ICG Enterprise Trust Plc: Quarterly Update for the three months to 31 October 2018


23 January 2019

ICG Enterprise Trust plc

Quarterly Update

For the three months to 31 October 2018

Highlights

  • NAV per share of 1,046.2p; total return of 2.5% in the quarter and 10.8% over the nine months
  • Continued strong performance across the portfolio
  • Portfolio remains highly cash generative; realisations at significant uplifts to carrying value and cost
  • Selective investment into a number of compelling high conviction investment opportunities
  • NAV and share price continue to outperform FTSE All-Share over one, three, five and 10 years

Continued strong performance across the portfolio

  • Investment portfolio valued at £681.8m1
    • 3.4% portfolio return for the quarter; 3.0% on a constant currency basis
    • 14.1% portfolio return for the nine months; 11.2% on a constant currency basis

Portfolio remains highly cash generative

  • 15 full realisations in the quarter; £33.6m of proceeds received
    • Realisations at a 29% uplift2 to carrying value; 2.1x multiple of cost
  • 49 full realisations in the nine months; £118.5m of proceeds
    • Realisations at a 30% uplift2 to carrying value; 2.3x multiple of cost

Selective investment into a number of compelling high conviction investment opportunities

  • High conviction investments (ICG directly controlled investments, third-party co-investments and secondary investments) 44% of investment portfolio
  • £38.3m of new investment in the quarter; £114.8m in the nine months
    • High conviction investments 38% of capital deployed in quarter; 53% in nine months
    • £11.8m secondary investment in Resolute Fund II (managed by The Jordan Company) completed in the quarter
    • Focus remains on defensive growth, structural downside protection and relative value
    • US exposure increased to 26% of the portfolio
       
  • £7.7m new primary commitment to US mid-market manager Five Arrows Capital Partners in the quarter; £109.5m of commitments to seven funds in the nine months
    • New relationship with Five Arrows, a European and US mid-market private equity manager

Further realisations and strong investment pipeline of co-investments and funds since quarter end

  • Further £43.1m of proceeds received since the quarter end3; realisations continue at uplifts to carrying value
  • £34.8m of new investment, including $15m (£11.7m) co-investment in IRI, a market leading provider of mission-critical data and predictive analytics to consumer goods manufacturers, alongside New Mountain
  • $40m (£31.3m) committed to ICG Strategic Equity Fund III; also committed $25.0m (£19.6m) alongside Strategic Equity team, backing the spin-out of Standard Chartered’s private equity team in Asia
  • £21.4m further fund commitments to two funds; Bowmark VI (£12.5m) and €10m (£8.9m) commitment to Five Arrows Principal Investments III

Strong balance sheet

  • Closing net asset value of £724.6m; investment portfolio represents 94.1% of net asset value
  • Cash balance of £62.6m; uncalled commitments of £381.0m

- £167.3m total liquidity (including £104.7m undrawn bank facility)

Dividend

  • Third quarter dividend of 5p declared, taking dividends for the nine months to 15p
    • Third quarter dividend will be paid on 1 March 2019
    • The ex-dividend date will be 7 February 2019 and the record date 8 February 2019

Board changes
Andrew Pomfret will not stand for re-election as a Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 27 June 2019 and will retire from the Board from that date, having served for over eight years. Alastair Bruce will succeed Andrew Pomfret as Chairman of the Audit Committee from 1 February 2019. These changes are part of the Board’s succession planning.

Consistent strong performance
The performance of the Company remains strong over the short, medium and long term, with the NAV and share price outperforming the FTSE All-Share Index over one, three, five and 10 years.

Performance to 31 October 20183 months9 months1 year3 years5 years10* years 
Net asset value per share+2.5%+10.8%+14.2%+59.3%+71.5%+136.1% 
Share price-2.2%+3.2%+1.9%+44.9%+70.0%+180.2% 
FTSE All-Share Index-7.2%-2.5%-1.5%+25.4%+30.5%+126.1% 
* As the Company changed its year end in 2010, the ten-year figures are for the 121 month period to 31 October 2018.

