I once sat through a three-hour performance of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at the Theatre Royal which, despite the best efforts of Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart – both of whom I like very much – to this day remains one of the dreariest experiences of my life. It is on that note that we welcome 2021, with all the promise it holds, and return to our ‘top picks’ for 2020, a year which is probably best summarised (for those of us lucky enough to have been not directly impacted by the virus) by the Lord Chamberlain’s censor in his review of the first performance of Godot in 1955 – in which he described having to ‘endure hours [and hours] of angry boredom’. As always, these ‘picks’ do not represent advice, and should in no way be relied upon as such; they have been chosen on a lighthearted basis with no thought given to their suitability for your personal circumstances.
Companies: TFG IPU IEM HOT OCI BRWM JRS RICA BHMG BRLA JMI GPM MINI SMT
Tetragon Financial Group (Tetragon) reported a 1.0% decrease in NAV in 9M20 in total return terms. NAV has so far proved resilient to market volatility, while Tetragon’s shares followed the market sell-off in Q120 and lagged the following market recovery. This resulted in a historically high discount of 61%. Tetragon maintained its quarterly DPS of US$0.10 after reducing it in Q120 (implying a 4.3% annualised yield). In the current economic environment, Tetragon intends to increase its exposure to CLOs, as well as continue ramping up its private equity investments through Hawke’s Point and Banyan Square Partners. Tetragon also launched a litigation finance venture (Contingency Capital).
Companies: Tetragon Financial Group
This year’s turn of events has divided businesses like never before. For some companies COVID-19 has been a life-threatening situation. But for others it has cemented their position in their industry, and brought forward several year’s of anticipated growth. The investment management industry is one of the few industries which has seen relatively little impact – good or bad. Indeed most financial services businesses were well set up for staff to work remotely, with little change to the efficiency or effectiveness of how they provide services to their customers. This is good news for UK Plc. According to the Investment Association (IA) 75% of UK households use an investment manager’s services, whether knowingly or unknowingly. The industry supports 115,000 jobs in the UK, including over 14,000 in Scotland. In fact it’s the largest industry of its kind in Europe, and the second largest in the world after America. Collectively members of the IA manage over £7.7 trillion on behalf of their clients globally, and 13% of global assets under management. Like with any business, owning a stake in an investment manager has its risks and opportunities. However, like many of the tech titans that have come to dominate equity indices (particularly in the US), investment management businesses are hugely scalable. Once a fund management business has got to critical
Companies: LTI MAJE TFG
“What a difference a quarter makes”, as Dinah Washington’s accountant used to sing. When last we updated on our investment trust picks for 2020 at the end of March, it is fair to say that collective optimism was thin on the ground. However, we all retained ultimate conviction in our selections (or else had grown so despairing at the market environment that we had settled into a kind of other-worldly fatalism), keeping faith that our initial logic had been ultimately sound. This has proved a good decision, with widespread rallies in financial markets and strong performance subsequently from the majority of our investment trust picks. All it took was a little optimism and long-termism from us, not to mention untold trillions of stimulus from governments and central banks around the world. It is fair to say that whoever wins this competition at the end of the year will be primarily thanking Jay Powell… Indeed, so strong has been the rally that two of us are actually in profit for 2020, without – even indirectly – enriching Elon Musk (thus meeting your author’s definition of an ethical investment). We can see below the contrast between Q1 and Q2 returns. They say understatement is a billion times better than exaggeration, so suffice to say there have been some fairly large divergences between the two quarters! And yet some discount opportunities seem to remain, with an average discount of 23.4% across our picks (albeit skewed somewhat by the massive 61.3% discount on Tetragon).
