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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22241

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert M. Collins
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 908-2600

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2016

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL MEMBERS’ EQUITY
Percentages as a percentage of total investments are as follows:
 
  
Acquisition
Date 
Geographic
Regiona
 
Shares
   
Fair
Value
 
   
Common Stocks (2.10%)
 
Communication (0.09%)
 
Crown Castle International Corp.
 02/10/16
North America
   
17,000
   
$
1,723,970
 
Total Communication  (0.09%)
         
$
1,723,970
 
   
Diversified Financial Services (0.72%)
 
Ares Capital Corp.
 02/10/16
North America
   
140,000
     
1,986,600
 
Gimv N.V.
 02/10/16
Western Europe
   
24,500
     
1,384,462
 
HgCapital Trust PLC
 02/10/16
Western Europe
   
120,500
     
1,916,461
 
ICG Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC
 02/10/16
Western Europe
   
265,000
     
1,977,494
 
KKR & Co. LP
 02/10/16
North America
   
131,000
     
1,616,540
 
New Mountain Finance Corp.
 02/10/16
North America
   
165,000
     
2,128,500
 
Onex Corporation
 02/10/16
North America
   
23,000
     
1,396,791
 
Wendel SA
 02/10/16
Western Europe
   
12,800
     
1,324,837
 
Total Diversified Financial Services  (0.72%)
         
$
13,731,685
 
   
Information Technology (0.04%)
 
CDW Corp.
 05/23/16
North America
   
20,874
     
836,421
 
 Total Information Technology (0.04)%
              $
836,421
 
   
Social Infrastructure (0.13%)
 
HICL Infrastructure Co. Ltd.
 03/24/16
Western Europe
   
1,065,000
     
2,437,072
 
Total Social Infrastructure  (0.13%)
         
$
2,437,072
 
   
Transportation (0.31%)
 
Flughafen Zuerich AG
 06/24/16
Western Europe
   
9,000
     
1,591,334
 
Union Pacific Corp.
 06/24/16
North America
   
18,500
     
1,614,310
 
Vinci SA
 02/10/16
Western Europe
   
36,500
     
2,583,887
 
Total Transportation  (0.31%)
         
$
5,789,531
 
   
Utilities (0.81%)
 
American Water Works Co., Inc.
 02/10/16
North America
   
24,000
     
2,027,760
 
APA Group
 02/11/16
Asia - Pacific
   
198,000
     
1,362,137
 
Atmos Energy Corp.
 02/10/16
North America
   
35,000
     
2,845,500
 
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P.
 02/10/16
North America
   
30,100
     
1,362,025
 
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.
 02/11/16
Asia - Pacific
   
225,000
     
1,929,967
 
Enbridge, Inc.
 02/10/16
North America
   
37,500
     
1,579,089
 
Hydro One Ltd.
 02/10/16
North America
   
110,000
     
2,192,320
 
National Grid plc
 02/10/16
Western Europe
   
146,000
     
2,146,642
 
Total Utilities  (0.81%)
         
$
15,445,440
 
   
Total Common Stocks (Cost $37,657,813)(2.10%)
   
$
39,964,119
 
   
Private Equity Investments (81.62%)
 

  
Investment
Type
Acquisition
Date
Geographic
Regiona
 
Fair
Value**
 
   
Direct Investments * (58.62%)
 
Direct Equity (30.25%)
 
Affordable Care Holding Corp. b
Common equity
10/22/15
North America
  $
9,895,416
 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
 
  
Investment
Type
Acquisition
Date
Geographic
Regiona
 
Fair
Value**
 
   
Private Equity Investments (continued)
 
Direct Investments * (continued)
 
Direct Equity (continued)
 
Argan Mauritius Limited b
Limited partnership interest
05/09/16
Asia - Pacific
 
$
10,493,500
 
Ascensus, Inc. b
Common equity
12/03/15
North America
   
1,046,032
 
Astorg Co-Invest Kerneos, FCPI b
Common equity
03/20/14
Western Europe
   
15,570,545
 
Aurora Products Group, LLC b
Member interest
06/29/12
North America
   
10,632
 
CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC b
Preferred equity
10/03/14
North America
   
46,540
 
Capvis IV Co- Investors Faster L.P. b
Common equity
09/24/14
Western Europe
   
15,895,166
 
CCM Pharma Debtco Limited b
Common equity
01/23/13
Western Europe
   
247,746
 
CD&R Univar Co-Investor II  L P b
Limited partnership interest
11/15/10
North America
   
2,290,682
 
Centauro Co-Investment Fund, L.P. b
Limited partnership interest
11/28/13
Rest of World
   
580,043
 
CT Holdings (International) Limited b
Common equity
04/14/11
Asia - Pacific
   
1,925,387
 
DLJSAP BookCO, LLC b
Member interest
04/23/10
Rest of World
   
395,131
 
ECP Holding Company LLC b
Member interest
03/15/16
North America
   
8,172,727
 
EQT Marvin Co-Investment Limited Partnership b
Limited partnership interest
07/20/10
Western Europe
   
2,723,871
 
EQT Marvin Co-Investment Limited Partnership b
Common equity
07/07/14
Western Europe
   
405,821
 
Eurodrip Co-Investment Fund I, L.P. b
Limited partnership interest
03/18/13
Western Europe
   
3,696,709
 
Fermo Limited b
Common equity
04/24/12
Asia - Pacific
   
8,011,607
 
Fermo Limited b
Preferred equity
04/24/12
Asia - Pacific
   
2,819,903
 
Gemini Global Holdings Investor, LLC b
Member interest
06/17/11-06/01/12
North America
   
