Overview
Partners Group Private Equity (formerly Princess Private Equity) : PEY is an investment holding company domiciled in Guernsey that invests in private market investments. Investments include primary and secondary fund investments, direct investments and listed private equity. Partners Group Private Equity aims to provide shareholders with both long-term capital growth and an attractive dividend yield. The portfolio has traditionally encompassed a broad sectoral exposure with large geographic exposures to Europe and North America. Buyouts transactions have traditionally dominated the portfolio, with a strong emphasis on small/mid-caps, whilst smaller allocations are made to special situations, mezzanine, venture and growth financing transactions.
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06 Apr 2023 82 min read
QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup April 2023
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | April 2023 A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage […]
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08 May 2019 3 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – May 2019
Investment Companies Roundup New research Over April, we published notes on Henderson Diversified Income, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure, Jupiter Emerging and Frontier Income, Seneca Global Income & Growth and Polar Capital Global Financials Trust. You can read all these notes by clicking on the links above or by visiting www.quoteddata.com. In this issue Performance data – it was […]
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18 Jan 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – January 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – January 2019 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of December 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Extract from money raised and returned in December The only new issue […]
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25 Apr 2018 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 – Global equity markets declined in the first quarter of 2018. Concerns about US interest rate rises were the feature of the first half of the quarter. However, worries about global trade took over in the second part, particularly […]
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07 Feb 2018 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2018
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. The oil price was up again over the month and this helped propel […]
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10 Apr 2017 1 min read
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – April 2017
A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the companies mentioned. Kindly sponsored […]
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27 Apr 2015 1 min read
The importance of income – where to find it?
Life used to be simpler. If you had a bit of spare cash or you wanted to save up for something you’d just stick some money in a bank or building society account. If you had a nest egg and wanted to invest it in something safe and live off the income, you’d maybe buy […]
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04 Nov 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 November 2024 – PEY, SRE
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 November 2024: Partners Group Private Equity (PEY/PEYS) saw its NAV increase by 0.5% during September to €14.24 per share, with total net assets at €984.62m. PEY says that positive value creation (0.9%) was partially offset by adverse currency movements (-0.3%). KinderCare, PEY’s fifth largest portfolio company, was the largest contributor […]
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10 Oct 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 October 2024 – UTL, PEY
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 October 2024: As flagged yesterday, UIL (UTL) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with General Provincial Life Pension Fund to acquire all of its stake (187,572,396 ordinary shares) in Zeta, following which UIL will own 95.03% of Zeta’s share capital. Based on Zeta’s NAV as at 8 October […]
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01 Oct 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 October 2024 – BGCG, DIG, AIE, VNH, PEY
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 October 2024: Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (BGCG) announced its interim results for the six months to 31 July 2024. The company delivered a NAV total return of 10.2%, trailing the benchmark index return of 12.0%. The share price rise was 4.1% as the company’s discount to NAV expanded from […]
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02 Aug 2024 3 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 August 2024 – RCOI, PEY, HOME, SOHO, AERS
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 August 2024: Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income (RCOI) has provided an update on its investment in a loan to Harland & Wolff Group Holdings Plc following an announcement by that company. Alongside other credit funds managed by Riverstone, RCOI is co-invested in a US$115m loan to Harland &Wolff, of which RCOI’s […]
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28 Jun 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 June 2024 – PEY, OCI, HOME
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 June 2024: Partners Group Private Equity (PEY) released its NAV update for 31 May 2024. Its NAV decreased by 0.7% to EUR 14.19 per share, with total net assets at €981.43m. This fall was largely the result of negative currency movements, which detracted 0.7%. This was slightly offset by value […]
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25 Mar 2024 2 min read
Princess Private Equity announces share buyback plan and name change
Princess Private Equity Holding (PEY) has released its annual results for its financial year ending 31 December 2023. Over these 12 months PEY reported a NAV total return of 1.8%, finishing the year on a NAV per share of €14.16, while also reporting a share price total return of 32.6%. PEY’s NAV was driven primarily […]
