Bluefield Solar and fund manager hoist for sale sign, offering an integrated renewables business to potential buyers

Bluefield Solar Income (BSIF) and its fund manager Bluefield Partners have put themselves up for sale after a majority of the investment company’s sha...

Morning briefing: INPP completes £254m Sizewell C deal; Chrysalis’ Engine wins bank contract; Aquila plunges 21%; plus NVT, SSIT, UTL, POLN

International Public Partnerships (INPP), the FTSE 250 infrastructure investment company, has reached financial close on its £254.3m equity investment...

Octopus Renewables signs off sales as it pursues 11% return target

Octopus Renewable Infrastructure has sold two assets as part of its 2030 plan to boost returns and revert to its original development strategy.

AVI accuses Asia private equity fund Symphony International of profiteering from an endless wind-down

Asset Value Investors (AVI) has reopened hostilities with Symphony International (SIHL), four years after the activist fund manager unsuccessfully sou...

Is it time for investors to go big on Japan?

For once, Japan is back in fashion. The Nikkei has surged past record highs, and the mood in Tokyo’s financial district is the most buoyant in a generation.

Chrysalis shareholders divided on trust’s continuation

Major shareholders are ‘seeking an orderly exit in a shorter timeframe’ after strong gains from its top holdings.

Mobius halves in size as investors rush for exit after China mis-step

Investors in Mobius made a dash for the exit at its three-yearly redemption facility following a tough year that saw the trust miss out on the China rebound.

Mobius hit by 43% redemptions as investors jump after emerging markets trust misses China rally

Mobius (MMIT), the £167m emerging markets smaller companies investment trust, has suffered a setback after investors sold 43.1% of its shares in a thr...

Chrysalis will decide how it can “evolve” with shareholders divided on whether to hold or fold growth capital fund

Chrysalis Investments (CHRY) is weighing proposals for its future after the growth capital fund found investors split on the investment company’s next...

Morning briefing: LABS calls wind-down meeting; PEY perks up on promotion to FTSE 250; plus TRIG, OCN-HANA, DORE, THRL, VEIL, PPET, LMS

Life Science REIT summmons shareholders to a meeting to approve its managed wind-down and Partners Group Private Equity reports a good gain in Septemb...

Trust news round-up: Montanaro Europe, CQS, BlackRock Smallers, JPEL, Abrdn Diversified

We summarise the latest news from five investment companies, from results to wind downs.

Saba nabs 6.2% stake in Diverse Income after redemption derating

The Premier Miton trust's discount widened significantly after almost a third of its shares were redeemed.