3,609,534
 
Georgia Holdings, Inc. b
Common equity
05/21/13
North America
   
11,363,116
 
Globetrotter Investment & CO S.C.A. b
Common equity
07/31/12
Western Europe
   
6,113,653
 
Globetrotter Investment & CO S.C.A. b
Preferred equity
07/31/12
Western Europe
   
5,561,904
 
Goldcup Merger Sub, Inc. b
Common equity
05/02/16
North America
   
5,648,649
 
GTS II Cayman Corporation b
Common equity
07/24/13
Rest of World
   
5,058,397
 
Hercules Achievement Holdings, Inc. b
Common equity
12/11/14
North America
   
12,454,244
 
Hogan S.a r.l. b
Common equity
12/22/11
Western Europe
   
1
 
Hogan S.a r.l. b
Preferred equity
12/22/11-12/09/15
Western Europe
   
1,396,818
 
Huntress Co-Investment L.P., 1 b
Limited partnership interest
 04/08/16
Asia - Pacific
   
38,102,078
 
Interstate Hotels Holding b
Common equity
05/18/16
North America
   
30,056,042
 
Kaffee Partner Holding GmbH b
Common equity
05/28/10
Western Europe
   
1,340,512
 
Kahuna Holdco Pty Limited b
Common equity
09/30/11
Asia - Pacific
   
1,004,716
 
KKBS Holdings LLC b
Member interest
07/08/11
North America
   
3,525
 
KKBS Holdings LLC b
Member interest
12/17/10
North America
   
6,747
 
KKR Matterhorn Co-Invest L.P. b
Limited partnership interest
11/02/12
Western Europe
   
4,900,606
 
KLFS Holdings, L.P. b
Limited partnership interest
12/16/10
North America
   
738,743
 
KOUS Holdings, Inc. b
Common equity
08/21/15
North America
   
10,950,000
 
KSBR Holding Corp. b
Common equity
08/24/12-02/24/15
North America
   
459,918
 
LTS Group Holdings LLC b
Common equity
08/07/15
North America
   
19,101,553
 
MPH Acquisition Holdco, L.P. b
Common equity
03/27/14
North America
   
93,686
 
NTS Holding Corporation, Inc. b
Common equity
11/21/13
North America
   
2,105,239
 
NDES Holdings, LLC b
Member interest
09/19/11
North America
   
4,792,745
 
NTS Holding Corporation, Inc. b
Common equity
03/07/14
North America
   
238,767
 
Partners Group Private Equity (Lux), Sarl b
Common equity
02/25/16
North America
   
4,362,492
 
Partners Group Private Equity (Lux), Sarl b
Common equity
02/25/16
Western Europe
   
26,486,557
 
Peer 1 S.A. b
Common equity
02/25/16
Western Europe
   
311,607
 
Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P b
Common equity
06/07/16
North America
   
16,815,000
 
GC Athena Co-invest, L.P. b
Common equity
06/16/16
North America
   
8,638,895
 
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC b
Common equity
05/02/16
North America
   
11,854,788
 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)

  
Investment
Type
Acquisition
Date
Geographic
Regiona
 
Fair
Value**
 
   
Private Equity Investments (continued)
 
Direct Investments * (continued)
 
Direct Equity (continued)
 
IG Igloo Holdings, Inc. (Delaware) b
Common equity
05/11/16
North America
 
$
30,000,000
 
Vistra Group Holdings (BVI) Ltd b
Common equity
11/04/15
Asia - Pacific
   
2,193,672
 
SGG Holdings SA b
Common equity
02/10/16
Western Europe
   
13,722,803
 
Au Housing Finance Limited b
Common equity
06/23/16
Asia - Pacific
   
18,912,194
 
QoL meds Holding Company, LLC b
Common equity
05/01/15
North America
   
26,457,480
 
QoL meds Holding Company, LLC b
Common equity
12/05/13-07/15/14
North America
   
16,914
 
R&R Co-Invest FCPR b
Common equity
07/05/13
Western Europe
   
29,382,459
 
Retail Mena Holdings S.à r.l. b
Limited partnership interest
07/11/13
Rest of World
   
6,325,881
 
S-Evergreen Holding Corp. b
Common equity
07/17/12
North America
   
148,774
 
S.TOUS, S.L b
Common equity
10/06/15
Western Europe
   
12,385,220
 
Silver Lake Sumeru Marlin Co-Invest Fund, L.P. b
Limited partnership interest
05/14/12
North America
   
3,171,289
 
Snacks Parent Corporation b
Preferred equity
05/23/13
North America
   
17,655
 
SPH GRD Acquisition Partners, LLC. b
Common equity
06/18/13
North America
   
17,383,991
 
Spring Topco Limited b
Common equity
11/24/10
North America
   
188,662
 
THL Equity Fund VI Investors (BKFS), L.P. b
Common equity
12/30/13-08/01/15
North America
   
25,035,327
 
Valhalla Topco AS b
Limited partnership interest
01/18/11
Western Europe
   
2,890,425
 
Velocity Holdings L.P. b
Common equity
05/20/16
North America
   
126,993
 
Virtuoso Lux I SarL b
Common equity
04/14/16
Western Europe
   
41,244,659
 
VTE Holdings Corp. b
Common equity
08/06/12-09/24/15
North America
   
14,497,326
 
WP Mustang Co-Invest-C, L.P. b
Common equity
08/12/14-10/01/15
North America
   
14,013,368
 
            
$
575,913,082
 
 
  
