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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)

 

c/o Partners Group (USA) Inc. 

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: December 31, 2018

 

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.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.

 

 

 

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 —

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The unaudited consolidated schedule of investments of Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC (the “Fund”), a Delaware limited liability company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, as of December 31, 2018 is set forth below:

 

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL NET ASSETS

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL NET ASSETS

 

 

 

Common Stocks (3.26%)

Asia - Pacific (0.25%)

  Industry

 

Acquisition
Date
    Shares         Fair
Value
 
APA Group   Utilities   02/11/16     648,000     $ 3,824,260  
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.   Utilities   02/11/16     300,000       2,272,184  
West Japan Railway Co   Transportation   12/25/18     42,000       2,965,712  
Total Asia - Pacific (0.25%)                     9,062,156  
                         
North America (1.46%)                        
American Water Works Co., Inc.   Utilities   02/10/16     52,000       4,720,040  
Ares Capital Corp.   Diversified Financial Services   02/10/16     296,386       4,620,658  
Atmos Energy Corp.   Utilities   02/10/16     63,856       5,920,728  
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P.   Utilities   02/10/16     98,150       3,388,138  
Crown Castle International Corp.   Communication   02/10/16     46,000       4,997,440  
Enbridge, Inc.   Utilities   02/10/16     144,500       4,481,146  
Fortis Inc.   Utilities   12/18/17     147,000       4,889,138  
HarbourVest Global Private Equity   Diversified Financial Services   12/21/18     38,165       655,755  
KKR & Co. L.P.   Diversified Financial Services   02/10/16     244,000       4,789,720  
New Mountain Finance Corp.   Diversified Financial Services   02/10/16     223,265       2,815,372  
Onex Corporation   Diversified Financial Services   02/10/16     33,000       1,794,231  
Republic Services Inc.   Commercial & Professional Services   08/28/17     55,000       3,965,500  
Solar Capital Ltd   Diversified Financial Services   08/28/17     184,051       3,542,982  
Union Pacific Corp.   Transportation   06/24/16     22,625       3,126,549  
Total North America (1.46%)                     53,707,397  
                         
Western Europe (1.55%)                        
Aena SA   Transportation   12/21/18     25,000       3,880,717  
Brilliant Circle Holdings International Ltd.   Diversified Financial Services   04/14/11     12,448,515       1,335,561  
Eutelsat Communications SA   Communication   09/22/16     191,116       3,759,965  
Gimv N.V.   Diversified Financial Services   02/10/16     74,500       3,982,630  
HgCapital Trust PLC   Diversified Financial Services   02/10/16     187,056       4,255,949  
HICL Infrastructure Co. Ltd.   Social Infrastructure   03/24/16     4,119,922       8,255,210  
ICG Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC   Diversified Financial Services   02/10/16     360,407       3,675,105  
Intermediate Capital Group PLC   Diversified Financial Services   12/12/16     163,000       1,939,494  
Investor AB   Diversified Financial Services   08/28/17     106,000       4,476,109  
National Grid PLC   Utilities   02/10/16     317,250       3,090,262  
Sofina SA   Diversified Financial Services   01/10/18     11,500       2,164,511  
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA   Utilities   01/05/18     724,000       4,096,381  
Veolia Environnement SA   Utilities   08/28/17     170,052       3,476,813  
Vinci SA   Transportation   02/10/16     75,074       6,182,652  
Wendel SA   Diversified Financial Services   12/21/18     18,000       2,140,612  
Total Western Europe (1.55%)                     56,711,971  
                         
Total Common Stocks (Cost $119,649,251)(3.26%)                   $ 119,481,524  

   

Private Equity Investments (86.37%)

Direct Investments * (65.94%)

Direct Equity (44.17%) 

  Investment Type   Acquisition
Date
  Shares     Fair
Value**
 
Asia - Pacific (4.57%)                        
AAVAS Financiers Limited +, a, b   Common equity   06/23/16     5,713,047       55,119,283  
Argan Mauritius Limited +, a   Common equity   05/09/16     106,215       19,584,911  
Continuity CNC Capital Ltd. +, a   Common equity   03/03/18     102,111       1,164,325  
Continuity CNC Capital Ltd. +, a   Preferred equity   03/03/18     27,897,889       27,901,822  
Craveable Brands Limited +, a   Common equity   09/30/11     160,209       962,585  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Equity (continued)

  Investment Type   Acquisition
Date
  Shares     Fair
Value**
 
Huntress Co-Investment L.P., 1 +, a, b, c   Limited partnership interest   04/08/16         $ 46,415,989  
Kowloon Co-Investment, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   11/04/15           3,951,078  
Murra Warra Asset Hold Trust +, a, b   Common equity   09/10/18     8,187,892       9,227,593  
Murra Warra Project Hold Trust +, a, b   Common equity   09/10/18     429,366       2,306,898  
The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI Co-Investment L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   12/30/16           822,358  
The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI Co-Investment L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   12/30/16           123,631  
Total Asia - Pacific (4.57%)                     167,580,473  
                         
North America (21.83%)                        
Acrisure Holdings, Inc. +, a   Preferred equity   12/10/18     62,648,000       65,273,365  
Acrisure Investment Holdings, LLC +, a   Member interest   11/21/16     14,779,221       6,344,123  
Affordable Care Holding Corp. +, a   Common equity   10/22/15     89,928       9,305,057  
AP VIII Prime Security Serviced Holdings, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   05/02/16           10,034,622  
Apollo Co-Investors (MHE), L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   05/21/13           3,531,613  
AqGen Island Intermediate Holdings II, Inc. +, a   Common equity   12/03/15     1,220       3,825,205  
BCPE Hercules Holdings, LP +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   07/30/18           35,274,427  
CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC +, a   Common equity   10/03/14     3,020,546       5,016,749  
CB Poly Holdings, LLC +, a   Preferred equity   08/16/16     171,270       24,886,289  
CD&R Univar Co-Investor, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   11/15/10           611,790  
Desserts LLC +, a   Preferred equity   02/08/16     7,989       7,591,960  
ECP Holding Company, LLC +, a, b   Preferred equity   03/15/16     9,753,907       17,804,968  
Elgin Co-Investment, L.P.2 +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   11/28/16           27,598,245  
Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. +, a   Common equity   10/09/18     9,136       9,135,720  
EXW Coinvest L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   06/22/16           45,892,302  
Gemini Global Holdings Investor, LLC +, a, c   Member interest   06/17/11           3,185,327  
GlobalLogic Worldwide Holdings, Inc. +, a, b   Common equity   08/01/18     701,927       82,017,309  
Goldcup Merger Sub, Inc. +, a   Common equity   05/02/16     5,648,649       10,252,642  
H-Food Holdings +, a, b   Common equity   05/23/18     54,397,200       55,149,282  
H-Food Holdings +, a, b   Preferred equity   05/23/18     14,872,200       15,077,620  
IG Igloo Holdings, Inc. +, a   Common equity   05/11/16     9,058       31,947,150  
KOUS Holdings, Inc. +, a   Common equity   08/21/15     10,950,000       28,244,419  
KSBR Holding Corp. +, a   Common equity   06/28/13     819,160       1,785,482  
MHS Acquisition Holdings, LLC +, a, b   Common equity   03/10/17     70       116,174  
MHS Acquisition Holdings, LLC +, a, b   Preferred equity   03/10/17     6,937       174,004  
MHS Blocker Purchaser L.P. +, a, b, c   Limited partnership interest   03/10/17           36,499,272  
NDES Holdings, LLC +, a, c   Member interest   09/19/11           5,561,095  
NTS Holding Corporation, Inc. +, a   Common equity   11/21/13     2,740       2,089,775  
OHCP IV SF COI, L.P. +, a, b, c   Limited partnership interest   01/31/18           24,190,546  
Onecall Holdings, L.P. +, a, b, c   Limited partnership interest   11/29/17           88,236,070  
Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   06/07/16           25,071,673  
QOL Meds Holding Company, LLC +, a, g   Common equity   12/05/13     15,750,000       2,055,000  
S-Evergreen Holding Corp. +, a   Common equity   07/17/12     226,635       1  
Safari Co-Investment L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   03/14/18           6,856,833  
Shermco Intermediate Holdings, Inc. +, a   Common equity   06/05/18     1,095       1,251,617  
Shingle Coinvest LP +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   05/29/18           52,571,489  
Silver Lake Sumeru Marlin Co-Invest Fund, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   05/14/12           257,089  
SLP West Holdings Co-Invest Feeder II, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   08/18/17           24,059,305  
SPH GRD Holdings, LLC +, a   Common equity   06/18/13     397,661       7,420,357  
THL Equity Fund VI Investors (BKFS), L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   12/30/13           1,825,970  
TKC Topco LLC +, a   Common equity   10/14/16     4,632,829       5,950,313  
Velocity Holdings Corp. +, a   Common equity   08/06/12     3,749,777       17,014,970  
Total North America (21.83%)                     800,987,219  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Equity (continued)

