Welcome to the videos from the Property Investment Conference 2023. The conference was for property analysts and REIT investors from all the major asset management groups, banks, stockbrokers, wealth managers and IFA Groups. Private investors were also welcomed this year via live streaming who were able to follow the panel discussions and expert speakers. We […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 May 2023: Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) raised £50m from its placing and retail offer. Less than its £80m target but not a bad result in the current environment. 32,154,341 shares will be issued at a price of 155.5p. 30,584,387 of these shares will be issued via the placing and […]
Capital Gearing (CGT) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2023, which its chairman, Jean Matterson, describes as a difficult year for the trust and traded markets generally (however, she notes that it is only the second year in the last 41 years, when CGT has failed to achieve a positive […]
Home REIT has appointed AEW as its new manager as the company looks to turn around its fortunes after a series of damaging revelations involving malpractice and allegations of fraudulent activity. The board has entered into an agreement with AEW UK Investment Management LLP under which, effective immediately, AEW will act as the company’s property […]
The following statement was published by RM Infrastructure Income today: Although RMII is well positioned from an investment perspective, the company’s shares, in common with many investment companies, have traded at a discount over a period of time. This, coupled with the company being of a small scale, has created challenges in generating improved liquidity in […]
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited (CORD), an operationally focused investor in the core digital infrastructure that enables modern communications and the internet, announced that the portfolio company, České Radiokomunikace has signed customer agreements to broadcast three new channels. The team at Cordiant Capital Inc, CORD’s investment manager, supported CRA in the signing of these exciting new revenue-generating […]
Scottish Mortgage’s share price is almost 60% below its November 2021 peak. It published results for the 12 months ended 31 March 2023 this week and they were not pretty. Over the period, the NAV return was -17.8%, but – as the discount widened – the return to shareholders was -33.5%. Discount at 30-year record […]
The Unbound Group (UBG) (formerly Electra Private Equity) provided an update follow its strategic review. The company had recently reported that the trading environment remained challenging over Q1 with conditions deteriorating more than expected, leaving the company with cash constraints. As a result the board has decided to initiate a formal review of strategic options available […]
AVI Japan Opportunities has submitted shareholder proposals to both SK Kaken and NC Holdings. Details of AVI’s campaign on SK Kaken can be accessed here and that of NC Holdings can be accessed here. SK Kaken AVI notes that, despite a high-quality business model and having a dominant share of the domestic construction paint market, […]
Heads of terms have been agreed for a proposed combination of the assets of abrdn Japan Investment Trust with those of Nippon Active Value Fund. The abrdn Japan board says that the proposal follows an extensive review of various investment strategies in the Japan fund sector. It believes the case for taking advantage of recent corporate […]