Companies: BRWM IEM JRS OCI TFG NBPU JMI
Tetragon Financial Group (TFG) aims to generate returns on equity of between 10% and 15% per year across cycles. The company has net assets of $2.2bn, and is traded on the specialist-fund segment of the LSE (primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam) with both a US-dollar and an unhedgedsterling share class. TFG invests in a diversified set of alternative assets, including bank loans, real estate, convertible bonds and event-driven equities via hedge funds. As at 30 April 2020 around 43% was invested in those asset types, while 53% was invested in private and public equities (the majority in private) and credit. TFG’s long-term returns have been strong, ranking tenth over ten years of the entire AIC listed-funds universe (as at 01/06/2020). Over the five years to 31/12/2019, the NAV per share total return has averaged 11.5% per annum, against 8.41% for the MSCI ACWI Index. Aside from this outperformance, it is worth noting that these returns have been achieved with correlation of only 0.21 to equities (Source: Morningstar). Since our initiation note, there have been two main developments to the portfolio. Ripple Labs now features in the top ten holdings (7.1% of NAV). Ripple is a private company, and uses blockchain technology to facilitate financial institutions’ transactions globally. Additionally, TFG has established Banyan Square Partners to advise on minority private-equity and venture-capital investments. Despite the NAV falling by only 7.6% over Q1 (before rebounding 2.8% in April), the discount has been adversely affected. Also, despite TFG possessing very different assets, the share price has de-rated as much as that of listed private-equity trusts. The discount stands at 61% (as at 29/05/2020).
Tetragon Financial Group (TFG, Tetragon) achieved a 13.6% NAV/share total return and a 13.4% ROE in FY19, in line with its long-term target of 10–15%. The main driver of Tetragon’s performance was its asset management business (TFG Asset Management), which comprises managers with a total AUM attributable to Tetragon of US$27.4bn and generated an EBITDA of US$59.5m in FY19 (up 51% y-o-y). The late-2019 investment activity left Tetragon with a relatively low net cash position (4.1% of NAV at end-April). The shares trade at a three-year average discount to NAV of 44% (currently at 62.7%), which is relatively wide compared to peers given the company’s track record of delivering a 16% NAV TR pa over the last 10 years. The recent market sell-off has so far resulted in a 5.1% decrease in NAV (ytd to end-April 2020).
An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. But they can’t get past the front door because it’s been boarded up. And then they get floored by a soldier in a hazmat suit who is now part of a unit patrolling London because there’s a ban on public gatherings. It’s funny because it’s true, right? We aren’t quite at the stage where troops are patrolling London’s streets, but back in January, when we published our ‘top picks for 2020’, nobody could’ve predicted that by now we’d be locked in our homes, banned from meeting our friends and relatives, and facing the indefinite cessation of most economic activity until further notice. When all’s said and done, it’s been one hell of a month. In any sort of broad market move, some share prices move outside of what we might consider a rational boundary. As investment trust experts, it is our job to try and point these out. Clearly the advent of the apocalypse has made this job harder; the minute a share price or discount reaches a particular level, by the time we are in a position to publish anything, time (and prices) have moved on. So, with our feeble excuses made, we now return to the selection of trusts we put forward in January as our ‘top picks for 2020’; when we were all bored of headlines about Brexit, and snug behind the magical wall that protects us from respiratory conditions found only in far-flung parts of the Orient. Readers of a delicate constitution are advised to look away now.
Companies: IEM TFG NBPU BRWM OCI
Since we last reviewed our portfolio of discount opportunities, an awful lot has happened. The period from October to December saw a new Brexit deal, followed by the UK government winning a parliamentary majority to implement it. Both were bullish for UK and European markets, and led to a sharp rally in markets and a rapid narrowing of investment trust discounts. Globally, the mood was pretty optimistic for 2020; with a growing number of managers and commentators forecasting a rally in cyclical assets and a good year for markets. Some of our picks saw their discounts narrow in, such that we were even tempted to try to find other opportunities. But since then two major shocks have changed the picture entirely. The first was the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, which led to fears of a wider conflagration between the USA and Iran. The second has been the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has had a more severe impact on markets, and looks likely to be a long-lasting situation with further economic pain to come. The overall average sector discount has widened, but not excessively (yet), as share prices have fallen only slightly more than NAV. Nevertheless there are some interesting opportunities emerging. As of market close on 13 March, the average discount was just under 7%; still significantly narrower than the level of c. 10% reached after the 2016 EU referendum (see chart below). The situation is changing every day, however. Good news about the progress of the virus around the world could lead to markets rallying and trust investors staying the course, while further bad news could see the discounts widen further in the short term. Last week’s budget and Bank of England rate cuts both gave some fuel for recovery, even if a slowing of the progress of the virus in Europe and the USA is likely to be necessary before the eventual relief rally begins.
