Overview
Harbourvest Global Private Equity seeks to achieve top-quartile performance over a multi-year investment cycle through a mixture of direct and fund investments in private equity.
The fund’s website can be found here.
Fundamentals
Price
Research History
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07 Jul 2020 11 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – July 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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12 Nov 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2019
Economic & Political Roundup
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07 Jun 2019 7 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – June 2019
Economic & Political Roundup A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the […]
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13 Nov 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2018
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any […]
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16 Oct 2018 2 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Third Quarter 2018
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Third Quarter 2018 Global equities delivered positive returns over the third quarter of 2018. This was principally because of strength in the US market. Political uncertainty and concerns about global trade held back other regions. Generally, government bond yields rose over the quarter. The UK equity market fell as the Bank of […]
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11 Jun 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s Economic round up – June 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – June 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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12 Oct 2017 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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27 Oct 2016 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2016
Q3 saw the market adapt to life post the UK’s EU referendum. Sterling continued to fall but most stock markets stabilised and discounts narrowed across most sectors. While the US election is dominating headlines, it does not seem to be having much impact on markets so far. q3-quarterly-roundup
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13 Oct 2016 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2016
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of September 2016. october-investment-companies-roundup
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10 May 2016 1 min read
Standard Life European Private Equity – Sitting in a sweet spot
In recent years Standard Life European Private Equity Trust has been one of the best performing private equity funds of funds listed in London. SL Capital, managers of the fund, believe it its discount of 26.9% is too wide for the quality of its NAV and that, as a European (mid-market) specialist, it sits in […]
News
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24 Jun 2020 2 min read
HarbourVest Global Private Equity says majority of the portfolio likely to experience a low or moderate impact
HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) announced results for the year ended 31 January 2020. NAV per share increase of 14.5% to $27.6 over the 12 months. The company was a net investor over the year, with $324.2m cash invested, compared with distributions of $308.2m. HVPE committed $570m over the year, to new HarbourVest funds, with the majority weighted towards primary […]
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29 Apr 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 April 2020
Barclays reported first quarter results this morning. It announced a sharp increase in its provisions for bad loans, anticipating a series of defaults from its corporate and retail clients. British Airways is to reduce its workforce of 42,000 by nearly 30%. Its parent company, IAG, does not expect passenger numbers to return to 2019 levels […]
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23 Oct 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 23 October 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 23 October 2019 Triple Point Social Housing REIT has completed the acquisition of 18 supported housing properties, comprising 77 units in total, for an aggregate commitment of approximately GBP11.6 million (excluding costs). The properties are located in the West Midlands (30 units), the East Midlands (20 units), the South West (11 units), […]
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21 Jun 2019 4 min read
QuotedData feedback on Harbourvest Private Equity meeting
QuotedData feedback on Harbourvest Private Equity meeting From time-to-time, QuotedData’s analysts meet a wide range of companies that aren’t clients for our sponsored research service. We figured it made sense to share some of our thoughts on these companies with you. So, in the first of a series of ad hoc reports, here are some […]
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29 May 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 29 May 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 29 May 2019: TriplePoint Social Housing REIT has bought 12 supported housing properties, exchanged contracts on a further three supported living properties and acquired the land and entered into forward funding arrangements to develop another three supported housing schemes, comprising 178 units in total, for an aggregate commitment of approximately £39.5m. Harbourvest Private […]