 

Emma Osborne, Head of Private Equity Fund Investments, ICG, commented:
“The portfolio has continued to deliver strong returns in the third quarter and remains highly cash generative. Over the last few years, we have focused on companies with strong defensive characteristics in sectors with non-cyclical growth drivers and increased our weighting to international markets. In an environment of rising volatility and economic uncertainty, we believe our focus on defensive growth and our flexible mandate positions the portfolio well to weather uncertainty and continue to generate value for shareholders.”

 

Enquiries
Analyst / Investor enquiries: +44 (0) 20 3201 7700

Emma Osborne, Head of Private Equity Fund Investments, ICG 
Ian Stanlake, Finance and Investor Relations, ICG

 

Media:
Alicia Wyllie, Co-Head of Corporate Communications, ICG:  +44 (0) 20 3201 7994
Vikki Kosmalska, Associate Partner, Maitland:  +44 (0) 20 7379 5151

 

Disclaimer
This report 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. These written materials are not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom. The issuer has not and does not intend to register any securities under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and does not intend to offer any securities to the public in the United States. No money, securities or other consideration from any person inside the United States is being solicited and, if sent in response to the information contained in these written materials, will not be accepted. This report contains information which, prior to this announcement, was inside information.

Supplementary information

The 30 largest underlying investments

The table below presents the 30 companies in which ICG Enterprise had the largest investments by value at 31 October 2018. These investments may be held directly or through funds, or in some cases in both ways. The valuations are gross and are shown as a percentage of the total investment Portfolio.

 CompanyManagerYear of investmentCountryValue as a % of Portfolio 
1City & County Healthcare Group     
 Provider of home care servicesGraphite Capital2013UK3.5% 
2DomusVi+     
 Operator of retirement homesICG2017France3.2% 
3Minimax+     
 Supplier of fire protection systems and servicesICG2018Germany2.6% 
4Visma+     
 Provider of accounting software and accounting outsourcing servicesCinven & ICG2014
& 2017
Europe2.5% 
5Roompot+     
 Operator and developer of holiday parksPAI Partners2016Netherlands2.2% 
6Yudo+     
 Designer and manufacturer of hot runner systemsICG2018South Korea2.2% 
7Ceridian+     
 Provider of payroll and human capital softwareThomas H Lee Partners2007USA2.1% 
8Froneri+^     
 Manufacturer and distributor of ice cream productsPAI Partners2013UK2.0% 
9nGAGE     
 Provider of recruitment servicesGraphite Capital2014UK1.9% 
10System One+     
 Provider of specialty workforce solutionsThomas H Lee Partners2016USA1.8% 
11Education Personnel+^     
 Provider of temporary staff for the education sectorICG2014UK1.8% 
12Gerflor^     
 Manufacturer of vinyl flooringICG2011France1.7% 
13Cambium^     
 Provider of educational solutions and servicesICG2016USA1.7% 
14Beck & Pollitzer     
 Provider of industrial machinery installation and relocationGraphite Capital2016UK1.7% 
15ICR Group     
 Provider of repair and maintenance services to the energy industryGraphite Capital2014UK1.5% 
16PetSmart+     
 Retailer of pet products and servicesBC Partners2015USA1.5% 
17Skillsoft+     
 Provider of off the shelf e-learning contentCharterhouse2014USA1.3% 
18Frontier Medical+     
 Manufacturer of medical devicesKester Capital2013UK1.3% 
19Endeavor Schools+     
 Operator of schoolsLeeds Equity Partners2018USA1.2% 
20PSB Academy+     
 Provider of private tertiary educationICG2018Singapore1.2% 
21YSC     
 Provider of leadership consulting and management assessment servicesGraphite Capital2017UK1.0% 
22New World Trading Company     
 Operator of pub restaurantsGraphite Capital2016UK0.9% 
23U-POL^     
 Manufacturer and distributor of automotive refinishing productsGraphite Capital2010UK0.9% 
24Cognito+     
 Supplier of communications equipment, software & servicesGraphite Capital2002UK0.8% 
25Abode Healthcare+     
 Provider of hospice and healthcare servicesTailwind Capital2018USA0.8% 
26Compass Community     
 Provider of fostering services and children’s residential careGraphite Capital2017UK0.8% 
27Random42     
 Provider of medical animation and digital media servicesGraphite Capital2017UK0.8% 
28Alerian^     
 Provider of data and investment products focused on natural resourcesICG2018USA0.7% 
29David Lloyd Leisure+     
 Operator of premium health clubsTDR Capital2013UK0.7% 
30LeafFilter     
 Provider of gutter protection solutionsGridiron2016USA0.6% 
 Total of the 30 largest underlying investments     46.9%
       
