The board of Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG) has recommended that shareholders accept the $1.30 per share offer made by Blackstone Europe, via its wholly-owned investment subsidiary Lyra Bidco. The $1.30 offer, equivalent to £1.04, would represent a 4% premium to the revised Concord offer of $1.25 (made on 24 April 2024), the other competing party […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 April 2024: NB Distressed Debt has published its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2023. As a reminder, each share class is in its harvest period and there is now very little left of the fund. Perhaps reflecting this, there is not the usual depth of information that […]
GCP Asset Backed Income Fund (GABI) announced its annual report for the year end 31 December 2023. The company delivered a NAV total return of 5%, although the share price total return was -14.1%, leading to a large increase in the discount which now sits at 27%. The company did announce profits of £18.3 million […]
Aquila European Renewables (AERI) announced its annual results for the year end 31 December 2023. The NAV total return was -6.0% while shares fell -9.0% with the discount widening to 20.3%. The company sited substantial interest rate increases, supply chain disruptions and falling commodity and electricity prices for the negative returns. AERI did deliver a […]
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Investment companies | Update | 24 April 2024 Fundamentals shine despite discount The manger comments that, in common with the other trusts in the renewable energy sector, the last six months have continued what has been a challenging period for the Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF). It adds that the trust’s […]
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Investment Companies | Update | 24 April 2024 Fundamentals shine despite discount In common with the other trusts in the renewable energy sector, the last six months have continued what has been a challenging period for the Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), with the trust’s ongoing fundamental performance failing to reverse […]
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Investment companies | Update | 24 April 2024 Fundamentals shine despite discount In common with the other funds in the renewable energy sector, the last six months have continued what has been a challenging period for the Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), with its ongoing fundamental performance (including strong revenue and […]
Fundamentals shine despite discount In common with the other funds in the renewable energy sector, the last six months have continued what has been a challenging period for the Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), with its ongoing fundamental performance (including strong revenue and earnings growth) failing to reverse a steady slide in its shares which […]
Martin Currie Global Portfolio managed to beat the return on the MSCI All Country World Index over the 12 months ended 31 January 2024, returning 11.2% to the index’s 10.9%. A stable discount (the result of its zero dividend discount mechanism) meant that the return to shareholders was 11.1%. The company declared dividends totaling 4.2p […]
Third Point Investors (TPOU) has released its annual results for the 12 months ending 31 December 2023. TPOU generated a NAV total return of 4.0% and a negative share price total return of -5.8%. This compared to the 24.4% return for the MSCI World Index and a 26.3% return for the S&P 500 Index over […]
