24th Aug 2015 13:06
News Release
Guernsey, 24 August 2015
Princess publishes July NAV
è Princess Private Equity Holding Limited's ("Princess") net asset value ("NAV") slightly down by -0.3% to EUR 9.11 per share
è Overall portfolio developments (+0.2%) were offset by negative currency movements (-0.3%)
è Princess received distributions of EUR 42.1 million and invested EUR 0.6 million
Distributions to Princess during July mostly stemmed from the previously announced sale of its direct investment in Universal Services of America (Universal) (EUR 29.7 million). Partners Group sold its controlling interest in US security services provider Universal to an affiliate of Warburg Pincus. During Partners Group's holding period, Universal completed over 20 bolt-on acquisitions, the number of employees increased to over 44'000 from over 27'000, while revenues rose by more than 80%. Today, Universal is the fourth largest security services company in the US. The sale resulted in a multiple of over 2.8x and an IRR of over 65% with further upside potential subject to closing adjustments.
Furthermore, the loan Partners Group provided to M7, a satellite pay TV service provider in the Benelux region and in Eastern Europe, was repaid (EUR 1.3 million). The investment was made less than a year ago and the early debt repayment was driven by the company's strong cash flows from its recurring, subscription-based revenues, which resulted in a significant deleveraging of the business. Since the debt was structured to protect the investment in case of an early repayment, Princess realized an attractive double digit return.
Besides this, distributions came from Princess' legacy third party fund portfolio (EUR 7.4 million).
Further information is available in the monthly report which can be accessed via:
http://www.princess-privateequity.net/financialreports.
Ends.
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 AG, a global private markets investment management firm with over EUR 42 billion (over USD 47 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 London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: PEY). Further information: www.princess-privateequity.net.
Contacts
Princess Private Equity Holding Limited:
www.princess-privateequity.net
Registered Number: 35241
Investor relations contact
George Crowe
Phone: +44 (0)20 7575 2771
E-mail: [email protected]
Media relations contact
Partners Group AG
Jenny Blinch
Phone: +41 41 784 65 26
E-mail: [email protected]
www.partnersgroup.com
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