17 Jul 2023 07:00
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust plc
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2138004MK7VPTZ99EV13
17 July 2023
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust plc ("APEO" or "the Company") announces its estimated net asset value ("NAV") at 30 June 2023
· Estimated NAV at 30 June 2023 was 747.5 pence per share (estimated NAV at 31 May 2023 was 749.9 pence per share), a 0.3% decrease from the month of May
· Excluding new investments, 98.5% by value of portfolio dated 31 March 2023 (estimated NAV at 31 May 2023 was 89.7% dated 31 March 2023)
· APEO paid £23.8 million of drawdowns to existing commitments and received £11.7 million of distributions during the month of June
· One new co-investment completed in June
· Outstanding commitments of £669.8 million at 30 June 2023
· Liquid resources (cash balances plus undrawn credit facilities) were £224.0 million as at 30 June 2023
APEO's valuation policy for private equity funds and co-investments is based on the latest valuations reported by the managers of the funds and co-investments in which the Company has interests. In the case of APEO's valuation at 30 June 2023, excluding new investments, 98.5% by value of the portfolio valuations were dated 31 March 2023. The value of the portfolio is therefore calculated as the 31 March 2023 valuation, adjusted for subsequent cashflows over the period to 30 June 2023.
This is an update from the estimated NAV at 31 May 2023, whereby 89.7% of the portfolio valuations, excluding new investments, were dated 31 March 2023, adjusted for subsequent cashflows over the period to 31 May 2023.
Estimated NAV
At 30 June 2023, APEO's estimated NAV was 747.5 pence per share (estimated net assets £1,149.3 million), representing a 0.3% per share decrease from the estimated NAV at 31 May 2023 of 749.9 pence per share (estimated net assets £1,153.0 million). The 2.4 pence decrease in NAV per share reflected losses arising primarily from a 0.2% depreciation in the euro versus sterling and a 2.6% depreciation in the dollar vesrsus sterling during June, partially offset by a 0.4% constant currency uplift in the valuation of investments as at 31 March 2023 received since the last announcement.
Drawdowns and distributions
APEO paid £23.8 million of drawdowns to existing commitments and received £11.7 million of distributions during the month of June. The distributions received generated realised gains and income of £8.3 million. Including the funding of a new co-investment, total net outflows from investment activity during June amounted to £18.6 million.
Investment activity
In June 2023, APEO committed €9.0m into a continuation vehicle involving Maguar Capital's portfolio company HRworks, a leading Human Capital Management ('HCM') software suite provider to small to medium-sized enterprises in the DACH region.
Commitments
The Company had £669.8 million of outstanding commitments at 30 June 2023. The Manager believes that around £83.2 million of the Company's existing outstanding commitments are unlikely to be drawn.
Credit facility and cash balances
The Company has a £300.0 million syndicated revolving credit facility provided by The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited, Societe Generale and State Street Bank International GmbH, and it expires in December 2025. The Company drew a total of £21.5 million from the facility during the month of June, increasing the total drawn balance to £99.7 million at 30 June 2023. The remaining undrawn balance of the facility at 30 June 2023 was therefore £200.3 million.
In addition, the Company had cash balances of £23.7 million at 30 June 2023. Liquid resources, calculated as the total of cash balances and the undrawn balance of the credit facility, were therefore £224.0 million as at 30 June 2023.
Update from the Manager
The latest update from the Manager is available within the Latest News section of the Company website; www.abrdnpeot.co.uk.
Future announcements
The Company is expecting to announce its estimated NAV at 31 July 2023 on or around 14 August 2023.
Additional detail about APEO's NAV and investment diversification can be found on APEO's website. Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
For further information please contact Alan Gauld at abrdn Capital Partners LLP (0131 528 4424)
Notes:-
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust plc is an investment company managed by abrdn Capital Partners LLP, the ordinary shares of which are admitted to listing by the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the Stock Exchange and which seeks to conduct its affairs so as to qualify as an investment trust under sections 1158-1165 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010. The Board of abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust plc is independent of abrdn plc and Phoenix Group Holdings.
The Company intends to release regular estimated NAV updates around ten business days after each month end. A breakdown of APEO's portfolio can be obtained in the latest monthly factsheet, which is published on APEO's website at:
www.abrdnpeot.co.uk