  Investment Type   Acquisition
Date
  Shares     Fair
Value**
 
Rest of World (0.00%)
Helios Towers Africa +, a, c, d   Limited partnership interest   12/05/14       $  
Total Rest of World (0.00%)            
                         
South America (0.50%)                        
Carlyle Retail Turkey Partners, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   07/11/13           6,348,910  
Centauro Co-Investment Fund, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   11/28/13           5,268,042  
DLJSAP BookCO, LLC +, a   Member interest   04/23/10     16,958       453,253  
GTS II Cayman Corporation +, a   Common equity   07/24/13     2,823,797       6,293,007  
Total South America (0.50%)                     18,363,212  
                         
Western Europe (17.27%)                        
Advanz Pharma Corp. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   01/23/13           661  
Astorg Co-Invest SGG, FCPI +, a, b, c   Limited partnership interest   02/10/16           32,745,184  
Camelia Investment 1 Limited +, a, b   Preferred equity   10/12/17     6,771,302,200       94,680,351  
Camelia Investment 1 Limited +, a, b   Common equity   10/12/17     86,978       4,507,544  
Capri Acquisitions Topco Limited +, a, b   Preferred equity   11/01/17     64,960,457       86,678,253  
Capri Acquisitions Topco Limited +, a, b   Common equity   11/01/17     47,027       1  
Ceramtec Co-Investment (1) L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   02/20/18           21,742,724  
Ciddan S.a.r.l. +, a   Preferred equity   09/15/17     23,249,522       27,833,403  
Ciddan S.a.r.l. +, a   Common equity   09/15/17     12,263,242       18,886,009  
EQT Jaguar Co-Investment SCSp +, a, b, c   Limited partnership interest   11/30/18           54,281,683  
Eurodrip Co-Investment Fund I, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   03/18/13           5,770,228  
Fides S.p.A +, a   Common equity   12/15/16     1,096,526       2,142,834  
Frontmatec Holding III ApS +, a   Common equity   09/23/16     248,257,489       22,354,794  
Global Blue Global, L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   07/31/12           15,811,086  
Hogan S.a r.l. +, a   Preferred equity   12/22/11     1,810,271       3  
Hogan S.a r.l. +, a   Common equity   12/22/11     272,221       1  
Kaffee Partner Holding GmbH +, a   Common equity   11/16/16     1,237       1  
KKR Matterhorn Co-Invest L.P. +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   11/02/12           2,711,584  
Luxembourg Investment Company 261 S.à r.l. +, a   Common equity   07/31/18     2,908,797       21,121,968  
Luxembourg Investment Company 261 S.à r.l. +, a   Preferred equity   07/31/18     41,828,385       47,830,436  
Peer Holding I BV +, a   Common equity   11/17/11     3,965,441       64,111,246  
Polyusus Lux XVI S.a.r.l. +, a, b, e   Common equity   05/23/18     44,442,345       4,213,518  
Polyusus Lux XVI S.a.r.l. +, a, b, e   Preferred equity   05/23/18     244,659,996       24,610,170  
Quadriga Capital IV Investment Holding II L.P. +, a, b, c   Limited partnership interest   09/09/16           26,818,152  
R&R Co-Invest FCPR +, a, c   Limited partnership interest   07/05/13           39,491,246  
S.TOUS, S.L +, a   Common equity   10/06/15     621       15,214,808  
Total Western Europe (17.27%)                     633,557,888  
Total Direct Equity (44.17%)                   $ 1,620,488,792  

 

Direct Debt (21.77%)    Interest   Acquisition
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Investment
Type
  Principal     Fair
Value**
 
Asia - Pacific (0.84%)                              
Casmar (Australia) PTY Ltd. +, a   Cash 5.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   04/11/17   12/20/23   Senior   $ 6,991,777    $ 6,092,755  
Casmar (Australia) PTY Ltd. +, a   Cash 9.25% + BBSY (1.00% Floor)^^   12/20/16   12/20/24   Second Lien     12,811,375     11,555,365  
Stiphout Finance, LLC +, a   Cash 3.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^   10/30/15   10/26/22   Senior     6,886,961     6,749,668  
Stiphout Finance, LLC +, a   Cash 7.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^   10/30/15   10/26/23   Second Lien     6,680,793     6,615,131  
Total Asia - Pacific (0.84%)                       31,012,919  
                               
North America (14.43%)                              
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.75% + L^   11/13/18   10/01/25   Senior     1,500,000     1,473,127  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

  Interest   Acquisition
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Investment
Type
  Principal     Fair
Value**
 
Achilles Acquisition LLC +, a   Cash 4.00% + L^   12/14/18   10/13/25   Senior   $ 1,100,000     $ 1,086,250  
Affordable Care Holding Corp. +, a   Cash 8.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   10/22/15   04/22/23   Second Lien     16,271,348       16,619,135  
AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^   08/14/18   12/13/23   Senior     1,790,863       1,721,467  
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. +, a   Cash 2.00% + L^^   11/21/18   10/01/25   Senior     1,280,597       1,216,567  
AqGen Ascensus, Inc. +, a   Cash 9.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   12/04/15   12/03/23   Second Lien     26,713,800       27,249,158  
Avantor, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^   12/22/17   11/21/24   Senior     13,156,336       12,954,887  
Banff Merger Sub Inc. +, a   Cash 4.25% + L^^   10/18/18   10/02/25   Senior     1,400,000       1,351,175  
Bioclinica Holding I, L.P. +, a   Cash 8.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   11/04/16   10/20/24   Second Lien     20,335,000       18,096,075  
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp +, a   Cash 4.25% + L^^   10/04/18   09/05/25   Senior     1,496,250       1,448,520  
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. +, a   Cash 1.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^   02/21/18   11/07/23   Senior     5,939,585       5,713,588  
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^   09/12/18   08/01/25   Senior     500,000       485,938  
Bullhorn, Inc. +, a   Cash 6.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   11/21/17   11/21/22   Senior     13,982,719       13,660,422  
CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC +, a   Cash 8.00%   03/01/17   02/10/23   Mezzanine     2,780,011       2,095,470  
CapitalSpring Finance Company. LLC +, a   PIK 5.00%   03/01/17   02/10/23   Mezzanine     8,703,084       8,547,434  
CDRH Parent, Inc. +, a   Cash 8.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^^   08/06/14   07/01/22   Second Lien     9,900,000       7,950,000  
Centralsquare Technologies, LLC +, a   Cash 3.75% + L^^   10/16/18   08/29/25   Senior     1,000,000       981,875  
Composite Resins Holding B.V. +, a   Cash 4.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^   08/28/18   08/01/25   Senior     497,500       455,909  
Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc. +, a   Cash 6.00% + L^^   11/14/18   11/02/25   Senior     2,100,000       2,034,375  
CSC Holdings, LLC +, a   Cash 2.25% + L^   12/07/18   01/15/26   Senior     1,000,000       950,000  
CVS Holdings I, L.P. +, a   Cash 2.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   03/05/18   02/06/25   Senior     1,881,000       1,797,949  
Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC +, a   Cash 3.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   06/14/18   02/13/25   Senior     2,965,000       2,831,736  
Delta 2 (Lux) S.A.R.L +, a   Cash 2.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   03/01/18   02/01/24   Senior     1,997,500       1,890,630  
Diligent Corporation +, a   Cash 5.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   12/23/16   05/31/24   Senior     22,481,391       22,234,232  
Diligent Corporation +, a   Cash 5.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   01/19/18   01/16/23   Senior     7,573,629       7,469,397  
Envision Healthcare Corporation +, a   Cash 3.75% + L^   10/25/18   10/10/25   Senior     3,000,000       2,799,390  
Envision Healthcare Corporation +, a   Cash 7.75% + L^   10/11/18   10/11/26   Mezzanine     62,757,505       61,502,355  
Evergreen ACQCO1 L.P. +, a   Cash 8.00%; PIK 2.75%   07/17/12   07/11/22   Mezzanine     6,345,665       1  
Explorer Holdings, Inc. +, a   Cash 8.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   05/02/16   05/02/24   Second Lien     50,917,240       51,362,025  
Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.75% + L^   11/19/18   10/01/25   Senior     1,000,000       938,755  
First Data Corporation +, a   Cash 2.00% + L^   03/05/18   07/08/22   Senior     3,362,686       3,220,367  
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.25% + L^   07/30/18   06/29/25   Senior     997,500       948,622  
General Electric Distributed Power +, a   Cash 3.50% + E###   11/30/18   10/31/25   Senior     1,415,436       1,409,172  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.75% + L^^   09/18/18   07/02/25   Senior     1,462,398       1,425,838  
GFL Environmental Inc. +, a   Cash 3.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   12/05/18   05/30/25   Senior     2,393,985       2,241,368  
GHX Ultimate Parent Corporation +, a   Cash 3.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   09/17/18   06/22/24   Senior     994,950       943,540  
Gopher Sub, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^   03/02/18   02/03/25   Senior     7,130,983       6,791,534  
GTT Communications, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.25% + E#   06/15/18   05/31/25   Senior     1,610,257       1,545,094  
GTT Communications, Inc. +, a   Cash 2.75% + L^   07/02/18   05/31/25   Senior     4,378,000       4,112,212  
Heartland Dental, LLC +, a   Cash 3.75% + L^   05/15/18   04/30/25   Senior     9,055,348       8,744,341  
Huntsman Holdings, LLC +, a   Cash 5.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^   12/17/18   09/25/24   Senior     1,296,717       1,246,145  
Idera, Inc. +, a   Cash 4.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   12/17/18   06/27/24   Senior     1,296,709       1,243,155  
Infoblox Inc. +, a   Cash 4.50% + L^   11/21/16   11/07/23   Senior     5,209,840       5,318,723  
Infoblox Inc. +, a   Cash 8.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^   11/18/16   11/07/24   Second Lien     21,638,400       21,928,310  
Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC +, a   Cash 1.75% + L^   04/04/18   01/02/26   Senior     3,712,500       3,549,738  
Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC +, a   Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   10/05/18   07/03/24   Senior     1,370,305       1,330,908  
LTI Holdings, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.50% + L^   10/22/18   09/06/25   Senior     997,500       941,810  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

