Author: Richard Hindle
‘The alternative investment market is an exciting way of investing in growth companies while escaping the tax man’s clutches’ writes Oliver Brown
‘What promises to be a busy year for IPO’s and capital raising presents a sure-fire way for UK equity investors to cash in on the early stages of an economic rebound’ writes Oliver Brown
March: an IPO rush. 5 companies purchased at IPO We again saw many primary opportunities with the volume of equity raises in what was one of the busiest quarters on record for equity funding globally. This we believe to be very positive for investors in the fund as we are able to choose from those… Click to find out more
The year’s equity raises have only just begun The pipeline of equity fund raising is coming to fruition. This is due to the combination of companies wanting to expand into the anticipated economic recovery and a backlog of deals that had been delayed as a result of uncertainty caused by the pandemic and Brexit. We… Click to find out more
IFSL RC Brown UK Primary Opportunities’ strategy is unique to all other UK equity funds in the market because it focuses exclusively on equity raises. One small UK equity fund has a process built into its strategy that offers exposure “simply not available to the typical retail investor” and its manager is anticipating record amounts… Click to find out more
2021: The year of the equity raise We may still be in the early weeks of the new year but never have we been aware at this stage of the year of more equity raises, whether it be IPO’s or existing listed companies looking to raise funds. This is due to the combination of companies… Click to find out more
A month of further progress and performance for the Fund | 2020 – A difficult year for UK equities as we look to 2021 December can often be a relatively quiet month for fund raisings, however this month proved anything but. November’s positive vaccine news has given economies a way of out of the destructive… Click to find out more
A month that simply underlined the power of equities and why regardless of how bad the outlook may be, it is important to remain invested as the outlook can change at short notice, particularly given the unprecedented circumstances the world is experiencing. Those investors waiting for brighter news-flow missed the most powerful early stages of… Click to find out more
The Hut Group became London’s largest IPO since 2017 with a market capitalisation of over £5bn. An online retailer and technology company, founded in Manchester in 2004, it had considered a US listing before London relaxed its rules to allow the founder a golden share which will allow him to block a hostile takeover for… Click to find out more
Like most investment managers we like to buy shares in companies that are growing their profits and distribute some of this to their shareholders by way of dividends. The covid-19 pandemic has seen many companies cut or cancel dividends, in order to preserve cash in these greatly uncertain times. Generally though, share prices do not… Click to find out more
Oliver Brown examines the best options for investors looking to minimise losses in the current bear market and re-build their wealth as recovery takes shape What Investment May 2020
Oliver Brown, co-manager of RC Brown’s IFSL RC Brown UK Primary Opportunities fund, has added nine new positions to his portfolio in the last four weeks amid an investment backdrop he likens to 2009. www.investmentweek.co.uk/interview/4014572/rc-brown-brown-snaps-share-issuances-amid-2009-style-opportunity-set
