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Princess Private Equity Holding Ltd
24 December 2021
 

News Release

                       

Guernsey, 24 December 2021

 

Princess publishes November NAV

 

·      Princess Private Equity Holding Limited's (Princess or the Company) net asset value decreased by 0.4% to EUR 15.38 per share

·      Portfolio developments were flat (-0.0%) while currency movements were positive (+0.1%)

·      Princess received distributions of EUR 26.8 million and invested EUR 13.8 million

 

In November, Princess received distributions of EUR 26.8 million, of which EUR 16.4 million was received from the sale of Pacific Bells, a leading franchisee of the Taco Bell brand in the US. Since Partners Group acquired Pacific Bells in 2015, it has worked with the Company's management team to meaningfully grow EBITDA and headcount, as well as almost triple the number of stores from 86 at the time of investment. In the last six years, Pacific Bells has also entered new markets, including in Wisconsin, California, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama, introduced new energy efficiency projects, and optimized operating processes.

 

EUR 9.8 million was received from the sale of Hortifruti Natural da Terra ("Hortifruti"), Brazil's largest fresh food retail chain. Over the last five years, Partners Group has employed its entrepreneurial governance approach at Hortifruti to support the implementation of several transformational value creation initiatives and drive the company's strong growth. Partners Group helped the business almost double its store base through both organic expansion and add-on acquisitions, created and expanded its online capabilities, and optimized its delivery of fresh products to homes, ensuring the same high level of service and product quality that shoppers are accustomed to when buying in person.

 

Princess invested EUR 13.8 million, of which EUR 8.1 million was invested in a large grocery retailer in the UK. The company has several hundred stores, which are primarily located in city centers and suburban areas, and a portfolio of petrol stations. The company benefits from a vertically integrated supply chain, with food manufacturing sites and distribution centers, and has a growing online presence. EUR 1.2 million was invested in EyeCare Partners, a leading clinically integrated network of ophthalmology and optometry providers in the US, and EUR 4.6 million was invested in a confidential investment.

 

Princess declared a second interim dividend of EUR 0.335 per share in November, with the shares trading ex-dividend during the month. In aggregate with the first interim dividend of EUR 0.335 per share, this represents a total dividend for FY 2021 of EUR 0.67 per share, in-line with previous guidance to distribute 5% of opening net asset value for each financial year, via semi-annual payments.

 

Further information is available in the monthly report, which can be accessed via: http://www.princess-privateequity.net/en/investor-relations/financial-reports/.

 

Ends.

 

About Princess

Princess is an investment holding company founded in 1999 and domiciled in Guernsey. It invests, inter alia, in private equity and private debt investments. Princess is managed in its investment activities by Partners Group, a global private markets investment management firm with USD 119 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate and private infrastructure. Princess aims to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth and an attractive dividend yield. Princess is traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: PEY for the Euro Quote; PEYS for the Sterling Quote).

 

Contacts

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited:

princess@partnersgroup.com

www.princess-privateequity.net

 

Registered Number: 35241

 

LEI: 54930038LU8RDPFFVJ57

 

Investor relations contact

Email: princess@partnersgroup.com

 

Media relations contact

Jenny Blinch

Phone: +44 207 575 2571

Email: jenny.blinch@partnersgroup.com

www.partnersgroup.com

 

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