2 Sep 2020 07:00
EPE Special Opportunities Limited
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Investment
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EPE Special Opportunities Limited ("ESO" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that on 1 September 2020 it completed a Β£1.9 million investment in Atlantic Credit Opportunities Fund ("ACOF"), satisfied by cash payment.
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ACOF is a commingled distressed credit fund targeting a gross annual return of 10-12%. The Company's investment in ACOF will provide ESO with the opportunity to generate uncorrelated returns through exposure to the significant dislocations in credit markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ACOF will also continue to invest in idiosyncratic situations which have nothing to do with the pandemic.
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EPIC Private Equity LLP ("EPE"), the investment advisor to the Company and a related party, has undertaken, subject to regulatory approval, to acquire a controlling interest in Atlantic Capital Management Limited ("ACML"), the investment manager of ACOF.
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The Company will hold its investment in ACOF through ESO Alternative Investments LP ("ESO AI LP"). ESO will not pay any management or performance fees to ACML.
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ESO is the sole investor in ESO AI LP, a vehicle which holds the Company's primary and secondary fund investments. ESO AI LP's acquisition will diversify the Company's asset class exposure, in line with the Company's stated investment strategy.
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The person responsible for releasing this information on behalf of the Company is Amanda Robinson of Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey) Limited.
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Enquiries:
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EPIC Private Equity LLP | +44 (0) 207 269 8865 Alex Leslie |
Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey) Limited | +44 (0) 153 488 5200 Amanda Robinson |
Cardew Group Limited | +44 (0) 207 930 0777 Richard Spiegelberg |
Numis Securities Limited | +44 (0) 207 260 1000 |
Nominated Advisor: | Stuart Skinner |
Corporate Broker: | Charles Farquhar |
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