PHLL Petershill Partners Plc

Petershill Partners plc (the "Company" or "Petershill Partners"), today publishes its 2024 AuM Update and AuM outlook for 2025

Gross Fee-eligible AuM raise of US$32 billion in 2024

Highlights

·     Aggregate Partner-firm AuM of US$337bn, increasing 3% during the quarter and 11% year-over-year. Aggregate Fee-paying Partner-firm AuM of US$238bn, increasing 2% during the quarter and 8% year-over-year.

-      Organic gross Fee-eligible AuM raised was US$9bn for the quarter and a total of US$32bn for 2024, exceeding our 2024 guidance of US$20 - $25bn.

-      Partner-firms saw US$9bn of Fee-paying AuM inflows during the quarter and a total of US$33bn for 2024.

-      Partner-firm realisations of US$4bn of Fee-paying AuM during the quarter and a total of US$15bn in 2024, exceeding our 2024 guidance of US$5 - $10bn.

-      Investment performance of Partner-firm funds was stable in Fee-paying Partner-firm AuM during the quarter and a decrease of US$2bn for the full year.

·     As at Q4 2024, Partner-firms had US$8bn of AuM which is not yet paying fees.  

·     Subsequent to the quarter end:

-      On 16 January 2025, the Company announced the sale of the majority of its stake in General Catalyst. The pro-forma impact on Q4 2024 Aggregate Fee-paying Partner-firm AuM is a reduction of US$12bn.

AuM Development: 2024

The following table summarises the changes in Aggregate Partner-firm AuM and Aggregate Fee-paying Partner-firm AuM and Ownership Weighted values for the fourth quarter of 2024 and the year ended 31 December 2024, based on a one-period (3-month) lag:

AuM Outlook for 2025

·     Based on current fund-raising schedules, we estimate organic gross fee-eligible AuM raise of US$20bn to US$25bn in 2025.

·     Realisations estimated in 2025 of US$5bn to US$10bn.

·     The $8bn of AuM not yet paying fees as at Q4 2024 is expected to become Fee-paying AuM during the course of 2025.

·     The outlook takes into account the impact of any announced M&A.

AuM Progression Since 31 December 2023*  

* All AuM figures are based on a one-period (3-month) lag due to the timing of the financial information received by the Operator from the Partner-firms

** Average Aggregate AuM figures represent the twelve month mean and use the start and each quarter end of the reporting period adjusted for acquisitions and dispositions where applicable.

*** Percentage change relative to Dec-31-2023

AuM Reconciliation: Aggregate Fee-paying AuM Vs Aggregate Partner-firm AuM

The below table reconciles Aggregate Fee-paying Partner-firm AuM to Aggregate Partner-firm AuM as at 31 December 2024, based on a one-period (3-month) lag:

The following table reflects the Aggregate Partner-firm AuM, Aggregate Fee-paying Partner-firm AuM and Ownership Weighted Fee-paying AuM by Asset Class as of 31 December 2024, based on a one-period (3-month) lag:

Contact Information

Please direct any questions to Petershill Partners Investor Relations, via e-mail, at PHP-Investor-Enquiries@gs.com

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Please note Petershill Partners financial calendar for Q1 2025:

ABOUT PETERSHILL PARTNERS

Petershill Partners plc (the "Company" or "Petershill Partners") and its Subsidiaries (the "Group") is a diversified, global alternatives investment group focused on private equity and other private capital strategies. Through our economic interests in a portfolio of alternative asset management firms ("Partner-firms"), we provide investors with exposure to the growth and profitability of the alternative asset management industry. The Company completed its initial acquisition of the portfolio of Partner-firms on 28 September 2021 and was admitted to listing and trading on the London Stock Exchange on 1 October 2021 (ticker: PHLL). The Company is operated by Goldman Sachs Asset Management ("Goldman Sachs" or the "Operator") and is governed by a diverse and fully independent Board of Directors (the "Board").

Through our Partner-firms, we have exposure to $337 billion of total assets under management ("AuM"), comprising a diverse set of more than 200 long-term private equity and other private capital funds where capital is typically locked in over a multi-year horizon. These underlying funds generate recurring management fees and the opportunity for meaningful profit participation over the typical 8+ year lifecycles of such funds. We believe our approach is aligned with the founders and managers of our Partner-firms and, as a result, allows the Company to participate in these income streams in a way that provides high-margin, diversified and stable cash flows for our shareholders.

