HydrogenOne Capital Growth says that its portfolio company Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has announced a new route to market for its hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) propulsion system, with Dronamics, the world’s first cargo drone airline. Cranfield Aerospace and Dronamics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further progress the application of the Cranfield Aerospace’s HFC propulsion […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 October 2023: North Atlantic Smaller Companies (NAS) has sold its stake in Assisi Pet Care. On a look-through basis the trust invested £3.6m over the course of three years via a buy and build investment strategy and expects to receive at the closing, approximately £11m. This represents an uplift on […]
ThomasLloyd Energy Impact (TLEI) has announced that it plans to proceed with the controversial RUMS project which led to a suspension of the fund’s shares back in April following a raft of related issues. We have discussed these in detail over the last few months with our latest updates here, and here. QD Comment: “The […]
Picton Property has sold an office building to a student accommodation developer, as it continues to convert failing office space in its portfolio to alternative uses. The sale of the partially vacant office in Cardiff, which is conditional on gaining planning permission, will be at a price dependent on the exact planning consent obtained and […]
HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) portfolio company Elcogen has announced a strategic investment for €45 million by Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering which is a member of HD Hyundai Group. The investment by HD Hyundai underscores both the company’s strategy of backing the leading innovators in the hydrogen industry, and its valuation of Elcogen. HD Hyundai’s […]
Big Yellow Group has raised £110m in a placing, which it will use to out its existing development pipeline of self-storage sites. A total of 11,470,212 new ordinary shares have been placed at a price of 945 pence, and with existing and new institutional investors raising £108.4m, the executive directors participated to the tune of 301,586 shares and £2.85m. Concurrently with the […]
Regional REIT has appointed ARA Europe Private Markets Limited as its investment adviser, taking over from Toscafund Asset Management. The appointment follows the announcement in April that ARA Europe REIT Manager had acquired a majority shareholding in London & Scottish Property Investment Management, the asset manager of Regional REIT. The board said that it believes […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 October 2023: Apax Global Alpha (APAX) announced that it has invested approximately €16.6m in Bazooka Candy Brands. Apax’s Internet/Consumer sector team, working in partnership with Bazooka’s management team, will look to stand the company up as an independent business and build on the success of Bazooka’s global portfolio of confectionery […]
Welcome to the videos from the Investment Trust Forum 2023. The conference was for investment analysts, research committees and portfolio managers from all the major asset management groups, banks, stockbrokers, wealth managers and IFA networks and offered presentations and panel discussions on a range of topics. We were pleased to have panel sponsorship from Witan […]
HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) announced that portfolio company Gen2 Energy has signed a transaction term sheet with integrated midstream energy company SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH for the delivery of green hydrogen to Germany in the event that Gen2’s planned production plant in Mosjøen proceeds. The transaction term sheet defines the terms and conditions […]
PRS REIT has reported a 3.0% uplift in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) to 120.1p per share in full year results to 30 June 2023. The private rented sector is in the sweet spot with demand and supply dynamics significantly boosted by the housing and cost of living crisis. Strong estimated rental value (ERV) growth […]
European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT) has announced its annual report for the period ended 30 June 2023. NAV total return for the period was 16.4%, ahead of the benchmark Euromoney Smaller European Companies (ex UK) Index, which was up 10%. Share price total return was 13.6% with the discount now sitting at 14%. Following a […]
Target Healthcare REIT reported a 6.9% fall in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) to 104.5p per share in full year results to 30 June 2023. The care home landlord said that valuations had stabilised over the second half of its financial year following the impact of higher interest rates in the first half. Uplifts of […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 October 2023: Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited (CORD) announced that the acquisition of Speed Fibre DAC has been cleared under the United Kingdom’s National Security and Investment Act 2021. This clearance was required because an element of Speed Fibre’s network extends into Northern Ireland. Speed Fibre is Ireland’s leading open access […]
