MedicX sells five properties – As part of its planned asset management activities, MedicX Fund has today, Thursday 16 November 2017, completed the disposal of five primary healthcare properties located in Wolverhampton, Southampton, Gravesend, Leicester and Grimsby. The total gross sale price was GBP5,575,000, representing a gain of approximately GBP250,000...
Central Asia Metals (CAML) has transformed itself from a single-asset copper producer to a significantly larger base-metal producer. The acquisition appears to have added a lot of value to the company and has added another low-cost base metal operation. QuotedData’s model suggests that this could allow CAML to almost double...
VPC Speciality Lending invests more in Borro - Victory Park Capital, VPC Speciality Lending's investment manager has decided that the funds that it runs will take a majority equity stake in Borro. Through this transaction, VPC Speciality Lending will end up owning approximately 49% of Borro. The remaining 51% of the...
John Laing Infrastructure reveals thinking on Labour PFI threats - in a trading update released today, John Laing Infrastructure Fund talks about various issues including the threat to PFI from a Labour government, a write-off in the portfolio and Catalonia. PFI At the annual UK Labour Party conference in September 2017,...
QuotedData’s economic round up – November 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...
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure - Delivering the goods 171109 EGL Update QD The manager of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (EGL), which invests in utilities and other economic infrastructure equities, says that the company’s portfolio has benefitted from having an overweight position in continental European stocks, good stock...
Oakley buys Career Partner - Oakley Capital Investments Limited has agreed to acquire, through its Oakley Capital Private Equity III fund ("Fund III"), Apollo Global Germany GmbH ("Career Partner Group"), from its current shareholder Apollo Education Group Inc. Fund III, together with a number of underlying Fund III investors, will hold...
International Biotechnology beats benchmark on strong listed portfolio performance - In the year ended 31 August 2017, International Biotechnology Trust's NAV rose from 575.1p to 672.9p, including a significant currency gain, equivalent to 14.4 pence per share. The NAV returned 20.9% in. Over the same period, the Shareholders total return was 30.5%....
Henderson Diversified Income Trust - Dear Prudence 171102 HDIV Update QD In the face of declining yields across its investment universe, the managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (HDIV) have decided to take a pragmatic and sensible approach by refusing to chase higher yielding but riskier opportunities. Instead the trust is...