Interest
Acquisition
Date
Maturity
Date
Investment
Type
Geographic
Regiona
 
Principal
   
Fair
Value**
 
   
Direct Debt (28.37%)
 
ABILITY Network, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 5.00%
06/04/14
05/16/21
Senior
North America
 
$
7,440,000
    $
7,462,087
 
ABILITY Network, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 8.25%
06/04/14
05/16/22
Second Lien
North America
   
11,385,000
     
11,270,000
 
Acrisure LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 9.00%
02/26/16
11/19/22
Second Lien
North America
   
21,650,112
     
21,911,323
 
Acrisure LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 9.00%
02/26/16
11/19/22
Second Lien
North America
   
13,339,968
     
14,607,548
 
Affordable Care Holding Corp. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 8.50%
10/22/15
04/22/23
Second Lien
North America
   
16,271,348
     
17,030,583
 
AI Alabama B.V. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 8.00%
07/10/15
07/06/23
Second Lien
Western Europe
   
6,279,303
     
6,366,958
 
Alpha Bidco SAS b
Euribor + 4.75%
02/12/16
12/11/22
Senior
Western Europe
   
17,014,500
     
19,319,513
 
Ascensus, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 4.50%
12/07/15
12/03/22
Senior
North America
   
17,426,747
     
18,324,645
 
Ascensus, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 9.00%
12/04/15
12/03/23
Second Lien
North America
   
26,713,800
     
27,540,000
 
Ascensus, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 4.50%
12/07/15
12/03/22
Senior
North America
   
1,092,077
     
1,148,161
 
Astro AB Borrower, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 4.50%
05/22/15
05/22/22
Second Lien
North America
   
7,657,924
     
7,627,933
 
CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC b
2.00% + 11.25% PIK
10/03/14
10/02/19
Mezzanine
North America
   
8,832,580
     
9,013,380
 
CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC b
2.00% + 11.25% PIK
10/03/14
10/02/19
Mezzanine
North America
   
11,356,376
     
11,596,376
 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)

  
Interest
Acquisition
Date
Maturity
Date
Investment
Type
Geographic
Regiona
 
Principal
   
Fair
Value**
 
   
Private Equity Investments (continued)
 
Direct Investments * (continued)
 
Direct Debt (continued)
 
CDRH Parent, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 8.00%
08/06/14
07/01/22
Second Lien
North America
 
$
9,900,000
   
$
9,117,500
 
CFS 811 B.V. b
Euribor (0.75% floor) + 7.25%
06/12/15
06/12/21
Senior
Western Europe
   
5,982,680
     
6,649,750
 
CFS 811 B.V. b
Euribor (0.75% floor) + 7.25%
06/19/15
06/12/21
Senior
Western Europe
   
4,712,320
     
5,237,745
 
Diamond Parent Holdings, Corp. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 6.75%
04/29/16
04/15/22
Senior
North America
   
21,010,050
     
21,614,696
 
Evergreen ACQCO1 LP b
10.25%
07/17/12
07/11/22
Mezzanine
North America
   
6,228,719
     
6,325,000
 
Global Tel*Link Corporation b
Libor (1.25% floor) + 7.75%
06/13/13
11/23/20
Second Lien
North America
   
10,094,000
     
8,574,750
 
Global Tel*Link Corporation b
Libor (1.25% floor) + 3.75%
05/04/12
12/14/17
Senior
North America
   
3,952,973
     
3,568,591
 
Goldcup Merger Sub, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 9.25%
05/02/16
05/02/24
Second Lien
North America
   
40,546,000
     
42,502,182
 
Kahuna Holdco Pty Limited b
BBSY + 5.00% + 3.50% PIK
09/30/11
12/31/18
Mezzanine
Asia - Pacific
   
5,931,056
     
4,533,268
 
Knightrider S.a.r.l. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 3.50%
09/25/13
08/14/20
Senior
Western Europe
   
9,003,051
     
9,385,276
 
KSBR Holding Corp. b
11.00%
02/27/15
08/27/22
Mezzanine
North America
   
2,394,335
     
2,523,261
 
KSBR Holding Corp. b
11.00%
08/24/12
08/27/22
Mezzanine
North America
   
3,813,939
     
4,036,299
 
Learning Care Group (US) No.2. Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 4.50%
06/24/14
05/05/21
Senior
North America
   
6,014,000
     
6,129,302
 
Lightower b
10.00%
08/11/15
02/12/22
Mezzanine
North America
   
6,803,909
     
6,971,692
 
Lightower b
12.00% PIK
08/11/15
08/12/25
Mezzanine
North America
   
5,560,669
     
5,691,510
 
LTI Holdings, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 9.25%
06/01/15
05/27/22
Second Lien
North America
   
10,651,875
     
9,914,437
 
National Surgical Hospitals, Inc. b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 9.00%
06/01/15
06/01/23
Second Lien
North America
   
9,213,750
     
9,450,000
 
Netsmart Technologies Holding b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 9.50%
05/05/16
10/19/23
Second Lien
North America
   
21,816,000
     
22,497,750
 
NTS Holding Corporation, Inc b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 6.00%
06/19/15
06/12/21
Senior
North America
   
8,654,652
     
8,958,819
 
Onex Wizard Acquisition Company II S.C.A. b
Euribor (1.00% floor) + 3.25%
03/19/15
03/19/22
Senior
Western Europe
   
