Overview
Grit Real Estate Income Group is a listed property income group operating in carefully selected African countries (excluding South Africa). The company optimises its structural investments underpinned by solid property fundamentals to achieve superior US Dollar and Euro based returns. The returns on these assets are underpinned by predominantly US$ and Euro denominated long-term leases with high quality tenants delivering strong and sustainable income.
Grit’s strong management team has over 59 years’ experience on the continent and is supported by in-country asset and property managers. Key executives are significantly invested in the company on a no free carry basis, ensuring alignment with shareholders.
Grit Real Estate Income Group is targeting a US Dollar total return of approximately 12.00 per cent. per annum and is targeting a dividend in relation to the six months ended 30 June 2018 of approximately 5.9 US$ cents per Share.
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Research History
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17 Feb 2021 16 min read
Grit Real Estate Income Group – On the path to recovery
On the path to recovery Despite significant headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit)’s diverse portfolio has proved resilient, with rent collection rates of 91.4% and a slight recovery in property valuations. Buoyed by the performance of its offices (the group’s largest sector exposure), corporate accommodation and industrial portfolios, plus […]
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17 min read
Grit Real Estate Income Group – On the path to recovery
On the path to recovery Despite significant headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit)’s diverse portfolio has proved resilient, with rent collection rates of 91.4% and a slight recovery in property valuations. Buoyed by the performance of its offices (the group’s largest sector exposure), corporate accommodation and industrial portfolios, plus […]
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16 min read
Grit Real Estate Income Group – On the path to recovery?
On the path to recovery? Despite significant headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit)’s diverse portfolio has proved resilient, with rent collection rates of 91.4% and a slight recovery in property valuations. Buoyed by the performance of its offices (the group’s largest sector exposure), corporate accommodation and industrial portfolios, plus […]
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11 Feb 2021 9 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – February 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data January’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The UK’s vaccination programme has lifted optimism for a speedier opening of the economy than first feared at the start of the year. Property companies that reported positive valuation figures for the […]
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22 Jan 2021 16 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Annual Review – 2020
Real Estate Annual Review Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Riding out the COVID rollercoaster The 2020 rollercoaster saw more downs than ups and at times felt like a pandemic induced freefall. Lockdowns, tiers and plenty of U-turns meant investing in property was not for the faint hearted. Positivity returned at the end of the […]
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14 Jan 2021 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – January 2021
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data December’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The boost of coming out of the second national lockdown in early December was short lived as Christmas was cancelled for most of the UK with COVID-19 cases spiking. It did little […]
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12 Nov 2020 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – November 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data October’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. October finished with the threat of a second lockdown looming over the UK as COVID-19 cases continued to rise. However, this did not dampen demand for shares in some of the companies […]
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16 Oct 2020 11 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – Q3 2020
Real Estate Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Toughing it out It has been another challenging quarter for the real estate sector as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll. The economy bounced back in the early part of the quarter after the national lockdown was lifted, while government schemes such as […]
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09 Oct 2020 14 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – October 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data September’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. There was an eclectic mix of property companies to feature in the top price movers for September. Top of the tree was private rented sector and residential development specialist Sigma Capital Group, […]
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10 Sep 2020 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – September 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data August’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. There were some interesting price rises during the month of August as investors’ search for returns took them to property companies that have seen their share prices severely depressed during the Covid-19 […]
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13 Aug 2020 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – August 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data July’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. A number of REITs and property companies saw big share price gains over the month of July as covid-19 restrictions started to ease across the UK and greater economic stimulus was revealed. […]
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22 Jul 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s Property Summer Conference – week 3
COVID-19 is creating havoc in some parts of the property sector but others are thriving. On Wednesday 22nd July we held the third of our summer property webinars where the managers of BMO Commericial Property Trust, Standard Life Investments Property Income, Hibernia REIT and Grit Real Estate Income Group gave presentations on their fund, the property sector as a […]
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16 Jul 2020 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Review – Q2 2020
Real Estate Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments A polarised lens The covid-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc in the real estate in the second quarter, but a polarisation of sectors and funds has started to become apparent. Companies focused on the retail, leisure and hospitality property sectors had already seen huge negative […]
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15 Jul 2020 24 min read
Grit Real Estate Income Group – Africa, substantially de-risked
Africa, substantially de-risked Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit) is flying the flag for African real estate investment. The significant growth potential of the continent’s emerging economies has always come with some degree of risk attached to it. However, Grit’s investment strategy enables it to retain exposure to that growth potential, while substantially de-risking it […]
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24 min read
Grit Real Estate Income Group – Africa, substantially de-risked
