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Princess Private Equity Holding Ltd

24 March 2021

News Release

Guernsey, 24 March 2021

NAV increases by 0.9% in February

-- Princess Private Equity Holding Limited's (Princess or the Company) net asset value increased by 0.9% to EUR 13.50 per share

   --    Portfolio developments were positive (+1.2%), while currency movements were flat 

-- Princess invested EUR 10.9 million during the month and received distributions of EUR 7.7 million

During February, Princess made an additional EUR 25 million commitment to Partners Group Direct Equity 2019 program, bringing its total commitments to the program to EUR 75 million. In connection with the new commitment, Princess financed an initial capital call of EUR 6.6 million.

EUR 4.3 million of additional capital was provided to portfolio company Form Technologies ("Form"), a global manufacturer of customized, highly engineered metal components, as part of a broader balance sheet restructuring. The company's recent performance has been closely tied to that of the automotive and oil and gas industries, which have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The restructuring will enhance Form's liquidity profile, extend its debt maturities and reduce net leverage, while also improving the company's credit rating. As part of this transaction, the company also successfully raised additional debt to repay its senior loans. The timely execution of this debt transaction will minimize customer and supplier disruption and ensure operations continue smoothly. Form is recovering strongly from the pandemic, with positive year over year performance in December 2020 and January 2021. Volumes are expected to re-bound further in the coming months due to renewed activity in the company's end markets. The investment in Form represented 1.6% of Princess' net asset value at February month-end.

Princess received distributions of EUR 7.7 million this month, of which EUR 6.3 million stemmed from CSS Corp ("CSS"). In February 2021, Partners Group closed the sale of CSS, a global technology support services leader . During Partners Group's ownership the company's growth strategy was revamped with a focus on innovation in its service offering and sales pitches to prospective customers. CSS has won several marquee accounts with international businesses across the telecommunications sector over the past 18 months. Given the potential for further upside, Princess, alongside other Partners Group clients, will retain a minority stake in the company.

The remaining balance of EUR 1.4 million was received from Princess' mature legacy fund portfolio.

Further information is available in the monthly report, which can be accessed via: http://www.princess-privateequity.net/en/investor-relations/financial-reports/ .

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About Princess

Princess is an investment holding company founded in 1999 and domiciled in Guernsey. It invests, inter alia, in private equity and private debt investments. Princess is managed in its investment activities by Partners Group, a global private markets investment management firm with USD 109 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate and private infrastructure. Princess aims to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth and an attractive dividend yield. Princess is traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: PEY for the Euro Quote; PEYS for the Sterling Quote).

Contacts

Princess Private Equity Holding Limited:

princess@partnersgroup.com

www.princess-privateequity.net

Registered Number: 35241

LEI: 54930038LU8RDPFFVJ57

Investor relations contact

George Crowe

Phone: +44 20 7575 2771

Email: george.crowe@partnersgroup.com

Media relations contact

Jenny Blinch

Phone: +44 207 575 2571

Email: jenny.blinch@partnersgroup.com

www.partnersgroup.com

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