Companies: SST BEE SJG TFG OCI
Last year the five-strong team at Kepler Trust Intelligence – including analysts and mere mortals – chose a trust each as our personal ‘top pick’ for 2019 and we will be reporting back on the performance of those trusts in early January, once the final numbers are in for this tumultuous year. In the meantime I can reveal that an investment of £5,000 spread equally across our selections, made on 1st January 2019, would at the time of writing be worth a cool £6,349 today and that performance puts us comfortably ahead of an equivalent investment in a passive fund; the iShares MSCI World ETF being our example, £5,000 invested there being worth £6,280 today. And so, buoyed by that success and a surfeit of mince pies and Babycham, the team at KTI – our ranks now swelled to seven – are back with more predictions for 2020, like lucky first-timers, staggering drunk on glory to the next roulette table with a pocket full of chips, confident in our mastery of the great game. For the benefit of those who take life too literally, it should be noted that this is a light-hearted article and these selections do not represent advice or any form of prediction. Don’t buy these trusts and then blame us if they don’t perform well – we aren’t telling you that they will and this isn’t ‘proper’ research.
Companies: JMI IEM TFG BRWM
Tetragon Financial Group Limited (Tetragon) invests in a broad range of alternative assets. It aims to generate returns on equity of between 10-15% per year across cycles, and seeks to distribute a proportion of these returns through a dividend. The company has net assets of $2.27bn, and is traded on the Specialist Fund Segment of the LSE (primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam) with both a US dollar and an unhedged sterling share class. Tetragon invests in a diversified set of alternative assets, including bank loans, real estate, credit, convertible bonds and infrastructure. As at 30 September 2019 around 62% was invested in those asset types, while 31% was invested, private equity style, in the equity of investment management companies who manage the funds through which Tetragon obtains its exposure. The balance (7%) was held in cash. In the Portfolio section we provide more detail on the underlying assets themselves. Tetragon aims to identify and invest in a range of uncorrelated alternative asset classes, using managers who can achieve the trust’s total return objectives. However, in also owning stakes in alternative asset management companies, Tetragon aims to leverage the depth and breadth of their investment platform, to grow assets and ultimately achieve strong returns from these investments too. The uplift in valuation from two of their holdings in investment management companies during the first half of 2019 reinforces this approach. The company’s objective (capital appreciation and distributable income) has been achieved so far. Tetragon’s NAV performance has been strong both in absolute terms and relative to equity and alternative funds. Putting this in the context of the broad investment trust universe, over five years the fund has generated a similar quantum of returns to Scottish Mortgage, but with the same volatility as RIT Capital. Importantly, Tetragon has exhibited NAV correlation to equity markets at a fraction of the level of those two trusts; over five years Tetragon has exhibited a correlation of just 0.16 against the MSCI ACWI. In terms of capital preservation, the maximum drawdown over five years is significantly lower than Scottish Mortgage or RIT Capital, at -8.5%. Not surprisingly, Tetragon’s alpha and Sharpe ratio statistics are better than the other two trusts, which in our view are both very good performers in their own right.
Tetragon Financial Group (TFG) achieved an 8.1% NAV total return in H119, with a 13.3% annualised return on equity (ROE), well within its 10–15% long-term target range. While its performance lagged global equity markets over the half year, the resilience of Tetragon’s NAV in H218 helped it to achieve a 14.3% NAV total return over the year to 30 June 2019, compared with 6.3% and -3.1% for the MSCI AC World and FTSE All-Share indices, respectively, all in US dollar terms. Despite strong NAV returns in 2019, Tetragon’s discount remains wide at 48.6%, offering significant scope for future narrowing to enhance shareholder returns, while its 5.9% dividend yield leads the AIC’s Flexible Investment sector.
At Hardman and Co, we try to answer the questions of why to invest in a company and what the risks are in doing so. For many investors, simply having a deep discount to NAV is a good enough answer to the first question. However, investors need to appreciate the risks and, in particular, the reasons why the shares are at a discount. Having understood those risks, investors need to be convinced that there is a catalyst for change on the part of the manager and how long (if at all) it will take for market sentiment to reflect this in a lower discount. In this report, we examine the companies with the largest discounts and review those very issues.