  Interest   Acquisition
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Investment
Type
  Principal     Fair
Value**
 
McAfee, LLC +, a   Cash 4.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   02/02/18   09/27/24   Senior   $ 3,413,064     $ 3,344,098  
Mitchell International, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.25% + L^   12/21/17   12/01/24   Senior     5,302,538       5,164,186  
MLN US HoldCo LLC +, a   Cash 4.50% + L^   12/07/18   11/30/25   Senior     1,100,000       1,067,693  
Netsmart Technologies Holding +, a   Cash 3.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^   07/16/18   04/19/23   Senior     994,032       990,304  
Netsmart Technologies, Inc. +, a   Cash 7.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   05/05/16   10/19/23   Second Lien     21,816,000       22,611,375  
NTS Technical Systems +, a   Cash 6.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^   06/19/15   06/12/21   Senior     7,109,730       7,304,780  
OEConnection LLC +, a   Cash 4.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^   12/21/17   11/22/24   Senior     2,955,000       2,754,675  
Pearl Intermediate Parent, LLC +, a   Cash 2.75% + L^   03/16/18   02/14/25   Senior     3,562,909       3,405,696  
Pet Holdings ULC +, a   Cash 5.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   07/08/16   07/05/22   Senior     9,624,558       9,578,355  
Plano Molding Company, LLC +, a   Cash 8.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^   05/12/15   05/12/21   Senior     4,606,377       4,096,125  
Pretium Packaging LLC +, a   Cash 8.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   12/01/16   05/14/23   Second Lien     10,369,671       10,274,826  
Pretium Packaging LLC +, a   Cash 5.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   11/23/16   11/14/23   Senior     11,671,674       11,511,033  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC +, a   Cash 9.25%   05/02/16   05/15/23   Second Lien     9,608,000       9,924,736  
Procera Networks, Inc. +, a   Cash 4.50% + L^^   11/20/18   10/31/25   Senior     1,200,000       1,176,000  
Prometric Holdings, Inc. +, a   Cash 7.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   01/29/18   01/29/26   Second Lien     26,049,350       25,725,156  
Quintiles IMS Inc. +, a   Cash 2.00% + E (0.50% Floor)##   06/22/18   06/11/25   Senior     3,118,431       3,061,109  
Radiology Partners, Inc. +, a   Cash 4.25% + L^^   09/11/18   12/04/23   Senior     1,995,000       1,960,087  
Radiology Partners, Inc. +, a   Cash 7.25% + L^^   12/28/18   07/09/26   Second Lien     438,522       428,172  
Restaurant Technologies, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.25% + L^^   10/26/18   10/01/25   Senior     500,000       487,500  
Rocket Software, Inc. +, a   Cash 4.25% + L^   12/05/18   11/28/25   Senior     1,700,000       1,670,250  
Sabre Industries, Inc. +, a   Cash 11.00%   08/24/12   08/27/22   Mezzanine     6,208,607       6,234,193  
Safe Fleet Holdings LLC +, a, b   Cash 3.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^   03/05/18   02/03/25   Senior     2,965,500       2,747,941  
Shearer's Foods, LLC +, a   Cash 4.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   05/17/18   06/30/21   Senior     5,890,130       5,688,268  
Shermco Intermediate Holdings, Inc. +, a, d   Cash 4.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   06/05/18   06/05/20   Senior     13,140,000        
Shermco Intermediate Holdings, Inc. +, a   Cash 4.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   06/05/18   06/05/24   Senior     11,789,044       12,005,863  
Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc +, a   Cash 3.00% + L^   08/23/18   06/27/25   Senior     1,389,500       1,339,138  
Sprint Communications, Inc. +, a   Cash 3.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^   12/05/18   02/02/24   Senior     1,500,000       1,453,755  
SS&C Technologies, Inc. +, a   Cash 2.25% + L^   12/07/18   04/16/25   Senior     1,296,731       1,225,871  
SSH Group Holdings, Inc. +, a   Cash 4.25% + L^^   09/11/18   07/30/25   Second Lien     1,995,000       1,920,187  
Tierpoint LLC +, a   Cash 7.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^   04/18/16   05/05/25   Second Lien     12,870,000       12,816,562  
Utz Quality Foods, LLC +, a   Cash 3.50% + L^   01/16/18   11/14/24   Senior     4,728,000       4,612,410  
VeriFone Systems, Inc. +, a   Cash 4.00% + L^^   09/25/18   08/20/25   Senior     700,000       680,225  
West Corporation +, a   Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   04/20/18   10/10/24   Senior     3,575,000       3,284,981  
WP CityMD Bidco LLC +, a   Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   05/31/18   06/07/24   Senior     2,977,387       2,953,196  
Total North America (14.43%)                             529,357,465  
                                 
Rest of World (0.97%)                                
AI Sirona (Luxembourg) Acquisition S.a.r.l. +, a   Cash 4.75% + L^^^   10/05/18   07/10/25   Senior     12,553,388       11,604,810  
AI Sirona (Luxembourg) Acquisition S.a.r.l. +, a   Cash 4.00% + E###   10/05/18   09/29/25   Senior     4,606,221       4,575,032  
AI Sirona (Luxembourg) Acquisition S.a.r.l. +, a   Cash 7.25% + E###   10/11/18   07/10/26   Second Lien     20,368,074       19,652,182  
Total Rest of World (0.97%)                             35,832,024  
                                 
