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NBPE - May Monthly Net Asset Value Estimate
Globenewswire·2025-06-27 06:00

Core Viewpoint - NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE) announced its monthly NAV estimate for May 2025, reporting a NAV per share of $27.24 (£20.20) with a total return of (0.2%) for the month [1][5]. NAV Highlights - As of 31 May 2025, the NAV total return (TR) was 0.7% year-to-date and 2.0% over one year, while the three-year and five-year annualized returns were 13.2% and 9.9%, respectively [3]. - The MSCI World TR showed a stronger performance with a year-to-date return of 5.2% and a one-year return of 47.1% [3]. - The share price TR in GBP was reported at (7.9%) year-to-date, with a one-year return of 7.9% [3]. Portfolio Update - The NAV performance was influenced by $66 million in realizations year-to-date [4]. - The fair value of private company valuations decreased by (0.4%) during Q1 2025, while quoted holdings increased in value by $8 million [5][6]. - As of 31 May 2025, NBPE had $285 million in available liquidity, including $75 million in cash and liquid investments [8]. Share Buybacks - Approximately 51,000 shares were repurchased in May 2025 at a weighted average discount of 30%, contributing approximately $0.01 per share to NAV [10]. - Year-to-date, a total of 738,000 shares have been repurchased at a weighted average discount of 29%, which added approximately $0.11 per share to NAV [10]. Portfolio Valuation - The fair value of NBPE's portfolio as of 31 May 2025 was $972.5 million, representing 77.5% of total investments [11]. - The portfolio is primarily concentrated in North America (77%) and Europe (22%) [12]. - The industry distribution shows significant investments in Tech, Media & Telecom (22%) and Consumer/E-commerce (22%) [12].