Pershing Square settles lawsuit with Allergan - Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd has reached an agreement in principle, subject to court approval, to settle lawsuits concerning the attempted acquisition of Allergan plc. by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. in 2014. The lawsuits were filed in the Central District...
Shaftesbury expands in Seven Dials area - Shaftesbury PLC, which already owns a 14.9 acre property portfolio in London's West End, has announced that it has acquired six buildings on Neal Street, Seven Dials, for a total consideration of GBP24.6 million, inclusive of acquisition costs. Located on the northern end of Neal...
3i Infrastructure sells Anglian Water stake - 3i Infrastructure has agreed to sell its stake in Anglian Water Group, the parent company of Anglian Water, the supplier of water and water recycling services to over six million domestic and business customers in the east of England and Hartlepool. The acquirer is...
Primary Healthcare Properties investing in Cork - Primary Health Properties ICAV, an Irish investment vehicle wholly owned by Primary Healthcare Properties, has agreed to acquire a large modern primary heathcare facility in County Cork, Ireland for a total cost of €20 million. The facility comprises a lettable area of circa 6,500m2...
3i Infrastructure gets bid for Elenia - In a statement released on 12 December, 3i Infrastructure said "Further to recent speculation, the board of 3i Infrastructure plc confirms that bids have been received from potential acquirers of Elenia. These bids are currently being considered by the company and the other...
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to...
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in...
QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the private equity sector. Standard Life Private Equity - A good year; more to come? With its recent results announcement, Standard Life Private Equity (SLPE) has posted decent returns (an NAV total return of 14.9% and share price total return of 31.9%)....
Herald Investment Trust - Who wants to be a billionaire? Herald, the small cap technology, communications and multimedia trust, recently passed a remarkable milestone. It has created more than £1bn for investors since it launched in 1994. Katie Potts, who has managed the fund over its entire life, points out...