Companies: ADAM BC12 BGHL CGI JZCP LMS MPO MVI MHN NSI NAS OCI PSHD RSE SIHL TFG TPOU UTL VIN ELTA ELX
There are more than 26,000 investment funds available to UK investors today, yet the average UK investor has just six funds of any kind in their investment portfolio. Clearly, then, investors must be filtering out a lot of potential investments before they make a decision, and an obvious way to do this is by choosing an appropriate sector - but here too, there is a somewhat daunting range to choose from. The AIC announced yesterday an “overhaul” of its sectors, in order that they are as “clear and helpful as possible” for investors, and there are now more than fifty of them to choose from. In our view, this move by the AIC recognises that investors are using labels to search for funds - and the more granular those labels are, the more likely investors are to find them useful; so full marks for effort. But examination of the 300 trusts that now sit in those sectors highlights a challenge which still remains; however refined a sector label is - many trusts don’t sit easily among their peers. This presents a problem. Filtering funds by sector helps see the wood for the trees, which is essential given the great ‘taiga’ we face as investors seeking one tree among 26,000. But it also means many investors routinely overlook great funds just because they sit in the ‘wrong sector’. The only way to really work out where these trusts are is hard graft - real analysis at a fund level. The good news is that, for investors who have the time to search for them, trusts like this often trade on a wider discount than might otherwise be the case, presenting an opportunity. The even better news is that we’ve done the legwork to find eight of them, so you don’t have to.
Companies: IIT MAJE ASIT ARR TFG
In our February article 'Sweet Treats', we launched our list of discount opportunities - trusts we felt had the potential to see their discounts close significantly and, in turn, supercharge investors' returns. Our list has had a good beginning to its life, with the majority seeing their discounts close slightly in the almost three months since, aided by a good period for the markets. The investment trust universe has seen its average price rise by 3.2% since 13 February, as the below graph shows. We can trace the rally in the market to the meeting of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate setting body, the FOMC, on the 20 March. Shortly after that meeting, global equity markets began their rise, as investors lowered their expectations for future interest rates.
Companies: ASCI HOT RMMC OCI MHN TFG BEE
In 2018, Tetragon Financial Group (TFG) proved its ability to generate positive returns from a portfolio of alternative assets against a backdrop of negative returns across more traditional asset classes (including equities, bonds and commodities). Tetragon’s 12.1% return on equity (ROE) in 2018 is well within its long-term target range of 10–15%, and its 10.3% NAV total return compares with the negative 8.9% and 14.8% returns of the MSCI AC World and FTSE All-Share indices, in comparable US dollar terms. While its NAV progressed steadily higher, Tetragon’s share price declined broadly in line with global equity markets in 2018 and its discount reached 48.8% in early January 2019. However, this was turned to an advantage via the recently completed US$50m tender offer, which was 2.3% accretive to NAV per share, and the discount has subsequently narrowed. Maintaining a progressive dividend policy, Tetragon has a sector-leading 5.6% yield.
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Although 2020 will probably go down in history as one of the most challenging years experienced during our lifetime, it will also likely be chronicled as one of the best years for the recognition and appreciation of science. As we entered 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was in its infancy. However, it rapidly evolved through the exponential rise in infections and mortality globally. Much has been achieved during the past 12 months in the fight against COVID-19, but, as we enter 2021, there are considerable concerns about the emergence of a mutant version of the virus and the second wave that we are now facing.
Companies: AVO ARBB ARIX BBGI CLIG DNL FLTA ICGT OCI PCA PIN PHP RECI STX SCE TRX SHED VTA YEW
What’s new: Ahead of the publication of the Group’s interims results for the six months to 31 December 2020, CLIG has released a detailed trading update which reveals: Group consolidated FuM of US$11.0 billion (£8.0 billion), which is twice the FuM of US$5.5 billion (£4.4 billion) at the Group’s year end on 30 June 2020; The merger with Karpus Management Inc ("KMI") added c US$3.6 billion from 1 October 2020; Investment performance across CLIG’s investment strategies was “strong”, following “significant discount narrowing” and “good NAV performance”; Rebalancing of client portfolios resulted in US$ 290 million of net outflows.
