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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).

26 Aug 2022
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 August 2022: Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) has completed the acquisition of a net 12.5% stake in Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm, as previously announced on 16 May 2022 (click here to read our coverage of the announcement). JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) has announced that, subject to the satisfaction of certain […]

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25 Aug 2022

Oakley Capital invests in Affinitas Education

Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced that Oakley Capital Fund IV, in which it has a stake, has invested in Affinitas Education (www.affinitasedu.com), a company established by education entrepreneur Victor Lundsten with the intention of building a new global K12 (kindergarten to 12th grade) schools group. OCI’s indirect contribution via Fund IV will be circa […]

25 Aug 2022

Urban Logistics acquires five assets with significant value creation potential

Urban Logistics (SHED) has announced that it has acquired five assets, worth £90m with significant potential for further value creation through active asset management. The five properties have net initial yields (NIY) ranging from 4.2% to 6.5%, or 4.5% on a blended basis. Four of the properties are income-producing and one property is vacant. Brent […]

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25 Aug 2022
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 August 2022: Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO) has announced that Fitch Ratings has affirmed its existing Investment Grade, long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘A-‘ with a stable outlook and a senior secured rating of ‘A’ for the Group’s existing loan notes. Click here to read the Fitch Rating Action Commentary in […]

24 Aug 2022

JPMorgan American’s Parton announces retirement while trust reports tough start to 2022

JPMorgan American’s Parton announces retirement while trust reports tough start to 2022 – JPMorgan American (JAM) has published its half-year report for the six months to 30th June, during which time it delivered an NAV return of -8.4% and a share price return of -11.2%, reflecting a small widening of the company’s discount to NAV. […]

24 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 August 2022: BlackRock World Mining (BRWM) has posted its interim results for the six months to 30th June. Over the period, the trust’s NAV fell by 1.7% while its share price rose by 1.8%. This compares with a 4.3% fall from its index. Net revenue earnings were 20.07p per share, […]

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23 Aug 2022
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 August 2022: Axiom European Financial Debt (AXI) has published its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. During the period, AXI provided NAV and share price total returns of -7.27% and -6.28% respectively. Its chairman, William Scott, says that “the Company’s returns in the first half of […]

22 Aug 2022
Impact Healthcare REIT

Impact Healthcare REIT buys two new care homes

Impact Healthcare REIT buys two new care homes – Impact Healthcare REIT (IHR) has recently exchanged contracts to acquire two care homes in Kent for £14m plus acquisition costs. These purchases are with a new tenant, Belmont Healthcare. One home is a purpose-built, 120-bedroom property split over four units, each with 30 beds. It has […]

22 Aug 2022

Circle Property sells Milton Keynes business park and progresses on sales in Birmingham and Staines

Circle Property sells Milton Keynes business park and progresses on sales in Birmingham and Staines – Circle Property (CRC) has exchanged contracts on the sale of Kents Hill Business Park in Milton Keynes comprising approximately 80,576 sq ft of office accommodation to Corum XL c/o Corum Asset Management, at a combined sale price of £17.23m, […]

22 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 August 2022: AEW UK REIT (AEWU) has sold 225 Bath Street, Glasgow for £9,300,000. Planning consent has been gained by new owners IQ for the demolition of the property and development of a 527-unit student accommodation scheme. The sale agreement required AEWU to negotiate with tenants to bring the asset […]

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19 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s weekly news show 19th August 2022

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: • Axiom European • BluefieldSolar This week’s interview was with Fiona Yang from INVESCO Asia Trust – watch it again here.

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19 Aug 2022

QD view – small is beautiful

It has been a tough first half for smaller companies, with the FTSE SmallCap trailing the FTSE 100 by around 13% for the year to date. While small companies are said to have sustained their operational performance, sentiment has run against them. Nevertheless, it is not the moment to give up on the sector: the […]

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19 Aug 2022

HICL Infrastructure adds to train set

HICL Infrastructure has agreed to buy a minority equity stake in Cross London Trains (XLT). The seller is funds managed by Equitix Investment Management. XLT is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) that owns the recently delivered fleet of rolling stock operating on the Thameslink passenger rail route which covers the North-South London commuter rail corridor […]

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19 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 August 2022: Temple Bar (TMPL) has upped its full year dividend forecast from 8.2p to 9.0p, as revenue has been better than expected. The trust outperformed the All-Share over the six months ended 30 June 2022, returning -4.0% to the index’s -4.6%. Shareholders ended up with a return of +0.2% […]

18 Aug 2022

Supermarket Income REIT goes on £76m shopping spree

Supermarket Income REIT has acquired four supermarkets for £76.4m, reflecting a combined net initial yield of 5.1%. Acquired from different vendors, the purchases consist of two Tesco supermarkets, located in Cheltenham and Merseyside, as well as a central Glasgow site anchored by a Sainsbury’s supermarket and an M&S Foodhall. The Tesco in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, […]