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07 Dec 2018 2 min read
HarbourVest Global Private Equity gets additional US dollar quote on LSE
HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) has announced that it intends to introduce an additional US dollar quote for the Company’s shares traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The new US dollar quote will operate alongside HVPE’s existing sterling quotation. US dollar quote to go live on Monday 10 December 2018 HVPE says […]
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12 May 2017 1 min read
Harbourvest lags rising world markets
Harbourvest Private Equity says that, in the year to 31 January 2017, its USD NAV per share grew by 10.3%. Unlike the previous year when NAV performance exceeded the total return of the MSCI All Country World Index by 12%, on this occasion growth of 10.3% was somewhat less than the return on that index which […]
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03 May 2017 3 min read
14th consecutive year of outperformance for BlackRock Smaller
For fourteen consecutive years BlackRock Smaller Companies has outperformed its benchmark and increased its dividend. Over that period, the NAV has grown nearly ten-fold whereas the benchmark has almost quadrupled. The compound annual increase in dividends paid over the past five years has been 20% per annum. During the year to 28 February 2017, the NAV increased […]
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06 Feb 2017 1 min read
14 investment trusts for income and growth in 2017
Investors looking forward to a period of calm in 2017 might be disappointed, but David Prosser has the trusts experts are backing to navigate further storms. Having just been through a year of unprecedented political upheaval that sent financial markets spinning, many investors will be assuming 2017 cannot possibly be so tumultuous. The reality, however, […]
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09 Jan 2017 1 min read
HarbourVest Global Private Equity renews it US$500m credit facility
HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), has announced that it has renewed its existing $500m multi-currency credit facility with Lloyds Bank plc and Credit Suisse AG. HVPE says that Lloyds Bank has maintained its $300m commitment, with Credit Suisse AG continuing to commit $200m. The Facility, which retains similar covenants, has been extended to December 2020. […]
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06 Dec 2016 1 min read
SVG Capital shareholders approve wind up proposals
SVG Capital has announced the results of its general meeting at which shareholders have a proved a change of investment policy, which allows for an orderly realisation of the Company’s assets and to make repurchases in connection with a series of tenders offers, which will allow for a progressive return of cash to shareholders. Following […]
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19 Oct 2016 1 min read
HarbourVest wins battle for SVG Capital
SVG Capital, one of the UK’s largest private equity investment trusts and a Money Observer Rated Fund, has succumbed to a hostile takeover from US rival HarbourVest. read more here
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18 Oct 2016 2 min read
Harbourvest to buy SVG portfolio for £807m
SVG Capital has announced that it has sold 100% of its portfolio having today signed an asset transfer deed with Harbourvest. Harbourvest Structured Solutions III LP is paying £807m for the portfolio. The price is a small (0.6%) premium to the NAV at end July 2016. Taking that figure, adding SVG’s existing cash pile and allowing […]
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10 Oct 2016 3 min read
Harbourvest considering bid for SVG’s portfolio
In a new twist, Harbourvest has said in a press statement that it might bid for SVG’s portfolio. It followed this up with a statement this morning that said “HarbourVest announces today that it has approached the Board of SVG Capital with a view to engaging immediately with the Board to put forward a firm […]
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07 Oct 2016 2 min read
HabourVest makes an extension to its offer for SVG Capital
HarbourVest has announced that, in light of the proposals disclosed by SVG Capital yesterday, to sell SVG Capital’s entire portfolio to funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Alternative Investments & Manager Selection Group (Goldman Sachs AIMS Group) and certain investment entities managed by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for approximately £748m, it believes […]
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06 Oct 2016 2 min read
SVG Capital proposes sale and wind down for approximately 680p per share
SVG Capital has provided an update regarding the proposed sale of the company’s investment portfolio and wind down. The Board says that it has agreed in principle the key commercial terms of a proposed sale of 100% of the investment portfolio to funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Alternative Investments & Manager Selection Group […]
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03 Oct 2016 2 min read
SVG confirms Goldman Sachs and others looking at deal
The Board of SVG Capital notes the speculation around the identity of a unit of Goldman Sachs and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) as consortium members linked to a possible alternative transaction for SVG Capital plc. As announced on 16 September, 2016, the Board was in discussions with a number of parties who […]