Companies: City of London Investment Group PLC
Urban Logistics REIT (“REIT”) has acquired another high quality “last mile” asset in the Wirral for £16.3m (5.0% NIY). The 169k sqft site is let to a subsidiary of Culina. It is leased through to 2032 and has clear rental progression, with an uplift on commencement of a reversionary lease in 2022 and a rent review in 2027. 99% rents for the Jan-Mar quarter have already been collected – highlighting the resilience in the tenant base/income. We do not change forecasts, already assuming full deployment by year end. We estimate that c.£75m capital capacity remains. We note a 6%+ dividend yield in FY22e – a 12m period of full capital deployment – and note that the discount ignores embedded NAV growth potential.
Companies: Urban Logistics REIT plc
Hipgnosis Songs Fund, is independently valued by Massarsky, who in December chose to reduce the discount rate on the revenues generated by the portfolio from 9% to 8.5%, due to strong evidence of growth in streaming numbers and the stable nature of the revenue stream. This produced a NAV of 125.35p as at the 30 September interim period end. It is worth noting the recent publication of significant changes in the discount rate as announced by Professor Aswath Damodaran of the Stern Business School in New York for the Entertainment Industry to 4.82% from 7.83% in January 2020. Combined with recent evidence that music streaming revenues in 2020 are now larger than the entire music market in 2016, we believe this is an encouraging backdrop for potential further reductions in the discount rate being applied by Massarsky going forward
Companies: Hipgnosis Songs Fund C Shares
Henderson Opportunities Trust (HOT) has performed strongly since experiencing sharp NAV and share price declines in the Q120 market sell-off, powering to the top of the AIC UK All Companies sector over the past 12 months with an NAV total return of c 40% in the second half of 2020. Managers James Henderson and Laura Foll say performance has benefited from holding a number of ‘next-generation leaders’ in the UK. The portfolio is esoteric in its make-up and seeks to avoid being overly exposed to trends in the global and domestic economy. The managers continue to see good value opportunities across the UK market, particularly on AIM, and say their intention to maintain gearing at a ‘decent’ level (c 10–15%) is indicative of feeling the portfolio and market offer good value.
Companies: Henderson Opportunities Trust
Further media reports that Dr Martens, the British Boot brand is planning an IPO on the LSE. It is currently owned by PE group, Permira who is expected to sell down its stake at the IPO. March 2020 YE the group had revenues of £672m and EBITDA of £184m. Deal size TBC. Upon Admission to AIM, Nightcap will acquire The London Cocktail Club Limited (the "London Cocktail Club"), which is an award winning independent operator of ten individually themed cocktail bars in nine London locations and one location in Bristol. Offer TBC Due mid Jan. HSS Hire Group, HSS.L transfer from Main to Aim. Mkt Cap c. £70m. Recently raised £52.6m. Leading supplier of tool and equipment for hire in the United Kingdom and Ireland and has provided equipment hire services in the United Kingdom for more than 60 years, primarily focusing on the B2B market. Due 14 Jan. VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities plc, a closed-ended investment Company focused on making sustainable energy infrastructure investments, today announces intends to launch an initial public offering of shares on the Official List (Premium) of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Due by Early Feb.
Companies: IUG CBP KAT APP RST DIS NICL BOKU CNIC HE1
AuM grew by +43% (+16% organic) to £29.4bn in Q3. Investment performance was strong (+£2.5bn) as COVID vaccine news propelled markets. Net inflows were maintained qoq (£792m). Sustainable was the stand out performer (+24%). AuM has broken through £30bn post-period end. Better than expected AuM drives +3% FY21e EPS and +5% in outer years. Continued distribution efforts in Sustainable, Global Equity and Multi-Asset funds stands to catalyse earnings. Alongside flow momentum, 12x FY22e PER is not reflecting this upside.
Companies: Liontrust Asset Management PLC
Cornish Metals (TSX-V: CUSN) intends to list on AIM. The Company is proposing to raise £5 million by way of private placement of new Common Shares (the "Fundraising") to advance the United Downs copper-tin project. The Company expects that Admission will become effective in February 2021. The Company's Common Shares will continue to be listed and trade on the TSX-V in Canada. Further media reports that Dr Martens, the British Boot brand is planning an IPO on the LSE. It is currently owned by PE group, Permira who is expected to sell down its stake at the IPO. March 2020 YE the group had revenues of £672m and EBITDA of £184m. Deal size TBC. VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities plc, a closed-ended investment Company focused on making sustainable energy infrastructure investments, today announces intends to launch an initial public offering of shares on the Official List (Premium) of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Due by Early Feb. Moonpig, the digital greeting card company, is planning an IPO with a potential valuation of £1bln, according to multiple media reports. Further details expected to be announced over the next two weeks.