Western Europe (5.53%)                                
AI Keyemde 3 ApS +, a   Cash 4.50% + E##   10/24/18   10/03/20   Senior     1,120,957       1,110,058  
AI Ladder (Luxembourg) Subco S.à r.l. +, a   Cash 4.50% + L^^   08/07/18   07/09/25   Senior     2,358,047       2,338,888  
Air Newco LLC +, a   Cash 4.75% + L^   07/31/18   05/31/24   Senior     4,987,500       4,778,524  
Akita Bidco S.a.r.l. +, a   Cash 4.00% + E###   11/15/18   07/24/25   Senior     1,243,931       1,252,964  
Alpha Bidco SAS +, a   Cash 3.25% + E##   02/12/16   06/29/25   Senior     5,070,519       5,680,283  
Altran Technologies S.A. +, a   Cash 2.75% + E##   04/10/18   03/20/25   Senior     2,256,726       2,074,230  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

  Interest   Acquisition
Date
  Maturity
Date
  Investment
Type
  Principal     Fair
Value**
 
Artemis Acquisitions (UK) Limited +, a   Cash 4.00% + E##   08/03/18   07/23/25   Senior   $ 2,086,376     $ 1,967,099  
Autoform Lux S.a.r.l +, a   Cash 3.75% + L^^^   07/22/16   07/21/23   Senior     2,524,836       2,505,899  
Autoform Lux S.a.r.l +, a   Cash 3.75% + E###   07/22/16   07/21/23   Senior     5,051,317       5,512,248  
CD&R Firefly Bidco Limited +, a   Cash 4.50% + L^   08/31/18   06/23/25   Senior     5,199,152       5,018,884  
CD&R Firefly Bidco Limited +, a   Cash 3.50% + E#   08/31/18   06/23/25   Senior     2,327,310       2,265,824  
CD&R Firefly Bidco Limited +, a   Cash 7.75% + L^^   06/21/18   06/18/26   Second Lien     26,191,610       25,044,744  
Compass IV Limited +, a   Cash 4.50% + E###   07/06/18   05/09/25   Senior     3,181,436       3,072,941  
Crown Finance US, Inc. +, a   Cash 2.50% + L^   03/20/18   02/28/25   Senior     5,148,000       4,878,435  
CTC AcquiCo GmbH +, a   Cash 3.00% + E##   03/29/18   03/07/25   Senior     3,760,578       3,287,987  
EG Finco Limited +, a   Cash 4.00% + L^^   05/22/18   02/07/25   Senior     3,950,006       3,836,018  
EG Finco Limited +, a   Cash 4.00% + E###   06/20/18   02/07/25   Senior     4,209,405       3,989,561  
EG Finco Limited +, a   Cash 8.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   05/23/18   04/05/25   Second Lien     2,970,000       2,889,600  
Everest Bidco SAS +, a   Cash 4.00% + E#   08/03/18   07/04/25   Senior     1,213,595       1,140,631  
Evergood 4 ApS +, a   Cash 3.25% + E##   02/23/18   02/06/25   Senior     6,249,672       5,456,310  
ION Trading Finance Limited +, a   Cash 4.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   10/03/18   11/21/24   Senior     4,939,780       4,680,441  
IWH UK Midco Limited +, a   Cash 4.00% + E##   02/28/18   11/28/24   Senior     5,886,679       5,545,923  
Kiwi VFS Sub II S.a.r.l. +, a   Cash 3.25% + E##   08/21/18   07/29/24   Senior     1,151,803       1,132,054  
Lary 3 AB +, a   Cash 3.50% + E#   08/09/16   07/20/23   Senior     10,137,883       10,459,582  
Mauritius( Lux) Investments S.a.r.l. +, a   PIK 9.875%   05/28/10   12/31/25   Mezzanine     660,907       1,188,340  
Mehiläinen Yhtiöt Oy +, a   Cash 4.25% + E##   09/10/18   08/11/25   Senior     1,508,647       1,487,473  
Nomad Foods Lux S.a.r.l. +, a   Cash 2.25% + L^   07/02/18   05/15/24   Senior     1,600,000       1,521,200  
Nouryon Finance B.V. +, a   Cash 3.25% + L^   11/14/18   10/01/25   Senior     2,400,000       2,256,000  
OT Luxco 3 & Cy S.C.A. +, a   Cash 8.75% + E (1.00% Floor)###; PIK 9.00%   05/31/17   05/31/27   Mezzanine     19,720,998       20,671,857  
P&ISW Bidco GmbH +, a   Cash 3.25% + E###   05/29/18   04/30/25   Senior     1,156,448       1,138,487  
Paysafe Holdings (US) Corp. +, a   Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   02/15/18   01/03/25   Senior     5,391,300       5,293,747  
Photonis Netherlands B.V. +, a   Cash 7.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   09/27/13   09/18/19   Second Lien     8,282,969       8,283,889  
R&R Ice Cream plc +, a   Cash 2.63% + E#   03/06/18   01/31/25   Senior     5,330,480       4,893,968  
Rouge Beachhouse B.V. +, a   Cash 4.25% + E##   10/15/18   07/25/25   Senior     579,174       575,318  
Sapphire Bidco B.V. +, a   Cash 3.25% + E#   05/25/18   05/05/25   Senior     5,827,475       5,561,417  
Sigma Bidco B.V. +, a   Cash 3.50% + E#   08/03/18   07/02/25   Senior     6,115,352       5,789,315  
Silk Bidco AS +, a   Cash 4.00% + E###   02/28/18   02/07/25   Senior     1,678,428       1,360,462  
Springer Science & Business Media Finance +, a   Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   06/25/15   08/15/22   Senior     7,057,036       6,957,836  
Springer Science & Business Media Finance +, a   Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^   09/25/13   08/15/22   Senior     5,717,405       6,301,090  
Tahoe Subco 1 Ltd. +, a   Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^   03/20/18   06/13/24   Senior     2,821,681       2,631,252  
TDC A/S +, a   Cash 3.50% + E#   10/22/18   06/04/25   Senior     1,506,866       1,488,767  
Telenet International Finance S.a.r.l. +, a   Cash 2.25% + L^   06/22/18   08/15/26   Senior     5,293,375       5,060,308  
Virgin Media Bristol, LLC +, a   Cash 2.50% + L^   02/07/18   01/15/26   Senior     5,486,250       5,220,435  
Zacapa S.a.r.l. +, a   Cash 5.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^   07/31/18   07/02/25   Senior     1,795,500       1,698,723  
Zephyr Bidco Limited +, a   Cash 3.75% + E#   09/12/18   07/23/25   Senior     1,162,453       1,131,694  
Ziggo Secured Finance B.V . +, a   Cash 2.50% + L^   02/21/18   04/15/25   Senior     2,487,500       2,362,113  
Total Western Europe (5.53%)                             202,792,819  
Total Direct Debt (21.77%)                           $ 798,995,227  
Total Direct Investments (65.94%)                     $ 2,419,484,019  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —
December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Secondary Investments *, c (8.51%)

  Acquisition
Date
  Fair
Value
 
Asia - Pacific (0.42%)            
Baring Asia Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. +, a   11/24/09   $ 44,698  
Carlyle Japan International Partners II, L.P. +, a   12/28/12     365,323  
CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific III, L.P. +, a   01/11/13     640,722  
Healing Quest +, a   01/31/18     5,934,751  
Jerusalem Venture Partners IV, L.P. +, a   09/30/15     39,522  
Qualitas Medical Limited +, a   03/06/18     7,457,153  
TPG Asia VII (B), L.P. +, a, d   12/07/18      
TRG Growth Partnership (Offshore) II, L.P. +, a   08/02/10     240,535  
TRG Growth Partnership (Offshore), L.P. +, a   08/02/10     6,392  
TRG Growth Partnership II, L.P. +, a   07/08/10     718,096  
Total Asia - Pacific (0.42%)         15,447,192  
             