7,123,125
     
7,962,063
 
Onex Wizard Acquisition Company II S.C.A., b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 3.25%
03/27/15
03/27/22
Senior
Western Europe
   
2,358,000
     
2,357,652
 
Peer Holding B.V b
Euribor + 4.75%
02/26/16
02/25/22
Senior
Western Europe
   
16,312,838
     
18,367,982
 
Photonis Technologies SAS b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 7.50%
09/27/13
09/18/19
Second Lien
Western Europe
   
8,330,125
     
7,742,812
 
Plano Molding Company, LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 6.00%
05/12/15
05/12/21
Second Lien
North America
   
8,330,000
     
8,495,271
 
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 9.25%
02/05/16
05/13/23
Second Lien
North America
   
11,850,000
     
12,029,643
 
Spotless Holding Corp. b
Libor (1.25% floor) + 4.25%
04/22/13
03/23/20
Senior
North America
   
12,926,250
     
13,036,760
 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)

 
Interest
Acquisition
Date
Maturity
Date
Investment
Type
Geographic
Regiona
 
Principal
   
Fair
Value**
 
   
Private Equity Investments (continued)
 
Direct Investments * (continued)
 
Direct Debt (continued)
 
Springer Science+Business Media Finance BV b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 3.50%
06/25/15
08/14/20
Senior
Western Europe
 
$
10,685,137
   
$
10,363,479
 
Stiphout Finance LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 3.75%
10/30/15
10/26/22
Senior
Asia - Pacific
   
7,065,563
     
7,162,340
 
Stiphout Finance LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 8.00%
10/30/15
10/26/23
Second Lien
Asia - Pacific
   
7,119,225
     
7,199,719
 
Stiphout Finance LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 8.00%
01/19/16
10/26/23
Second Lien
Asia - Pacific
   
1,192,535
     
1,199,285
 
Tierpoint LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 8.75%
04/08/16
12/02/22
Second Lien
North America
   
17,370,000
     
17,370,000
 
Verisure Cayman 2 b
Euribor (1.00% floor) + 3.50%
01/13/16
10/21/22
Senior
Western Europe
   
35,640,000
     
40,775,190
 
WP CPP Holdings, LLC b
Libor (1.00% floor) + 3.50%
02/10/16
12/27/19
Senior
North America
   
18,599,293
     
19,283,386
 
                   
$
540,245,917
 
Total Direct Investments  (58.62%)
         
$
1,116,158,999
 

 
Acquisition
Date 
Geographic
Regiona
 
Fair
Value**
 
   
Secondary Investments * (15.13%)
 
3i Eurofund Vb, L.P. b
09/30/09-10/01/14
Western Europe
   
4,365,621
 
3i Growth Capital B, LP b
10/01/14
Western Europe
   
926,760
 
Abingworth Bioventures III, L.P. b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
70,316
 
Abingworth Bioventures V Co-Investment Growth Equity Fund, L.P. b
06/30/12
Western Europe
   
287,152
 
Abingworth Bioventures V, L.P. b
06/30/12
Western Europe
   
401,992
 
Advent International GPE VI, L.P. b
09/30/10-04/30/11
Western Europe
   
3,141,917
 
Apax Europe VI - A, L.P. b
07/01/11
Western Europe
   
201,801
 
Apax Europe VII - B, L.P. b
04/30/11
Western Europe
   
309,374
 
Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P. b
07/01/10
North America
   
8,324
 
Apollo Investment Fund VI, L.P. b
07/01/10-07/01/11
North America
   
626,180
 
Apollo Investment Fund VII, L.P. b
07/01/10
North America
   
487,180
 
Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware) VII, L.P. b
10/01/09
North America
   
202,936
 
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund III, L.P. b
10/01/09
North America
   
298,801
 
Astorg V FCPR b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
3,077,812
 
Bain Capital Fund VIII, L.P. b
12/31/15
North America
   
101,900
 
Bain Capital Fund X, L.P. b
06/30/11-06/28/13
North America
   
19,063,483
 
Bain Capital IX Co-Investment Fund, L.P. b
12/31/15
North America
   
95,147
 
Bain Capital Partners IX, L.P. b
12/31/15
North America
   
607,620
 
Bain Capital VIII Coinvestment Fund, L.P. b
12/31/15
North America
   
23,496
 
Bain Capital X Co-Investment Fund, L.P. b
06/30/11
North America
   
838,875
 
Baring Asia Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. b
11/24/09
Asia - Pacific
   
503,289
 
BC European Capital IX, L.P. b
09/30/14
Western Europe
   
4,019,038
 
Bertram Growth Capital II-A, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
3,350,627
 
Blackstone Capital Partners V-S, L.P. b
11/30/10
North America
   
221,944
 
Blackstone Capital Partners V/F, L.P. b
08/18/11
North America
   
1,619,657
 
Candover 2005 Fund, L.P. b, c
04/06/10-06/30/11
Western Europe
   
292,658
 
Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. b
12/28/12
Western Europe
   
161,777
 
Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P. b
12/28/12-09/30/14
Western Europe
   
6,776,365
 
Carlyle Japan International Partners II, L.P. b
12/28/12-09/30/13
Asia - Pacific
   
4,330,715
 
Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. b
06/30/10-12/28/12
North America
   
524,847
 
Carlyle Partners V, L.P. b
09/22/09-10/01/09
North America
   
669,713
 
Carlyle Partners V/B, L.P. b
08/18/11
North America
   
3,168,807
 
CCP IX LP No.2 b
09/30/14
Western Europe
   
1,659,754
 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)

