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18/03/2022 07:16

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RNS Number : 2052F  HarbourVest Global Priv. Equity Ltd  18 March 2022

 

 

 

18 March 2022

 

 

HVPE ESTIMATED NAV PER SHARE UPDATE AT 28 FEBRUARY 2022

 

·   Estimated NAV per share of $45.58 (£33.97); down 0.7% in US dollar
terms over the month

o 12% of Investment Portfolio (public company holdings) valued at 28

February 2022

o 4% valued at 31 December 2021, with remainder valued at 30 September 2021

·    Update on geographical diversification of Investment Portfolio

 

HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE" or the "Company"), a
closed-end investment company, today announces its estimated Net Asset Value
("NAV") at 28 February 2022.

 

HVPE provides a complete private equity solution for public investors,
managing the portfolio through four phases of the private equity cycle to
create value: Commitments, Investment, Growth, and Realisation.

 

Commitments

During February, no new commitments were made to HarbourVest funds. At 28
February 2022, HVPE's Investment Pipeline (unfunded commitments) totalled
$2.43 billion. This represents a net decrease of $24.3 million from the prior
month, based on capital funded and foreign exchange rate movements.

 

Investment

During February, HVPE invested $24.3 million into HarbourVest funds (compared
to $58.0 million in January 2022). The largest individual investment during
the month was made to a 2018 vintage US-focused fund of funds.

 

Growth

At 28 February 2022, HVPE's estimated NAV per share was $45.58 (£33.97),
compared to the 31 January 2022 estimate of $45.89 (£34.12). This represents
a 0.7% decrease in US dollar terms over the previous month. It is important to
note that the 28 February 2022 NAV per share is still based predominantly on
30 September 2021 valuations (see breakdown below). The decrease in the
February NAV per share was driven largely by declines in the value of public
company holdings within the fund of funds portfolio.

 

The valuation breakdown of the HVPE portfolio as reported here is as follows:
12% actual 28 February 2022 (representing the public companies in the
portfolio); 4% actual 31 December 2021, and 84% actual 30 September 2021.
Consistent with previous estimated NAV reports, valuations are also adjusted
for foreign exchange movements, cashflows, and any known material events to 28
February 2022.

 

 

 

 

Realisation

HVPE received $20.9 million of distributions from HarbourVest funds during
February 2022 (compared to $46.6 million in January 2022). The largest source
of proceeds came from a 2008 vintage international fund of funds. During
February, there were a total of 23 M&A transactions and IPOs across
HVPE's underlying portfolio compared to January's 18, and a last 12-month
average of 45.

 

Balance Sheet and Credit Facility

At 28 February 2022, HVPE had the full $700.0 million available on its credit
facility. Borrowing at the HarbourVest fund level amounted to $438.0 million,
a decrease of $11.7 million from the previous month. HVPE's cash and cash
equivalents ($280.4 million) and available credit ($700.0 million) totalled
$980.4 million.

 

Additional detail about HVPE's NAV and investment diversification can be found
on HVPE's website, in the Monthly Update for 28 February 2022
(http://www.hvpe.com/~/media/Files/H/Hvgpe/reports-and-presentations/estimated-monthly-nav/2022/28-february-2022-monthly-update.pdf)
.

 

Geographical Diversification of Investment Portfolio

In light of the current crisis in Ukraine, HVPE would like to remind investors
of the portfolio's broad geographical diversification. At 28 February 2022
this stood at: US 61%, Europe 21%, Asia 15%, and Rest of World ("RoW") 3%.
Additionally, in November 2021 the Board agreed to reduce HVPE's strategic
asset allocation target for RoW from 5% to zero.

 

HVPE can also confirm that it has immaterial exposure to Russian, Ukrainian
and Belarusian companies(1), all of which are classified under RoW. In total,
these represented 0.18% of HVPE's NAV at 28 February 2022. Please note that
the majority of this exposure remains valued at 30 September 2021, with
approximately one third (the public companies) valued at 28 February 2022.

 

The Investment Manager, HarbourVest Partners, has been investing in the global
private markets for 40 years through a variety of economic cycles and global
crises. It continues to pay close attention to the military action taken by
Russia in Ukraine while monitoring both the macroeconomic impact and the
international response.

 

As ever, the team is here to discuss any questions you may have, so please do
not hesitate to contact Richard Hickman or Charlotte Edgar using the contact
details below.

 

(1) This includes companies based in the country, according to information
reported by the underlying manager. This does not reflect companies that
derive revenues from these countries, nor those with a portion of their team
or operations in the region.

 

Enquiries:

 Shareholders
 Richard Hickman         Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 9847    rhickman@harbourvest.com (mailto:rhickman@harbourvest.com)
 Charlotte Edgar         Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 9826    cedgar@harbourvest.com (mailto:cedgar@harbourvest.com)

 Media
 HarbourVest Partners
 Lily Cabianca           Tel: +44 (0)20 7151 4261    lcabianca@harbourvest.com (mailto:lcabianca@harbourvest.com)

 MHP Communications
 Charlie Barker /        Tel: +44 (0)20 3128 8540    hvpe@mhpc.com (mailto:hvpe@mhpc.com)

 Robert Collett-Creedy

 

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 more
than 35 years of experience.

 

About HarbourVest Partners, LLC:

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets investment specialist
with over 35 years of experience and more than $92 billion in assets under
management, as of December 31, 2021. The Firm's powerful global platform
offers clients investment opportunities in private equity, private credit, and
infrastructure and real assets through primary fund investments, secondary
investments, and direct co-investments, in commingled funds or separately
managed accounts. HarbourVest has more than 800 employees, including more than
190 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. This
global team has committed more than $49 billion to newly-formed funds,
completed over $40 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $27
billion directly in operating companies. Partnering with HarbourVest, clients
have access to customized solutions, longstanding relationships, and
actionable insights.

 

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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
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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
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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
any of the opinions contained herein or for any errors, omissions or
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.

 

Epidemics, Pandemics and Other Health Risks - Many countries have
experienced infectious illnesses in recent decades, including swine flu, avian
influenza, SARS and 2019-nCoV (the "Coronavirus"). In December 2019, an
initial outbreak of the Coronavirus was reported in Hubei, China. Since then,
a large and growing number of cases have been confirmed around the world. The
Coronavirus outbreak has resulted in numerous deaths and the imposition of
both local and more widespread "work from home" and other quarantine measures,
border closures and other travel restrictions causing social unrest and
commercial disruption on a global scale. The World Health Organization has
declared the Coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The ongoing spread of the
Coronavirus has had and will continue to have a material adverse impact on
local economies in the affected jurisdictions and also on the global economy
as cross-border commercial activity and market sentiment are increasingly
impacted by the outbreak and government and other measures seeking to contain
its spread. In addition to these developments having potentially adverse
consequences for underlying portfolio investments of the HarbourVest funds
and the value of the investments therein, the operations of HVPE, the
Investment Manager, and HVPE's portfolio of HarbourVest funds have been, and
could continue to be, adversely impacted, including through quarantine
measures and travel restrictions imposed on personnel or service providers
based around the world, and any related health issues of such personnel or
service providers. Any of the foregoing events could materially and
adversely affect the Investment Manager's ability to source, manage and
divest its investments and its ability to fulfil its investment objectives.
Similar consequences could arise with respect to other comparable infectious
diseases.

 

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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are not guarantees of future performance.   More detailed information on the
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contained in the Company's public filings and reports.

 

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

 

© 2022 HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited. All rights reserved.

 

 

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