Africa, substantially de-risked Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit) is flying the flag for African real estate investment. The significant growth potential of the continent’s emerging economies has always gone hand-in-hand with some degree of risk. Grit’s investment strategy, however, retains exposure to that growth potential, while substantially de-risking it through US dollar and euro […]
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07 Jul 2020 16 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – July 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data June’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Uncertainty caused by the covid-19 pandemic continued to weigh on property stocks in June and we had the first real casualty in Intu Properties, which collapsed into administration. A number of companies […]
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07 May 2020 15 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – May 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data April’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Following two months of heavy falls as the covid-19 pandemic took hold and the UK was put on lockdown, many property companies saw a bounce in their share price in April, although […]
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20 Apr 2020 10 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Quarterly Roundup – First Quarter 2020
Real Estate Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Covid chaos The covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the share price of property companies, with 31% wiped off the value of their total market capitalisation during the first quarter of 2020. Companies focused on the retail, leisure and hospitality property sectors were […]
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10 Mar 2020 16 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – March 2020
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data February’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. Property stocks tumbled in February as fears over the spread of Covid-19 spooked financial markets around the world and resulted in the largest sell-off since the 2008 financial crisis. There were just […]
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07 Feb 2020 12 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – February 2020
Real Estate Roundup Performance data January’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The sluggish start to the year for listed property companies is hardly surprising given they were coming off a high base after the “Boris-bounce” following the general election in December. Topping the list was Triple Point Social Housing […]
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30 Jan 2020 16 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Annual Review – 2019
Property’s alternative theory The year was dominated by political and economic uncertainty, with Brexit negotiations casting a shadow over the market and the general election adding a further layer of doubt for much of the year. For a market that is staunchly aligned with political and economic sentiment, listed property companies and REITs performed well, […]
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13 Nov 2019 11 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – November 2019
Real Estate Roundup Performance data October’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. For the second month running, Capital & Regional topped the list for share price growth: up 30.5% in the month – admittedly off a low base. The shopping centre landlord’s shares continued to rise after it agreed a […]
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02 Oct 2019 15 min read
QuotedData’s Real Estate Roundup – October 2019
Real Estate Roundup Performance data September’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The month of September was a bumper month for many property companies’ share price, dominated by retail focused companies, who in general have taken a hammering over the past 18 months or so. Top of the list was […]
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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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12 Oct 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – October 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – October 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 September Trian Investors 1 is a new fund that will adopt […]
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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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15 Feb 2021 2 min read
Grit Real Estate reports 6.3% increase in NAV
Grit Real Estate, which invests in pan-african real estate assets (ex South Africa) has reported a 6.3% increase in EPRA net reinstatement value (NRV – one of the new EPRA reporting metrics for property companies replacing EPRA net asset value (NAV)) – over the six months to the end of December 2020. This increase (from […]
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22 Dec 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 December 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 December 2020: The Renewables Infrastructure Group has exchanged contracts to invest in Phoenix SAS, which owns a portfolio of operational wind and solar renewable energy assets. The portfolio comprises five onshore wind farms in Northern France with a combined capacity of 74MW and four operational solar parks with battery storage located […]
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18 Dec 2020 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 December 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 December 2020: Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust has announced that its IPO has raised gross proceeds of $125 million. Commitments under the Placing and applications under the Offer for Subscription have been satisfied in full at the Issue Price of $1.00 per Ordinary Share. It is expected that Admission will become […]
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15 Dec 2020 3 min read
Retail and hospitality weighs on Grit Real Estate
Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African real estate company, has reported a big drop in net asset value (NAV) as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on its retail and hospitality properties. The group’s NAV per share for the year to the end of June 2020 was US$1.186 compared to US$1.471 at June […]
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26 Oct 2020 3 min read
Grit Real Estate reports sharp fall in NAV
Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African real estate company, has reported a big drop in net asset value (NAV) as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on its retail and hospitality properties. The group said its NAV per share for the year to the end of June 2020 would be between US$1.18 and […]
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16 Oct 2020 3 min read
Grit Real Estate Income to reduce its interest in Acacia Estate
Grit Real Estate Income (GR1T) has entered into a binding agreement to reduce its interest in Acacia Estate, a 76 residential units condominium property located in Maputo, Mozambique that is let to the US government. In what is effectively a partial sale to a related party (see below for the nuts and bolts of the […]
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 October 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 October 2020: We have Grit Real Estate’s partial sale of its Acacia Estate asset in Mozambique and Metage Capital’s Open letter to Mr Bruce Lisman of Associated Capital Group (the outfit that is blocking the wind up of Gabelli Value Plus + Trust).
