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- Pedro Fonseca
Apax Global Alpha - Transaction activity picked up in Q324
Apax Global Alpha (AGA) reported a Q324 NAV total return (TR) of 1.7% in euro terms on a constant currency basis (-0.2% including fx changes), with a 3.2pp positive contribution from earnings momentum across its private equity (PE) investments. The company experienced a pick-up in new investments, and also saw some positive trends on the realisation front. Following recent exits and accounting for the take-private transaction of Thoughtworks, AGA’s pro-forma exposure to listed holdings has been ...
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
The Hardman & Co Monthly: November 2024
Feature article: “ROOM” (Running Out of Money) risk, How managing liquidity risk can sustain corporate value and maintain shareholder confidence As we come close to the end of a very challenging year for many UK entrepreneurs, as well as a frustrating period for shareholders, it is time to address one elephant in the ROOM! ROOM stands for “Running Out of Money”. The risk of doing so, or the perception that it could occur, can destroy corporate values and prematurely paralyse a business. While ...
Apax Global Alpha Limited: 1 director
A director at Apax Global Alpha Limited maiden bought 16,737 shares at 140p and the significance rating of the trade was 68/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two...
Hardman & Co Q&A on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): 1H24 deal activity rebou...
Hardman & Co Research Hardman & Co Q&A on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): 1H24 deal activity rebounding 15-Oct-2024 / 10:05 GMT/BST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Hardman & Co analyst interview | Closed-ended investments Q&A on Apax Global Alpha (APAX) | 1H24 deal activity rebounding Apax Global Alpha (APAX) is the topic of conversation when Mark Thomas, analyst at Hardman & Co joins DirectorsTalk Interviews. In this interview, key insights are provided on Apax Global Alpha’s performance during the first half of 2024. Mark discusses a notab...
- Brian Moretta
- Keith Hiscock
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
Hardman & Co Monthly: October 2024
Feature article: Labour’s first Budget - Investors in their sights? Summary ► Budgets are always important for investors. ► The imminent Budget, at the end of October, will be doubly so, because it is the first from the new Labour government, and it has already signalled the need to fill an alleged £22bn black hole, while ruling out changes to more than half the tax base. That implies a lot of the pain will be felt by investors. ► This paper considers the impact of increases in rates for th...
- Mark Thomas
Apax Global Alpha (APAX) - 1H’24 deal activity coming back strongly
The key messages from AGA’s 1H’24 results were i) a strong rebound in deal activity both for investments and exits (the regular announcements mean this trend was expected), ii) strong growth in investee company EBITDA growth (organic 12.6%, up from 12.2% in FY’23) ‒ widening margins reflect the value added by Apax, iii) buybacks utilising the distribution pool started at end-June, and iv) continued diversification and liquidity benefits from the debt portfolio. As noted in our July note, CM day:...
- Brian Moretta
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
Hardman & Co Monthly: September 2024
Feature article: The Tiktok generation are becoming “renegade” investors - How Gen Z’s investing habits differ from past generations As the landscape of investing evolves, a new generation is stepping onto the stage with fresh perspectives and unique approaches that are reshaping financial markets. At Hardman & Co, we’ve always been committed to understanding these shifts, and this month’s article delves into the rapidly changing ways in which Gen Z interacts with investment information and ma...
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
- Nigel Hawkins
Hardman & Co Monthly: August 2024
Feature article: Solid IICs, cash-consolidating REIFs Since the beginning of 2024, the share prices of Infrastructure Investment Companies (IICs) and Renewable Energy Infrastructure Funds (REIFs) have generally remained lacklustre, failing to recover from the losses experienced in 2023. A significant factor contributing to this trend has been the sharp rise in interest rates since 2021, which has negatively impacted the sector due to the increased yields on “risk-free” 10-year gilts. The recent...
Q&A on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): CM day presentation – How Apax adds v...
Hardman & Co Research Q&A on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): CM day presentation – How Apax adds value 23-Jul-2024 / 10:52 GMT/BST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Hardman & Co analyst interview | Investment Companies Q&A on Apax Global Alpha (APAX) | CM day presentation – How Apax adds value Apax Global Alpha (APAX) is the topic of conversation when Hardman & Co analyst Mark Thomas joins DirectorsTalk Interviews. In this interview, Mark talks through the key highlights of Apax’s recent developments and offers a comprehensive overview of his l...
- Mark Thomas
Hardman & Co Research: Apax Global Alpha - CM day: further proof of va...
The key messages from APAX’s well-received 2024 CM day and related announcements were: i) a new capital allocation policy with a set 11p dividend (current yield ca.7%) and creation of a distribution pool for future buybacks (if the discount is above 23%) (€30m has been seeded into pool and buybacks started); ii) the value added by the four-sector “hidden gems” strategy of buying businesses with unrealised potential at discount to peers (average 24%), improving them (average 15% increase in EBITD...
