24th Nov 2017 07:00
News Release
Guernsey, 24 November 2017
NAV increases by 0.4%
· Princess Private Equity Holding Limited's ("Princess") net asset value increased by 0.4% to EUR 10.95 per share
· Overall portfolio developments (+0.5%) and currency movements (+0.2%) were positive
· Princess received distributions of EUR 51.9 million and invested EUR 18.7 million over the reporting period
Princess received distributions of EUR 51.9 million during the month, including EUR 45.1 million of proceeds from the previously announced placings of shares in VAT Group AG ("VAT") in September and October. Additional proceeds of EUR 11.9 million were received shortly after October month-end and will be reflected in the company's net liquidity position in the November month-end report. The remaining distributions of EUR 6.8 million came predominantly from Princess' mature legacy fund portfolio.
Princess invested a total of EUR 18.7 million during the month, of which EUR 13.8 million was allocated to Civica, a leading UK-based provider of specialist software, digital solutions and outsourcing services. Civica provides business-critical software and technology-based outsourcing services to both public sector organizations and to commercial organizations in highly regulated sectors. The company has a highly diversified customer base. Civica is considered an attractive investment opportunity, given its leading and defensible market positions, recurring revenues from multi-year contracts and strong financial performance with continuous growth, stable margins and high cash conversion. Partners Group will work with Civica's management team to help expand the company both organically and through accretive acquisitions, with a particular focus on accelerating Civica's growth in existing international markets such as Australia and New Zealand. Princess also invested EUR 2.9 million in a globally diversified portfolio of senior secured floating rate syndicated loans. The investment was made for liquidity management purposes to mitigate the potential drag on NAV performance of holding cash in the current low interest rate environment.
Further information is available in the monthly report which can be accessed via: http://www.princess-privateequity.net/financialreports.
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About Princess
Princess is an investment holding company founded in 1999 and domiciled in Guernsey. It invests, inter alia, in private equity and private debt investments. Princess is advised in its investment activities by Partners Group, a global private markets investment management firm with over EUR 57 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate and private infrastructure. Princess aims to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth and an attractive dividend yield. Princess is traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: PEY for the Euro Quote; PEYS for the Sterling Quote). Further information: www.princess-privateequity.net.
Contacts
Princess Private Equity Holding Limited:
www.princess-privateequity.net
Registered Number: 35241
LEI: 54930038LU8RDPFFVJ57
Investor relations contact
George Crowe
Phone: +44 (0)20 7575 2771
Email: [email protected]
Media relations contact
Jenny Blinch
Phone: +41 41 784 65 26
Email: [email protected]
www.partnersgroup.com
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