25 Jan 2024 07:00
ICG : Q3 Trading Statement for nine months ended 31 December 2023| Fee-earning AUM up 6.5% in the quarter | ||
| Highlights Total AUM of $86.3bn; fee-earning AUM of $68.4bn; AUM not yet earning fees of $15.2bnFee-earning AUM +6.5% in the quarter on a reported basis, +3.4% on a constant currency basis; 20.6%1 annualised growth over the last five yearsFundraising of $3.6bn2 during the quarter, driven by two flagship strategies: Senior Debt Partners ($1.8bn) and Strategic Equity ($0.8bn). Scaling strategies raised a total of $0.9bn. Momentum continuing into final quarter of financial yearAchieved fundraising ambition ahead of target; $41bn raised since 1 April 2021Deployment of $2.9bn during the quarter, particularly strong activity within Senior Debt Partners ($1.9bn). Actionability of pipeline is increasing across a number of strategiesWell capitalised and valuable balance sheet: investment portfolio of £3.1bn; total available liquidity of £1.1bn; net financial debt of £954m. ICG's credit rating upgraded to positive outlook by S&P during the periodICG joined the FTSE 100 index effective 18th December 2023Shareholder seminar on 21 February at 2pm GMT: "Deep dive on scaling-out". Register here Unless otherwise stated the financial results discussed herein are on the basis of alternative performance measures (APM) basis unless otherwise stated; see full year results1 Constant currency basis; 2 Includes $0.2bn of leverage attributable to equity that was raised in previous periods |
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
| AUM | |||||
| Growth1 | |||||
| 31 December 2023 | Last three months | Year-on-year | Last five years (CAGR) | ||
| Total AUM | $86.3bn | 3.4% | 13.0% | 20.6% | |
| Fee-earning AUM | $68.4bn | 3.4% | 10.0% | 20.6% | |
| 1 On a constant currency basis | |||||
| Business activity | |||||||||
| $bn | Fundraising1 | Deployment2 | Realisations2,3 | ||||||
| Q3 FY24 | LTM | Q3 FY24 | LTM | Q3 FY24 | LTM | ||||
| Structured and Private Equity | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | |||
| Private Debt | 1.9 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | |||
| Real Assets | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |||
| Credit | 0.2 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total | 3.6 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 3.6 | |||
| 1 Includes $0.2bn of leverage attributable to equity that was raised in previous periods; 2 Direct investment funds; 3 Realisations of third-party fee-earning AUM | |||||||||
PERIOD IN REVIEW
AUM
Total AUM: $86.3bn, of which the balance investment portfolio accounted for 3.9%Dry powder: $24.5bnAUM not yet earning fees: $15.2bnCurrent fundraising: at 31 December 2023, funds that were actively fundraising included SDP V and SDP SMAs; Strategic Equity V; North America Credit Partners III; Europe Mid-Market II; Infrastructure II; LP Secondaries I; Life Sciences I; and various Real Estate and Credit strategies| Third-party AUM ($m) | Structured and Private Equity | Private Debt | Real Assets | Credit | Total |
| At 30 September 2023 | 28,796 | 24,230 | 7,973 | 16,768 | 77,767 |
| Additions | 1,330 | 2,153 | 371 | 175 | 4,029 |
| Realisations | (339) | (121) | (111) | (743) | (1,314) |
| Net additions / (realisations) | 991 | 2,032 | 260 | (568) | 2,715 |
| FX and other | 896 | 751 | 298 | 460 | 2,405 |
| At 31 December 2023 | 30,683 | 27,013 | 8,531 | 16,660 | 82,887 |
| Change $m | 1,887 | 2,783 | 558 | (108) | 5,120 |
| Change % | 6.6% | 11.5% | 7.0% | (0.6%) | 6.6% |
| Change % (constant exchange rate) | 3.7% | 8.0% | 2.6% | (3.1%) | 3.5% |
| Fee-earning AUM ($m) | Structured and Private Equity | Private Debt | Real Assets | Credit | Total |
| At 30 September 2023 | 25,331 | 14,651 | 7,163 | 17,059 | 64,204 |
| Funds raised: fees on committed capital | 1,076 | — | 176 | — | 1,252 |
| Deployment of funds: fees on invested capital | 447 | 1,878 | 196 | 185 | 2,706 |
| Total additions | 1,523 | 1,878 | 372 | 185 | 3,958 |
| Realisations | (339) | (298) | (73) | (832) | (1,542) |
| Net additions / (realisations) | 1,184 | 1,580 | 299 | (647) | 2,416 |
| FX and other | 684 | 431 | 170 | 470 | 1,755 |
| At 31 December 2023 | 27,199 | 16,662 | 7,632 | 16,882 | 68,375 |
| Change $m | 1,868 | 2,011 | 469 | (177) | 4,171 |
| Change % | 7.4% | 13.7% | 6.5% | (1.0%) | 6.5% |
| Change % (constant exchange rate) | 4.4% | 10.2% | 2.2% | (3.5%) | 3.4% |
Balance sheet
At 31 December 2023 the balance sheet investment portfolio was valued at £3,079m. The increase was driven by a combination of net deployment within seed investments and positive net investment returns during the quarter, partially offset by the strengthening of GBP against USD| £m | 30 September 2023 | 31 December 2023 |
| Structured and Private Equity | 1,766 | 1,802 |
| Private Debt | 170 | 168 |
| Real Assets | 333 | 381 |
| Credit | 377 | 312 |
| Seed investments | 375 | 416 |
| Balance sheet investment portfolio | 3,021 | 3,079 |
Other
Debt ratings: ICG's corporate debt was upgraded to positive outlook by S&P (from stable) during the period. At 31 December 2023 ICG was rated BBB (positive) by S&P and BBB (stable) by FitchESG ratings: ICG retained its Industry Leader ‘AAA’ ESG rating by MSCI and its membership of the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe IndexFOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
| Average rate | Period end | |||
| Q3 FY23 | Q3 FY24 | 30 September 2023 | 31 December 2023 | |
| GBP:EUR | 1.1496 | 1.1539 | 1.1541 | 1.1536 |
| GBP:USD | 1.1870 | 1.2503 | 1.2200 | 1.2731 |
| EUR:USD | 1.0329 | 1.0835 | 1.0571 | 1.1036 |
COMPANY TIMETABLE
| Shareholder seminar: "Deep dive on scaling-out" | 21 February 2024, 2pm GMT |
| Full year results announcement | 28 May 2024 |
ENQUIRIES
| Shareholders and debtholders / analysts: | |
| Chris Hunt, Head of Corporate Development and Shareholder Relations, ICG | +44(0)20 3545 2020 |
| Media: | |
| Fiona Laffan, Global Head of Corporate Affairs, ICG | +44(0)20 3545 1510 |
This results statement may contain forward looking statements. These statements have been made by the Directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their approval of this report and should be treated with caution due to the inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors, underlying such forward looking information.
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