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29 Sep 2016 2 min read
SVG in talks with a number of credible parties
SVG Capital says The Board believes that Harbourvest’s offer undervalues the company and recommends that shareholders do not accept HarbourVest Bidco’s Offer of 650p per share. Since the announcement of the change of the Company’s investment strategy in December 2011, SVG Capital has reported NAV and share price growth of 18.5% p.a. and 24.0% p.a. respectively (as at […]
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27 Sep 2016 1 min read
Harbourvest Global Private equity to delist from Euronext
HarbourVest Global Private Equity has decided to consolidate its listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and has applied to delist from Euronext Amsterdam. This delisting is expected to take effect on 24 October 2016, with the last trading date being 25 October 2016. It is intended that subsequent to this, the […]
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26 Sep 2016 1 min read
SVG Capital in talks with various parties following HarbourVest offer
IC Top 100 Fund SVG Capital (SVI) has received a takeover offer from global private equity company HarbourVest and shareholders in possession of more than half the shares are backing the offer. Only 50 per cent of SVG’s shares need to vote in favour for the deal to go ahead. SVG’s board is opposing the […]
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12 Sep 2016 2 min read
Harbourvest bid for SVG
HarbourVest today announces a full and final cash offer to be made by HarbourVest Bidco for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of SVG Capital, to be implemented by way of a takeover offer within the meaning of Part 28 of the Companies Act 2006. Under the terms of the Offer, […]
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31 May 2016 2 min read
HarbourVest’s cash pile growing
Harbourvest Global Private Equity has announced results for the year ended 31 January 2016. After reaching an all-time high in May 2015, the total return of the MSCI All Country World Index was negative at -6.3% for the twelve months. In contrast the net asset value per HVPE share increased by 5.6% (in US dollar terms). […]
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30 Sep 2015 1 min read
Harbourvest Global Private Equity sees record realisations in first half
Harbourvest Global Private Equity has released its interim results for the six-months ended 31 July 2015. These show the company had US$187m of realisations during the period (a record level) and is reportedly on track to meet the US$356m received during the last financial year. NAV per share increased 6% during the period from US$15.86 […]
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29 Sep 2015 1 min read
HarbourVest extends credit facility by $200m
HarbourVest Global Private Equity has announced the successful renewal of its multi-currency credit facility with Lloyds Bank plc. HVPE has refinanced the facility, which will increase from $300 million to $500 million with immediate effect. The increased commitment has been provided by a new lender, Credit Suisse AG, which has committed $200 million alongside the existing […]
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31 Aug 2015 1 min read
Harbourvest Global Private Equity completes move to main market
At an EGM on 27 August shareholders approved Harbourvest Global Private Equity’s move to the main market of the LSE. Oddly, the fairly standard proposal that the company be allowed to issue new shares, although worded in an unusual way, was rejected by shareholders and the Board say they are going to tlk to dissenting […]
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30 May 2014 1 min read
Harbourvest Global Private Equity : HVPE – annual results
Harbourvest Global Private Equity has published its results for the year that ended 31 January 2014. Over the year the net asset value grew by 15% to hit $14.38 ($1,167m). They say venture investments and investments in the US did best during the year. By contrast the MSCI World Index rose by 10.4% over this […]
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18 Feb 2014 1 min read
Harbourvest Global Private Equity : HVPE – structural changes
Harbourvest Global Private Equity is keen to move its listing to the main market. To achieve this it will have to grant full voting rights to its A shareholders. This is problematic at the moment as a majority of its shareholders are based in the US but their share of the register has been declining. […]
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In The Press
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16 Nov 2020 2 min read
Engines of growth: on a bargain hunt
Engines of growth: on a bargain hunt By Leonora Walters, Investors Chronicle, 12th October 2020 A key driver of the price of any listed security is sentiment so, not surprisingly, some of the investment trust sectors which have experienced the most extreme discount and premium movements this year are those about which there has been particular […]
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16 Apr 2020 2 min read
Why investors should not ignore unlisted companies
Why investors should not ignore unlisted companies April 14, 2020 by Tom Bailey, Money Observer Stock markets connect the monetary savings of a society with companies in need of capital to invest and grow. At its best, this allows businesses to expand, powering economic growth and prosperity while providing savers with a return on their money. Historically, […]
