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Bluefield Solar enters strategic partnership with UK pension funds

The three-phased partnership will see Bluefield Solar and GLIL Infrastructure acquire a 247MW portfolio, with a commitment to fund the future pipeline.

Schroder Reit gets ESG focus but investor objects to notice period

A shareholder in the 7.4%-yielder approved shift in the investment policy to focus on sustainability but did not support the extension to the manager’s notice period.

Octopus hopes to swell assets to £1bn with Aquila acquisition

The board of Octopus Renewables is keen to absorb Aquila European Renewables, but the latter has been coy, snubbing several advances.

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure proposes merger with Aquila European Renewables

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) and Aquila European Renewables (AERI) have made announcements in relation to proposals for a merger bet...

Bluefield Solar Income Fund announces strategic partnership with GLIL Infrastructure

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding between it and GLIL Infrastructure (GLIL) to form a ...

David Stevenson: Ideas for untapped trust markets in 2024

Looking at competitor segments – open-ended funds, hedge funds and ETFs – several ideas could turn into trust IPOs next year, including Bangladesh- and AI-specific trusts.

Asian Energy investors vote to complete strategic review

Shareholders voted against voluntarily winding up the fund this week, giving transition manager Octopus Energy Generation time to complete the strategic review.

Merger promotes Nippon to Greenwood’s top 10 as he buys biotech and infra

Nick Greenwood has seen his stake in Nippon Value Active rise after he and his MIGO Opportunities fund moved to manager Asset Value Investors.

TwentyFour debt fund warns it may not be such a soft landing

TwentyFour Select Monthly Income says the soft landing being priced in by markets may be premature as the bond fund soared on increasing interest rates over the past year.

Hipgnosis attaches health warning to results showing 10% fall in value

Just two days after delaying its interim results the board of SONG, chaired by Robert Naylor, issued the accounts but warned investors to take them with a large pinch of salt.

Hipgnosis dollar NAV falls by 9.2%

Hipgnosis Songs Fund has published its interim results for the six-months to 30 September 2023. Financial headlines Operative NAV per share decreased ...

LMS Capital makes retirement living investment

LMS Capital is buying Castle View Retirement Village, Windsor for £11.9m, of which £6.0m is being provided by LMS equity and the remaining £5.9m by a ...