8 January 2025
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Pantheon International
Plc
("PIP" or the
"Company")
Performance Update at 30
November 2024
Performance Update at 30 November 2024
501.6p
NAV per share
+2.2%
NAV per share movement for the month
£2.3bn
Net asset value
+79%
Total NAV per share return (5Y)*
£1.5bn
Market capitalisation
+40%
Total shareholder return (5Y)*
£16.0m
Net portfolio cash flow**
4.0x
Financing cover***
Month to 30 November 2024
PIP announced an unaudited net asset
value ("NAV") per share of 501.6p as at 30 November 2024, an
increase of +10.8p (+2.2%) from the NAV per share as at 31 October
2024.
In the month to 30 November 2024,
valuation gains** were +9.1p (+1.9%), investment income** added
+0.1p (+0.0%), foreign exchange movements** were +2.5p (+0.5%),
share buybacks added +0.2p (+0.0%) and expenses and taxes**** were
-1.1p (-0.2%).
PIP's valuation policy for private
equity funds is based on the latest valuations reported by the
managers of the funds in which PIP has holdings. In the case of
PIP's valuation as at 30 November 2024, 7% of reported valuations
are dated 30 November 2024 or later, 77% are dated 30 September
2024 and 16% are dated 30 June 2024. Of the 7% of valuations dated
30 November 2024 or later, 5.2% reflect the mark-to-market fair
value adjustment for PIP's listed company holdings.
At 30 November 2024, PIP's private
equity assets stood at £2,555m, whilst net available cash balances^
were £21m. The Asset Linked Note^^ ("ALN") outstanding as at 30
November 2024 amounted to £26m. Undrawn commitments to investments
stood at £759m as at 30 November 2024, calculated using exchange
rates at that date. PIP maintains a £400m^^^ multi-tranche,
multi-currency revolving credit facility. As at 30 November 2024,
£116m was drawn down under the credit facility and $150m (£118m GBP
equivalent as at month end) of private placement notes were
outstanding, resulting in a net debt to NAV ratio of
9.2%.^^^^
Net Portfolio Cash Flow
PIP received distributions of £29.8m
relative to £13.8m of calls from existing commitments to private
equity funds. Therefore, PIP's portfolio generated net cash of
£16.0m during the month.
New Investments
During the month, PIP made a total
of £27.4m of commitments during the month. This
included:
·
A £13.4m primary commitment to IK Small Cap IV
(SC) and a £5.7m primary commitment to IK Small Cap IV (DC),
European buyout funds targeting small to lower mid-market companies
in the business services, healthcare, consumer and industrials
sectors.
·
An £8.3m investment in a manager-led secondary
investment alongside DW Healthcare Partners in Med Learning Group,
a US-based provider of continuing education to healthcare
professionals.
Share Buybacks
PIP invested £1.5m in share buybacks
during the month, acquiring 466,326 shares at a weighted average
price of 318.9p per share. This price represented an average
discount of 33.2% to the prevailing NAV per share at the time of
the transactions. Of the £10.0m allocated to share buybacks in the
financial year to date, PIP has invested a total of £9.2m as at 30
November 2024.
Six
months to 30 November 2024
Performance
The unaudited NAV per share of
501.6p as at 30 November 2024 is an increase of +11.1p (+2.3%)
relative to the NAV per share as at 31 May 2024. Valuation gains*
added +15.7p (+3.2%), investment income* added +1.9p (+0.4%),
foreign exchange movements* were -2.0p (-0.4%), share buybacks
added +1.5p (+0.3%) and expenses and taxes**** were -6.0p
(-1.2%).
Portfolio Net Cash Flow
PIP received distributions of
£117.5m relative to £72.5m of calls from existing commitments to
private equity funds. Therefore, PIP's portfolio generated net cash
of £45.0m during the half year.
New Commitments
PIP made 10 new investments during
the half year ended 30 November 2024, amounting to £88.0m in new
commitments. These commitments were to five primary funds (£50.9m),
two co-investments (£20.9m) and three manager-led secondaries
(£16.2m).
PIP continued to make primary
commitments, the timing of which is linked to the fundraising
cycles of a targeted list of GPs.
Share Buybacks
During the six months ended 30
November 2024, PIP invested £12.7m***** in share buybacks, acquiring
3,988,292 shares at a weighted average price of 318.3p per share.
This price represented an average discount of 34.4% to the
prevailing NAV per share at the time of the
transactions.
Share buybacks during the half year
have resulted in a +0.3% uplift to the May 2024 NAV per
share.
Capital Allocation
The adjusted net portfolio cash
flow, which is calculated according to PIP's Capital Allocation
Policy, was £1.2m during the three months to 30 November 2024. As a
result, less than £1.0m should be allocated to share buybacks in
the next quarterly cycle. Nevertheless, the PIP Board is committed
to delivering for shareholders and has exercised its discretion by
opting to allocate £5.0m to share buybacks for the quarter. For the
financial year-to-date, £15.0m has been allocated to share
buybacks.
* Based on the change in the NAV per
share and ordinary share price over the period.
** Figures are stated net of
movements associated with the ALN share of the reference portfolio.
Valuation movement includes the mark-to-market fair value
adjustment of listed company holdings.
***Ratio of
net available cash, portfolio value and undrawn credit facility to
outstanding commitments. Outstanding commitments relating to funds
outside their investment period (>13 years old) were excluded
from the calculation as there is a low likelihood of these being
drawn. This amounted to £42.0m as at 30 November 2024.
**** Operating expenses, financing
costs and withholding taxes on investment distributions.
***** Includes £3.6m of share
repurchases that relate to the unused portion of the £200m FY2024
share buyback programme that was carried over to the current
financial year.
