The Budget offered a clear picture of the state of the economy. Put simply, the economy will be 3% smaller in three years’ time than it would have been without the impact of the pandemic. However, it is forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels by mid-2022, six months earlier than previously thought. The OBR forecasts that the UK economy will grow by 4.1% in 2021, (lower than the 5.5% outlined in November 2020). It has set its GDP forecasts in 2022, 2023 and 2024 at 7.3%, 1.7% and 1.6%. Positive
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Mr. Shintaro Matsuki, President of Sakai Ovex Co., Ltd (SO, 3408 JP), a company in which Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF) currently holds in excess of 6% of the issued share capital, has through his special purpose company, Sakai Textile Co., Ltd., launched a tender offer at ¥ 2,850 per common share for all of the outstanding equity capital of SO. Rising Sun Management Ltd (RSM) as advisor to Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF) had sent a proposal to SO that its board consider a management buyout of
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Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF) has now declared three positions where it holds more than 5% of the outstanding shares. The investment adviser, Rising Sun Management (RSM), has also raised money for a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV, Earle 1927 LLC), which has in concert with NAVF taken more than a 5% stake in another company. NAVF has also begun to exit two positions where the capital could be better deployed in new situations. RSM remains open to using the full range of corporate actions, includi
Rising Sun Management Ltd (RSM) as advisor to Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF) has sent a proposal to Sakai Ovex Co., Ltd (SO), a company in which NAVF currently holds in excess of 5% of the issued share capital, proposing that its board consider a management buyout of the whole company, backed in part by NAVF. RSM has proposed that the offer would be priced at ¥2,350 per share, a 12 per cent. premium to the closing bid price of the shares on 25 November 2020, valuing SO at approximately £103 mil
Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF) has in its latest quarterly newsletter discussed two positions, where it owns more than 5% of the outstanding share capital. Ebara Jitsugyo (EJ, 6328 JP), one of the two companies, announced on 4 November 2020, strong half yearly results but also that it was proposing to increase its dividend substantially. The shares rose by 20% following the news. NAVF has also announced a holding in Sakai Ovex (SO, 3408 JP) and is close to announcing two more positions, includi
Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF) has made steady progress in investing the capital raised. As at the end of September 2020, over 85% of NAVF’s IPO funds have been invested in the initial target portfolio of twenty smaller Japanese stocks. On 16 Oct 2020, it announced that it owned more than 5% of outstanding shares of Ebara Jitsugyo (6328 JT). The special purpose vehicle (SPV) strategy is taking shape, with the first SPV being incorporated and fundraising underway. We believe that the strategy ho
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Revolution Beauty is a multi-brand, multi-category, multi-channel, mass beauty innovator with proven global scale. Since launch in 2014, the Group has grown rapidly (FY14 – FY19 CAGR of 99%) generating revenue of £137.5m in the 12m to 31 December 2020. Revolution has an established retail footprint of c.11,000 doors across leading retail chains in the UK, USA and internationally, driving global brand recognition. This is complemented by a fast-growing digital business (+81% in 2020) including it
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Litigation Capital Management has released its results for FY21, reflecting on a positive year for the group in very challenging market conditions. Although well flagged, these set of results highlight the strength of LCM's investment process as it's maturing balance sheet continues to deliver strong returns on capital as key cases settle.
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Oversubscription of Gore Street’s PrimaryBid offer is helpful although given the attractions of the energy storage market perhaps not surprising. The larger placing remains open with results announced at the end of the month. Together the c.£70m raise will provide the fund with ammunition to pursue its strong pipeline of storage opportunities.
Companies: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC
Gore Street continues to find good projects in the GB market and has today announced a 57MW project in Leicester. It is now more active in seeking projects beyond the UK and RoI in North America and Western Europe and we think there are significant opportunities in these geographies. The company now has a pipeline of 2.5GWh with 2GWh of that in new geographies and 160MWh of that under exclusivity. With these opportunities in mind the company has announced a placing at 107p.