For more information, visit https://www.petershillpartners.com. Information on the website is not incorporated by reference into this press release and is provided merely for convenience.

Key Operating Metrics - Definitions

This document contains certain key operating metrics that are not defined or recognised under IFRS.

The Operator and the Directors use these key operating metrics to help evaluate trends, assess the performance of the Partner-firms and the Company, analyse and test dividends received from the Partner- firms and inform operating, budgeting and re-investment decisions. The Directors believe that these metrics, which present certain operating and other information in respect of the Partner-firms, provide an enhanced understanding of the underlying portfolios and performance of the Partner-firms and are therefore essential to assessing the investments and performance of the Company.

The key operating metrics described in this section are derived from financial and other information reported to the Operator by the Partner-firms. The Operator, with the assistance of an independent accounting firm, performs due diligence procedures on the information provided by the Partner-firms.  It should be noted, however, that these due diligence procedures do not constitute an audit.

In addition, each Partner-firm may account for and define certain financial and other information differently from one another. For example, each Partner-firm may calculate its fee-paying AuM differently, the result of which being that the inputs of the Company's Aggregate Fee-paying AuM are not consistently calculated.

Whilst the operating metrics described in this section are similar to those used by other alternative asset managers, there are no generally accepted principles governing their calculation, and the criteria upon which these metrics are based can vary from firm to firm. These metrics, by themselves, do not provide a sufficient basis to compare the Partner-firms' or the Company's performance with that of other companies.

None of Partner Distributable Earnings, Partner FRE, Partner Realised Performance Revenues or Partner Realised Investment Income are measures of or provide any indication of profits available for the purpose of a distribution by the Company within the meaning of section 830 of the Companies Act 2006, or of any Partner-firm in accordance with the equivalent applicable rules.

Aggregate Partner-firm AuM

Aggregate Partner-firm AuM is defined as the sum of (a) the net asset value of the Partner-firms' underlying funds and investment vehicles, and in most cases includes co-investment vehicles, GP commitments and other non fee-paying investment vehicles and (b) uncalled commitments from these entities, as reported by the Partner-firms to the Operator from time to time and aggregated by the Operator without material adjustment. This is an aggregated figure across all Partner-firms and includes Partner-firm AuM outside of the Company's ownership interest in the Partner-firms.

The Operator and the Directors consider Aggregate Partner-firm AuM to be a meaningful measure of the size, scope and composition of the Partner-firms, as well as of their capital raising activities. The Operator uses Aggregate Partner-firm AuM to inform operating, budgeting and re-investment decisions.

Aggregate Fee-paying AuM

Aggregate Fee-paying AuM is defined as the portion of Aggregate Partner-firm AuM for which Partner-firms are entitled to receive management fees, as reported by the Partner-firms to the Operator. The principal difference between Aggregate Fee-paying AuM and Aggregate Partner-firm AuM is that Aggregate Fee-paying AuM typically excludes co- investment on which Partner-firms generally do not charge fees and, to a lesser extent, fund commitments in Partner-firm funds (i) on which fees are only earned on investment, rather than from the point of commitment and (ii) where capital has been raised but fees have not yet been activated. This may also include legacy assets where fees are no longer being charged.

The Operator and the Directors consider Aggregate Fee-paying AuM to be a meaningful measure of the Partner-firms' capital base upon which they earn management fees and use the measure in assessing the management fee related performance of the Partner-firms and to inform operating, budgeting and re-investment decisions.

Aggregate Performance Fee Eligible Partner-firm AuM

The amount of Aggregate Partner-firm AuM that is eligible for carried interest.

AuM and associated data

The data presented in this document for the following key operating metrics reflects AuM data reported to the Operator on a three-month lag. This three-month data lag is due to the timing of the financial information received by the Operator from the Partner-firms, which generally require at least 90 days following each period end to present final financial information to the Operator.  The key operating metrics reflected on a three-month lag are:

•        Aggregate Partner-firm AuM

•        Aggregate Fee-paying Partner-firm AuM

•        Average Aggregate Fee-paying Partner-firm AuM

•        Aggregate Performance Fee Eligible Partner-firm AuM

•        Average Aggregate Performance Fee Eligible Partner-firm AuM

This announcement has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders and meets the relevant requirements of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority. The announcement should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.

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