HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited : Net...

16 September 2016

HARBOURVEST GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY ESTIMATED NET ASSET VALUE INCREASES 1% DURING AUGUST

• ESTIMATED NAV INCREASES TO $17.61 (£13.40) PER SHARE
• $100 MILLION COMMITTED TO NEWLY-FORMED HARBOURVEST GLOBAL SECONDARY AND CO-INVESTMENT FUNDS
• $17 MILLION RECEIVED IN REALISATIONS AND $13 MILLION INVESTED DURING THE MONTH
• $1.2 BILLION INVESTMENT PIPELINE OF FUTURE COMMITMENTS
• BORROWING REMAINS AT ZERO, AND HVPE HOLDS $172 MILLION OF CASH ON ITS BALANCE SHEET

HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE" or the "Company"), a closed-end investment company, today announces its estimated Net Asset Value ("NAV") at 31 August 2016.

HVPE provides a complete private equity solution for public investors, managing the portfolio through four phases of the private equity cycle to create value: Commitments, Investment, Growth, and Realisation.

Commitments

During August, HVPE committed an additional $50.0 million to HarbourVest's global secondary fund, focused on traditional and complex purchases of private market assets, bringing the total commitment to $100.0 million. The Company also committed an additional $50.0 million to HarbourVest's 2016 Co-Investment Fund, focused on buyout, growth equity, and mezzanine direct co-investments across geographies alongside top-tier private market managers, bringing the total commitment to $100.0 million. HVPE's existing HarbourVest fund commitments continued to make new investments.

HVPE's Investment Pipeline (unfunded commitments) of $1.20 billion increased on a net basis by $86.4 million during August based on the new HarbourVest fund commitments, capital funded, and foreign currency movement.

Investment

During August, HVPE invested $13.4 million primarily in HarbourVest US, global, and international fund-of-funds.

Growth

At 31 August 2016, HVPE's estimated Net Asset Value (NAV) per share is $17.61 (£13.40), a $0.25 and £0.28 increase from the 31 July 2016 estimate of $17.36 (£13.12). This change resulted mainly from increasing valuations for privately-held investments as the entire portfolio was re-valued to reflect 30 June 2016 results and increasing valuations for publicly-traded holdings. These changes were partially offset by negative foreign currency movement and operating expenses. The GBP/USD rate as of 31 August 2016 was 1.3138, while the rate as of 31 July 2016 was 1.323.

Realisation

HVPE received $16.7 million in realisations from HarbourVest US and international fund-of-funds, a global co-investment fund, and a global secondary fund during August. During the month, there were a total of 31 liquidity events across HVPE's underlying portfolio.

Balance Sheet and Credit Facility

HVPE has no drawings on its credit facility. At 31 August 2016, HVPE's cash ($172.1 million) and available credit ($500.0 million) total $672.1 million.

Additional detail about HVPE's NAV and investment diversification can be found on HVPE's website, in the Monthly Update for 31 August 2016.

Enquiries:

HarbourVest
Richard Hickman	Tel: [phone]		[e-mail]
Laura Thaxter	Tel: [phone]		[e-mail]
FleishmanHillard Fishburn
Henry Adams Ludo Baynham-Herd	Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]		[e-mail] [e-mail]

Notes to Editors:

About HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited:
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE") is a Guernsey-incorporated closed-end investment company which has a dual listing on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam. HVPE is registered as an investment institution with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets. HVPE is designed to offer shareholders long-term capital appreciation by investing in a private equity portfolio diversified by geography, by stage of investment, by vintage year, and by industry. It invests in and alongside HarbourVest-managed funds which focus on primary fund commitments, secondary investments, and direct co-investments in operating companies. HVPE is advised by HarbourVest Advisers L.P., an affiliate of HarbourVest Partners, LLC. 

About HarbourVest Partners, LLC:
HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets investment specialist with more than 30 years of experience and $39 billion in assets under management. The Firm's powerful global platform offers clients investment opportunities through primary fund investments, secondary investments, and direct co-investments in commingled funds or separately managed accounts. HarbourVest has more than 340 employees, including more than 90 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. This global team has committed more than $30 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $13 billion in secondary purchases, and invested $5 billion directly in operating companies. Partnering with HarbourVest, clients have access to customized solutions, longstanding relationships, actionable insights, and proven results.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in any jurisdiction and should not be relied upon in connection with any decision to subscribe for or acquire any Shares.  In particular, this announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in the United States or to US Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("US Persons")).  Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken, released, published or distributed, directly or indirectly to US Persons or in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions), Canada, Australia or Japan, or any jurisdiction where such action would be unlawful. Accordingly, recipients represent that they are able to receive this announcement without contravention of any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions in the jurisdiction in which they reside or conduct business. No recipient may distribute, or make available, this announcement (directly or indirectly) to any other person. Recipients of this announcement should inform themselves about and observe any applicable legal requirements in their jurisdictions.

The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to US Persons.  In addition, the Company is not registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act") and shareholders of the Company will not have the protections of that act.  There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States or to US Persons.

This announcement has been prepared by the Company and its investment manager, HarbourVest Advisers L.P. (the "Investment Manager"). No liability whatsoever (whether in negligence or otherwise) arising directly or indirectly from the use of this announcement is accepted and no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is or will be made by the Company, the Investment Manager or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers, representatives or other agents ("Agents") for any information or any of the opinions contained herein or for any errors, omissions or misstatements. None of the Investment Manager nor any of their respective Agents makes or has been authorised to make any representation or warranties (express or implied) in relation to the Company or as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of this announcement, or any other written or oral statement provided. In particular, no representation or warranty is given as to the achievement or reasonableness of, and no reliance should be placed on any projections, targets, estimates or forecasts contained in this announcement and nothing in this announcement is or should be relied on as a promise or representation as to the future.

Other than as required by applicable laws, the Company gives no undertaking to update this announcement or any additional information, or to correct any inaccuracies in it which may become apparent and the distribution of this announcement. The information contained in this announcement is given at the date of its publication and is subject to updating, revision and amendment. The contents of this announcement have not been approved by any competent regulatory or supervisory authority.

This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward looking statements".  These forward looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "projects", "estimates", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "goal", "target", "aim", "may", "will", "would", "could", "should" or "continue" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts and include statements regarding the intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the Company.  By their nature, forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and may be beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.   More detailed information on the potential factors which could affect the financial results of
the Company is contained in the Company's public filings and reports.

HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited is registered with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme which may offer participations in The Netherlands pursuant to article 2:66 of the Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results.

This announcement is issued by the Company, which is registered with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and whose registered address is Ground Floor  Dorey Court  Admiral Park  St Peter Port  Guernsey GY1 2HT.

© 2016 HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited. All rights reserved.

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