GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Ltd C Share Portfolio Update (8996X)
November 30 2017 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMGABI TIDMGABC
RNS Number : 8996X
GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Ltd
30 November 2017
GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited ("GCP Asset Backed" or the
"Company")
LEI 213800FBBZCQMP73A815
C Share Portfolio Update
On 12 October 2017, GCP Asset Backed, which invests in asset
backed loans, announced the results of a pre-emptive offer of C
shares, pursuant to which gross proceeds of GBP75 million were
raised through the issue of 75 million C shares on 16 October
2017.
The Company announces that it has received notification from its
investment manager, Gravis Capital Management Ltd, that as at 30
November 2017 approximately 50 per cent. of the net proceeds of the
C share issue have been committed for investment in accordance with
the Company's investment policy.
As at this date, the proceeds of the C share issue have been
committed across 9 loans, including loans to new sectors such as
energy storage and regulated water.
The investment manager continues to review a pipeline of
attractive investment opportunities which are in various stages of
due diligence. As set out in the prospectus published by the
Company on 25 September 2017, it is envisaged that the net proceeds
of the C share issue will be substantially invested by mid-April
2018.
For further information, please contact:
Gravis Capital Management Limited +44 (0)20 3405 8500
David Conlon david.conlon@graviscapital.com
Philip Kent philip.kent@graviscapital.com
Dion Di Miceli dion.dimiceli@graviscapital.com
Cenkos Securities plc +44 (0)20 7397 8900
Tom Scrivens tscrivens@cenkos.com
Oliver Packard opackard@cenkos.com
Sapna Shah sshah@cenkos.com
Buchanan +44 (0)20 7466 5000
Charles Ryland charlesr@buchanan.uk.com
Vicky Hayns victoriah@buchanan.uk.com
Notes to Editors
The Company
GCP Asset Backed is a closed ended investment company traded on
the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Its investment
objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns primarily
through regular, growing distributions and modest capital
appreciation over the long term.
The Company seeks to meet its investment objective by making
investments in a diversified portfolio of predominantly UK based
asset backed loans which have contracted, predictable medium to
long term cash flows and/or physical assets.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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