 ⁺ All or part of this investment is held directly as a co-investment or other direct investment.  
 ^ All or part of this investment was acquired as part of a secondary purchase.   

The 30 largest fund investments

The 30 largest funds by value at 31 October 2018 are:

 FundYear of commitmentCountry/ regionValue £mOutstanding commitment £m
1Graphite Capital Partners VIII *   
 Mid-market buyouts2013UK83.8 21.1
2ICG Europe VI **    
 Mezzanine and equity in mid-market buyouts2015Europe22.9 3.3
3BC European Capital IX **    
 Large buyouts2011Europe/USA19.6 0.6
4CVC European Equity Partners VI   
 Large buyouts2013Europe/USA15.2 2.3
5ICG Strategic Secondaries Fund II   
 Secondary fund restructurings2016Europe/USA14.2 13.2
6One Equity Partners VI    
 Mid-market buyouts2016Europe/USA14.0 0.5
7PAI Europe VI    
 Mid-market and large buyouts2013Europe13.9 3.4
8Thomas H Lee Equity Fund VII    
 Mid-market and large buyouts2015USA12.8 4.3
9Graphite Capital Partners VII * / **   
 Mid-market buyouts2007UK12.5 4.7
10CVC European Equity Partners V **   
 Large buyouts2008Europe/USA12.5 0.5
11ICG Velocity Partners Co-Investor **   
 Mid-market buyouts2016USA11.8 0.9
12Resolute II **    
 Mid-market buyouts2018USA11.6 2.6
13Activa Capital Fund III    
 Mid-market buyouts2013France11.4 3.9
14Gridiron Capital Fund III    
 Mid-market buyouts2016USA11.1 3.6
15IK VII    
 Mid-market buyouts2013Europe10.5 0.4
16Nordic Capital Partners VIII    
 Mid-market and large buyouts2013Europe10.0 1.6
17Permira V    
 Large buyouts2013Europe/USA10.0 1.4
18Fifth Cinven Fund    
 Large buyouts2012Europe9.7 1.4
19Advent Global Private Equity VIII   
 Large buyouts2016Europe/USA9.7 4.7
20ICG Asia Pacific Fund III    
 Mezzanine2016Asia Pacific8.8 4.8
21Hollyport Secondary Opportunities V   
 Tail-end secondary portfolios2015Global8.1 2.3
22Deutsche Beteiligungs Fund VI   
 Mid-market buyouts2012Germany7.9 1.0
23TDR Capital III    
 Mid-market and large buyouts2013Europe7.3 3.1
24Bowmark Capital Partners IV    
 Mid-market buyouts2007UK7.1 0
25Egeria Private Equity Fund IV    
 Mid-market buyouts2012Netherlands7.1 1.0
26ICG European Fund 2006 B **    
 Mezzanine and equity in mid-market buyouts2014Europe6.9 2.2
27Silverfleet II    
 Mid-market buyouts2014Europe6.9 5.8
28Thomas H Lee Parallel Fund VI   
 Mid-market and large buyouts2007USA6.6 1.0
29Sixth Cinven Fund    
 Large buyouts2016Europe6.2 11.2
30Charterhouse Capital Partners X   
 Large buyouts2015Europe6.1 8.2
 Total of the largest 30 fund investments 396.2 115.0
 Percentage of total investment Portfolio 58.1% 
 * Includes the associated Top Up funds.   
 ** All or part of an interest acquired through a secondary fund purchase. 