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04 Mar 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 March 2024 – HGT, PEY, MPO
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 March 2024: Princess Private Equity Holding (PEY) announced its NAV performance for January, increasing 0.8% to €14.27 per share, equivalent to a total NAV of EUR 986.7m. Currency movements contributed 0.9%, while value creation added 0.2%. HgCapital Trust (HGT) has announced an investment in Induver and Clover, two leading independent […]
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05 Feb 2024 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 February 2024 – CVCE, INOV, PEY, GSF, HGT, SEIT
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 5 February 2024: CVC Income & Growth (CVCE) has announced an increase in its annual dividend targets, increased to 8.25p per ordinary sterling share and 7.25c per ordinary euro share. This means that CVCE’s quarterly dividends will be increased to 2.0625p per sterling share and 1.8125c per euro share. Schroders […]
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02 Oct 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 October 2023 – ICG, TMI, PEY, AERI, MWY, AIRE, SERE, JLEN
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 October 2023: India Capital Growth Fund (ICG) has announced that its investment manager, Ocean Dial Asset Management, has been acquired by AssetCo. As a result ICG will come under the River and Mercantile brand in due course, which will increase the resources available to ICG. Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) has […]
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24 Aug 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 August 2023 – CORD, PEY, NBMI, GABI
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Speed Fibre, Ireland’s leading open access fibre infrastructure provider. Speed Fibre is being acquired from the Irish Infrastructure Fund for a total enterprise value of €190.5m. The equity consideration of €97 million will be funded […]
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04 Jul 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 July 2023
Princess Private Equity (PEY) announced an update for the month of May with NAV improving by 2%. The positive performance was mainly driven by positive foreign exchange movements as the Euro depreciated in May against the US dollar. A number of portfolio companies also materially contributed, with KinderCare being the most notable. KinderCare is the […]
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23 Jun 2023 1 min read
Princess Private Equity announces sudden withdrawal of nominations for two directors
In a very unusual move, Princess Private Equity (PEY) has announced that two of its directors, Steve Le Page and Felix Haldner, have decided to withdraw their nominations for the company’s AGM, which is scheduled for today. PEY has not provided any explanation for the sudden development, which will almost certainly lead to speculation as […]
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02 May 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 02 May 2023
Princess Private Equity Holding (PEY) provided a monthly update with NAV growing 0.3%. It also confirmed the first interim dividend payment of EUR 0.365 per share for FY 2023, which is in line with previous guidance to distribute 5% of opening net asset value for each financial year, via semi-annual payments. The first interim dividend […]
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21 Mar 2023 1 min read
Princess Private Equity wraps up challenging year
Princess Private Equity (PEY / PEYS) shares fell 39.9% in 2022, well behind the MSCI World Index which fell 12.7%. New investment commitments in the second half of the year were also materially reduced and the company did not pay out the second interim dividend in order to conserve cash. NAV total return was much […]
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03 Mar 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 3rd March 2023
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • Aquila Energy Efficiency (0:26) • Princess Private Equity (5:51) • Triple Point Social Housing REIT (8:26) Andrew McHattie looked at the significant share price […]
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28 Feb 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 February 2023
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 February 2023: Princess Private Equity (PEY) is abandonng (from April 2023) its currency hedging strategy, which had a considerable negative impact on the fund last year. Dividends based on 5% of NAV will resume in June with a 36 cent payment. The chair Richard Battey, who has been on the […]
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22 Nov 2022 1 min read
Princess Private Equity suspends all new investment activity
Princess Private Equity, which announced that it would not pay its dividend earlier this month, is holding a webinar today to explain what is going on at the company. However, the situation seems worse than first appeared as the company has also suspended all new investment activity. It says “underlying conditions such as the challenging […]
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04 Nov 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 4th November 2022
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • Atrato Onsite Energy • CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income • Princess Private Equity This week’s interview was with Jason Baggaley from abrdn Property […]
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31 Oct 2022 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 October 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 31 October 2022: Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income (RCOI) has announced an upsize of its investment in Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC (“Harland & Wolff”),which focuses on strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset lifecycle management across five core industries: renewables, oil & gas, defence, cruise & ferry and commercial. In […]
