Overview
Dunedin Enterprise specialises in the provision of private equity finance. Private equity is medium to long term finance provided in return for an equity stake in established, potentially high growth private companies.
Research History
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10 Sep 2020 8 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – September 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list New research Here is a list of research we published over August: Aberdeen New Dawn – COVID positive “In […]
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10 Mar 2020 10 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – March 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research In this issue Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide New research Here is a list of research we published over February: An initiation note on Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Trust (MTU) […]
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07 Jun 2019 7 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – June 2019
Economic & Political Roundup A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the […]
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22 Mar 2019 2 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – March 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – March 2019 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2019. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. JPMorgan Chinese, Fidelity China and Pacific Horizon benefited from a booming Chinese market in […]
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13 Nov 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – November 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – November 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of October 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Winners and losers in October In what was generally a miserable month for equity markets, Brazil shone […]
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14 Sep 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of August 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money raised and returned in August GRIT Real Estate Income floated on the UK Stock Exchange in […]
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18 Jan 2018 2 min read
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s […]
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10 Jan 2018 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – January 2018
QuotedData investment companies roundup – January 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of December 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. January Investment Companies Roundup Winners and losers in December Infrastructure India’s share price […]
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10 Nov 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – November 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – November 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of October 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. November Investment Companies Roundup Globalworth Real Estate’s discount was eliminated after it announced […]
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19 Oct 2017 2 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017 – Markets moved up a little over the course of the three months ended 30 September 2017. Regionally, emerging markets did well. The pound strengthened a bit relative to the US dollar but was flat against the euro. The oil price rose by more than 20%. In […]
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12 Oct 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of September 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. October Investment Companies Roundup Amongst the top performers, Alternative Liquidity Fund sold its […]
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14 Sep 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of August 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. September Investment Companies Roundup Winners and losers in August Ashmore Global’s […]
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10 Apr 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – April 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. April Investment Companies Roundup
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15 Mar 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – March 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. March Investment Companies Roundup
News
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21 Sep 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 September 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 September 2020 – Crystal Amber (CRS) reported annual results to 30 June 2020. The UK smaller companies fund’s NAV fell by (55.4%) in total return terms. It was a better second half of the year, with CRS’ NAV increasing by 11.2% over the year-to-date to 30 June 2020. The main […]
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18 Aug 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 August 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 August 2020: Acorn Income declared a third interim dividend of 5.75p – in line with previous quarters – but its revenue reserves are running down as it uses these to top up income lost to dividend cuts by companies in its portfolio. Revenue reserves at 30 June were 14.6p, having been […]
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25 Mar 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 March 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 March 2020: The US reached an agreement to provide a $2tn stimulus package Meanwhile, India became the latest country to send its population into lock down Starwood European Real Estate Finance (SWEF) said that it, in line with the FCA’s guidance, it would delay publishing its annual results RM Secured […]
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24 Mar 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 March 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 March 2020: UK goes into lock down, following a number of other European countries BlackRock Greater European will not hold a tender offer in May 2020, reasoning that the discount was under control ahead of the recent volatility Jupiter US Smaller Companies was beating its benchmark at 31 January 2020 […]
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18 Mar 2019 2 min read
Pyroguard sale boosts Dunedin Enterprise return in 2018
Pyroguard sale boosts Dunedin Enterprise return in 2018 – the UK-focused private equity investment trust Dunedin Enterprise (DNE) made an NAV return of 6.4% in the year to 31 December 2018, largely on the back of valuation uplifts and realisations. Shareholders fared better with a total return of 9.4%. This was boosted by a return […]
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02 Oct 2018 2 min read
Dunedin Enterprise sells Pyroguard, plans cash return
Dunedin Enterprise sells Pyroguard, plans cash return – Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust has announced the successful realisation of Pyroguard, the specialist fire resistant glass manufacturer. Total proceeds from the sale amounted to GBP9.3m representing an uplift of GBP0.4m over the valuation of GBP8.9m at 31 March 2018. The original cost of the investment was GBP3.8m and over its […]
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21 Mar 2018 2 min read
Dunedin Enterprise shareholders made 74% in 2017
Dunedin Enterprise shareholders made 74% in 2017 – [shame it is winding up!] Dunedin Enterprise made an NAV return of 23.9% over 2017. Shareholders did even better, with a total return to shareholders of 74.8%. This was boosted by a return of capital to shareholders of 100p per share and the payment of dividends of 31p. The net asset value decreased […]
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22 Dec 2017 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise gets cash for Innova
Dunedin Enterprise gets cash for Innova – Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust has announced the realisation of its investment in Innova/5 LP, the private equity fund based in Warsaw which makes investments in Central Eastern Europe. This follows on from the recent realisations of Kee Safety, Alpha FMC and Blackrock PM. The holding in Innova was […]
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18 Oct 2017 2 min read
Dunedin Enterprise sells Kee Safety
