| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.08.2023 | Taking a look at some economic moats – 1. High switching cos... | Warren Buffett famously introduced the investment world to the concept of an economic moat and has r... |
| 21.07.2023 | Downing-backed Pub People accelerates its expansion plan | The Pub People Group (Pub People or the Group), led by Andrew Crawford and backed by investment mana... |
| 21.07.2023 | Investment Week Summit: VT Downing Small & Mid-Cap Fund | Downing's Josh McCathie, manager of the VT Downing Small & Mid Income Fund, presented at the Inv... |
| 21.07.2023 | Cautious Investors: the three dilemmas |
It’s never been harder to be a cautious investor. Not within most of our working lives, anyway. Th... |
| 18.06.2023 | Downing LLP partners with Southern Water to develop 12 solar... | Downing is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by Southern Water to deliver 12 new solar ... |
| 20.05.2023 | Andrew Vaughan reunites with Rosemary Banyard at Downing Fun... | The pair formerly worked closely together at Sanford Deland where Rosemary launched and managed the ... |
| 15.05.2023 | Downing LLP makes senior appointment to its Energy & Inf... | Karl will join Downing in June from Macquarie Asset Management where he was a Managing Director and ... |
| 05.05.2023 | DUO: Some reflections from the first three years | Three years after its launch, as markets hit their nadir and the UK entered its first lockdown, Rose... |
| 01.05.2023 | Downing to launch multi-asset range for Simon Evan-Cook | Boutique investment house, Downing Fund Managers, is launching a new multi-asset fund range led by S... |
| 21.04.2023 | There is nothing dull about dividends | The “dullness dividend” is the term the City coined on the back of the relative calm since the appoi... |
| 21.04.2023 | Cash: let the bad times roll |
I got excited on the phone to my bank last month, which was unusual for all sorts of reasons. What... |
| 06.04.2023 | The little companies that could | **Disclaimer
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This is a non-independent market... |
| 21.03.2023 | Downing Sustainability Report 2022 | By Roger Lewis, Head of ESG at Downing
With sustainable investment and environmental, social and go... |
| 02.03.2023 | The overlooked value in the value universe | **Disclaimer
Disclosure – Non-Independent Marketing Communication
This is a non-independent market... |
| 17.02.2023 | Opposites attract. Or - do they? | Oil and water repel. Yin and Yang are – Yin and Yang. Introverts and extroverts rarely end up chatti... |
| 08.02.2023 | Downing Fox – Review of 2022 | Downing Fox was born - of frustration - in February 2022. Specifically my frustration – I thought th... |
| 03.02.2023 | Can you bear to wait? | Albert Einstein is credited with the statement: “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world... |
| 28.01.2023 | We live in grim times – what to do? |
One of my guiding investment principles is “follow the money”. By that I mean find out what invest... |
| 15.01.2023 | Downing to acquire 6 GWh Norwegian hydro plant in £3m deal | Investment manager Downing LLP is expanding its focus on sustainable investing with a c.£3 million a... |
| 14.12.2022 | Where next for profit margins? | In 1912, an explosives salesman working for the large US chemicals company DuPont invented a framewo... |
| 13.12.2022 | Time to be daring | “You can’t take the same actions as everyone else and expect to outperform.”[1] – Howard Marks, I be... |
| 02.11.2022 | Alex Paget to join Downing Fund Managers | Downing has appointed Alex Paget to the fund management team as the group continues to grow the Down... |
| 28.10.2022 | Downing LLP supports continued expansion of Special Educatio... | Investment manager Downing LLP has committed £12.5 million to support the continued expansion of Bri... |
| 25.10.2022 | Downing LLP supports growth at bridge lender Whitehall Capit... | Investment manager Downing LLP has agreed a new debt facility to support growth at specialist bridge... |
| 20.10.2022 | Downing boosts growth with £11.1 million in property finance... | Sustainable investment manager Downing LLP has continued its expansion drive with the completion of ... |
| 19.10.2022 | Downing LLP appoints industry veteran, Nick Burley, to join ... | Nick Burley, the former Chief Financial Officer at European healthcare services business Alliance Me... |
