Top UK Dividend Shares on FTSE 250 and AIM
Dividend stocks provide opportunities for shareholders to generate a passive income stream through dividend payments. In this article, we highlight five UK shares listed on the FTSE 250 and AIM segments of the LSE that have proven very reliable in delivering regular attractive high dividend yields. The PLCs are Duke Capital, Arbuthnot [...]
Follow-on investment Enables Step to increase stake in radio business
Duke Capital has unveiled a £2.9m follow-on investment into its existing capital partner Step Investments, enabling it to increase its shareholding in a company behind three radio stations. Duke's funds have been used by Step to increase its stake in Bay Broadcasting from 34 per cent to a 75 per [...]
Duke Capital invests another £4m in BPVA Ireland
Duke Capital announced a follow-on investment of £4m into its existing capital partner, BPVA Ireland, on Friday. The AIM-traded company said the investment was intended to facilitate BPVA's acquisition of Sabeo Holdings, an IT contracting and talent acquisition business, and to reorganise the shareholder base by buying out certain minority [...]
South East care home operator acquired
Integrum Care - Clearbrook Ltd, a company that operates six elderly nursing care homes in the South East of England, has been acquired by a newly formed entity. SME capital provider Duke Capital has entered into a £14.5 million financing agreement with the entity to acquire the business, which trades [...]
Nottinghamshire manufacturer sold to Portuguese company
Duke Capital, a provider of hybrid capital solutions for SME business owners, has revealed the successful exit of its investment in Meteor HoldCo Limited, the 100% owner of Fabrikat (Nottingham) Ltd, a manufacturer of street lighting columns and guard rails.
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Funding provider Duke Royalty (DUKE:31.6p) has reported a 17 per cent hike in recurring cash revenue to £12.2mn in the six months to 30 September 2023, maintaining growth in this key metric for the twelfth consecutive quarter.
Duke Royalty reports strong start to new financial year
Alternative capital specialist Duke Royalty reported a new record of £6m in recurring cash revenue for the first quarter on Wednesday, making for an increase of 17% over the first three months of the prior year, and a £0.3m increase on the previous quarter.
Follow-on investment funds it services firm acquisition
Duke Royalty has announced a follow-on investment of £2.8m into its existing royalty partner to fund its latest acquisition of a managed IT services firm.
A royalty play with an 8% yield
A provider of capital to companies in exchange for a slice of their revenues is seeing increased dealflow
Duke Royalty nets profit after successful investment exit
Duke Royalty Ltd - Europe and North America-focused alternative capital solutions provider - Announces the successful exit of its investment in royalty partner Instor Solutions Inc, a California-based product reseller and service provider for work related to the build-out and migration of data centres.
Duke Royalty’s Instor deal takes investment spend to GBP24m
Duke Royalty [AIM:DUKE] the AIM-listed provider of alternative capital, is celebrating its 20th royalty partner through a USD8.75m investment into Instor Solutions announced today (7th March).
Duke Royalty flags record-breaking quarter for recurring revenue
Alternative capital provider Duke Royalty said in an update on Friday that it was expecting to achieve recurring cash revenue of £5.7m in the fourth quarter of the 2023 financial year.
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Duke Royalty says well-positioned after interim profit rise
(Alliance News) - Duke Royalty Ltd on Thursday said that it expects higher third quarter revenue than last year, after continuing to deliver growth following on from a successful first half.
DUKE ROYALTY RISES AS RECURRING CASH REVENUE GROWTH EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
Duke Royalty (LON: DUKE) is up almost 4% Thursday morning after the company released a trading update, providing guidance for its third financial quarter ending 31 December 2022.
Canaccord Genuity nudges up target price on Duke Royalty
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity nudged up their target price on diversified financial group Duke Royalty from 53.0p to 54.0p on Thursday, citing "material growth" throughout the trading year.
Phew! We made it.
Lynx Equity Limited is pleased to announce that with 2021 revenue of $451,713,000 CAD, we have ranked #478 on the FP500, the premier ranking for Canadian corporations.
Duke Royalty raises GBP20 million in placing and PrimaryBid
Duke Royalty Ltd - Guernsey-based royalty finance provider - Says it has successfully raised GBP18.5 million in placing of 1.5 million shares at 35 pence each, as well as a further GBP1.5 million through PrimaryBid offer. Placing is conditional on shareholder approval at the extraordinary general meeting on May 26.