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15 Aug 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 August 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 August 2022: Seraphim Space (SSIT) holding D-Orbit, a market leader in space logistics and orbital transportation services, and Breeze Holdings have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced merger agreement effective immediately. Both companies have agreed that financial markets have changed substantially since the proposed transaction was originally agreed upon […]
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11 Aug 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 August 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 August 2022: Princess Private Equity (PEY) notes that Kohlberg & Company is acquiring a 50% stake in United States Infrastructure Corporation, the leading North American provider of utility location services. Clients of Partners Group including Princess will retain a 50% co-lead interest. The transaction values Princess’ stake at approximately $34.4m versus […]
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22 Mar 2022 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 March 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 March 2022: Schroder British Opportunities (SBO) – managed by Tim Creed and Rory Bateman (pictured) – says that it thinks its portfolio of UK companies with strong growth prospects is a differentiated offer with appeal to all investors who believe in the UK recovery story. It therefore intends to increase […]
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12 Oct 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 October 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 October 2021: Shareholders approved the liquidation of St Peter Port Capital (SPPC) yesterday. The company was launched in April 2007 to invest in pre-IPO companies but was caught holding a lot of resource companies that didn’t IPO when expected. Partners Group says that its funds, including Princess Private Equity (PEY), […]
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20 Aug 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 August 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 August 2021: EP Global Opportunities (EPG) has announced its interim results for the half-year ended 30 June 2021. At the half-year end, EPG’s NAV was 314.6p, an increase of 2.0% from the 31 December 2020 NAV of 308.4p. After taking account of the final dividend of 6.0p per share that was paid […]
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31 Mar 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 March 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 March 2021 – JPMorgan Multi-Asset (MATE) announced that with immediate effect, to better reflect the investment objective of providing an attractive total return of growth and income, the company will change its name to JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & Income. The company’s London Stock Exchange stock ticker symbol MATE will remain […]
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22 Mar 2021 1 min read
Majority of Princess Private Equity’s portfolio companies grew earnings over 2020
Princess Private Equity (PEYS) has reported final results to 31 December 2020, with highlights that include: NAV increased to EUR 13.35 per share, representing a total return of +10.0% for the year. Share price total return over the same period was +12.4%. PEYS paid a total dividend of EUR 0.435 per share during the year, […]
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23 Dec 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 December 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 December 2020 – International Public Partnerships (INPP) made an additional €10m investment and a contingent commitment of a further €14m to the 100% indirectly owned special purpose company that owns the Northern Diabolo Rail Link (Diabolo). Diabolo is a rail infrastructure investment which integrates Brussels airport with Belgium’s national rail […]
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25 Aug 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 August 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 August 2020: Princess Private Equity says that its manager, Partners Group, has agreed the sale of its majority equity stake in PCI Pharma Services to private equity firm Kohlberg & Company and Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company. Princess, alongside other Partners Group-managed funds, will retain a meaningful minority equity […]
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21 Aug 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 21 August 2020
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on youtube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered: Princess Private Equity’s dividend cut, Hg Capital’s recent deal-making (including the largest ever software buyout) and comments from BMO Private Equity’s recent results. We also have a comment on Secured Income […]
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17 Aug 2020 1 min read
Princess Private Equity reflects on H1 as dividend reduced to support portfolio companies
Princess Private Equity reflects on H1 as dividend reduced to support portfolio companies – Princess Private Equity (PEY) has reported interim results to 30 June 2020, with highlights that include: In the first half of 2020, PEY reported a NAV total return of (4.6%); The NAV performance was mainly attributable to movements in the valuation […]
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28 Jul 2020 1 min read
Cheaper Princess
Cheaper Princess – Princess Private Equity has agreed a fee cut with its manager. With effect from 1 July 2020, while the headline rate remains the same (0.375% per quarter), the fee will be based on assets excluding unfunded commitments (money that Princess has promised to invest in private equity funds or companies but hasn’t […]
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11 Jun 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 June 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 June 2020: Princess Private Equity confirms that the sale of its stake in European retailer Action has been completed for initial proceeds of €80.9m – this money has been received. Princess is also due deferred consideration of up to a further €9.1m, by no later than June 2023. There is no […]