| 18.10.2022 | Smaller companies vs FTSE stalwarts: opportunities for small... | Downturns or recessions are traditionally challenging times for smaller-sized companies. But for inv... |
| 12.10.2022 | Former M&G Fund Manager Paul Taylor establishes new inve... | Sustainable investment manager Downing LLP plans to launch a series of new investment activities and... |
| 11.10.2022 | Downing LLP creates new investment vehicle for UK charity to... | Sustainable investment manager Downing LLP has created a new, bespoke investment vehicle for the UK ... |
| 30.09.2022 | Downing LLP’s first Finnish wind farm investment completes c... | Investment manager Downing LLP is pleased to announce the acquisition and entry into operations of a... |
| 30.09.2022 | Downing’s Simon Evan-Cook appointed to advise the VT Johnsto... | Boutique investment house, Downing Fund Managers, is delighted to announce that, as of 1 April 2022,... |
| 29.09.2022 | Future-proof: Diversification unlocks the power of sustainab... | Energy transition and the race to net zero have put renewable energy at the forefront of future ener... |
| 29.09.2022 | Downing acquires Pub People and commits to growth | Investment manager Downing LLP (“Downing”) has acquired The Pub People Group of companies (“Pub Peop... |
| 29.09.2022 | The Nordics: a renewable energy powerhouse | The Nordic region, consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland, is a leader in renewa... |
| 29.09.2022 | Downing LLP hits significant milestone as a sustainable inve... | Investment manager Downing LLP is delighted to announce that it has been certified as a B Corporatio... |
| 30.08.2022 | Downing LLP supports growth at surgical augmented intelligen... | Investment manager Downing LLP is supporting growth at surgical augmented intelligence company Cydar... |
| 26.08.2022 | Downing LLP partners with Yorkshire Water to develop 28 new ... | Investment and asset manager, Downing LLP, is pleased to announce it has been selected by Yorkshire ... |
| 10.08.2022 | Downing LLP provides an additional £4.4 million to Special E... | Investment manager Downing LLP has agreed a follow-on investment of £4.4 million for its platform Br... |
| 09.08.2022 | Many puddings are in the oven, and we’re waiting for the pro... | It’s time for a stock take. Environmental, social and governance-related investing is hot on the lip... |
| 09.08.2022 | Infrastructure: building certainty through the economic cycl... | Infrastructure’s resilience and predictability through macroeconomic cycles means the sector continu... |
| 22.07.2022 | Downing LLP property finance team passes £300 million milest... | Investment manager Downing LLP is celebrating its Property Finance team passing the significant £300... |
| 08.07.2022 | Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust (DORE): The powe... | Environmental Finance spoke with Tom Williams, head of energy and infrastructure at Downing LLP, to ... |
| 06.07.2022 | VT Downing Unique Opportunities Fund - Investor Update | In this short video, Rosemary Banyard, manager of the VT Downing Unique Opportunities Fund, speaks w... |
| 06.07.2022 | Downing LLP appoints Roger Lewis as Head of ESG | Downing LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of Roger Lewis to the newly created role of Head ... |
| 06.07.2022 | Downing LLP completes sale of its non-healthcare ventures in... | Downing LLP has completed the sale of its non-healthcare ventures investment business, enabling its ... |
| 30.06.2022 | DORE wins Renewables Fund of the Year | Downing LLP is pleased to announce that the Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust (DORE) is th... |
| 30.06.2022 | Downing LLP and Raynham Estate agrees the sale of 550m3 per ... | Downing LLP (Downing) and Raynham Estate have agreed on the sale of gas-to-grid plant operator Corbi... |
| 30.06.2022 | Outlook: Property can shine as an inflationary hedge | After defying economic gravity in recent years, the UK property market is beginning to flash amber. ... |
| 23.06.2022 | Downing Development Capital bolsters its team to match growt... | Downing is delighted to announce that it has expanded its Development Capital team with five new hir... |