Portfolio analysis
All balance sheet data is presented on a look-through basis to the investment portfolio held by the Company, which is consistent with the commentary in previous annual and interim reports

Investment category% of portfolio
High conviction portfolio
ICG
 

21.5


%
Third party co-investments15.5%
Third party secondary investments6.7%
Total High Conviction investments43.7

 
%

Third party funds’ portfolio
Graphite Capital primary funds 
 

14.4


%
Third party primary funds
Total diversified fund investments
41.9%
56.3%
Total100.0%


Portfolio by investment type % of value of underlying investments
Large buyouts 43.8%
Mid-market buyouts 48.4%
Small buyouts 4.6%
Other 3.2%
Total 100.0%
 

Portfolio by calendar year of investment
  

% of value of underlying investments
2018  16.5%
2017  19.9%
2016  19.4%
2015  10.1%
2014  13.0%
2013  10.0%
2012  3.0%
2011  1.6%
2010  1.7%
2009  1.0%
2008  0.3%
2007  2.7%
2006 and before  0.8%
Total  100.0%


Portfolio by sector % of value of underlying investments
Healthcare and education 21.2%
Industrials 20.6%
Business services 15.2%
Consumer goods and services 15.4%
Leisure 9.0%
TMT 9.9%
Financials 5.4%
Other 3.3%
Total 100.0%


 

Portfolio by geographic distribution based on location of Company headquarters
  

% of value of underlying investments
UK 30.3%
North America 26.3%
Europe 38.8%
Rest of world 4.6%
Total 100.0%

Balance sheet information

The summary balance sheet at 31 October 2018 is set out below.

 31 October 2018% of net assets31 January 2018% of net assets
 £m£m
Total portfolio681.8 94.1%600.7 90.4%
Cash and liquid assets62.6 8.6%78.4 11.8%
Other net current liabilities(19.8)(2.7%)(14.8)(2.2)%
Net assets724.6 100.0%664.3 100.0%


Movement in the portfolio 9 months
£m 31 October 18
Opening Portfolio* 600.7 
  Third-party funds portfolio drawdowns 53.6 
  High conviction investments – ICG funds, secondary
  investments and co-investments
 61.2 
Total new investment   114.8 
Realisation Proceeds   (118.5)
Net cash (inflow)/outflow   (3.7)
Underlying Valuation Movement** 67.4 
Currency movement 17.4 
Closing Portfolio* 681.8  
% underlying Portfolio growth (local currency) 11.2%
% currency movement 2.9%
% underlying Portfolio growth (Sterling) 14.1%
    
** 87% of the Portfolio is valued using 30 September 2018 (or later) valuations (31 Jan 18: 94%). 


Movement in liquid assets 
£m9 months
31 October 18
Additions2  (115.2)
Cash proceeds generated by the portfolio (including income)  118.5 
Net cash generated by the investment portfolio  3.3 
Non-investment cash flows  (9.2)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates  1.2 
Cash inflow before shareholder distributions  (4.7)
Dividends paid to shareholders  (11.1)
Net cash movement  (15.8)
Opening cash and liquid assets  78.4 
Closing cash and liquid assets  62.6  

Additions cash figure for 9 months to 31 October includes £0.6m of drawdowns paid which were accrued at the prior year-end

Uncalled commitment coverage  
 31 October
2018
31 January 2018
 £m£m
Cash and liquid assets62.6 78.4 
Undrawn bank facility104.8 104.0 
Total liquidity167.4 182.4 
   
Outstanding commitments381.0 321.2 
Less: Total liquidity(167.3)(182.4)
Over-commitment213.7 138.8 
Over-commitment as % of net assets29.5%20.9

 

 
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1 87% of the Portfolio is valued using 30 September 2018 (or later) valuations.

2 Uplift figure reflects private valuations only (i.e. excludes publicly listed companies that were exited via sell downs of their shares)

3 As at 31 December 2018