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18 Sep 2020 9 min read
GRIT Real Estate Income sells 39.5% interest in the AnfaPlace Mall
Grit Real Estate Income (GRIT) has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Gateway Real Estate Africa Ltd (GREA) for Grit to dispose of a 39.50% interest in Delta International Bahrain SPC (DIB), the beneficial owner of AnfaPlace Mall (Anfa) for a total of US$25,488,440. Anfa forms part of a mixed-use complex […]
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1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 September 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 September 2020: We have details of the GRIT Real Estate Income’s disposal of its stake in Anfaplace Mall, JLEN Environmental Assets acquisition of two hydro assets (one with a co-located battery storage asset), Macau Property Opportunities progress with its loan refinancing and its divestment of its remaining individual unit at One […]
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18 Aug 2020 2 min read
Grit Real Estate collects 85.4% of rents
Grit Real Estate Income Group has released an update on rent collection figures for the period March to July 2020, for which 85.4% of rent has been received. The pan-African real estate investor said the figure includes pre-paid rent that was collected in the period – 77.4% without it. Short-term concessions amounted to 7.9% of […]
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28 Jul 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 July 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 July 2020: Grit Real Estate says the offer by Botswana Development Corporation Limited and Zep-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company) for Grit shares listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is unconditional. Grit will de-list from the JSE on 29 July 2020 as planned. The shares continue to trade in London as normal. Aseana […]
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03 Jun 2020 3 min read
Grit Real Estate revises dividend guidance
Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African income real estate company, has revised its dividend guidance for the year due to covid-19. The company, which owns 47 assets across Africa that are predominantly US dollar or euro denominated long-term leases, is targeting a full-year dividend of at least US$8.75 cents per share (cps), which equates to […]
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30 Apr 2020 1 min read
Advantages of a multi-bank approach – Jaco Van Zyl, Head of Treasury at Grit discusses
Jaco van Zyl Head of Treasury at Grit Real Estate Income Group discusses the advantages of a multi bank approach for them Watch the video here How important is the multi bank approach for Grit What is the core function of treasury in Grit
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01 Apr 2020 2 min read
Grit Real Estate suspends dividend
Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African real estate company, has suspended payment of its dividend for four weeks. The company said the interim dividend of US$5.25 cents per share will now be paid on 30 April 2020 and was postponed due to delays with central bank processes and moving cash balances to Mauritius, where it is […]
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12 Feb 2020 3 min read
Grit Real Estate acquires stake in Moroccan REIT
Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African property investor, has entered into an agreement to acquire a stake in a Moroccan real estate investment trust (REIT). The REIT (or Organisme de Placement Collectif Immobilier (OPCI) as it is known in Morocco) will be made up of one asset – the mixed-use property Massira Corner, located […]
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28 Jan 2020 2 min read
GRIT Real Estate completes on Senegal hotel
GRIT Real Estate completes on Senegal hotel Club Med Cap Skirring Hotel GRIT will end up paying €16.2m for the Club Med Cap Skirring hotel in Senegal. A completion agreement was signed on 27 January 2020 with Club Med SAS and the fund took transfer of the shares in the controlling company and effective ownership […]
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20 Nov 2019 2 min read
Grit Real Estate investing more in Botswana
Grit Real Estate investing more in Botswana – Grit Real Estate Income is buying an additional 22.75% stake in Botswanan real estate company, Letlole La Rona Limited for US$ 13.8m (to be settled by issuing new ordinary shares in Grit). The vendor is Botswana Development Corporation Limited, a development finance institution founded in 1970, with the […]
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25 Oct 2019 1 min read
Grit splashes US$103.5m on seven African properties
Grit Real Estate Income Group, the London listed company that focuses on African real estate, has announced the acquisition of seven properties located across the continent. The company has agreed deals, which are conditional, for a total consideration of US$103.5m. The properties comprise: two corporate offices in Ghana let to PwC and Huawei; two healthcare […]
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30 Sep 2019 2 min read
Grit Real Estate reports impressive full-year results
Grit Real Estate Income Group, a pan-African real estate company, reported impressive full-year results today including a 57.3% growth in profit from operations. The company, which now has owns 25 properties across seven countries and five asset classes, reported a 27.4% jump in earnings per share to US$8.09 and a total return of 12.4%. Its portfolio […]
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11 Sep 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 11 September 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 11 September 2019: Grit Real Estate, the pan-African real estate trust, is planning a fundraise – up to 280m shares at a price no less than NAV. Neil Rogan, ex-head of Global Equities at Gartmore with sole responsibility for Gartmore Global Focus Fund and the former lead manager of Fleming Far Eastern […]
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26 Sep 2018 3 min read
Africa-focused property company Grit reports on its first year since listing
Africa-focused property company Grit reports on its first year since listing – Grit Real Estate Income Group (GR1T) has delivered its first full report for the twelve month period to 30 June 2018. Performance The NAV per share of the company increased by 5.2% year-on-year . Its EPRA NAV return increased by 6.0% . This increase in NAV is attributable to strong portfolio growth, with […]
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09 Apr 2019 2 min read
Investment Trust Insider on Grit Real Estate Income
Investment Trust Insider on Grit Real Estate Income – James Carthew: 8%-yielding Grit builds on London listing Last July a sizeable new fund joined the London-listed investment companies sector, Grit Real Estate Income (GR1T). This website (Citywire) reported the listing but I haven’t seen much written about it since, so I thought I’d take another look […]
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07 Feb 2019 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider on the past decade
Investment Trust Insider on the past decade – James Carthew: the constant evolution of investment trusts A decade ago, when we were emerging from the global financial crisis, I was managing Advance UK Trust and Citywire was just 10 years old. All of this seems like a long time ago now. Recently, I found a Winterflood […]
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20 Dec 2018 1 min read
2018 new issue review
2018 new issue review – QuotedData’s James Carthew talks to Citywire’s Jen Hill about 2018’s clutch of new issues Investors were given an eclectic mix of opportunities within alternatives, in contrast to recent years when high-yielding propositions drove the vast majority of launches. The return of private equity and private equity like strategies – Augmentum […]