| 13.06.2022 | Downing’s Ventures division to focus on Healthcare in strate... | To facilitate this strategic move, the company has exchanged contracts to sell its non-healthcare ve... |
| 12.06.2022 | DORE targets £50m equity raise | Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (LSE: DORE) is pleased to announce a proposed issue of... |
| 12.06.2022 | Downing LLP grows with £7.6 million care home development de... | Investment manager Downing LLP has agreed a £7.6 million funding facility to support Country Court, ... |
| 20.05.2022 | Mark Dunn joins Downing LLP to bolster growth in AUM | Downing has appointed Mark Dunn who joins the group in the newly created role of Head of Retail Sale... |
| 16.05.2022 | DORE acquires 18GWh hydropower portfolio and announces inten... | Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc (LSE: DORE) has entered into an agreement to acqui... |
| 16.05.2022 | DORE's Q1 Net Asset Value and Dividend Declaration | The Board of Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc (the "Company" or "DOR... |
| 13.05.2022 | A changing Europe is throwing up investment gems | It is hard to be particularly bullish on markets at the moment. The daily headlines make for gloomy ... |
| 06.05.2022 | Downing LLP provides unique wholesale financing solution to ... | Downing LLP, a London based Investment Manager, is pleased to have provided a unique financing solut... |
| 27.04.2022 | Sticking to the knitting | The first quarter of 2022 has been very difficult for UK equity funds focussed on investing in quali... |
| 23.04.2022 | Curating creativity: why we invested in BBC Maestro | Cultivating creativity
Covid-19 brought about significant challenges in several sectors, none more ... |
| 23.04.2022 | Stewards of our landscape | What is our exposure to biodiversity?
Biodiversity is an important product of a healthy climate. It... |
| 14.04.2022 | Downing LLP completes new property development and bridging ... | Investment manager Downing LLP is pleased to announce the completion of several property development... |
| 08.04.2022 | Downing extends loan facility worth £30m for solar asset por... | Downing LLP (Downing) is pleased to announce that it has completed an extension of a £30 million ter... |
| 30.03.2022 | Downing's response to the allegations by Mr Dixon on the Sta... |
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| 17.03.2022 | How to hit a home run: all you need to know about VCTs | 1. What is your investment approach?
We concentrate on being thematically focused investors, lookin... |
| 17.03.2022 | Downing LLP completes sale of luxury hotel Dunkeld House | The initial refurbishment was completed in 2017 and additional sums have been invested over the cour... |
| 11.03.2022 | Downing partners with Ennoviga Solar Limited to deliver five... | Downing’s investment amounts to £3.7 million and represents its first investment into solar assets c... |
| 11.03.2022 | Downing to accelerate its growth plans in specialist care wi... | Downing Investment Director, Torsten Mack, mentioned: “We intend to grow through M&A, as well as... |
| 07.03.2022 | Downing completes new property development and bridging loan... | Investment manager Downing LLP is pleased to announce the completion of several property development... |
| 26.02.2022 | Maths to the masses: Why we invested in Third Space Learning | Additional tuition has traditionally only been preserved for the fortunate minority. Children who ne... |
| 17.02.2022 | Latest Kepler profile: DSM a ‘powerful cocktail for sharehol... |
This includes the Kepler Intelligence independent overview of the trust plus their comments on the... |
| 16.02.2022 | Simon Evan-Cook joins Downing Fund Managers | Judith MacKenzie, head of Downing Fund Managers comments:
‘I am delighted that Simon has chosen to ... |
| 07.02.2022 | Why we invested in CS Pharmaceuticals | Despite China having one billion more people than the USA, healthcare spending in China equaled abou... |
| 07.02.2022 | The compliance carbon markets are back, but it has consequen... | Not only are EUA prices (the carbon credit in the EU carbon compliance market for large industrials ... |
| 04.02.2022 | Downing launches its first impact fund | The new fund follows our underlying Healthcare investment strategy of investing in innovative compan... |
| 03.02.2022 | Why we invested in e.fundamentals | What do consumer packaged goods (CPG) giants such as Nestlé, Proctor & Gamble and PepsiCo have i... |
