23rd Jun 2014 07:00
PANTHEON INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS PLC - Monthly Performance UpdatePANTHEON INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS PLC - Monthly Performance Update
PR Newswire
London, June 20
23rd June 2014 Pantheon International Participations PLC Performance update at 31st May 2014 Pantheon International Participations PLC ("PIP") announced an unaudited netasset value ("NAV") per share at 31st May 2014 of 1,384.7p, an increase of43.5p (3.2%) from the NAV per share as at 30th April 2014. Valuation gains(38.4p, 2.9%), investment income (2.1p, 0.2%), foreign exchange gains (4.3p,0.3%) and share buybacks (0.2p) were offset by expenses (-1.5p, -0.1%). 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 May 2014, the majority of reportedvaluations (accounting for circa 86% by value) are dated 31st March 2014. At 31st May 2014, PIP's private equity assets stood at £822m, with cashbalances of £97m. Undrawn commitments to investments stood at £180m at 31st May2014, calculated using exchange rates at that date. In addition, the Company'smulti-currency revolving credit facility agreement, comprising a US$82mfacility and a €57m facility, remained completely undrawn. PIP's portfolio generated net cash of £11.7m during the month, withdistributions of £19.2m relative to £7.5m of calls from existing commitments toprivate equity funds. PIP completed one new investment during the month, a £1.8m co-investmentalongside Yorktown Partners in Extraction Oil & Gas LLC, an energy companyfocused on the exploration and production of oil & gas reserves in Colorado. PIP acquired 50,000 ordinary shares in share buybacks for a total of £0.56m ata price of 1,112.0p per share (17% discount to NAV per share at 30 April 2014). Monthly Report The May monthly newsletter can be accessed on PIP's website at www.pipplc.comin the Investor Relations section under the heading "Reports & Newsletters", orby 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"), a leading global private equity fund investor, investing in bothprimary funds and secondary transactions, and from time to time capitalisingfurther on its fund investment activities by acquiring direct holdings inunquoted companies, usually either where a vendor is seeking to sell a combinedportfolio of fund interests and direct holdings or where there is a privateequity manager, well known to Pantheon, investing on substantially the sameterms. With investments in private equity funds, covering multiple privateequity strategies ranging from investments in late stage buyouts to early stagetechnology, PIP enables individuals as well as institutions to gain access to asubstantial portfolio of unquoted companies in the USA, the UK, ContinentalEurope and Asia, within funds managed by experienced private equity managers. Pantheon Pantheon is a leading global private equity fund investor that invests onbehalf of over 400 institutional investors. Established over 30 years, Pantheonhas developed a strong reputation and track record in primary, secondary andco-investments and across all stages and geographies. Pantheon has £17.3billion in AUM (as at 31st December 2013), over 180 employees, including over70 investment professionals, located across offices in London, San Francisco,New York, Hong Kong, Seoul and Bogotá. 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.
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