Hardman & Co Research on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): CM day: further pr...
Hardman & Co Research Hardman & Co Research on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): CM day: further proof of value added by Apax 10-Jul-2024 / 10:42 GMT/BST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Hardman & Co Research on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): CM day: further proof of value added by Apax The key messages from APAX’s well-received 2024 and were: i) a new capital allocation policy with a set 11p dividend (current yield ca.7%) and creation of a distribution pool for future buybacks (if the discount is above 23%) (€30m has been seeded into pool and )...
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
- Mike Foster
Hardman & Co Monthly: July 2024
Feature article: UK life sciences needs more local institutional support to survive. For two years running, the Hardman & Co Healthcare index has declined, underperforming both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All-Share indices. This is quite unusual for healthcare stocks. Apart from the general economic influences, which have made institutions more risk-averse, there was a common knowledge that several companies were in need of additional working capital; so, share prices were marked down in anticipa...
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
The Hardman & Co Monthly: June 2024
Feature article: Two worlds divided by a common language Summary Few people would deny that raising capital in 2023 and 2024 has been very challenging. The key components of the market, the “two worlds” of corporates and investors, are nowadays often far apart in how they assess value – pre-COVID, this was much less of an issue. This has resulted in frustration and inertia, which, on a sustained basis, can have a significant negative impact on companies and the economy. This issue needs urgen...
- Brian Moretta
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
- Paul Mylchreest
The Hardman & Co Monthly: May 2024
Feature article: Is silver the cheapest asset on the planet? Silver is a precious metal, a monetary metal and an industrial metal with a surprisingly wide range of uses. It’s not that well understood by investors and tends to get overshadowed by gold – but, perhaps, not for much longer. We think that the provocative title of this article is justified by silver’s attractive fundamentals. The “official figures” from the Silver Institute estimate that the silver market has been in deficit for the...
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- Brian Moretta
- Keith Hiscock
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
- Yingheng Chen
The Hardman & Co Monthly: April 2024
Feature article: Steady as she goes, but could be better: A review of investment company liquidity since 2016 Liquidity is the lifeblood of equity markets. The measurement of liquid asset availability to a market or company is a way of gauging a market’s health. This article builds on our previous work, which analysed the liquidity data for non-financial trading companies, by applying the same analytical techniques to the investment companies (IC) space. We analyse liquidity for ICs as a whol...
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
The Hardman & Co Monthly: March 2024
Feature article: Streamed content takes over…after the Great Correction of 2022 Streaming is a disruptive, content-led, subscription-based technology. Challenging all video distribution business models, it opens up global opportunities for a growing variety of content, including gaming and sport. The Great Correction of 2022 saw the share prices of streamers plunge after market leader Netflix reported slowing subscriber growth. The slowdown in growth of subscribers led investors to refocus on ...
- Brian Moretta
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
The Hardman & Co Monthly: February 2024
Feature article: 2023 was an annus horribilis for Quoted UK Infrastructure and Renewable Energy - Consolidation is the new mantra. The focus of Hardman & Co Research is on the nine quoted Infrastructure Investment Companies (IICs) and on the 22 Renewable Energy Infrastructure Funds (REIFs): the stocks analysed are all members of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). We are updating our publication of January 2023, assessing both the lacklustre share price performances during 2023 and t...
- Mark Thomas
- Martin Hall
The Hardman & Co Monthly: January 2024
The main function of the HHI is to monitor the performance, and to highlight the attractiveness, of life sciences investments over the long term, and to try to identify those stocks that have disruptive technologies that consistently allow them to outperform both the index and the markets. Many of the 52 constituents of the index are high-risk, still being in the development stage, with micro-capitalisations and a long way from profitability. Despite this, some companies can still make extremely...
Hardman & Co Q&A on Apax Global Alpha: Hidden gems strategy delivering...
Hardman & Co Research Hardman & Co Q&A on Apax Global Alpha: Hidden gems strategy delivering new investment opportunities 04-Dec-2023 / 15:00 GMT/BST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Hardman & Co analyst interview | Investment Companies Q&A on Apax Global Alpha | Hidden gems strategy delivering new investment opportunities Apax Global Alpha (LON:APAX) is the topic of conversation when Mark Thomas, Analyst at Hardman & Co joins DirectorsTalk Interviews. In this interview Mark discusses his recent report on the company entitled ‘“’. He expl...
Hardman & Co Research on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): “Hidden Gems” strat...
Hardman & Co Research Hardman & Co Research on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): “Hidden Gems” strategy: green shoots into live deals 23-Nov-2023 / 12:43 GMT/BST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Hardman & Co Research on Apax Global Alpha (APAX): “Hidden Gems” strategy: green shoots into live deals In our view, the most interesting new information from AGA’s was the comment “a further five investments post quarter end” with a further one since. This six-week performance compares with two investments in the whole previous quarter. Market wide,...
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