^Net available cash calculated as
cash and net current assets / (liabilities) less undistributed net
cashflows associated with the ALN.
^^Unlisted 10-year note issued on 31
October 2017 whose cost and repayments are linked to a reference
portfolio consisting of the Company's older vintage
funds.
^^^ PIP
maintains a £400m multi-currency credit facility. The overall
credit facility comprises facilities of US$393.0m and €120.0m and
had a sterling equivalent value of £409.0m as at 30 November 2024.
As at 30 November 2024, PIP had drawn down £115.7m of the credit
facility.
^^^^Net debt calculated as
borrowings (excluding the outstanding balance of the Asset Linked
Note) less net available cash. The ALN is not considered in the
calculation of gross borrowings or the loan-to-value ratio, as
defined in PIP's credit facility and note agreements. If the ALN is
included, net debt to NAV was 10.3% as at 30 November
2024.
Annualised Performance as at 30 November
2024^^^^^
|
|
1 Year (%p.a.)
|
3 Years
(% p.a.)
|
5 Years
(% p.a.)
|
10 Years
(% p.a.)
|
Since Inception
(% p.a.)
|
|
NAV per share
|
5.3%
|
6.0%
|
12.4%
|
12.8%
|
11.8%
|
|
Ordinary share price
|
11.1%
|
0.7%
|
7.0%
|
10.1%
|
10.7%
|
|
FTSE All-Share, TR
|
15.7%
|
7.9%
|
5.7%
|
6.1%
|
7.5%
|
|
MSCI World TR, (£)
|
27.9%
|
10.8%
|
13.4%
|
13.0%
|
8.8%
|
^^^^^PIP was
launched on 18 September 1987. The performance figures for PIP
assume reinvestment of dividends and capital.
Discrete Performance as at 30 November
2024
|
|
30/11/2023- 30/11/2024
|
30/11/2022- 30/11/2023
|
30/11/2021- 30/11/2022
|
30/11/2020- 30/11/2021
|
30/11/2019 - 30/11/2020
|
|
NAV per share
|
5.3%
|
1.5%
|
11.5%
|
34.1%
|
12.1%
|
|
Ordinary share price
|
11.1%
|
8.7%
|
-15.5%
|
37.9%
|
-0.2%
|
|
FTSE All-Share, TR
|
15.7%
|
1.8%
|
6.5%
|
17.4%
|
-10.3%
|
|
MSCI World TR, (£)
|
27.9%
|
6.8%
|
-0.5%
|
23.4%
|
11.5%
|
Largest Holdings
Largest companies by value as at 31
August 2024
|
Company
|
Country
|
Sector
|
% of
portfolio
|
|
Kaseya
|
Switzerland
|
Information Technology
|
1.4%
|
|
Visma
|
Norway
|
Information Technology
|
1.2%
|
|
Action
|
Netherlands
|
Consumer
|
1.2%
|
|
Smile Doctors
|
USA
|
Healthcare
|
0.9%
|
|
John Staurulakis
|
USA
|
Industrials
|
0.9%
|
Largest managers by value as at 30
November 2024
|
Manager
|
Region
|
% of
portfolio
|
|
Insight Partners
|
USA
|
6.9%
|
|
Index Ventures
|
Global
|
4.0%
|
|
HgCapital
|
Europe
|
3.8%
|
|
Providence Equity
Partners
|
USA
|
3.2%
|
|
Parthenon Capital
|
USA
|
2.6%
|
Foreign Exchange Exposure
At 30 November 2024, the value of
the private equity investment assets stood at £2,555m. Of the
private equity investment assets at PIP's holding level, 76% were
represented by funds reporting values denominated in US dollars,
19% denominated in euros, 4% denominated in sterling and 1%
denominated in other currencies.
Of the 76% of investment assets
denominated in US dollars, approximately 8% (expressed as a
proportion of PIP's total portfolio) are invested in funds
investing mainly in Europe and approximately 6% (expressed as a
proportion of PIP's total portfolio) in funds investing mainly in
Asia.
As at 30 November 2024, the GBP/USD
exchange rate was 1.2709 and the GBP/EUR exchange rate was
1.2034.
Monthly Report
The November 2024 newsletter can be
accessed on PIP's website at www.piplc.com in the Investor Relations section under the heading
"Newsletters".
This announcement contains inside
information.
Ends
LEI: 2138001B3CE5S5PEE928
For more information please
visit PIP's website at www.piplc.com or contact:
Pantheon
Helen Steers MBE / Charlotte Morris
/ Vicki Bradley
Tel: +44 20 3356 1800
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NOTES
PIP
PIP is a listed FTSE 250
private equity investment trust, overseen by
an independent Board of Directors and managed by Pantheon, one
of the leading private equity investment managers globally. PIP
offers investors a liquid, differentiated entry point to the
excellent growth potential of global private equity, with access to
the primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities of some of
the best managers in the world. The Company has a track record of
NAV outperformance over the long term and manages risk
strategically through diversification and rigorous selection based
on Pantheon's extensive experience and international platform, and
robust investment due diligence and decision-making
processes.
Pantheon
PIP is managed and advised by
Pantheon, a specialist global private markets investor. Pantheon
has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more
than 40 years, earning a reputation for providing innovative
solutions covering the full lifecycle of investments, across
private equity, real assets and private credit. The firm has
partnered with more than 650 clients, with approximately $68bn in
discretionary assets under management (as at 30 June
2024).
Important
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continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the
Company.
John Singer CBE
Chair, Pantheon International Plc
Broadwalk House, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon EX1
1TS