 
Acquisition
Date
Geographic
Regiona
 
Fair
Value**
 
   
Private Equity Investments (continued)
 
Secondary Investments * (continued)
 
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII L.P. b
06/30/11-03/29/12
North America
 
$
3,309,693
 
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, L.P. b
03/29/12-12/31/12
North America
   
11,579,050
 
CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific III, L.P. b
01/11/13
Asia - Pacific
   
1,204,913
 
CVC European Equity Partners Tandem Fund (A), L.P. b
07/12/10
Western Europe
   
90,396
 
CVC European Equity Partners V, L.P. b
07/12/10-12/28/12
Western Europe
   
2,840,232
 
Desserts LLC b
02/08/16
North America
   
6,825,000
 
Duke Street VI US No. 1 Limited Partnership b
11/20/09
Western Europe
   
294,510
 
Fourth Cinven Fund, L.P. b
04/16/10
Western Europe
   
82,922
 
Frazier Healthcare VI, L.P. b
06/30/12
North America
   
1,950,634
 
FS Equity Partners V, L.P. b
08/07/12
North America
   
1,257,623
 
Galileo III FCPR b, c
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
107,066
 
Genstar Capital Partners IV, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
45,678
 
Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
1,077,890
 
Graphite Capital Partners VI, L.P. b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
402,123
 
Graphite Capital Partners VII Top-Up b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
66,054
 
Graphite Capital Partners VII, L.P. b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
377,428
 
Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P. b
11/05/10
North America
   
1,596,343
 
Gryphon Partners 3.5, L.P. b
05/21/13
North America
   
6,379,489
 
Gryphon Partners IV L.P. b
05/21/13
North America
   
11,217,473
 
H.I.G. Bayside Debt & LBO Fund II, L.P. b
12/30/10
North America
   
1,480,951
 
Harvest Partners VII, L.P. b
12/14/15
North America
   
222,931
 
Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, L.P. b, c
12/31/12-06/30/14
North America
   
1,738,563
 
Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VII, L.P. b
06/30/14
North America
   
2,755,797
 
Highstar Capital III Prism Fund, L.P. b, c
07/01/10
North America
   
1,339,879
 
Index Ventures II (Jersey), L.P. b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
3,422
 
Indigo Capital V, L.P. b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
1,032,277
 
Industri Kapital 1997 Fund b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
1,422
 
Industri Kapital 2000, L.P. b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
4,299
 
Investcorp Private Equity 2007 Fund, L.P. b
03/31/11
North America
   
2,169,109
 
Investcorp Technology Partners III (Cayman), L.P. b
08/19/11
North America
   
3,142,342
 
Irving Place Capital Investors II, L.P. b
03/22/10
North America
   
11,242
 
Irving Place Capital Partners III, L.P. b
12/21/09-03/22/10
North America
   
21,264
 
Italian Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. b
01/29/16
Western Europe
   
132,222
 
Jerusalem Venture Partners IV, L.P. b
09/30/15
Asia - Pacific
   
170,741
 
KKR European Fund III, L.P. b
11/01/10-10/01/14
Western Europe
   
6,517,849
 
Lightyear Fund II, L.P. b
09/30/13
North America
   
6,228,504
 
Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V, L.P. b
03/31/11-01/03/12
North America
   
3,338,333
 
Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI-C, L.P. b
05/31/11
North America
   
795,479
 
MidOcean Partners III, L.P. c
06/30/11
North America
   
2,522,720
 
Monomoy Capital Partners II, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
1,548,783
 
Montagu III, L.P. b
12/09/09
Western Europe
   
20
 
Nexit Infocom 2000 Fund L.P. b
09/30/15
Western Europe
   
2,667
 
Oak Investment Partners XII, L.P. b
06/28/12
North America
   
969,071
 
PAI Europe V b
09/30/14
Western Europe
   
1,353,229
 
Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P. b
08/02/10
North America
   
333,930
 
Pamlico Capital GP I, LLC b
03/31/14
North America
   
1
 
Pamlico Capital GP II, LLC b
03/31/14
North America
   
72,575
 
Pamlico Capital II, L.P. b
03/31/14
North America
   
7,368,519
 
Pamlico Capital Secondary Fund, L.P.
03/31/14
North America
   
11,918
 
Permira Europe I, L.P.1B b
11/29/13
Western Europe
   
43,773
 
Permira Europe II, L.P. b
11/29/13
Western Europe
   
31,859
 
Permira Europe III, L.P. b
09/30/13-09/30/15
Western Europe
   
363,668
 
Permira IV, L.P. b
06/30/11-09/30/15
Western Europe
   
10,196,757
 
Providence Equity Partners IV, L.P. b
06/30/11
North America
   
11,197
 
Providence Equity Partners V, L.P. b
06/30/11
North America
   
362,141
 
Providence Equity Partners VI -A, L.P. b
06/30/11-06/30/13
North America
   
11,682,480
 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)

  
Acquisition
Date
Geographic
Regiona
 
Fair
Value**
 
   
Private Equity Investments (continued)
 
Secondary Investments * (continued)
 