| 02.02.2022 | DORE acquires first onshore wind farm | The farm is located in northeast Sweden and generates 46MW. The farm was acquired for approximately ... |
| 20.01.2022 | Fibre broadband: connecting the nation’s remote populations... |
Empowering rural communities with better choices
Throughout Covid-19 we witnessed the importance ... |
| 19.01.2022 | Rosemary Banyard: review and outlook |
The A Accumulation share class returned 25.82% in the 12 months to end of December 2021, 8.57% ahe... |
| 13.01.2022 | Downing LLP completes c£9M development deal for new family h... | London based Downing (www.downing.co.uk) is an investment management business with over 30 years of ... |
| 12.11.2021 | An intergenerational solution to climate change |
When it comes to sustainability, most people are looking for answers. There is hope that COP26 wil... |
| 12.10.2021 | Downing LLP completes two property loans totalling c£8M for ... | Investment manager Downing LLP is pleased to announce the completion of two property loans totalling... |
| 25.08.2021 | The importance of a wider perspective in Estate Planning | A lot of content has been produced about the rise in the already high levels of wealth transferring ... |
| 23.08.2021 | Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust – Ahead of expec... | "It is still early in the life of DORE, yet, with an early focus on Swedish hydropower – 51% of... |
| 05.05.2021 | Value? Growth? Where should we invest? | Value versus growth is an age-old debate amongst investors. Questions from clients are normally alon... |
| 10.02.2021 | Rosemary Banyard featured in Investment Week discussing UK e... | After a roller coaster year in the UK equity market in 2020, investors and commentators are looking ... |
| 21.12.2020 | DORE acquires first investment since IPO | Downing is pleased to announce that Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc ("DORE&qu... |
| 15.12.2020 | Why we invested in Carbice | Imagine that for every single electronic device that you interact with on a day to day basis – phone... |
| 01.12.2020 | Why We Invested In - Ayar Labs | We are in a time of exciting change at Downing Ventures as we hone our areas of expertise, with a ke... |
| 27.11.2020 | Downing LLP Energy & Infrastructure is undertaking carbo... | As a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)*, Downing takes its environmental,... |
| 13.11.2020 | Energy & infrastructure team acquire solar asset, Carrow... | The energy and infrastructure team announce the acquisition of a rooftop portfolio, Carrow Solar, co... |
| 12.11.2020 | Asset Management team successfully contributes to National G... | This May, the National Grid Electricity System Operator (NG ESO) launched its Optional Downward Flex... |
| 12.11.2020 | Downing Exits Solar Project | This month, Downing announced an exit by its EIS and VCT funds from a UK-based solar portfolio, Juno... |
| 23.10.2020 | The Future of Commercial PPAs in the Unsubsidised World of R... | In the UK energy markets, where there is a trend towards the end of subsidies for renewables and a d... |
| 19.10.2020 | Why I Invested In - Cornelis Networks | Welcome to Downing Ventures' new series, Why I Invested In, that gives the team's insight into the e... |
| 09.10.2020 | How to expand a European business into the USA | Last week, Downing Ventures hosted a session with Jjellyfish (a B2B sales consultancy for early-stag... |
| 05.10.2020 | Downing Ventures appoints Joe Raffa as new Silicon Valley Ve... | Downing Ventures is delighted to announce the appointment of Joe Raffa as a Venture Partner as it sc... |
| 30.09.2020 | Cornelis Networks Launches with $20 million Investment and S... | Downing Ventures Leads Financial and Corporate Investors including Intel Capital and Chestnut Street... |
| 29.09.2020 | Downing’s Lynch – Where can UK investors still get income of... | Whatever your view on quantitative easing, most can agree that the increased liquidity has helped su... |
| - | Downing Ventures Invests £1.5m in A.I. Company That Prevents... | Downing Ventures is delighted to announce completion of a £3.4 million round with a £1.5 million inv... |
| - | DORE is one year old! |
1. What were DORE’s notable milestones over the year?
Tom Williams (TW): It has to start with the... |