North America (6.62%)            
Apollo Investment Fund IX, L.P +, a   06/01/17     900  
Apollo Investment Fund VII, L.P. +, a   07/01/10     308,827  
Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware) VII, L.P. +, a   10/01/09     126,797  
Bain Capital Fund VIII, L.P. +, a   12/31/15     28,454  
Bain Capital Fund X, L.P. +, a   06/30/11     8,754,372  
Bain Capital IX Co-Investment Fund, L.P. +, a   12/31/15     48,980  
Bain Capital Partners IX, L.P. +, a   12/31/15     227,003  
Bain Capital VIII Co-Investment Fund, L.P. +, a   12/31/15     7,290  
Bain Capital X Co-Investment Fund, L.P. +, a   06/30/11     289,589  
Bertram Growth Capital II-A, L.P. +, a   09/30/15     1,065,363  
Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. +, a   06/30/10     92,085  
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, L.P. +, a   03/29/12     2,771,905  
Frazier Healthcare VI, L.P. +, a   06/30/12     919,650  
FS Equity Partners V, L.P. +, a   08/07/12     1,236,193  
Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P. +, a   09/30/15     352,578  
Gridiron Energy Feeder I, L.P. +, a, e   05/15/17     34,199,503  
Gryphon Partners 3.5, L.P. +, a   05/21/13     2,338,350  
Gryphon Partners IV L.P. +, a   02/08/16     27,350,619  
H.I.G. Bayside Debt & LBO Fund II, L.P. +, a   12/30/10     725,879  
Harvest Partners V, L.P. +, a   09/30/11     102,230  
Harvest Partners VII, L.P. +, a   09/30/11     5,527,501  
Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, L.P. +, a   12/31/12     536,820  
Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VII, L.P. +, a   06/30/14     3,810,397  
Highstar Capital III Prism Fund, L.P. +, a, e   07/01/10     857,204  
Investcorp Private Equity 2007 Fund, L.P. +, a   03/31/11     758,871  
Investcorp Technology Partners III (Cayman), L.P. +, a   08/19/11     2,078,305  
Irving Place Capital Investors II, L.P. +, a   03/22/10     23,866  
Lee Equity Partners Fund, L.P. +, a   06/30/17     85,843  
Lee Equity Partners II, L.P. +, a   08/01/17     3,134,591  
Lee Equity Partners Realization Fund, L.P. +, a   06/30/17     22,295,187  
Lightyear Fund II, L.P. +, a   09/30/13     499,615  
Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V, L.P. +, a   03/31/11     376,174  
MidOcean Partners III, L.P. +, a   06/30/11     988,084  
Monomoy Capital Partners II, L.P. +, a   09/30/15     1,158,751  
Oak Investment Partners XII, L.P. +, a   06/28/12     519,581  
Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P. +, a   08/02/10     113,633  
Pamlico Capital GP II, LLC +, a   03/31/14     1,928  
Pamlico Capital II, L.P. +, a   03/31/14     612,268  
Providence Equity Partners IV, L.P. +, a   06/30/11     1,537  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC  

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —  

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Secondary Investments *, c (continued)

North America (continued)

  Acquisition
Date
    Fair
Value
 
Providence Equity Partners V, L.P. +, a     06/30/11     $ 100,207  
Providence Equity Partners VI-A, L.P. +, a     06/30/11       6,787,374  
Providence Equity Partners VII-A, L.P. +, a     06/30/13       1,960,365  
Silver Lake Partners II, L.P. +, a     06/30/14       23,650  
Silver Lake Partners III, L.P. +, a     06/30/10       10,266,061  
Silver Lake Partners V, L.P. +, a     09/30/13       9,977,317  
Silver Lake Sumeru Fund, L.P. +, a     12/18/09       232,745  
SL SPV-1, L.P. +, a     12/01/17       8,573,768  
Sun Capital Partners V, L.P. +, a     09/30/13       10,814,760  
TA Atlantic & Pacific VI, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       354,133  
TA Atlantic and Pacific V, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       7,250  
TA X, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       8,140  
TA XI, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       2,580,241  
TCV VI, L.P. +, a, e     09/30/13       766,936  
TCV VII (A), L.P. +, a     09/30/13       7,058,218  
TorQuest Partners Fund (U.S.) II, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       132,275  
TPG Partners V, L.P. +, a     01/04/12       537,439  
TPG Partners VI, L.P. +, a     07/01/10       7,960,739  
Tudor Ventures III, L.P. +, a     12/31/12       388,553  
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. +, a     09/28/12       3,961,196  
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XII, L.P. +, a     12/31/18       46,215,456  
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XIII, L.P. +, a, d     12/20/18        
Total North America (6.62%)             243,033,546  
                 
Western Europe (1.47%)                
3i Eurofund Vb, L.P. +, a     09/30/09       3,665,691  
3i Growth Capital B, L.P. +, a     10/01/14       119,918  
Abingworth Bioventures III, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       80,827  
Abingworth Bioventures V Co-Investment Growth Equity Fund, L.P. +, a     06/30/12       513,691  
Abingworth Bioventures V, L.P. +, a, e     06/30/12       333,839  
Advent International GPE VI, L.P. +, a     09/30/10       1,047,179  
Apax Europe VI - A, L.P. +, a     07/01/11       136,110  
Apax Europe VII - B, L.P. +, a     04/30/11       128,895  
Astorg V FCPR +, a     09/30/15       1,909,059  
Astorg VI, FCPI +, a     06/30/16       7,627,290  
BC European Capital IX, L.P. +, a     09/30/14       4,817,760  
Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. +, a     12/28/12       23,627  
Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P. +, a     12/28/12       1,895,776  
CCP IX L.P. No.2 +, a     09/30/14       1,612,426  
CVC European Equity Partners V, L.P. +, a     07/12/10       1,244,246  
ESP Golden Bear Europe Fund +, a     12/31/16       17,082,776  
Galileo III FCPR +, a     09/30/15       68,020  
Graphite Capital Partners VI, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       69,118  
Graphite Capital Partners VII Top-Up +, a     09/30/15       59,085  
Graphite Capital Partners VII, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       337,927  
Indigo Capital V, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       94,308  
Industri Kapital 1997 Fund +, a     09/30/15       1,453  
Industri Kapital 2000, L.P. +, a     09/30/15       4,423  
Italian Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. +, a     01/29/16       17,001  
KKR European Fund III, L.P. +, a     03/01/11       1,405,005  
Montagu III, L.P. +, a     12/09/09       1  
PAI Europe V +, a     09/30/14       503,628  
Permira Europe II, L.P. +, a     11/29/13       30,737  
Permira Europe III, L.P. +, a     09/30/13       54,632  
Permira IV, L.P. +, a     09/30/13       3,059,994  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC  

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —  

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Secondary Investments *, c (continued)

Western Europe (continued)

  Acquisition
Date
    Fair
Value
 
Terra Firma Capital Partners III, L.P. +, a     09/30/13       3,788,333  
Total Western Europe (1.47%)             53,850,183  
Total Secondary Investments (8.51%)           $ 312,330,921  
                 
Primary Investments *, c (11.92%)                
Asia - Pacific (0.95%)                
Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, L.P. +, a     12/01/10       4,074,048  
BGH Capital Fund I +, a     03/01/18       15,093  
CPEChina Fund III, L.P. +, a     03/28/18       3,375,570  
Hony Capital Fund VIII, L.P. +, a     10/30/15       9,949,791  
Hony Capital Partners V, L.P. +, a, e     12/15/11       9,125,814  
Primavera Capital Fund III L.P. +, a     05/19/18       5,196,053  
Southern Capital Fund IV L.P. +, a     01/26/18       68,425  
The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VII, L.P. +, a, d     07/10/18        
Trustbridge Partners VI, L.P. +, a     04/12/18       3,035,576  
Total Asia - Pacific (0.95%)             34,840,370  
                 
