Princess Private Equity Holding (PEY) offers investors access to the private equity and debt expertise of global manager Partners Group ($74bn AUM), as well as selected co-investments with third-party managers. It has followed a direct investment strategy since 2011, when it refocused away from third-party funds of funds, and has seen solid NAV and share price performance over most periods of five years and shorter. Partners Group’s differentiated global approach includes a highly selective process of deal sourcing (c 99% of potential investments are declined each year), and an in-house value creation team who can plan and implement initiatives to help investee companies achieve superior growth. PEY has a high dividend policy, targeting a payout of 5-8% of the opening NAV each year.