Providence Equity Partners VII-A, L.P. b
06/30/13
North America
 
$
1,461,955
 
Riverside Europe Fund IV, L.P. b
09/30/14
Western Europe
   
2,312,533
 
Silver Lake Partners II, L.P. b
06/30/14
North America
   
272,727
 
Silver Lake Partners III, L.P. b
06/30/10-06/30/14
North America
   
11,463,646
 
Silver Lake Sumeru Fund, L.P. b
12/18/09
North America
   
351,648
 
Sun Capital Partners V, L.P. b
09/30/13
North America
   
24,878,164
 
TA Atlantic & Pacific VI, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
911,675
 
TA Atlantic and Pacific V, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
57,750
 
TA X, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
115,181
 
TA XI, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
3,372,504
 
TCV VI, L.P. b, c
09/30/13
North America
   
974,564
 
TCV VII (A), L.P. b, c
09/30/13
North America
   
10,518,061
 
Terra Firma Capital Partners III, L.P. b
09/30/13
Western Europe
   
9,402,636
 
Thomas H. Lee Parallel (DT) Fund VI, L.P. b
06/30/11
North America
   
2,059,214
 
Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund VI, L.P. b
10/01/10
North America
   
1,843,100
 
TorQuest Partners Fund (U.S.) II, L.P. b
09/30/15
North America
   
467,546
 
TPG Partners V, L.P. b
07/11/11-01/04/12
North America
   
4,631,317
 
TPG Partners VI, L.P. b
07/01/10-12/31/12
North America
   
16,968,904
 
TRG Growth Partnership (Offshore) II, L.P. b
08/02/10
Asia - Pacific
   
344,148
 
TRG Growth Partnership (Offshore), L.P. b
08/02/10
Asia - Pacific
   
26,025
 
TRG Growth Partnership II, L.P. b
07/08/10
Asia - Pacific
   
1,031,673
 
Tudor Ventures III L.P. b
12/31/12
North America
   
4,217,259
 
Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P. b
10/01/10
North America
   
161,682
 
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. b
12/09/09-09/28/12
North America
   
9,089,906
 
Total Secondary Investments  (15.13%)
   
$
288,056,147
 
   
Primary Investments * (7.87%)
 
Advent International GPE VII-B, L.P. b
07/01/12
Western Europe
   
12,261,881
 
Advent International GPE VIII-C, L.P. b
03/22/16
Western Europe
   
1,623,061
 
Altra Private Equity Fund II, L.P. b
12/07/12
Rest of World
   
1,815,154
 
Apollo Investment Fund VIII, L.P. b
06/28/13
North America
   
4,358,528
 
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund IV, L.P. b
04/19/12
North America
   
7,908,507
 
Avista Capital Partners II, L.P. b
01/01/14
North America
   
1,005,075
 
Avista Capital Partners III, L.P. b
10/03/11
North America
   
9,042,147
 
Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. b
09/01/14
Western Europe
   
1,817,356
 
Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, L.P. b
12/01/10
Asia - Pacific
   
4,258,367
 
Caltius Partners V-A, L.P. b
12/02/14
North America
   
1
 
CapVest Equity Partners III B, L.P. b
08/30/13
Western Europe
   
2,774,143
 
Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P. b
08/27/13
Western Europe
   
609,580
 
Clayton Dubilier & Rice Fund IX, L.P. b
07/31/13
North America
   
4,692,616
 
Crescent Mezzanine Partners VI, L.P. b
03/30/12
North America
   
4,017,914
 
CVC Capital Partners VI (A) L.P. b
07/05/13
Western Europe
   
2,534,579
 
EQT VI (No.1) Limited Partnership b
07/01/11
Western Europe
   
4,561,553
 
Genstar Capital Partners VI, L.P. b
09/01/12
North America
   
10,590,737
 
Genstar Capital Partners VII, L.P. b
06/26/15
North America
   
2,779,675
 
GoldPoint Mezzanine Partners IV, LP b
12/30/15
North America
   
3,672,153
 
Hony Capital Fund VIII (Cayman), L.P. b
10/30/15
Asia - Pacific
   
1,851,525
 
Hony Capital Partners V, L.P. b, c
12/15/11
Asia - Pacific
   
8,984,383
 
Index Ventures Growth III (Jersey) L.P. b
03/18/15
Western Europe
   
1,308,620
 
KKR North America Fund XI, L.P. b
02/01/12
North America
   
7,440,989
 
Kohlberg TE Investors VII, L.P. b
09/15/11
North America
   
6,290,070
 
Nautic Partners VII-A, L.P. b
06/27/14
North America
   
6,903,857
 
New Enterprise Associates 14, L.P. b
05/04/12
North America
   
6,220,551
 
PAI Europe VI -1, L.P. b
03/12/15
Western Europe
   
3,009,700
 
Patria - Brazilian Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. b
06/30/11
North America
   
3,435,865
 
PennantPark Credit Opportunities Fund II, L.P. b
08/03/12
North America
   
7,481,562
 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)

 
Acquisition
Date
Geographic
Regiona
 
Fair
Value**
 
   
Private Equity Investments (continued)
 
Primary Investments * (continued)
 
Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P. b
07/30/12
North America
 
$
6,067,863
 
Sumeru Equity Partners Fund L.P. b
04/27/15
North America
   
774,477
 
Thompson Street Capital Partners IV, L.P. b
12/10/15
North America
   
811,522
 
TPG Partners VII, L.P. b
03/01/16
North America
   
2,141,166
 
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XII, L.P. b
12/19/14
North America
   
3,581,300
 
Windjammer Senior Equity Fund IV, L.P. b
02/06/13
North America
   
3,110,575
 
Total Primary Investments  (7.87%)
   
$
149,737,052
 
   
Total Private Equity Investments (Cost $1,382,589,649)(81.62%)
 
