John Laing gives upbeat, if slightly cautious, update

John Laing (JLIF), the private public partnership (PPP) infrastructure investment company, has posted 2.1 per cent underlying growth in the first quarter of 2013, equal to 8.7 per cent on an annualised basis.

John Laing (JLIF), the private public partnership (PPP) infrastructure investment company, has posted 2.1 per cent underlying growth in the first quarter of 2013, equal to 8.7 per cent on an annualised basis.

It said the actual portfolio value increased by £10.7m to £548.1m during the period, in which time it completed around £30m of acquisitions from the market.

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