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IT firm secures investment to fund Newcastle acquisition
A Manchester IT firm has expanded its reach into the North East with its latest acquisition. InTec has secured £1.65m follow on investment from Duke Royalty, the Aim-listed provider of royalty finance, to fund its acquisition of Opal IT, an IT managed services business headquartered in Newcastle.
Duke Royalty shares gain on record revenues
Shares in royalty finance provider Duke Royalty (DUKE:AIM), added 4.5% to 41p following the release of its third quarter trading update which showed a record quarter for deployment and ‘normalised’ cash revenue.
FOLLOW-ON INVESTMENT SUPPORTS PAIR OF DEALS FOR INTEC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
InTec Business Solutions has acquired companies based in Ireland and Scotland, supported by a follow-on investment of £2.45m from Duke Royalty. Based in Manchester, InTec is an investment holding company created to execute a buy and build strategy of synergistic companies within the IT managed services sector. Last year the busness entered into a £7.7m royalty financing agreement with Duke Royalty.
Investor hooks up with caravan company to take stake to 30%
Investor Duke Royalty has made a further £5.3m investment into a Uttoxeter importer and distributor of motorhome, caravan and camping accessories.
Duke Royalty continues to convert ‘robust pipeline’ in Q3
Finance provider Duke Royalty said on Thursday that it had continued to convert its "robust pipeline" in the third quarter, securing two additional partners and completing three follow-on investments into existing partners.
Duke Royalty revenue surges 78%
Duke Royalty has realised half year results and posted a very respectable 78% increase in cash revenue for the period. Revenue rose to £7.8 million in the six months to 30th September 2021, up from £4.4 million in the same period last year.
Duke Royalty shares gain after upping full year guidance
Shares in alternative capital provider Duke Royalty (DUKE:AIM) gained 4.5% to 46p after the company reported strong first half growth in revenues and profit and said it was confident of exceeding market expectations for the full year to 31 March 2022.
Duke Royalty: a princely return for income investors
Britain’s only listed royalty-finance company chooses its clientele wisely, making it a compelling income play.
New owner for IT contracting and talent acquisition firm
A Dublin-based IT contracting and talent acquisition business has been acquired by a group executing a buy and build strategy of companies within the Irish/UK recruitment sector. Vantage Resources sources specialist IT professionals on medium to long term contracts to a range of major Irish organisations. The business has been snapped up in the latest acquisition by Bakhchysarai (Ireland) Ltd (BIL), whose capital partners are Duke Royalty and Bank of Ireland.
Duke Royalty plans to lend £60m to businesses this year
Innovative finance product for established firms continues to have sector to itself, with £100m tied up in 11 companies
Bargain shares: A royal high yielding investment
A royalty finance company is exiting mature investments at healthy profits and is making good progress recycling proceeds from a placing into new investee companies.
New acquisition for inTEC Group
Manchester-based inTEC Group has confirmed a further acquisition this morning, with Miller Waite. The move follows a £7.7m royalty funding agreement with Duke Royalty earlier this summer. That deal included additional follow-on funding for more acquisitions.
Bargain shares: Targeting multiple undervalued micro-cap value plays
A fund manager that holds a concentrated portfolio of 13 small and micro-cap value investee companies is delivering eye-catching returns this year and looks well set to continue doing so.
AIM dividends rebound strongly from COVID-19 dip
Is it an end to that old journalistic standby of "that rarity on AIM - a dividend-paying stock"? Probably not but around one in five AIM companies are paying dividends
Duke exits Irish insurer BHP as private equity steps in
ALTERNATIVE capital provider Duke Royalty has exited its investment in Irish niche insurer BHPC, which trades as BHP Insurance.
Bargain shares: Smart buying opportunity ahead of broker upgrades
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Duke Royalty Q1 cash revenues ‘marginally’ above management expectations
Alternative capital provider Duke Royalty said on Monday that its first-quarter cash revenue performance had slightly bested internal forecasts. Duke stated cash revenue, being cash distributions from its royalty partners and cash gains from sales of equity assets, totalled £2.9m for the three months ended 30 June, marginally above management's expectations.
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Private investors lose out in corporate bids
We are delighted to be included in Lord Lee's latest article in the Financial Times highlighting Duke as one of his newest investments: ‘Current financial pressures on business are providing an increased flow of opportunities for Duke, enabling the group to selectively make perhaps four new investments a year. I expect both companies to grow over the medium term.’
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