Companies: ZPHR PANR PRSM SENS CYAN G4M ITX CRCL FEN ZIN
Allied Minds has announced that Joe Pignato has decided to step down as CEO and from the board with immediate effect. However, he will continue to support the company as CFO for an interim period as the board continues its search for a permanent CFO. As part of a streamlining process, Allied Minds will now become a board-led company with no immediate intention to appoint a new CEO. The chairman and NEDs (experienced VCs and private company investors) will represent Allied Minds on portfolio company boards (including Federated Wireless, BridgeComm and Spin Memory) with an intention to accelerate realisations where possible.
Companies: Allied Minds PLC
CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities (CCPEOL) has achieved a total NAV return of 1.9% (target 8% annual return) in the last 12 months. Its index outperformance was helped by sector rotation early in the COVID-19 crisis and by staying positive on the market. The manager sees the greatest opportunity in the upper CCC and lower B segments and in structured finance. CCPEOL remains optimistic in the credit opportunities segment, despite the market recovery. It expects 2021 will bring more leveraged loan issuance from broader industrial segments, thus providing greater investment prospects. Portfolio resilience led CCPEOL to raise its annual dividend from 4p/4c per share to 4.5p/4.5c in September 2020.
Companies: CVC Credit Partners Europn Opprtnity
Sirius Real Estate has been a stand-out performer within the UK listed commercial real estate sector over the last three years, delivering a total shareholder return of 107%. The shares also offer a valuable portfolio diversifier for investors, with a geographic focus on Germany, and a focus on pro
Companies: Sirius Real Estate Limited
Upon Admission to AIM, Nightcap will acquire The London Cocktail Club Limited (the "London Cocktail Club"), which is an award winning independent operator of ten individually themed cocktail bars in nine London locations and one location in Bristol. Offer TBC. HSS Hire Group, HSS.L transfer from Main to Aim. Mkt Cap c. £70m. Recently raised £52.6m. Leading supplier of tool and equipment for hire in the United Kingdom and Ireland and has provided equipment hire services in the United Kingdom for more than 60 years, primarily focusing on the B2B market. VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities plc, a closed-ended investment Company focused on making sustainable energy infrastructure investments, today announces intends to launch an initial public offering of shares on the Official List (Premium) of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Companies: PMI RMM SUN BOIL ITM TRMR MLVN 88E IME ANP
Pacific Horizon (PHI) generated a very impressive uplift in its NAV over the course of 2020. This reflects its focus on growth, and technology and biotech stocks in particular. These performed well as we attempted to adjust to life under the pandemic, thereby accelerating a number of structural trends. PHI provided an NAV total return of 86.1%, which eclipsed the return on the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan of 21.2%, the broader MSCI AC World of 12.7% and the average of its Asia Pacific sector peer group of 25.3%. PHI is the top-performing trust in this sector by a significant margin. Despite this stellar growth, PHI’s manager is not resting on his laurels. Emerging Asia still remains a high-growth and underresearched region, and he continues to focus on those themes he expects to do well over the next five years. For example, EV continues to be a significant theme and the manager has been increasing exposure to the commodities needed to deliver a greener future, but which the world is structurally short of, following long-term underinvestment.
Companies: Pacific Horizon Investment Trust
Manolete has announced a good set of interim results with strong growth across the board and good operational momentum in case investments and completed cases. The shares have been on a wild ride through 2020 and look genuinely inexpensive on an earnings basis, accepting that cash will continue to be invested in new cases, we see good value here. Buy
Companies: Manolete Partners Plc
MJ Hudson has announced the earnings enhancing acquisition of PERACS Group, a fund performance analytics specialist, for €1.4m upfront and up to €4.6m deferred and based on an earn-out (payable over a three year period). PERACS will further strengthen MJ Hudson's existing Data & Analytics service offering. Increasing demand for transparency in the alternative investment industry is supporting high organic revenue growth at PERACS (c40% over the past 12 months). We update our forecasts for the acquisition, with FY22E Adj EPS up 8% to 2.2p, and reaffirm our Buy rating.
Companies: MJ Hudson Group Plc