Following the successful completion of the Hawthorn disposal, towards the top-end of our £180-230m range, and the transformation to a pure retail property group we update forecasts and briefly set out our investment thesis ahead of the Group’s CMD. We estimate FFO for FY22F, FY23F and FY24F of 7.2p, 8.3p and 9.4p per share respectively; a 3-year CAGR of c35% over the 3.8p generated in FY21A. Post-Hawthorn, balance sheet metrics have markedly improved, flexibility enhanced, and refinancing risk r
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Exactly one year ago, the FTSE 100 closed at 5,862, having fallen 100 points on the day, the lowest point since mid-May 2020, due in part, to the strength of sterling vs US$ at $1.34. One year on, the FTSE 100 has risen to 7,119, a rise of 21%, it remains 7% below the peak in January 2020. From an international viewpoint, US and European markets continue to trade at record highs. The US Federal Reserve is close to withdrawing some of its economic support this year as inflation picks up and the e
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NextEnergy’s JV with storage specialist Eelpower is an important strategic development. Storage demand is set to grow if the UK is to move towards its net zero targets and the combined attributes of the JV partners make it well suited to succeed here. For NESF it opens up a new route to asset growth in our view.
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NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), which has the ability to invest up to 10% of its gross assets in energy storage, has announced a significant step into energy storage with the establishment of a £100m joint venture partnership with one of the leading battery storage specialists, Eelpower Limited (Eelpower). The joint venture is owned 70% by NESF and 30% by Eelpower. The partnership has also announced the signing of its maiden acquisition, a 50MW standalone battery storage project, which is ready to
Today's in-line results illustrate the financial impact from restrictions upon face-to-face Insurance sales over the past 15 months. However, they heavily mask the strategic momentum underway across the Group. Since the lifting of restrictions from June, Insurance is exhibiting a strong and accelerating rebound in demand, which should mark an inflection point for policyholder numbers and restore premium income to pre-pandemic levels over the medium-term. We expect the Group's other product lines
Companies: Personal Group Holdings Plc
Today's results include few surprises in terms of cash outcomes, which are in-line with our FY21E forecasts. These record results come despite the year being challenged by Covid-19, evidencing the resilience of Duke's operating model and royalty partners. Post-period, 4 new investments have been concluded, which should help drive cash results higher over FY22E, despite a further 2 exits from the portfolio. As the company approaches near full deployment by FY23E, we expect to see FCF p/s and DPS
Companies: Duke Royalty Limited
Joiners No joiners today. Leavers Plutus Powergen has left AIM. What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen? Eurowag confirms its intention to undertake an initial public offering on the Main Market (Premium). The Offer would be expected to comprise both (i) new Ordinary Shares to be issued by the Company, raising gross proceeds of approximately EUR200m to support Eurowag's growth strategy and (ii) existing Ordinary Shares to be sold by existing Eurowag shareholders. Eurowag is a leading pan-European
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Belvoir’s H1 2021 results are exceptionally strong, with adj. EPS up +50%. They were, of course, aided by a very buoyant housing market, but this does not detract from the strategic progress the group continues to make. The group’s growth strategy has supported 24 years of unbroken profit growth and, while 2022 will likely see cooler market conditions, there are increasing signs it will be a gradual return to more normal conditions. The acquisition of Nicholas Humphreys in H1 and The Nottingham
Companies: Belvoir Group PLC
In-line interim results to 30 June 2021 show revenues up 93% to £8.5m, EBITDA up 118% to £2.4m and AUM up 15% to £1.1bn compared with the FTSE All Share, which grew 11.1%. DFM assets outperformed the All Share by almost 4x, increasing 40% to £606m. Recent acquisitions are all performing as initially expected, with the full opportunities that can be realised as a result of the network effects and joined up approach, likely yet to come. While EBITDA is performing very well, reaching 54% of our 202
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