North America (7.92%)                
Apollo Investment Fund VIII, L.P. +, a     06/28/13       8,700,695  
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund IV, L.P. +, a     04/19/12       8,892,563  
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V, L.P. +, a     12/28/15       4,022,274  
Avista Capital Partners II, L.P. +, a     01/01/14       211,303  
Avista Capital Partners III, L.P. +, a     10/03/11       3,955,222  
Bain Capital Fund XII, L.P. +, a     07/01/17       3,687,697  
Berkshire Fund IX, L.P. +, a     03/18/16       4,624,117  
Caltius Partners V-A, L.P. +, a     12/02/14       5,509,682  
Carlyle Partners VII, L.P. +, a     11/29/17       1,232,734  
Clayton Dubilier & Rice Fund IX, L.P. +, a     07/31/13       8,594,220  
Clearlake Capital Partners V, L.P. +, a     12/15/17       12,076,796  
Crescent Mezzanine Partners VI, L.P. +, a     03/30/12       2,001,739  
Genstar Capital Partners VI, L.P. +, a     09/01/12       6,915,929  
Genstar Capital Partners VII, L.P. +, a     06/26/15       10,335,194  
Genstar Capital Partners VIII, L.P. +, a, e     03/23/17       12,555,699  
GoldPoint Mezzanine Partners IV, L.P. +, a     12/30/15       7,085,857  
Gryphon Partners V, L.P. +, a     02/23/18       3,016,612  
Harvest Partners VIII, L.P. +, a, d     12/19/18        
Insight Venture Partners X, L.P. +, a     07/06/18       2,945,686  
KKR Americas Fund XII L.P. +, a     09/16/16       9,024,276  
KKR North America Fund XI, L.P. +, a     02/01/12       9,992,400  
Kohlberg TE Investors VII, L.P. +, a     09/15/11       9,070,806  
Kohlberg TE Investors VIII-B, L.P. +, a, e     08/04/16       9,801,472  
Leeds Equity Partners VI, L.P. +, a     11/25/16       6,599,555  
Nautic Partners VII-A, L.P. +, a     06/27/14       4,022,580  
New Enterprise Associates 14, L.P. +, a     05/04/12       5,864,624  
New Mountain Capital V, L.P. +, a, e     06/29/17       7,786,505  
NexPhase III-A, L.P. +, a     09/01/16       17,768,017  
Oak Hill Capital Partners IV, L.P. +, a     04/28/17       15,073,851  
Oak Hill Capital Partners V, L.P. +, a, d     12/21/18        
PennantPark Credit Opportunities Fund II, L.P. +, a     08/03/12       8,951,458  
Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P. +, a     07/30/12       12,587,365  
Sumeru Equity Partners Fund, L.P. +, a     04/27/15       5,769,041  
TCV X, L.P. +, a, d     08/31/18        
Thompson Street Capital Partners IV, L.P. +, a     12/10/15       6,468,978  
Thompson Street Capital Partners V, L.P. +, a     05/04/18       579,268  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC  

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —  

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)

Primary Investments *, c (continued)

North America (continued)

  Acquisition
Date
    Fair
Value
 
TPG Partners VII, L.P. +, a     03/01/16     $ 12,048,841  
Trident VII, L.P. +, a     09/22/16       17,437,410  
Vista Equity Partners Fund VII, L.P. +, a, d     08/31/18        
Vistria Fund II, L.P. +, a     12/19/17       6,509,144  
Warburg Pincus Global Growth, L.P. +, a, d     11/20/18        
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XII, L.P. +, a     12/19/14       11,883,680  
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XIII, L.P. +, a, d     07/25/18        
Windjammer Senior Equity Fund IV, L.P. +, a     02/06/13       7,164,629  
Total North America (7.92%)             290,767,919  
                 
Rest of World (0.68%)                
Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund VI-H L.P. +, a     10/17/14       5,338,375  
Altra Private Equity Fund II, L.P. +, a     12/07/12       2,553,214  
Patria - Brazilian Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. +, a     06/30/11       5,580,571  
Polish Enterprise Fund VIII, L.P. +, a     09/15/17       11,474,841  
Total Rest of World (0.68%)             24,947,001  
                 
Western Europe (2.37%)                
Advent International GPE VII-B, L.P. +, a     07/01/12       12,005,097  
Advent International GPE VIII-C, L.P +, a     03/22/16       7,389,700  
Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. +, a, e     09/01/14       6,261,214  
CapVest Equity Partners III B, L.P. +, a     08/30/13       5,676,715  
Capvis Equity V L.P. +, a     01/17/18       5,084,348  
Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P. +, a     08/27/13       1,931,780  
Carlyle Europe Partners V, L.P. +, a, d     04/23/18        
CVC Capital Partners VI (A) L.P. +, a     07/05/13       7,728,432  
EQT Mid-Market (No.1) Feeder L.P. +, a     07/01/16       11,269,994  
EQT VI (No.1), L.P. +, a     07/01/11       3,232,211  
Graphite Capital Partners IX L.P. +, a, d     04/11/18        
Hg Saturn I L.P. +, a     06/28/18       2,781,649  
HgCapital 8 L.P. +, a     12/19/16       116,283  
HgCapital Mercury 2 +, a, e     02/15/17       1,738,473  
Index Ventures Growth III (Jersey) L.P. +, a     03/18/15       10,753,891  
KKR European Fund V (EUR) SCSp +, a, d     11/05/18        
Nordic Capital IX, L.P. +, a     07/18/17       781,244  
PAI Europe VI -1, L.P. +, a     03/12/15       7,942,266  
Sixth Cinven Fund (No.3) L.P. +, a     05/01/16       2,185,444  
Total Western Europe (2.37%)             86,878,741  
Total Primary Investments (11.92%)           $ 437,434,031  
                 
Total Private Equity Investments (Cost $2,803,698,810)(86.37%)           $ 3,169,248,971  
Short-Term Investments (9.21%)                

 

    Interest    

Acquisition

Date

   

Maturity

Date

    Principal    

Fair

Value

 
U.S. Government Treasury Obligations f (9.21%)                                        
U.S. Treasury Bill     2.49 %     10/10/18       05/23/19     $ 60,000,000     $ 59,429,520  
U.S. Treasury Bill     2.53 %     10/25/18       06/20/19       60,000,000       59,312,040  
U.S. Treasury Bill     2.07 %     06/11/18       01/03/19       50,000,000       49,994,394  
U.S. Treasury Bill     2.21 %     07/18/18       02/28/19       50,000,000       49,826,403  
U.S. Treasury Bill     2.25 %     07/18/18       03/28/19       60,000,000       59,664,060  

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC  

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —  

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

 

Short-Term Investments (continued)                      
U.S. Government Treasury Obligations f (continued)     Interest    

Acquisition

 Date

   

Maturity

Date

    Principal    

Fair

Value

 
U.S. Treasury Bill     2.41 %     09/28/18       04/25/19       60,000,000     $ 59,546,820  
Total U.S. Government Treasury Obligations (9.21%)                                   $ 337,773,237  
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $337,794,385)(9.21%)                                   $ 337,773,237  
Total Investments (Cost $3,261,142,446)(98.84%)                                   $ 3,626,503,732  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (1.16%)                                   $ 42,499,399  
Net Assets (100.00%)                                   $ 3,669,003,131  

 

* 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 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 below for further details regarding the valuation policy of the Fund.
 
^ The interest rate on these loans is subject to the greater of a LIBOR floor or 1 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 1 month LIBOR as of December 31, 2018 was 2.50%.
 
^^ The interest rate on these loans is subject to the greater of a LIBOR floor or 3 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 3 month LIBOR as of December 31, 2018 was 2.81%.
 
^^^ The interest rate on these loans is subject to the greater of a LIBOR floor or 6 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 6 month LIBOR as of December 31, 2018 was 2.88%.
 
# As of December 31, 2018, 1 month Euribor was -0.36%.
 
## As of December 31, 2018, 3 month Euribor was -0.31%.
 
### As of December 31, 2018, 6 month Euribor was -0.24%.
 
+ The fair value of the investment was determined using significant unobservable inputs.

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC  

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —  

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

 

