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Patria Private Equity TrustAnnouncement

23/10/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 1956J  Patria Private Equity Trust PLC  23 October 2024

 

23 October 2024

 

Patria Private Equity Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2138004MK7VPTZ99EV13

 

£180 million Portfolio Disposal

 

Patria Private Equity Trust plc ("PPET" or "the Company") is pleased to
announce that it has completed the sale of a portfolio of 14 underlying fund
investments (the "Divested Funds") for approximately £180 million (the
"Transaction").

 

The disposal realises a combined overall return of 1.9x Multiple on Invested
Capital and 16% IRR for the Divested Funds.

 

The Transaction

 

The Divested Funds comprise 14 fund investments, representing 13% of the
Company's portfolio at 31 August 2024. All of the Divested Funds were older
vintage investments or had become less aligned with PPET's strategy, given the
Company's increased focus on the European mid-market buyout space.

 

Key elements of the Transaction are as follows:

 

·    The Divested Funds were sold for €216 million (£180 million)
representing 95% of valuation at 31 March 2024 (the Transaction reference
date).

 

·    Consideration from the Transaction will be received in two tranches -
the first contractual payment is due in December 2024 (approximately 45% of
the disposal proceeds) and the second contractual payment is due in September
2025 (the remaining 55% of the disposal proceeds).

 

·    The Transaction results from a competitive sales process run by an
established secondary intermediary with a number of high-quality secondary
players participating and has delivered a strong outcome for PPET.

 

·    Ten of the 14 Divested Funds, representing 50% of the transaction
value, were from older vintage years between 2011 and 2016. The remaining four
Divested Funds were from vintages between 2017 and 2019, but were weighted to
the large-cap buyout space and deemed to have become non-core to PPET's
strategy, given its increased focus on the European mid-market buyout space.

 

Use of Proceeds

 

The £180m million disposal proceeds provide PPET with the opportunity to:

 

·    Reduce drawings on the Company's revolving credit facility and
increase balance sheet strength. As at 31 August 2024, the £300 million
facility was £142.3 million drawn. Including the deferred proceeds, the
Company will have short term resources of £333 million available. Outstanding
commitments were £634.1 million as at 31 August 2024, of which £93.3 million
are not expected to be drawn.

 

·    Provide additional firepower for new accretive investments and
corporate initiatives.

 

·    Continue to focus the portfolio towards the mid-market buyout space,
including increasing the Company's allocation to direct investments (currently
representing 23% of the portfolio at 31 August 2024).

 

Alan Devine, Chair of Patria Private Equity Trust plc, commented:

 

"This Transaction further underlines the quality and attractiveness of our
broader portfolio. The price achieved by our Manager demonstrates PPET's
ability to extract value even from non-core assets and unlock capital for
future growth initiatives. The Board is particularly pleased to have achieved
this outcome given the share price discount to NAV."

 

Alan Gauld, PPET's Lead Investment Manager, commented:

 

"As manager of PPET, we are continually monitoring both buy-side and sell-side
opportunities in the secondary market. The investments we are selling in this
transaction have performed well, but many were from older vintage years or
focused outside of the mid-market buyout space. We were very pleased with the
quality of buyer interest and the pricing achieved further illustrates the
disconnect between the valuations of listed private equity investment trusts
relative to the quality and attractions of their underlying portfolios."

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Patria Private Equity Trust plc  PPET.Board@patria.com (mailto:PPET.Board@patria.com)
 Alan Devine (Chair)
 Alan Gauld (Lead Manager)

 Paul Evitt (Company Secretary)

 Investec Bank plc                +44 (0)20 7597 4000
 Lucy Lewis
 Tom Skinner
 Denis Flanagan

 SEC Newgate                      +44 (0)20 3757 6872
 Sally Walton

 

Notes:

 

Patria Private Equity Trust plc (Ticker: PPET) is an investment trust with a
premium listing on the London Stock Exchange.

 

PPET provides investors with exposure to leading private equity funds and
private companies, mainly in Europe. It invests in private equity funds by
making primary commitments and secondary purchases, and it makes direct
investments into private companies. Its investment objective is to achieve
long-term total returns for investors and its policy is to maintain a broadly
diversified portfolio by country, industry sector, maturity and number of
underlying investments.

 

Patria Capital Partners LLP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Patria Investments
Limited, is PPET's alternative investment fund manager ('AIFM') and Manager
(the 'Investment Manager' or the 'Manager').

 

Further information on the Company can be found on its website at:
https://patriaprivateequitytrust.com/ (https://patriaprivateequitytrust.com/)

 

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