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18 Aug 2022

Time’s up for Axiom European Financial Debt

Axiom European Financial Debt Fund ‘s board has been reviewing the options for the fund’s future. It believes that the regulatory transition that the investment objective was designed to exploit since the fund’s IPO is now drawing to a close. The board is also conscious of the fund’s persistent discount and the limited liquidity in […]

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17 Aug 2022
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 August 2022: Riverstone Energy (RSE) has posted its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2022. During this time, the trust’s NAV increased by 22% in sterling terms and 10% in US dollar terms while its cash balance finished the period at $72m and remaining potential unfunded commitments […]

16 Aug 2022

SDCL Energy Efficiency backs US energy storage provider

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income has signed an agreement to provide a convertible loan of up to $10m in On.Energy Storage LLC, a battery energy storage system (BESS) and microgrids solutions provider, headquartered in the US. The trust has also provided a conditional commitment to fund up to $100m in qualifying commercial & industrial energy storage […]

16 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing on 16 August 2022: LondonMetric Property (LMP) sold four assets, in two separate transactions, for £25.6m, reflecting a blended net initial yield (NIY) of 5.3%. In the first transaction, the company sold a portfolio of three multi-let industrial assets totalling 53 units across 235,000 sq ft, located in Halesowen and Aston, […]

15 Aug 2022
Bluefield Solar reports on a positive year of operational performance

Bluefield solar confirms subsidies secured for new projects

Bluefield Solar says that it has successfully secured additional solar contracts in the UK on 62.4MW of planned additional capacity through the UK government’s fourth Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round (‘AR4′) announced last month. AR4 was the first subsidy allocation round since AR1 in 2015 in which solar has been able to participate, with […]

15 Aug 2022

Foresight Sustainable Forestry hits IPO allocation target nine months after launch

Foresight Sustainable Forestry hits IPO allocation target nine months after launch – Foresight Sustainable Forestry (FSF) has announced the acquisition of three afforestation sites near Huntly, Scotland, for £3.4m (inclusive of tax and other transaction costs). The three properties, Ness Bogie (128.6 hectares), Ream’s Hill (37.6 hectares), and Brown Hill (30.8 hectares), are all located […]

15 Aug 2022
Space

QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 August 2022: Seraphim Space (SSIT) holding D-Orbit, a market leader in space logistics and orbital transportation services, and Breeze Holdings have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced merger agreement effective immediately.  Both companies have agreed that financial markets have changed substantially since the proposed transaction was originally agreed upon […]

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12 Aug 2022

QuotedData’s weekly news show 12th August 2022

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: • Independent/Monks • BioPharmaCredit • Trian Investors 1 This week’s interview was with David Smith of Henderson High Income – watch it again here.

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12 Aug 2022
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QD view – meaningful mergers

Earlier this week the board of the Independent Investment Trust (IIT) announced plans to merge the company with Baillie Gifford’s Monks Investment Trust (MNKS). IIT’s shareholders can opt for a full cash realisation or choose to have their money rolled over into Monks (so would not be subject to capital gains tax), which follows similar […]

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12 Aug 2022

Sweden: a smörgåsbord of innovation.

What do the zip, the monkey wrench and Tetra Pak packaging have in common? They were innovations commercialised in Sweden. Investment manager Stephen Paice shares why he likes Swedish companies. The value of an investment, and any income from it, can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount invested. […]

12 Aug 2022

Octopus Renewables buys stake in Crossdykes windfarm

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has agreed to buy a 51% ownership interest in the Crossdykes Onshore Wind Farm. The remaining 49% is being acquired by another Octopus managed fund. Crossdykes, located in southern Scotland, was developed by Muirhall Energy and has been operational since June 2021. It is amongst the largest unsubsidised wind farms in […]

12 Aug 2022

HydrogenOne backs Strohm pipeline business

HydrogenOne Capital Growth is making an investment of £8.4m (EUR 10m) in Strohm Holding B.V. HydrogenOne is investing alongside Strohm’s existing investors Shell Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and Evonik Venture Capital, in the first close of a funding round totalling £11.8m (EUR 14m). HydrogenOne may also invest up to a further £1.7m (EUR 2m) in […]

12 Aug 2022
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 August 2022: abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO) says that its estimated NAV at 31 July 2022 was 710.4p, down from 727.3p at the end of June, largely driven by a weaker euro and a dividend payment. Excluding new investments, 98.2% by value of portfolio was valued as at 31 March […]

11 Aug 2022
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 August 2022

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 August 2022: Princess Private Equity (PEY) notes that Kohlberg & Company is acquiring a 50% stake in United States Infrastructure Corporation, the leading North American provider of utility location services. Clients of Partners Group including Princess will retain a 50% co-lead interest. The transaction values Princess’ stake at approximately $34.4m versus […]

10 Aug 2022

CT Global Managed Portfolio underperforms benchmark during tough year

CT Global Managed Portfolio underperforms benchmark during tough year – CT Global Managed Portfolio has posted its annual report covering the 12 months to 31 May 2022. During the period, Columbia Threadneedle Investments acquired BMO’s EMEA asset management business, which included the company’s manager, BMO Investment Business Limited. Consequently, a change of name for the […]

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