a Private equity investments are generally issued in private placement transactions and as such are generally restricted as to resale. Each investment may have been purchased on various dates and for different amounts. The date of the first purchase is reflected under Acquisition Date as shown in the Schedule of Investments. Total fair value of restricted investments as of December 31, 2018 was $3,169,248,971, or 80.00% of net assets. As of December 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of each investment restricted to resale was $27,617,983, $10,910,009, $102,112, $27,897,889, $1,550,134, $38,102,078, $2,204,592, $9,367,768, $2,341,942, $1,607,800, $258,843, $61,395,040, $20,422,485, $8,992,800, $11,858,746, $280, $1,226,349, $35,274,427, $4,168,272, $17,127,003, $1,932,914, $8,571,126, $8,700,000, $24,699,091, $9,135,720, $35,120,979, $3,600,239, $82,017,309, $5,648,649, $54,969,200, $14,872,000, $30,000,000, $10,950,000, $882,243, $115,259, $172,633, $36,211,715, $5,000,000, $3,373,063, $23,120,285, $78,652,850, $15,452,333, $2,131, $751,757, $6,739,319, $1,095,000, $52,435,890, $2,904,191, $25,583,085, $10,515,842, $4,875,000, $4,632,829, $9,757,979, $0, $6,939,071, $9,485,365, $498,775, $2,823,797, $0, $22,791,101, $89,141,721, $114,503, $86,105,773, $378,368, $22,730,727, $27,818,080, $14,672,982, $53,752,850, $10,658,664, $1,142,031, $18,777,316, $6,058,452, $3,081,671, $393,923, $1, $9,986,563, $21,615,986, $48,949,162, $73,081, $6,302,997, $23,980,146, $18,798,388, $10,158,828, $12,156,155, $7,009,225, $12,811,375, $6,886,961, $6,680,793, $1,496,310, $1,097,266, $16,271,347, $1,774,080, $1,277,441, $26,713,800, $13,194,989, $1,386,330, $20,335,000, $1,488,982, $5,937,390, $497,590, $14,031,006, $2,815,147, $8,707,880, $9,900,000, $997,563, $490,334, $2,058,599, $997,520, $1,881,531, $2,970,594, $1,997,819, $22,486,588, $7,592,285, $2,992,665, $61,525,921, $6,360,071, $50,958,256, $997,535, $3,359,773, $995,134, $1,413,687, $1,448,276, $2,364,349, $990,189, $7,132,921, $1,610,800, $4,357,466, $9,078,244, $1,290,271, $1,293,487, $5,209,840, $21,638,400, $3,713,352, $1,368,653, $992,630, $3,414,824, $5,321,225, $1,097,271, $994,032, $21,816,000, $7,109,730, $2,957,076, $3,562,719, $9,624,558, $4,770,013, $10,380,073, $11,682,301, $9,608,000, $1,194,080, $26,114,396, $3,118,859, $1,976,047, $437,970, $498,778, $1,691,572, $6,208,274, $2,966,486, $5,896,041, $0, $11,867,401, $1,386,180, $1,485,186, $1,293,519, $1,990,162, $12,870,000, $4,731,156, $696,609, $3,577,937, $2,977,387, $12,430,623, $4,583,881, $20,170,116, $1,039,510, $2,290,485, $4,975,782, $1,237,813, $5,525,845, $2,261,119, $2,076,477, $2,524,836, $5,099,008, $5,174,231, $2,316,178, $26,218,734, $3,144,714, $5,149,388, $3,592,449, $3,951,647, $4,146,692, $2,971,928, $1,148,102, $5,931,239, $4,927,844, $5,889,728, $1,135,506, $10,137,883, $662,069, $1,501,391, $1,596,304, $2,388,191, $19,914,151, $1,156,448, $5,414,564, $8,282,969, $5,330,480, $579,174, $5,827,475, $5,998,751, $1,463,817, $7,084,161, $5,690,280, $2,825,012, $1,496,454, $5,293,738, $5,487,581, $1,778,397, $1,156,865, $2,491,637, $60,379, $102,179, $1,540,946, $6,330,900, $60,717, $6,738,343, $0, $211,667, $53,395, $731,886, $900, $445,560, $66,559, $68,433, $944,408, $109,730, $445,777, $6,438, $110,508, $1, $6,392, $11,602, $292,521, $1,158,141, $308,181, $29,632,177, $92,995, $20,178,719, $244,531, $97,454, $5,208,315, $2, $212,171, $907,468, $12,631, $1,475,018, $39,077, $15,488, $3,017,785, $10,469,839, $4,361,621, $3, $1, $1,078,094, $1,376,417, $1, $9,348, $121,155, $8, $428,308, $8,803,058, $704,069, $1, $2,361,276, $10,534,954, $8,149, $8,903,581, $20,287,577, $262,554, $65,307, $98,832, $72,797, $429,399, $1, $964,944, $1,592,743, $6,381,516, $840,505, $2,497,422, $46,508,459, $0, $36,932, $6,772, $33,096, $1,043,737, $464,876, $300,593, $212,957, $477,568, $1,559,585, $7,318,471, $3,147,091, $125,443, $2,940,324, $3,609,304, $1, $5,268,875, $1, $1, $58,075, $314,411, $181,332, $120,293, $486, $1, $266,010, $229, $142,168, $111,689, $416,043, $3,264,526, $1,483,583, $890,093, $2,713,539, $15,901, $3,811,443, $9,382,833, $7,955,851, $5,368,882, $68,425, $0, $3,404,910, $6,531,171, $5,516,643, $4,076,458, $270,575, $4,569,975, $4,077,691, $4,981,479, $4,646,838, $1,646,600, $7,286,189, $11,203,027, $1,535,290, $427,803, $4,921,500, $10,365,637, $6,361,287, $3,053,625, $0, $3,091,451, $8,715,343, $4,176,653, $4,891,117, $9,092,097, $6,239,622, $141,224, $1,754,433, $7,959,375, $17,516,446, $13,385,224, $0, $6,438,555, $7,720,297, $4,790,544, $0, $5,059,146, $673,925, $10,084,518, $17,081,466, $0, $6,621,922, $0, $8,193,878, $0, $5,375,670, $3,961,153, $2,849,961, $4,186,010, $13,005,417, $4,440,152, $6,535,000, $4,957,880, $3,261,016, $5,427,410, $1,660,241, $0, $6,246,861, $11,441,619, $1, $0, $2,841,737, $1,560,470, $1,787,627, $7,896,569, $0, $3,822, $6,131,575 and $2,443,058, respectively, totaling $2,803,698,810.
 
b Represents an affiliated issuer.
 
c Investment does not issue shares.
 
d Investment has been committed to but has not been funded by the Fund.
 
e Non-income producing.
 
f Each issue shows the rate of the discount at the time of purchase.
   
g Security or a portion thereof is unsettled at December 31, 2018.
   
Legend:
 
BBSY - Bank Bill Swap Bid Rate
 
E - Euribor
 
L - Libor
 
PIK - Payment-in-kind

 

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC  

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments —  

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at December 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

Settlement Date   Counterparty    

Currency

Purchased

   

Currency

Sold

    Value    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
March 21, 2019   Bank of America     $ 80,248,630     70,000,000     $ 80,565,778     $ (317,148 )
March 21, 2019   Bank of America     $ 80,246,460     70,000,000     $ 80,565,778     $ (319,318 )
March 21, 2019   Barclays     $ 80,090,966     69,900,000     $ 80,450,684     $ (359,718 )
March 21, 2019   Barclays     $ 80,198,475     70,000,000     $ 80,565,778     $ (367,303 )
March 21, 2019   Bank of America     $ 71,743,192     £ 56,500,000     $ 72,300,627     $ (557,436 )
March 21, 2019   Bank of America     $ 71,612,208     £ 56,400,000     $ 72,172,662     $ (560,454 )
                                  $ (2,481,377 )

 

 

 

Affiliated Investments

 

Under Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” if a Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting securities. The Fund held at least five percent of the outstanding voting securities of the following companies as of December 31, 2018:

 

   

Shares/

Principal

as of

December 31,

2018

   

Fair Value

as of

March 31,

2018

   

Gross

Additions(1) 

   

Gross

Reductions(2)

   

Realized

Gains/

Losses

   

Change in

Unrealized

Gains

(Losses)

   

Fair Value

as of

December 31,

2018

   

Affiliated

Income/

accretion of

discount

 
Non-Controlled Affiliates                                                
AAVAS Financiers Limited     5,713,047     $ 46,668,848     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 8,450,435     $ 55,119,283     $ 17,599,305  
Astorg Co-Invest SGG, FCPI (3)     -       25,159,613       5,881,616       -       -       1,703,955       32,745,184       -  
Camelia Investment 1 Limited     6,771,389,178       95,152,303       -       -       -       4,035,592       99,187,895       -  
Capri Acquisitions Topco Limited*     65,007,484       91,567,823       -       -       -       (4,889,569 )     86,678,254       -  
ECP Holding Company, LLC     9,753,907       12,075,591       -       -       -       5,729,377       17,804,968       -  
EQT Jaguar Co-Investment SCSp(3)     -       -       53,752,850       -       -       528,833       54,281,683       -  
GlobalLogic Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     701,927       -       82,017,309       -       -       -       82,017,309       808,441  
H-Food Holdings     69,269,400       -       15,444,000       -       -       54,782,902       70,226,902       -  
Huntress Co-Investment L.P., 1(3)     -       50,241,895       -       -       -       (3,825,906 )     46,415,989       8,636,619  
MHS Acquisition Holdings, LLC     7,007       7,591,302       -       -       -       (7,301,124 )     290,178       -  
MHS Blocker Purchaser L.P.(3)     -       29,621,397       -       -       -       6,877,875       36,499,272       -  
Murra Warra Project Hold Trust     8,617,258       -       11,709,710       -       -       (175,219 )     11,534,491       -  
OHCP IV SF COI, L.P.(3)     -       21,760,000       1,360,285       -       -       1,070,261       24,190,546       -  
Onecall Holdings, L.P.(3)     -       78,652,850       -       -       -       9,583,220       88,236,070       -  
Polyusus Lux XVI S.a.r.l.     289,102,341       -       30,283,143       -       -       (1,459,455 )     28,823,688       1,111,990  