Ashoka India Equity (AIE) has released its annual results for the period ending 30 June 2023: Over the 12 month period AIE reported a NAV total return of 18.3% and share price total return of 19.4%. This represents an outperformance relative to its benchmark, the MSCI India IMI Index, which returned 11.8%. This also marks […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 October 2023: Oryx International Growth (OIG) provided an update on the proposed bids for its holdings in Tribal Group, Pendragon, and Smoove. The offer for Tribal Group represents an approximate 41% premium to the recent share price and would return circa £14.8m in cash to OIG upon completion, representing an […]
For those that joined our annual investment trust forum yesterday, either via the online live-stream or in person, the discounts to net asset value (NAV) that are currently prevailing within the sector, most notably in the alternative income subsectors although very few areas have been left unscathed, were a big part of the discussion. David […]
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: • Henderson High Income / Henderson Diversified Income (0:40) • Pershing Square (7:16) • Octopus Renewables (10:00) Andrew McHattie spoke about Regional REIT and Digital […]
As with all investment strategies, your capital is at risk. NVIDIA’s co-founder Jensen Huang is Silicon Valley’s longest-serving chief executive. But his greatest impact may still be ahead of him, as Scottish Mortgage’s Claire Shaw explains Jensen Huang recently celebrated three decades as NVIDIA’s chief executive. It’s a remarkable achievement, particularly given that many recent […]
Pacific Horizon (PHI) has released its annual results for the year to 31 July 2023, during which it provided an NAV total return of -3.6% and a share price total return of -8.9%, which compares against a total return for the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index of 0.8% (all in sterling terms). PHI’s […]
Macau Property Opportunities (MPO) has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2023. During the first six months of the financial year, Macau was subject to strict dynamic zero-COVID regulations, in lockstep with mainland China. At the beginning of 2023, however, COVID controls were rapidly relaxed, triggering a dramatic economic recovery which […]
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) has acquired the outstanding balance of loan facilities secured against an operational portfolio of LED lighting projects, in the USA, held by Future Energy Solutions Lighting Holdings (FES), which is already a SEIT portfolio company. SEIT acquired the loan for approximately $31m (£25m) and its purchase gives SEIT the […]
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has entered into a conditional agreement to sell its Krzecin and Kuslin onshore wind farms in Poland to an affiliate of ORLEN S.A. On completion of the Transaction, ORIT expects to receive net proceeds, following the repayment of asset level debt and termination of hedging arrangements, of between PLN 470m […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 October 2023: A recording of Triple Point Energy Transition’s (TENT’s) recent Capital Markets Event held on 28 September 2023 is now available online. Topics include: Overview of TENT; a deep dive on battery energy storage systems (BESS) and hydroelectric portfolios; asset optimisation and value creation levers; organic earnings growth; and […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 October 2023: The Unite Group (UTG) has provided a trading update and Q3 valuations. Rental growth was up 7.3% for the 2023/24 academic year, with a 99.7% occupancy rate (versus 97.9% for the prior year). The Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund property portfolio was valued at £2,929m, a 0.2% increase […]
The Investment Company (INV) has released its final results for the period ending 30 June 2023. INV reported a NAV return of 1.39% and share price return of 15.7% for the period. Mindful of the size and illiquidity of the trust, in July 2023 the board implemented a tender offer to allow shareholders to easily […]
Henderson High Income Trust (HHI) and Henderson Diversified Income Trust ( HDIV) have announced a proposal to combine the two companies. The combination, if approved by each company’s shareholders, will be effected by way of a scheme of reconstruction and winding up of HDIV under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and the associated […]
Ruffer Investment Company (RICA) announced its annual report for the year ended 30 June 2023. The company’s share price total return over the 12 months was -7.2% while NAV total return was -1.7%, resulting in a widening of the discount which now stands at 4.4%. The performance reflects a year of two halves for RICA […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 October 2023: Rockwood Strategic (RKW) confirmed the resolution for a share sub-division was passed at its recent AGM. On 11 October 2023 this will result in each ordinary share of capital of the company being sub-divided into ten new ordinary shares. The aggregate value of the shareholdings will remain the […]
The directors of the Edinburgh Investment Trust (EDIN) announced that James de Uphaugh, the company’s portfolio manager, will retire in February 2024 after 36 years in the industry. James will continue to manage the company’s portfolio until February and will then be replaced as portfolio manager by his colleague Imran Sattar. As part of the […]