$
1,553,952,198
 

     
Interest
Acquisition
Date
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
   
Fair
Value
 
   
Short-Term Investments (7.87%)
 
U.S. Government Treasury Obligations (7.87%)
 
U.S. Treasury Bill d
 
0.243%
06/13/16
09/15/16   $
50,000,000
     
49,974,667
 
U.S. Treasury Bill d
 
0.300%
06/13/16
10/13/16
   
50,000,000
     
49,957,317
 
U.S. Treasury Bill d
 
0.234%
06/13/16
08/25/16
   
50,000,000
     
49,982,392
 
Total U.S. Government Treasury Obligations (7.87%)            
$
149,914,376
 
   
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $149,914,376)(7.87%)
   
$
149,914,376
 
   
Total Investments (Cost $1,570,161,838)(91.59%)
     
1,743,830,693
 
   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (8.41%)
     
160,081,289
 
   
Members' Equity (100.00%)
   
$
1,903,911,982
 

*
Direct Investments are private investments directly into the equity or debt of selected operating companies, often together with the management of the company. Primary Investments are investments in newly established private equity partnerships where underlying portfolio companies are not known as of the time of investment. Secondary Investments are portfolios of assets on the secondary market.

**
The Fair Value of any Direct Investment may not necessarily reflect the current or expected future performance of such Direct Investment or the Fair Value of the Master Fund’s interest in such Direct Investment. Furthermore, the Fair Value of any Direct Investment has not been calculated, reviewed, verified or in any way approved by such Direct Investment or its general partner, manager or sponsor (including any of its affiliates). Please see Note 2.b for further detail regarding the valuation policy of the Master Fund.

a
Geographic region is based on where a Direct Investment is headquartered and may be different from where such Investment invests or operates. In the case of Primary and Secondary Investments, geographic region generally refers to where the majority of the underlying assets are invested.

b
Private equity investments are generally issued in private placement transactions and as such are generally restricted as to resale. Total cost and fair value of restricted investments as of June 30, 2016 was $1,382,589,649 and $1,553,952,198, respectively.

c
Non-income producing.

d
Each issue shows the rate of the discount at the time of purchase.

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
 
Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC (the “Master Fund”) may enter forward foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk.  The Master Fund may enter into these contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date as a hedge or cross hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions.  The objective of the Master Fund’s foreign currency hedging transactions is to reduce the risk that the U.S. Dollar value of the Master Fund’s foreign currency denominated investments will decline in value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.  All forward foreign currency exchange contracts are “marked-to-market” daily at the applicable translation rates resulting in unrealized gains or losses.  Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contract is offset by entering into a closing transaction or by the delivery or receipt of the currency.  Risk may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar.
 
During the period from April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, the Master Fund entered into three short forward foreign currency exchange contracts.  The Master Fund had $5,387,828 in net realized losses, and a $11,240,338 change in net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
 
At June 30, 2016, the Master Fund had one outstanding short forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
 
      
Contract Amount
                 
Settlement Date
Currency
 
Buy
   
Sell
   
Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Counterparty
 
July 21, 2016
Euro (€)
 
$
180,512,459
   
166,200,000
   
$
184,712,177
   
$
4,199,718
 
Merrill Lynch

Investments held by the Master Fund include direct equity and debt investments in operating companies (“Direct Investments”) and primary and secondary investments in private equity funds (“Private Equity Fund Investments”; Direct Investments and Private Equity Fund Investments, collectively, “Private Equity Investments”).
 
In conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), investments are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Estimated values may differ from the values that would have been used if a ready market existed or if the investments were liquidated at the valuation date.  A three-tier hierarchy is used to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Master Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 

·  Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical investments as of the measurement date.  The type of investments included in Level 1 include marketable securities that are primarily traded on a securities exchange or over-the-counter.  The fair value is determined to be the last sale price on the determination date, or, if no sales occurred on any such day, the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on such day.  The Master Fund does not apply a blockage discount to the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where the Master Fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)
 
·  Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets (i.e. Level 1 pricing) and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies through direct or indirect corroboration with observable market data.  Investments which are generally included in this category include corporate notes, convertible notes, warrants and restricted equity securities.  The fair value of legally restricted equity securities may be discounted depending on the likely impact of the restrictions on liquidity and adviser’s estimates.
 
·  Level 3 – Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment.  The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment and/or estimation.  Investments that are included in this category generally include equity investments that are privately owned, as well as convertible notes and warrants that are not actively traded.  The fair value for investments using Level 3 pricing inputs are based on the adviser’s estimates that consider a combination of various performance measurements including the timing of the transaction, the market in which the company operates, comparable market transactions, company performance and projections and various performance multiples as applied to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization or a similar measure of earnings for the latest reporting period and forward earnings, as well as discounted cash flow analysis. The following table presents the Master Fund’s investments at June 30, 2016 measured at fair value.  Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations, estimated values may materially differ from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed.
 
