24th Feb 2014 07:00
PANTHEON INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS PLC - Monthly Performance UpdatePANTHEON INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS PLC - Monthly Performance Update
PR Newswire
London, February 21
24th February 2014 Pantheon International Participations PLC Performance update at 31st January 2014 Pantheon International Participations PLC ("PIP") announces an unaudited netasset value ("NAV") per share at 31st January 2014 of 1,305.9p, an increase of2.0p (0.2%) from the NAV per share at 31st December 2013. PIP received littlenew valuation information in the month. PIP's valuation policy for private equity funds is based on the latestvaluations reported by the managers of the funds in which PIP has holdings. Inthe case of PIP's valuation at 31st January 2014, the majority of reportedvaluations (accounting for circa 90% by value) are dated 30th September 2013. At 31st January 2014, PIP's private equity assets stood at £794m, with cashbalances of £79m. Undrawn commitments to investments stood at £189m at 31stJanuary 2014, calculated using exchange rates at that date. In addition, theCompany's multi-currency revolving credit facility agreement, comprising aUS$82m facility and a €57m facility, remained completely undrawn. PIP's portfolio generated net cash of £12.2m during the month, withdistributions of £15.0m relative to £2.8m of calls from existing commitments toprivate equity funds. PIP completed the final tranche of a secondary transaction during the month. InJanuary, the transfer of three funds was finalised to complete a secondarytransaction totalling £39m across seventeen funds. PIP has committed a total of£100m to new investments in the financial year to date. Monthly Report The January monthly newsletter can be accessed on PIP's website atwww.pipplc.com in the Investor Relations section under the heading "Reports &Newsletters", or by following this link: http://www.pipplc.com/investor-relations/financial-reports. Ends NOTES PIP PIP is a London quoted investment trust, managed by Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP("Pantheon"), one of the longest-established international private equityfund-of-funds managers, investing in both primary funds and secondarytransactions. With investments in private equity funds, covering multipleprivate equity strategies ranging from investments in late stage buyouts toearly stage technology, PIP enables individuals as well as institutions to gainaccess to a substantial portfolio of unquoted companies in the USA, the UK,Continental Europe and Asia, within funds managed by experienced private equitymanagers. PIP may occasionally acquire direct holdings in unquoted companies,usually where a vendor is seeking to sell a combined portfolio of funds anddirect holdings. PIP's investment policy also extends to investing directly incompanies where there is a private equity manager well known to the Companyinvesting on the same terms. Pantheon Pantheon has been active in private equity since 1982 and is now one of theworld's leading private equity fund-of-funds managers, with £17.3bn undermanagement (as at 30th September 2013). Pantheon's offices are located inLondon, San Francisco, New York and Hong Kong, and it has made investments inover 1,000 funds globally. For more information please visit PIP's website at www.pipplc.com or contact: Andrew Lebus or Alexis Barling Pantheon 020 7484 6200 Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any websiteaccessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) isincorporated into, or forms part of this announcement. Pantheon International Telephone +44 (0)20 7484 6200 Participations PLC Norfolk House Facsimile +44 (0)20 7484 6201 31 St. James's Square London SW1Y 4JR E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.pipplc.com Registered office: Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4EP.Incorporated in England number: 2147984. An investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006. Managed byPantheon Ventures (UK) LLP.
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