Dunedin Enterprise sells Kee Safety – Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust says that a contract has been signed, subject to completion, to sell its investment in Kee Safety, the market-leading provider of collective fall protection, safety systems and solutions. Completion of the transaction is due on 31 October 2017. Capital and accrued interest in Kee Safety […]
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09 Oct 2017 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise sells Alpha Financial Markets Consulting
Dunedin Enterprise sells Alpha Financial Markets Consulting – Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust has announced that Alpha has today announced a conditional placing and proposed admission to trading on the LSE’s AIM market on 11 October 2017. On Admission, Dunedin Enterprise, via its interest in Dunedin Buyout Fund III LP, will sell 100% of its holding in […]
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07 Aug 2017 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise benefits from Blackrock sale
Dunedin Enterprise benefits from Blackrock sale – Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC has announced the successful realisation of its investment in Blackrock PM, the provider of independent expert witnesses to dispute and litigation resolution in the construction sector. Capital and accrued interest in Blackrock was valued at GBP10.4m as at 31 March 2017, the last […]
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29 Jun 2017 6 min read
Miton Global discount narrows on strong performance
For the year ended 30 April 2017, Miton Global Opportunities net asset value per share rose to 248.7p (2016: 182.4p), a total return of 36.3% (2016: 0.4%). The share price ended on an all-time high of 242.3p (2016: 164.3p), a total return of 47.5%. The fund has outperformed a number of other comparators such as the […]
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20 Mar 2017 5 min read
Dunedin Enterprise proposes a B share scheme
Dunedin Enterprise has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the period, the company provided an NAV total return of 2.7% and a share price total return of 0.0%. The company says that, in comparison, the return on the FTSE Small Cap (ex Investment Companies) Index returned 12.5%. The company […]
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08 Mar 2017 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise invests in Forensic Risk Alliance
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust has, through the Dunedin Buyout Fund III, invested GBP5.9 million in Forensic Risk Alliance. Dunedin Enterprise will have an interest of 6.5% in the company. Forensic Risk Alliance is an international consultancy business that provides forensic accounting, data analytics and e-discovery expertise to help businesses manage risk in an increasingly regulated global […]
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03 Feb 2017 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise sells Steeper
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC has realised its investment in Steeper Holdings Limited the UK’s leading supplier of rehabilitation services including prosthetic, orthotic and electronic assistive devices and services. Capital and accrued interest in Steeper was valued at GBP3.9m as at 30 September 2016, the last published valuation. Total initial proceeds from the sale amounted […]
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01 Jun 2016 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise invests in Kingsbridge
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust has, through the Dunedin Buyout Fund III, invested GBP4.2 million in Kingsbridge Risk Solutions. Dunedin Enterprise will have an interest of 13.0% in Kingsbridge. Founded by the current CEO Steve Wynne in 2001, Kingsbridge is the UK’s market-leading provider of insurance services that are tailored to meet the needs of contractors, freelancers […]
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07 Apr 2016 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise releases proposals for managed wind down
Further to its announcement on 18 March of the board’s intention to put proposals to shareholders for a manage wind-down of the trust, Dunedin Enterprise has now announced its proposals. Is summary, a general meeting is being convened for 11 March for the purpose of putting proposals to shareholders to change the trust’s investment policy […]
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18 Mar 2016 3 min read
Dunedin to pay 16p interim dividend following CitySprint realisation
Dunedin Enterprise has announces its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the year the companies NAV total return was flat whilst it share price fell 7.5%; both underperforming the FTSE Small Cap Ex-Investment Trusts Index, which returned 13.0%. At the end of February, the trust announced that, following consultation with the […]
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16 Mar 2016 1 min read
London’s Natural Resources Funds Saw Gains In February
London-listed funds with exposure to commodities and natural resources saw their fortunes improve in February, according to analysis by research firm QuotedData. See more at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1458113487917777800/londons-natural-resources-funds-saw-gains-in-february—quoteddata.aspx#sthash.x209LJ8E.dpuf
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22 Feb 2016 2 min read
Dunedin Enterprise sells CitySprint
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust says its largest investment, CitySprint, has been realised with a portion of the proceeds being rolled over into a new company (“New CitySprint”). The realisation of CitySprint values the company at £175m and generates proceeds of £26.1m for Dunedin Enterprise. This compares to a valuation at 30 September 2015 of £23.2m. […]
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09 Feb 2016 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise invests in Alpha Financial Markets
Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust has, through the Dunedin Buyout Fund III, committed £8.1m to an investment in Alpha Financial Markets. Dunedin Enterprise has an interest of 11.6% in Alpha. Alpha is the leading global asset and wealth management consulting firm. Founded in London in 2003, Alpha has grown rapidly and is now the global market […]
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31 Aug 2015 2 min read
28 August interim results roundup
A quick summary of interim results for periods ended 30 June 2015 announced on 28 August 2015 Aberdeen Smaller Companies High Income NAV total return 15.8%, share price total return 21.8%. Well ahead of FTSE Small Cap Index ex Investment Companies return of 11.9%. Outperformance helped by bids for Domino Printing and Anite Candover NAV […]
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23 Mar 2015 2 min read
Dunedin Enterprise hit by discount widening
Dunedin Enterprise has reported a -0.4% total return on net assets for the year ended 31 December 2014. However the share price fell as the fund’s discount widened and the return to shareholders was -15.8%. The discount stood at 33% when they published these figures. They are paying a final dividend of 4.7p. The fund […]
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28 Aug 2014 2 min read
Dunedin Enterprise reports modest fall in NAV during the first half of 2014
DNE : Dunedin Enterprise reports modest fall in NAV during the first half of 2014 Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trusts recent interims report a fall in NAV during the first half of 2014 of 4.6%. However, once dividends are included, DNE’s total return was -1.7% (this compares with a fall in the FTSE Small Cap index […]
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25 Jun 2014 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise : DNE – acquisition
Dunedin Enterprise is making a £5.9m investment in EV Offshore Limited which designs, manufactures and provides high performance, ruggedised video cameras that are used to diagnose and analyse problems in oil and gas wells. EV Offshore is based in Aberdeen and Norwich and exports around the world.
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20 Mar 2014 1 min read
Dunedin Enterprise : DNE – final results
Dunedin Enterprise’s net asset value declined slightly over the course of 2013 but, including income, the total return was just positive (0.6%). By contrast the FTSE Small Cap. index rose by 43.9%. Gains in some investments, notably Practice Plan (sold) and CitySprint, (the same-day courier, now the largest holding) were offset by falls in the values of […]
