RCS - HarbourVest Global - AGM STATEMENT

Harbourvest Global Private Equity

17/07/2024 13:00

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RNS Number : 7548W  HarbourVest Global Priv. Equity Ltd  17 July 2024

17 July 2024

 

 

HVPE AGM STATEMENT

 

Positive outlook; Confident of distributions improving

 

HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE" or the "Company"), a FTSE
250 investment company with global exposure to private companies, managed by
HarbourVest Partners, announces a business update ahead of its Annual General
Meeting (AGM) at 1:00PM today.

NAV remains resilient; Long-term outperformance of public markets

·    As announced on 24 June 2024, estimated NAV per share was $51.37
(£40.32); representing an increase of 3.4% in US dollar terms year to date(1)

·    Introduction of a revised and expedited valuation process with
respect to the HarbourVest funds, which improves the timeliness of NAV per
share updates

·    Over the 10 years to 31 May 2024, HVPE delivered growth in NAV per
share of 248%, while the FTSE All-World Total Return (FTSE AW TR) Index
returned 137% (USD)

·    Reflects HVPE's proven investment strategy, the benefits of
diversification and the quality of the underlying portfolio.

New and extended credit facility

·    In June, HVPE secured a new and extended revolving credit facility on
highly competitive terms

·    Size increase from $800m to $1.2bn, providing additional working
capital headroom and enabling greater flexibility in capital allocation
decisions, to the benefit of shareholders.

Distribution pool and capital allocation update

·    Distribution Pool initiated 1 February 2024, ring fencing capital for
shareholder distributions

·    Total amount of cash allocated to the Distribution Pool across the
two calendar years 2024 and 2025 projected to be between $150m and $250m

·    As at 30 June 2024 the balance in the Distribution Pool was $40m.
Contributions to the Pool since 1 February totalled $79.1m

·    Since the Board recommenced buybacks in June, HVPE has been active
buying back shares on 19 out of 25 trading days(2)

·    Since share buybacks originally began in September 2022, 3.5m shares
have been repurchased for a total consideration of $99m(2).

Positive outlook

·    Investment and macroeconomic environment continue to improve

·    Exits remains above the 12-month average, with IPOs and M&A
activity expected to continue recovering through 2024.

 

(1) Financial year 31(st) January 2024 estimated NAV per share to 31 May 2024
estimated NAV per share.

(2) As at 10(th) July 2024.

 

Fully Independent Board

·    With effect from the July 2024 AGM, HVPE's Board will become fully
independent of the Investment Manager when HarbourVest Managing Director
Carolina Espinal steps down as a Director

·    The Company will continue to benefit from Carolina's extensive
private equity investment experience as both Carolina Espinal and Richard
Hickman joined HVPE's Investment Committee with effect from 1 February 2024.

Ed Warner, Chair of HVPE, said:

"The Board has made significant progress on a number of fronts over the past
year, most notably the initiation of our Distribution Pool to improve future
returns to shareholders. We are pleased that our Net Asset Value has remained
resilient in challenging equity markets and the share price discount has
started to narrow.  We hope this trend persists as shareholders benefit from
the actions we have taken to optimise returns throughout the cycle.

We are confident that the environment in which we operate will continue to
improve, with increasing exit activity and distribution levels as the year
progresses."

The HVPE team is here to discuss any questions you may have, so please do not
hesitate to contact Richard Hickman or Stephanie Hocking using the contact
details below.

 

 

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Enquiries:

 Shareholders
 Richard Hickman         Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 9847    rhickman@harbourvest.com (mailto:rhickman@harbourvest.com)
 Stephanie Hocking       Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 9834    shocking@harbourvest.com (mailto:shocking@harbourvest.com)

 MHP
 Tim Rowntree /          Tel: +44 (0)7771 841504     HVPE@mhpgroup.com (mailto:HVPE@mhpgroup.com)

 Robert Collett-Creedy   Tel: +44 (0)7736 464749

 Media

 HarbourVest Partners                                media@harbourvest.com (mailto:media@harbourvest.com)

 

Notes to Editors:

 

About HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited:

HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE" or the "Company") is a
Guernsey-incorporated, closed-end investment company which is listed on the
Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250
index. HVPE is designed to offer shareholders long-term capital appreciation
by investing in a private equity portfolio diversified by geography, stage of
investment, vintage year, and industry. The Company invests in and alongside
HarbourVest-managed funds which focus on primary fund commitments, secondary
investments and direct co-investments in operating companies. HVPE's
investment manager is HarbourVest Advisers L.P., an affiliate of HarbourVest
Partners, LLC, an independent, global private markets asset manager with over
40 years of experience.

 

About HarbourVest Partners, LLC:

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with 40 years of
experience and more than $125 billion of assets under management as of
December 31, 2023. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global
primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and
infrastructure, and private credit. Our strengths extend across strategies,
enabled by our team of more than 1,000 employees, including more than 230
investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Across our
private markets platform, our team has committed more than $58 billion to
newly-formed funds, completed over $50 billion in secondary purchases, and
invested over $37 billion in directly operating companies. We partner
strategically and plan our offerings innovatively to provide our clients with
access, insight, and global opportunities.

 

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or
form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to
acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in any jurisdiction and
should not be relied upon in connection with any decision to subscribe for or
acquire any Shares.  In particular, this announcement does not constitute or
form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to
acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in the United States or to
US Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as
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The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or with any securities
regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States
and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or
distributed, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to US
Persons.  In addition, the Company is not registered under the US Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act") and
shareholders of the Company will not have the protections of that act.  There
will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States or to US Persons.

 

This announcement has been prepared by the Company and its investment manager,
HarbourVest Advisers L.P. (the "Investment Manager"). No liability whatsoever
(whether in negligence or otherwise) arising directly or indirectly from the
use of this announcement is accepted and no representation, warranty or
undertaking, express or implied, is or will be made by the Company, the
Investment Manager or any of their respective directors, officers, employees,
advisers, representatives or other agents ("Agents") for any information or
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misstatements. None of the Investment Manager nor any of their respective
Agents makes or has been authorised to make any representation or warranties
(express or implied) in relation to the Company or as to the truth, accuracy
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provided. In particular, no representation or warranty is given as to the
achievement or reasonableness of, and no reliance should be placed on any
projections, targets, estimates or forecasts contained in this announcement
and nothing in this announcement is or should be relied on as a promise or
representation as to the future.

 

Other than as required by applicable laws, the Company gives no undertaking to
update this announcement or any additional information, or to correct any
inaccuracies in it which may become apparent and the distribution of this
announcement. The information contained in this announcement is given at the
date of its publication and is subject to updating, revision and amendment.
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regulatory or supervisory authority.

 

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All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of
future returns. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal,
financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment
decision. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past
are no guarantee of future results.

 

This announcement is issued by the Company, whose registered address is BNP
Paribas House, St Julian's Avenue, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1WA

 

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