it was “completely confident in the integrity of the business it is operating, its financial soundness and the beneficial impact the Company is having in reducing homelessness in the UK”. Allegation 1 In […]
Chrysalis Investments (CHRY) has provided an update to its performance fee arrangements, which are the result of discussions between the board and Jupiter. The aim of the discussions has been to revise the current performance fee arrangements in order to ensure long term alignment between the management team and Chrysalis shareholder interests. CHRY’s board says […]
Keystone Positive Change (KPC) has announced its annual results for the year to 30 September 2022. During the period, KPC provided NAV and share price total returns of -35.2% and -43.3% respectively, massively underperforming its comparative index, the MSCI All Country World Index, which provided a total return of -3.7%. The poorer share price total […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 November 2022: NextEnergy Solar (NESF) has announced that, as part of its succession planning, Helen Mahy CBE has been appointed as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 1 April 2023. Helen will succeed Kevin Lyon as Chairman of NESF from the next AGM in August 2023. Kevin has […]
Scottish Mortgage: Perspectives on Progress From exciting company developments and portfolio activity to challenging regulatory requirements and industry headlines, the Scottish Mortgage team discuss their view on the landscape we see around us. Read about their latest thoughts on holdings such as Roblox, Netflix and Joby Aviation. Capital at risk. Read Full Article
Scottish Mortgage: Perspectives on Progress From exciting company developments and portfolio activity to challenging regulatory requirements and industry headlines, the Scottish Mortgage team discuss their view on the landscape we see around us. Read about their latest thoughts on holdings such as Roblox, Netflix and Joby Aviation. Capital at risk. Read Full Article
Shaftesbury, which owns a 16.4-acre portfolio in the heart of London’s West End, has reported results for the year ended 30 September 2022 that show all performance metrics have returned to pre-COVID levels. It said that the West End economy had seen a “rapid rebound” in activity, with footfall and spending ahead of 2019 levels. […]
Atrato Onsite Energy reports a fall in its NAV from 97.4p to 92.8p over the period from its IPO on 23 November 2021 to 30 September 2022. Of the £150m that it raised, just £49.1m had been deployed by the period end. The board now says that the IPO proceeds may not be fully deployed […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 November 2022: Syncona (SYNC) appears to have secured control of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, with about 51.8% of that company’s shares tendered to Syncona’s bid. The tender offer is being extended until 5pm (Eastern time) tomorrow (30 November). Separately, Syncona reports that it will receive £16m up front and potentially […]
Home REIT has delayed the release of its full year results as it undergoes an enhanced audit following a short-seller attack. The company had been due to announce results for the period to 31 August 2022 this morning, but it says that in the wake of the allegations made by short-seller Viceroy Research last week […]
JLEN Environmental Asset (JLEN) has reported its half year results, for the six-month period ending 30 September 2022. JLEN reported a NAV of £890.2m, equal to 125.4p per share, an increase from the £795.4m it reported on 31 March 2022. JLEN has generated a share price total return of 92.4% since its IPO, equal to […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 November 2022: Pollen Street (POLN) has provided its Q3 update. As a reminder, POLN has formed from the merger of Honeycomb Investment Trust and Pollen Street Capital Holdings on 30 September 2022, and focuses on high quality, asset-backed senior secured lending. POLN reported a return on Net Investment Asset of […]
Discounts to net asset value (NAV) in the property sector have been pretty eye-watering over the last few weeks as the market tries to price in an appropriate level of asset value deterioration in this high interest rate environment. Some have been singled out more than others. Take the AIC’s Property – UK Commercial sector […]
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • Renewables/infrastructure NAVs • Digital 9 Infrastructure • NB Global Monthly Income • Home REIT This week’s interview was with Bruce Stout from Murray International […]
ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT) is pleased to announce that it has recently made two new direct co-investments: US$9.0m (£7.9m) in Gateway Services and a US$5.0m (£4.2m) follow-on co-investment in Vistage Worldwide. Gateway Services – a direct co-investment alongside ICG Gateway Services Inc (www.gatewayservicesinc.com) operates a network of pet crematoria and pet cemeteries across over 150 […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 November 2022: Following shareholder approval of its new investment objective and policy, JPMorgan Russian Securities Plc has changed its name to JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities Plc. The trust’s stock ticker is changing from JRS to JEMA with effect from 8.00am on 25 November 2022, although the […]
Home REIT has said that a report by a short-seller attacking the company is “inaccurate and misleading” and “based on mistaken assumptions, misinformed comments, and disputable allegations”. Viceroy Research alleged that many of the tenants Home REIT works with to provide accommodation for homeless people “cannot afford rent, have not been paying rent, are in […]
Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust says that its NAV for 30 September 2022 rose by 1.5p over the previous three months to 117.7p. The total return for the period, including the 1.25p dividend paid in the period, was 2.6%. The movement in NAV during the period was attributable to several factors: financial performance (+1.3pps); advantageous […]
As part of a general round up of recent progress within its business (the major parts of which we have covered in earlier stories), International Public Partnerships has provided its thoughts on the impact of rising interest rates on its business. The elements of the company’s investments that could primarily be impacted as a result […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 November 2022: Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) says that the net impact of the new electricity generator levy on its NAV is to reduce it by 0.8p. As other funds did, it applied discounts to the blended power forecasts as at 30 September 2022. To reflect the uncertainty surrounding the likely […]
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) has signed an agreement to finance the design, acquisition and installation of energy efficiency solutions across various buildings in the US for BlocPower Energy Services 2 LLC , a wholly owned subsidiary of leading energy efficiency developer BlocPower LLC, through a 10% participation in a US$80m loan facility. BlocPower […]
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