Investments
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
   
Direct Investments:
 
Direct Equity Investments*
 
$
24,107,391
   
$
   
$
551,805,691
   
$
575,913,082
 
Direct Debt Investments*
   
     
     
540,245,917
     
540,245,917
 
Total Direct Investments
 
$
24,107,391
   
$
   
$
1,092,051,608
   
$
1,116,158,999
 
Common Stocks
   
39,964,119
     
     
     
39,964,119
 
Secondary Investments*
   
     
     
288,056,147
     
288,056,147
 
Primary Investments*
   
     
     
149,737,052
     
149,737,052
 
Short-Term Investments
   
149,914,376
     
     
     
149,914,376
 
Total Investments
 
$
213,985,886
   
$
   
$
1,529,844,807
   
$
1,743,830,693
 
Other Financial Instruments
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
4,199,718
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,199,718
 
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
4,199,718
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,199,718
 
 
The following is a reconciliation of those investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)

  
 
Balance as of April 1, 2016
   
Realized gain/(loss)
   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
   
Gross purchases
   
Gross sales
   
Net transfers in or out of Level 3
   
Balance as of
June 30, 2016
 
Direct Investments:
                                         
Direct Equity Investments
 
$
450,005,209
   
$
22,645,677
   
$
(32,208,755
)
 
$
189,364,518
   
$
(78,000,958
)
 
$
0
   
$
551,805,691
 
Direct Debt Investments
   
397,797,241
     
907
     
7,110,342
     
136,199,283
     
(861,856
)
   
0
     
540,245,917
 
Total Direct Investments*
 
$
847,802,450
   
$
22,646,584
   
$
(25,098,413
)
 
$
325,563,801
   
$
(78,862,814
)
 
$
0
     
1,092,051,608
 
Secondary Investments*
   
314,233,637
     
(761,271
)
   
(14,741,075
)
   
2,436,752
     
(13,111,896
)
   
0
     
288,056,147
 
Primary Investments*
   
139,812,752
     
(1,016
)
   
(2,910,089
)
   
14,325,241
     
(1,489,836
)
   
0
     
149,737,052
 
Total
 
$
1,301,848,839
   
$
21,884,297
   
$
(42,749,577
)
 
$
342,325,794
   
$
(93,464,546
)
 
$
0
   
$
1,529,844,807
 
 
The amount of the net change in unrealized depreciation for the period ended June 30, 2016 relating to investments in Level 3 assets still held at June 30, 2016 is $42,749,577 which is included as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in Private Equity Investments.

*
Direct private equity investments are private investments directly into the equity or debt of selected operating companies, often together with the management of the company. Secondary investments involve acquiring single or portfolios of assets on the secondary market. Primary investments are investments in newly established private equity partnerships where underlying portfolio companies are not known as of the time of investment.

The Master Fund's valuation procedures (the “Valuation Procedures”) have been approved by the Master Fund's Board of Managers (the “Board”).  The Valuation Procedures are implemented by Partners Group (USA) Inc. (the “Adviser”) and the Master Fund's third party administrator, both of which report to the Board.  For third-party information, the Master Fund's administrator monitors and reviews the methodologies of the various pricing services employed by the Master Fund.  The Adviser employs valuation techniques for Private Equity Investments held by the Master Fund, which include discounted cash flow methods and market comparables.  The Adviser has established a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to oversee the valuation of the Master Fund’s investments pursuant to the Valuation Procedures.  The Adviser and one or more of its affiliates may act as investment advisers to clients other than the Master Fund that hold Private Equity Investments held by the Master Fund.  In such cases, the Valuation Committee may value such Private Equity Investments in consultation with its affiliates.   Valuation determinations by the Adviser and its affiliates for a Private Equity Investment held by other clients may result in different values than those ascribed to the same Private Equity Investment held by the Master Fund.  This situation can arise in particular when reconciling fair valuation differences between U.S. GAAP and accounting standards applicable to such other clients.
 

The following is a summary of quantitative information about significant unobservable valuation inputs approved by the Adviser's Valuation Committee for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for investments held as of June 30, 2016:


Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)


Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
June 30, 2016 (Unaudited) (continued)

Type of Security
Fair Value at
June 30, 2016 (000’s)
Valuation Technique(s)
Unobservable Input
Range (weighted average)
Direct Investments:
       
Direct Equity Investments
$ 294,987
Market comparable companies
Enterprise value to EBITDA multiple
4.71 x - 15.14 x (11.09 x)
 
3,171
Market comparable companies
Enterprise value to sales multiple
3.00 x - 3.00 x (3.00 x)
 
  47
Reported fair value
Reported fair value
n/a - n/a (n/a)
 
 14,884
Exit price
Recent transaction price
n/a - n/a (n/a)
 
169,186
Recent financing
Recent transaction price
n/a - n/a (n/a)
Direct Debt Investments
                         $134,053
Discounted cash flow
Discount factor
7.40 x – 14.20 x (10.67 x)
 
                         323,584
Broker quotes
Indicative quotes for an inactive market
n/a - n/a (n/a)
 
                         112,665
Recent financing
Recent transaction price
n/a - n/a (n/a)
Indirect Investments
                        $428,491
Adjusted reported net asset value
Reported net asset value
n/a - n/a (n/a)
 
2,477
Adjusted reported net asset value
Fair value adjustments
n/a - n/a (n/a)
 
Level 3 Direct Equity Investments valued by using an observable input factor are directly affected by a change in that factor.  For Level 3 Direct Debt Investments, the Master Fund arrives at a fair value through the use of an earnings and multiples analysis and a discounted cash flows analysis which consider credit risk and interest risk of the particular investment.  Significant increases or decreases in these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), for the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)
Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC
 
     
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Robert M. Collins
 
 
Robert M. Collins, President & Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
     
Date
August 29, 2016
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Robert M. Collins
 
 
Robert M. Collins, President & Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
     
Date
August 29, 2016
 
     
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Justin Rindos
 
 
Justin Rindos, Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
     
Date
August 29, 2016
 

*
Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.