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  • London close: Stocks finish choppy week in the black

    Friday 16 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - London equities ended the week higher on Friday, supported by gains in pharmaceutical and energy stocks.

  • PHP makes third offer for Assura at £1.68bn, trumps KKR and Stonepeak

    Friday 16 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Primary Health Properties said on Friday that it has made a third takeover offer for Assura valuing the group at £1.68bn, trumping the £1.61bn offer from investment firms KKR and Stonepeak Partners that Assura accepted last month.

  • Workspace warns on profits, shares slide

    Friday 16 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Office landlord Workspace Group warned on profits on Friday, sending the shares sharply lower, on the back of higher costs and mounting macroeconomic pressures.

  • Landsec delivers upbeat outlook as FY profits meet forecasts

    Friday 16 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Real estate investment trust Landsec met consensus forecasts with a small increase full-year profits, as the company reiterated confidence in its plans to reallocate capital away from offices in the coming years.

  • Grainger earnings rise amid strong rental growth

    Thursday 15 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Grainger reported a 23% rise in EPRA earnings to £30.2m for the six months ended 31 March on Thursday, driven by strong rental growth, high occupancy and continued operational leverage.

  • 3i Group shares slide despite improved full-year return

    Thursday 15 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Shares in 3i Group were sliding on Thursday morning, after it reported a total return of £5.05bn for the year ended 31 March on Thursday, representing a 25% return on opening shareholders' funds, up from 23% a year earlier.

  • Great Portland Estates secures pre-let deal for 30 Duke Street

    Wednesday 14 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Great Portland Estates announced the securing of a significant pre-let agreement for its flagship development at 30 Duke Street, St James's, SW1 on Wednesday, with global investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) taking the entire 62,500 square feet of office space on a 15-year lease with no break options.

  • LondonMetric sells off £62m in non-core assets

    Wednesday 14 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - LondonMetric Property said it had sold £61.8m of non-core and mature assets in separate transactions at a blended net interest yield of 6.1%.

  • Greencoat Renewables agrees sale of Irish wind portfolio

    Tuesday 13 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Greencoat Renewables announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell a portfolio of six Irish onshore wind assets for €156m, comprising €139m in upfront proceeds and €17m in deferred consideration over 2026 and 2027.

  • Hammerson to take over Brent Cross in £200m deal

    Monday 12 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Hammerson confirmed on Monday that it was set to take full control of Brent Cross shopping centre.

  • London close: Stocks finish higher on US tariff optimism

    Friday 09 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - London equities ended the week higher on Friday, supported by improved sentiment surrounding US trade developments.

  • Primary Health Properties still the preferred bidder for Assura, says Shore Capital

    Friday 09 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Shore Capital has kept a 'buy' rating on healthcare real estate firm Primary Health Properties, saying the company is "still in the mix" over the bidding war for Assura and remains the preferable alternative to the latest offer from KKR and Stonepeak.

  • LondonMetric to acquire Urban Logistics in £698m deal

    Friday 09 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Property company LondonMetric revealed on Friday that it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer for Urban Logistics REIT.

  • Target Healthcare NAV rises modestly in first quarter

    Thursday 08 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Target Healthcare REIT reported a modest increase in net asset value for the first quarter on Thursday, marking its ninth consecutive quarter of growth, supported by inflation-linked rental uplifts and strong portfolio fundamentals in the UK care home sector.

  • AVI urges investee Wacom to make governance changes

    Wednesday 07 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Asset Value Investors (AVI), the investment manager behind FTSE 250-listed AVI Global Trust, launched a public campaign on Wednesday calling on Wacom Corporation to implement governance and strategic changes aimed at improving long-term corporate value.

  • Tritax Big Box reports strong occupational demand

    Wednesday 07 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Tritax Big Box REIT said on Wednesday that its bespoke logistics and data centre developments were continuing to offer superior risk-adjusted returns, with strong occupational demand and a significant opportunity to more than double rental income in the medium term.

  • Syncona firm Beacon reports encouraging gene therapy trial results

    Wednesday 07 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Syncona said in an update on Wednesday that its portfolio company Beacon Therapeutics has reported encouraging six-month interim results from its phase two 'DAWN' trial, marking a key milestone in the development of its gene therapy candidate for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP).

  • PRS REIT declares interim dividend

    Tuesday 06 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - PRS REIT declared an interim dividend of 1.1p per share for the third quarter of its financial year ending 30 June on Tuesday.

  • Picton Property refinances revolving credit facility

    Friday 02 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Picton Property Income announced on Friday that it has completed the refinancing of its £50m revolving credit facility with NatWest Bank, ahead of the facility's original maturity in May.

  • Apax Global Alpha reports Q1 decline in NAV per share

    Friday 02 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Apax Global Alpha reported a 2.5% decline in net asset value per share for the first quarter on Friday, as earnings growth from its private equity portfolio was offset by adverse foreign exchange movements.

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