HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited : Net...

15 May 2015

HARBOURVEST GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY ESTIMATED NET ASSET VALUE INCREASES 1% DURING APRIL 2015

• ESTIMATED NAV AT 30 APRIL 2015 IS $16.14 PER SHARE, A 1% INCREASE FROM 31 MARCH 2015
• HVPE COMMITTED A TOTAL OF $94 MILLION TO NEWLY-FORMED HARBOURVEST FUNDS
• Gearing REMAINS AT zero, AND HVPE HOLDS $111 MILLION OF CASH ON ITS BALANCE SHEET
• INVESTMENT PIPELINE OF FUTURE COMMITMENTS IS $995 MILLION
• THE COMPANY INVESTED $1 MILLION AND RECEIVED $8 MILLION IN REALISATIONS DURING THE MONTH

HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE" or the "Company"), a closed-end investment company, today announces its estimated Net Asset Value ("NAV") at 30 April 2015.

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 April, HVPE committed a total of $93.5 million to three newly-formed HarbourVest funds. This includes an additional $18.0 million to HarbourVest X Venture, which is focused on building a portfolio of U.S. venture and growth equity funds, complemented by secondary investments and direct co-investments (bringing the total commitment to $118.0 million); CAD 32 million ($25.5 million) to HarbourVest Canada Growth Fund, focused on building a diversified portfolio of North American venture capital investments with a specific focus on the Canadian venture market; and $50.0 million to HarbourVest Global Annual Fund 2015, a balanced fund focused on investment in a combination of primary fund, secondary, and direct co-investments in North America, Europe, and the rest of the world.

HVPE's existing HarbourVest fund commitments continued to make new investments. At 30 April 2015, the Investment Pipeline of future commitments was $994.9 million, a $97.4 million increase from 31 March 2015 based mainly on the new HarbourVest fund commitments.

Investment

During April, HVPE invested $1.2 million in HarbourVest funds.
Growth

At 30 April 2015, HVPE's estimated Net Asset Value (NAV) per share is $16.14, a $0.19 per share increase from the 31 March 2015 estimate of $15.95. This change resulted from positive currency movement, increasing values for publicly-traded holdings, and increases to the estimated 31 December 2014 valuations for HarbourVest funds as final results were received from underlying investments; and partially offset by operating expenses of $0.01 per share. The entire HVPE portfolio has been revalued to reflect final 31 December 2014 results.

Realisation

HVPE received $8.0 million in realisations during April, the largest sources of which were liquidating international fund-of-funds HIPEP IV Partnership and developing U.S. fund-of-funds HarbourVest VIII Buyout. During the month, there were a total of 37 liquidity events across HVPE's underlying portfolio, including 28 M&A transactions and nine IPOs.

Balance Sheet and Credit Facility

HVPE has fully repaid all of its debt to the credit facility. At 30 April 2015, HVPE's cash ($110.7 million) and remaining available credit facility ($300.0 million) total $410.7 million.

Additional detail about HVPE's NAV and investment diversification can be found on HVPE's website, in the Monthly Update for 30 April 2015.

Enquiries:

HarbourVest
Richard Hickman	Tel: [phone]		[e-mail]
Laura Thaxter	Tel: [phone]		[e-mail]
Fishburn
Del Jones Ludo Baynham-Herd	Tel: [phone]		[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 partnership commitments, secondary investments, and direct 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 equity investment firm and an SEC registered investment advisor, providing vehicles for institutional investors to invest in the venture capital and buyout markets in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere through primary partnerships, secondary purchases, and direct investments. The HarbourVest team began investing in 1982 and has committed more than $30 billion to investments over its more than 30-year history. Across its global investment platform, HarbourVest and its affiliates have more than 300 employees in Boston, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bogotá, Beijing, and Toronto.

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.

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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 PO Box 156  Frances House  Sir William Place  St Peter Port  Guernsey GY1 4EU.

© 2015 HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited. All rights reserved.

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