ICG : Q3 Trading Statement for nine months ended 31 December 2023

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Fee-earning AUM up 6.5% in the quarter

 

 

Highlights

  • Total AUM of $86.3bn; fee-earning AUM of $68.4bn; AUM not yet earning fees of $15.2bn

  • Fee-earning AUM +6.5% in the quarter on a reported basis, +3.4% on a constant currency basis; 20.6%1 annualised growth over the last five years

  • Fundraising of $3.6bn2 during the quarter, driven by two flagship strategies: Senior Debt Partners ($1.8bn) and Strategic Equity ($0.8bn). Scaling strategies raised a total of $0.9bn. Momentum continuing into final quarter of financial year

  • Achieved fundraising ambition ahead of target; $41bn raised since 1 April 2021

  • Deployment of $2.9bn during the quarter, particularly strong activity within Senior Debt Partners ($1.9bn). Actionability of pipeline is increasing across a number of strategies

  • Well capitalised and valuable balance sheet: investment portfolio of £3.1bn; total available liquidity of £1.1bn; net financial debt of £954m. ICG's credit rating upgraded to positive outlook by S&P during the period

  • ICG joined the FTSE 100 index effective 18th December 2023

  • Shareholder seminar on 21 February at 2pm GMT: "Deep dive on scaling-out". Register here



Unless otherwise stated the financial results discussed herein are on the basis of alternative performance measures (APM) basis unless otherwise stated; see full year results
1 Constant currency basis; 2 Includes $0.2bn of leverage attributable to equity that was raised in previous periods

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

AUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth1

 

 

31 December 2023

Last three months

Year-on-year

Last five years (CAGR)

 

Total AUM

$86.3bn

3.4%

13.0%

20.6%

 

Fee-earning AUM

$68.4bn

3.4%

10.0%

20.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 On a constant currency basis

 

 

 

 


 

Business activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$bn

Fundraising1

 

Deployment2

 

Realisations2,3

 

Q3 FY24

LTM

 

Q3 FY24

LTM

 

Q3 FY24

LTM

 

Structured and Private Equity

1.1

4.0

 

0.5

1.2

 

0.3

1.6

 

Private Debt

1.9

4.1

 

1.9

4.4

 

0.3

1.3

 

Real Assets

0.4

1.0

 

0.5

2.0

 

0.1

0.7

 

Credit

0.2

1.2

 

 

 

Total

3.6

10.3

 

2.9

7.6

 

0.7

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Includes $0.2bn of leverage attributable to equity that was raised in previous periods; 2 Direct investment funds; 3 Realisations of third-party fee-earning AUM

PERIOD IN REVIEW

AUM

  • Total AUM: $86.3bn, of which the balance investment portfolio accounted for 3.9%

  • Dry powder: $24.5bn

  • AUM not yet earning fees: $15.2bn

  • Current fundraising: at 31 December 2023, funds that were actively fundraising included SDP V and SDP SMAs; Strategic Equity V; North America Credit Partners III; Europe Mid-Market II; Infrastructure II; LP Secondaries I; Life Sciences I; and various Real Estate and Credit strategies

Third-party AUM ($m)

Structured and Private Equity

Private Debt

Real Assets

Credit

Total

At 30 September 2023

28,796

24,230

7,973

16,768

77,767

Additions

1,330

2,153

371

175

4,029

Realisations

(339)

(121)

(111)

(743)

(1,314)

Net additions / (realisations)

991

2,032

260

(568)

2,715

FX and other

896

751

298

460

2,405

At 31 December 2023

30,683

27,013

8,531

16,660

82,887

Change $m

1,887

2,783

558

(108)

5,120

Change %

6.6%

11.5%

7.0%

(0.6%)

6.6%

Change % (constant exchange rate)

3.7%

8.0%

2.6%

(3.1%)

3.5%


Fee-earning AUM ($m)

Structured and Private Equity

Private Debt

Real Assets

Credit

Total

At 30 September 2023

25,331

14,651

7,163

17,059

64,204

Funds raised: fees on committed capital

1,076

176

1,252

Deployment of funds: fees on invested capital

447

1,878

196

185

2,706

Total additions

1,523

1,878

372

185

3,958

Realisations

(339)

(298)

(73)

(832)

(1,542)

Net additions / (realisations)

1,184

1,580

299

(647)

2,416

FX and other

684

431

170

470

1,755

At 31 December 2023

27,199

16,662

7,632

16,882

68,375

Change $m

1,868

2,011

469

(177)

4,171

Change %

7.4%

13.7%

6.5%

(1.0%)

6.5%

Change % (constant exchange rate)

4.4%

10.2%

2.2%

(3.5%)

3.4%

Balance sheet

  • At 31 December 2023 the balance sheet investment portfolio was valued at £3,079m. The increase was driven by a combination of net deployment within seed investments and positive net investment returns during the quarter, partially offset by the strengthening of GBP against USD

£m

30 September 2023

31 December 2023

Structured and Private Equity

1,766

1,802

Private Debt

170

168

Real Assets

333

381

Credit

377

312

Seed investments

375

416

Balance sheet investment portfolio

3,021

3,079

  • At 31 December 2023 the Group had total available liquidity of £1,053m (FY23: £1,100m), comprised of £503m cash (FY23: £550m) and a £550 committed liquidity facility

Other

  • Debt ratings: ICG's corporate debt was upgraded to positive outlook by S&P (from stable) during the period. At 31 December 2023 ICG was rated BBB (positive) by S&P and BBB (stable) by Fitch

  • ESG ratings: ICG retained its Industry Leader ‘AAA’ ESG rating by MSCI and its membership of the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Average rate

Period end

 

Q3 FY23

Q3 FY24

30 September 2023

31 December 2023

GBP:EUR

1.1496

1.1539

1.1541

1.1536

GBP:USD

1.1870

1.2503

1.2200

1.2731

EUR:USD

1.0329

1.0835

1.0571

1.1036

COMPANY TIMETABLE

Shareholder seminar: "Deep dive on scaling-out"

21 February 2024, 2pm GMT

Full year results announcement

28 May 2024

ENQUIRIES

Shareholders and debtholders / analysts:

 

Chris Hunt, Head of Corporate Development and Shareholder Relations, ICG

+44(0)20 3545 2020

Media:

 

Fiona Laffan, Global Head of Corporate Affairs, ICG

+44(0)20 3545 1510

This results statement may contain forward looking statements. These statements have been made by the Directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their approval of this report and should be treated with caution due to the inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors, underlying such forward looking information.

ABOUT ICG

ICG provides flexible capital solutions to help companies develop and grow. We are a global alternative asset manager with over 30 years' history, operating across four asset classes: Structured and Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Assets, and Credit.

We develop long-term relationships with our business partners to deliver value for shareholders, clients and employees. We are committed to being a net zero asset manager across our operations and relevant investments by 2040.

ICG is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: ICP). Further details are available at www.icgam.com.


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