John Laing CFO Germinario quits
3rd Aug 2020 08:14
(Sharecast News) - John Laing is looking for a new chief financial officer following the departure of Luciana Germinario after 15 months in the job.
Read moreJohn Laing reports increase in 2019 asset values
3rd Mar 2020 07:48
(Sharecast News) - John Laing reported an increase in 2019 asset values as strong project delivery and asset management helped the infrastructure company offset renewable energy writedowns and falling power prices.
Read moreJohn Laing Infrastructure board urges shareholders to accept takeover offer
19th Sep 2018 08:01
(Sharecast News) - John Laing Infrastructure Fund updated the market on the planned acquisition of it by Jura Acquisition on Wednesday - a transaction initially announced on 3 August.
Read moreJohn Laing Infrastructure makes decent first half progress
31st Aug 2018 09:16
(Sharecast News) - John Laing Infrastructure Fund issued its interim results for the six months ended 30 June on Friday, reporting a 4.3% improvement in its net asset value from from the start of the period to £1.29bn.
Read moreJohn Laing Infra agrees to £1.4bn takoever by consortium
6th Aug 2018 07:47
(Sharecast News) - John Laing Infrastructure Fund said it had agreed to a takeover by a consortium of funds for £1.4bn.
Read moreJohn Laing Infrastructure Fund completes investment in high speed rail project
30th Dec 2016 07:35
(ShareCast News) - John Laing Infrastructure Fund has completed the acquisition of a 6% stake in a high-speed rail project, its first investment in rail rolling stock, from John Laing Investments, for £42.4m. The investment in the first phase of Great Western mainline's Intercity Express programme i
Read moreJohn Laing Infrastructure invests in UK rail rolling stock
21st Dec 2016 07:04
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250-listed John Laing Infrastructure Fund has agreed to buy a 6% stake in a UK high-speed rail project, its first investment in rail rolling stock, from John Laing Investments for £42.4m. The investment in the first phase of Great Western mainline's Intercity Express programm
Read moreJohn Laing completes purchase of US highway service area provider
1st Jul 2016 07:32
(ShareCast News) - John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) said it has completed the acquisition in Project Service LLC, the provider of 23 motorway service plazas in the US State of Connecticut, adding that it had hedged half the purchase price ahead of the UK vote to leave the European Union. JLIF b
Read moreJohn Laing Infra completes purchase of stake in Oldham PPP
31st May 2016 08:03
(ShareCast News) - John Laing Infrastructure said it has completed the acquisition of a 95% interest in the Oldham Social Housing public private partnership (PPP) project. The UK project has been fully operational since January 2015 and benefits from an availability-based payment mechanism, John Lai
Read moreJohn Laing Infrastructure boosts growth with Barcelona metro investment
17th May 2016 08:28
(ShareCast News) - Helped by a first investment in Spain, John Laing Infrastructure Fund enjoyed a 13% increase in its net asset value (NAV) in the first quarter of the year and said it had a strong pipeline of assets to continue its investment plans. The portfolio's underlying value grew 1.7% in th
Read moreJohn Laing ups stake in Barcelona Metro project
5th May 2016 12:07
(ShareCast News) - John Laing Infrastructure Fund has entered into an agreement with Acsa, a member of the Sorigue Group, to acquire an additional 13.5% interest in the Barcelona Metro Stations Line 9 Section II project. The FTSE 250 infrastructure investment group's existing 40% stake in Section II
Read moreJohn Laing Infra sees potential volatility ahead of EU vote
16th Mar 2016 07:11
(ShareCast News) - Full year net asset value at John Laing Infrastructure Fund fell slightly to 108.4p from 109.3p, but the company still increased its second half dividend by 1.04% to 3.41p a share for an annual return of 6.75%. The company said it was "not unreasonable to expect greater volatility
Read moreTuesday newspaper share tips: Fever-Tree, John Laing Infrastructure Fund
15th Mar 2016 13:57
(ShareCast News) - Business is booming at Fever-Tree and there is room for further growth, but trading on 40 times' this year's earnings the valuation looks toppy, The Times's Tempus said. The maker of premium mixers for spirits already controls nearly half the market, which is estimated to be worth
Read moreJohn Laing Infrastructure snaps up two more assets
29th Feb 2016 10:37
(ShareCast News) - John Laing Infrastructure Fund has acquired full ownership of a British Transport Police project and agreed to buy a majority of an Oldham social housing project. The FTSE 250 fund will spend £22m on the two investments, drawing down from its £180m revolving credit facility. A p
Read moreJohn Laing Infrastructure goes underground in Barcelona
28th Jan 2016 08:51
(ShareCast News) - John Laing Infrastucture Fund was going underground in Barcelona on Thursday, announcing it had completed the acquisition of 40% of the Barcelona Line 9 Section II metro project. The FTSE 250 infrastructure investment company initially announced the acquisition proposal in Decembe
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