Abrdn Private Equity to throw more cash at high-returning direct portfolio

Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities plans to increase its weighting to direct holdings as valuations soar despite a tough backdrop in 2023.

Harmony Energy Income follows GRID in slashing dividend

Following a similar announcement from Gresham House Energy storage (GRID – click here to see our coverage of this from yesterday), Harmony Energy Inco...

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure acquires four solar farms near Dublin

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has acquired four newly-constructed solar farms located close to Dublin, Ireland for a total cost of €1...

Tuan Anh Le becomes lead manager for Vietnam Enterprise Investments

Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited (VEIL) has announced that Mr. Tuan Anh Le (Tuan) has been appointed as the lead portfolio manager, stepping up ...

QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 February 2024 – ORIT, AGA, GRID, HGT, BCPT, RGL, GCP, SHIP, GABI, VEIL

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 February 2024: Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has acquired four newly-constructed solar farms locat...

QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 February 2024 – AGA, GRID, HGT, BCPT, RGL, GCP, SHIP, GABI, VEIL, CGL

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 February 2024: On 1 February 2024, Apax XI Fund announced that it had closed the acquisition of WGSN, a consumer tr...

QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 February 2024 – ORIT

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 February 2024: Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has acquired four newly-constructed solar farms locat...

Baillie Gifford: Snell steps off China Growth in Chinese team shakeup

Baillie Gifford is scaling back its Shanghai office to form a new Chinese equities team in Edinburgh that will not include China Growth co-manager and Asia specialist Roddy Snell.

Discount giant Action keeps 3i Group motoring

Top performing private equity fund 3i beats expectations again with strong third quarter earnings thanks to star holding in Action, the fast-growing Dutch discount retailer.

Tough year for Henderson Opportunities Trust

Henderson Opportunities Trust (HOT) has published its annual report. In a difficult backdrop for smaller companies, HOT says that it has been a very d...

HarbourVest promises dividends, buybacks and independent board

HarbourVest Global Private Equity responds to lobbying from investors such as wealth manager Quilter over its wide share price discount, saying it will distribute 15% of cash profits.

HabourVest announces new distribution pool and plans for a fully independent board

HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited (HVPE) has launched a distribution pool to finance future share buybacks or return capital to shareholders b...