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01 May 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 May 2020
So far, it’s been a very quiet day for news. Princess Private Equity has provided a covid-19 update. The key takeaway is that, given current uncertainty, it is cutting its dividend by half for FY2020 to €0.29 per share (FY2019: €0.58 per share). Intu has appointed David Hargrave, as “chief restructuring officer”. He will also […]
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18 Mar 2020 1 min read
Princess Private Equity extends term and size of senior revolving credit facility
Princess Private Equity (PEY) has entered into an extension of the term and increase in the size of its senior revolving credit facility with Lloyds Bank. The previous facility of EUR 50m was due to expire on 14 December 2020. The facility will be increased to EUR 80m and the term extended to 13 December 2024. […]
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15 Nov 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 15 November 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 15 November 2019 Princess Private equity has highlighted a press release from Partners Group – Partners Group has agreed to sell its minority equity stake in Action, Europe’s leading non-food discount retailer, on behalf of its clients. The stake will be acquired by Hellman & Friedman, a leading private equity investment firm. Partners […]
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08 Oct 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 8 October 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 8 October 2019 – Yesterday evening, Ruffer announced that effective 31 October 2019, Steve Russell is stepping down as one of the fund managers. Hamish Baillie and Duncan MacInnes will continue to manage the portfolio. Steve has been with the company since 2004 and will remain part of the the wider investment process […]
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16 Aug 2019 1 min read
Valuation developments drive NAV growth for Princess Private Equity over H1
Valuation developments drive NAV growth for Princess Private Equity over H1 – Princess Private Equity (PEY) has released high-level highlights from its first-half period to 30 June 2019. Key items include: PEY reported a NAV total return of 9.6%, closing the period at EUR11.64 per share; Valuation developments (+11.6% YTD) were the key driver of NAV […]
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QuotedData’s other news 16 August 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 16 August 2019: Worldwide Healthcare Trust (WWH) has announced the appointment of Dr Bandhana (Bina) Rawal as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 1 November 2019. Dr Rawal, a physician with 25 years’ experience in life sciences research and development, has held senior executive roles in drug development and scientific evaluation in […]
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19 Mar 2019 2 min read
Princess Private Equity direct investments drive NAV growth in 2018
Princess Private Equity direct investments drive NAV growth in 2018 – While Princess Private Equity (PEY)’s NAV in the year to December 31, 2018 was up by 6.8% percent on a total return basis, its shares were down 16% following a period of severe volatility in public markets in December, as investors went into risk-off […]
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19 Mar 2018 2 min read
Princess sees remarkable contraction in its discount over 2017
Princess sees remarkable contraction in its discount over 2017 – In 2017, Princess Private Equity’s net asset value ended up at EUR10.73 per share, an increase of 5.6% for the year. Princess paid dividends totalling EUR 0.56 and this contributed to an NAV total return of 11.2%. The chairman says that the performance of underlying portfolio companies […]
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23 Jan 2018 2 min read
Princess Private Equity to receive US$24m from sale of Trimco International
Princess Private Equity has announced that Partners Group, the investment advisor to Princess Private Equity Holding (Princess), has agreed the sale of Trimco International Holdings Limited (Trimco), to funds advised by Affinity Equity Partners. The sale is for a total consideration of USD$520m, generating a 3.4x return on the original investment for Partners Group’s programs. […]
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19 Jan 2018 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider trusts that didn’t escape me last year
Investment Trust Insider – trusts that didn’t escape me last year. As 2018 gets underway, I thought that it might be worth revisiting some of the funds that I wrote about in 2017. At the start of the year I hailed the changes that Standard Life Private Equity (SLPE) was implementing to broaden its investment proposition and noted the increasing […]
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15 Dec 2017 4 min read
Henderson Alternative Strategies benefits from marked discount narrowing
Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust (HAST) has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2017. During the period, HAST provided an NAV total return of 10.8% and, reflecting a marked narrowing of the discount, a share price total return of 19.8%. The share price performance is superior to that of the company’s benchmark, […]
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10 Nov 2017 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider on Princess Private Equity
Investment Trust Insider on Princess Private Equity It is 10 years since Princess Private Equity (PEY) listed in London. This private equity fund has had an interesting history, largely by virtue of its willingness to adapt to make itself more appealing. Prior to listing in London, Princess had a listing in Frankfurt but it wanted […]
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31 Jul 2017 3 min read
Better year for Growth pool in F&C Managed Portfolio
Better year for Growth pool in F&C Managed Portfolio – F&C Managed Portfolio has published results for the year ended 31 May 2017. The NAV total return (i.e. adding dividends paid to capital performance) was 24.5% for the Income shares and 26.4% for the Growth shares. This compares with the 24.5% total return for the All-Share […]
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17 Mar 2017 2 min read
Princess Private Equity NAV growth driven by ‘positive valuation developments’
Princess Private Equity (Princess) has published its annual report for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the year, Princess’ audited net asset value (NAV) increased to EUR 10.16 per share, which it says represents an increase of 12.9% on a total return basis, adjusted for the total dividend of EUR 0.54 per share. This […]
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15 Aug 2016 2 min read
Direct investments boost Princess Private Equity
The net asset value of Princess Private Equity Holding Limited increased by 5.8% over the first half of 2016 to end the reporting period at EUR 9.78 per share (adjusted for the first interim dividend of EUR 0.27 per share distributed in June). As of the end of the reporting period, the 50 largest direct portfolio […]
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09 Mar 2016 1 min read
Princess Private Equity returns 17% in 2015
Princess Private Equity’s results for 2015 show the fund delivering a return on net assets of 17.5%. The dividend was €0.54 (a 5.7% yield on NAV at 31 December 2015 / 6.9% yield on the shares). The Board say they plan to continue to pay a dividend of 5% to 8% per annum of the NAV. The […]
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21 Dec 2015 3 min read
Henderson Alternative Strategies sees performance pick up in second half
Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the Company delivered a NAV total return of -5.0% compared with a 0.8% rise in its FTSE World Total Return Index global equity benchmark. However, the board say that they are very encouraged to see that […]
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23 Sep 2015 2 min read
Cayenne Trust CULS conversion facilitates a speedier return of capital
The Cayenne Trust has released its interim results for the six-months ended 31 July 2015 during which its NAV per share increased by 1.6% (4.2% on a fully diluted basis). In comparison, the FTSE All Share Equity Investment Instruments Index increased by 3.39% during the period. A dividend of 3.8p was paid on 21st August. […]
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16 Jul 2015 1 min read
Princess sells Universal Services of America
Princess Private Equity has announced that Partners Group, its investment advisor, has sold its controlling interest in US security services provider Universal Services of America (“Universal”). The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks. They say the exit valuation represents an uplift to Universal’s carrying value as at 31 May 2015 and will be reflected […]
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13 Aug 2014 1 min read
Half of Princess Private Equity portfolio now in direct investments
PEY : Half of Princess Private Equity portfolio now in direct investments Princess Private equity has published its interim results for the period that ended 30 June 2014. They say that more than 50% of the portfolio is now invested in direct private equity investments (in line with the objective they adopted some time ago). […]
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09 Sep 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on AVI Global Trust
Investment trust insider on AVI Global Trust – James Carthew: AVI Global can extend its excellent track record Discounts across global markets present opportunities for the UK-based bargain hunter, which recently cashed in on Starwood’s Balanced Commercial Property bid. The investment companies sector continues to shrink. So far in September, we have seen bids for Tritax […]
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19 Mar 2024 1 min read
Have investment trust dividend cuts created bargains?
by Dave Baxter, Investors Chronicle, March 19, 2024: While far from universally popular among investors, dividend cuts can sometimes be a blessing in disguise. They can drive share prices down to attractive levels while also allowing companies to put cash to better use. This is a premise that can feed into how some funds are […]
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11 Dec 2023 1 min read
Have enhanced income funds and trusts delivered for investors?
by Cherry Reynard from interactive investor, 5th December 2023: At a time when income is abundant, “enhanced income” strategies have been a surprise hit in 2023. The largest actively managed ETF in the world is now the JPM Equity Premium fund, a covered call strategy with $30 billon (£23.7 billion) in assets, while Morningstar identified […]
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09 Aug 2023 2 min read
Private equity trusts hold up well despite heavy discounts
By Val Cipriani, Investors Chronicle, August 8, 2023: Private equity trust valuations have broadly held up so far this year despite higher interest rates leading to pessimism and huge discounts across the sector. Private equity net asset values (NAVs) are published with a few months of delay, so most of the data currently available refers […]
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06 Mar 2023 1 min read
Investment trust insider on Princess Private Equity
Investment trust insider on Princess Private Equity – James Carthew: Sanity and dividend restored at Princess News that Princess Private Equity (PEY) is abandoning currency hedges is welcome news after the strategy caused serious problems last year, leading to the cancellation of its interim dividend in November. The shares edged up a little after last […]
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22 Feb 2022 1 min read
What next for the private equity trusts?
Private equity trusts have posted stellar returns in 2020 and 2021, but a new environment poses new challenges By Dave Baxter, Investors Chronicle, February 21, 2022: The persistent share price discounts on which most private equity investment trusts still trade have tended to disguise a sector in rude health. That was particularly the case in […]