Quadriga Capital IV Investment Holding II L.P.(3)

    -       22,953,912       1,805,787       -       -       2,058,453       26,818,152       -  
Safe Fleet Holdings LLC     2,965,500       2,106,563       896,363       (22,500 )     (2,177 )     (230,308 )     2,747,941       109,214  
Sun Hydraulics Corporation(3) (fka Capvis IV Co- Investors Faster L.P.)     -       47,441,787       -       (47,485,990 )     29,997,533       (29,953,330 )     -       (60 )
Total Non-Controlled Affiliates           $ 530,993,884     $ 203,151,063     $ (47,508,490 )   $ 29,995,356   $ 46,985,992     $ 763,617,805     $ 28,265,509  

 

 

 

(1) Gross additions may include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, the accretion of discounts and the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities.

(2) Gross reductions may include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales and the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities.

(3) Investment does not issue shares.

* The financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2018 incorrectly omitted this investment as an affiliate. Fund management has evaluated the impact of this omission on the previously issued financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2018 taken as a whole and concluded that such financial statements were not materially misstated. However, in order to correctly present affiliated investments, the above table has been revised to appropriately reflect the investment as an affiliated investment as of March 31, 2018. The March 31, 2018 financial statements will be revised to correct for this omission the next time filed.

 

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s audited consolidated financial statements contained in its annual report for the year ended March 31, 2018.

 

Investments held by the Fund include short-term investments, direct equity and debt investments in operating companies (“Direct Investments”) and primary and secondary investments in private equity funds (“Primary Investments” and “Secondary Investments”, respectively, and collectively, “Private Equity Fund Investments”; Direct Investments and Private Equity Fund Investments, collectively, “Private Equity Investments”).

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The Adviser may cause the Fund to enter forward foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. These contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date may be entered into either as a hedge or as a cross hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions. The objective of the Fund’s foreign currency hedging transactions is to reduce the risk that the U.S. Dollar value of the 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, 2018 to December 31, 2018, the Fund entered into 43 long/short forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Fund had $49,083,815 in net realized gains and $(3,868,262) change in net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts. The outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contract amounts at December 31, 2018 are representative of contract amounts during the period.

 

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 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 date, the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on such date. The Fund does not apply a blockage discount to the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where the Fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

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 the 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 are equity and debt 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 investment operates, comparable market transactions, 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, brokers quotes as well as discounted cash flow analysis.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments at December 31, 2018 measured at fair value. Due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, fair value determinations based on estimates may materially differ from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund's investments classified in the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2018:

 

Investments   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks   $ 119,481,524     $     $     $ 119,481,524  
Direct Investments:                                
Direct Equity     18,067,430       55,119,283       1,547,302,079       1,620,488,792  
Direct Debt           9,924,736       789,070,491       798,995,227  
Total Direct Investments*   $ 18,067,430     $ 65,044,019     $ 2,336,372,570     $ 2,419,484,019  
Secondary Investments*                 312,330,921       312,330,921  
Primary Investments*                 437,434,031       437,434,031  
Short-Term Investments     337,773,237                   337,773,237  
Total Investments   $ 475,322,191     $ 65,044,019     $ 3,086,137,522     $ 3,626,503,732  
Other Financial Instruments                                
Assets                                
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts**                        
Total Assets   $ 475,322,191     $ 65,044,019     $ 3,086,137,522     $ 3,626,503,732  
Liabilities                                
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts**     (2,481,377 )                 (2,481,377 )
Total Liabilities   $ (2,481,377 )   $     $     $ (2,481,377 )
Total Investments net of Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 472,840,814     $ 65,044,019     $ 3,086,137,522     $ 3,624,022,355  

 

The following is a reconciliation of the amount of the account balances on April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 of those investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

  

   

Balance

as of

April 1,

2018

 

Realized

gain/(loss)

 

Net change in

unrealized

appreciation/

(depreciation)

 

Gross

purchases

 

Gross

sales

 

Net

amortization

of discount/

(premium)

 

Net

transfers

in or out

of Level 3

 

Balance

as of

December 31,

2018

Direct Investments:                                                                
Direct Equity Investments   $ 1,183,441,672     $ 85,272,196     $ (25,890,929 )   $ 488,806,118     $ (137,658,130 )   $ -     $ (46,668,848 )   $ 1,547,302,079  
Direct Debt Investments     717,722,152       5,495,785       (47,335,793 )     321,918,805       (209,144,203 )     413,745       -       789,070,491  
                                                                 
Total Direct Investments*   $ 1,901,163,824     $ 90,767,981     $ (73,226,722 )   $ 810,724,923     $ (346,802,333 )   $ 413,745     $ (46,668,848 )   $ 2,336,372,570  
Secondary Investments*     289,232,070       1,562,105       396,975       71,978,070       (50,838,299 )     -       -       312,330,921  
Primary Investments*     303,513,832       (54,722 )     19,304,262       160,876,528       (46,205,869 )     -       -       437,434,031  
Total
  $ 2,493,909,726     $ 92,275,364     $ (53,525,485 )   $ 1,043,579,521     $ (443,846,501 )   $ 413,745     $ (46,668,848 )   $ 3,086,137,522  

 

Transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are reported at the beginning of the reporting period in which they occur. For the nine months ended December 31, 2018, transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 were due to increased price transparency.

 

 

 

The amount of the net change in unrealized depreciation for the nine months ended December 31, 2018 relating to investments in Level 3 assets still held at December 31, 2018 is $(10,882,557).

 

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may not necessarily be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. Transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

* For the purposes of the tables above: “Direct Investments” are private investments directly into the equity or debt of selected operating companies, often together with the management of the investee operating company. Primary Investments are investments in newly established private equity partnerships where underlying portfolio companies are generally not known as of the time of investment. Secondary Investments involve acquiring single or portfolios of assets on the secondary market. Secondary Investments are Private Equity Fund Investments generally acquired in the secondary market. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Fund reasonably determines that the strict application of the above definitions would not reflect the economic substance of any Investment, the Fund may re-classify such Investment as it deems appropriate.

 

The Valuation Procedures are implemented by the Adviser and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as the Fund’s administer (the “Administrator”). Both the Adviser and the Administrator report to the Board. For third-party information, the Administrator monitors and reviews the methodologies of the various pricing services employed by the Fund. The Adviser employs valuation techniques for Private Equity Investments held by the Fund, which include discounted cash flow methods and market comparables. The Adviser and one or more of its affiliates act as investment advisers to clients other than the Fund. When clients other than the Fund also hold Private Equity Investments held by the Fund, the Adviser values such Private Equity Investments in consultation with its affiliates.

 

The valuations attributed to Private Equity Investments held by the Fund and other clients of the Adviser might differ as a result of differences in accounting, regulatory and other factors applicable to the Fund and the other clients.

 

The following is a summary of quantitative information about significant unobservable valuation inputs approved by the Adviser for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for investments held as of December 31, 2018:

 

Type of Security  

Fair Value at

December 31,

2018

(000’s)*

 

 

Valuation

Technique(s) 

  Unobservable Input  

Range

(weighted average)

Direct Investments:                
Direct Equity   $ 2,470     Exit price   Recent transaction price   n/a - n/a (n/a)
      1,288,514     Market comparable companies   Enterprise value to EBITDA multiple   4.50 x – 18.00 x (12.85 x)
      257     Market comparable companies   Enterprise value to sales multiple   0.70 x – 0.99 x (0.99 x)
      261,196     Recent financing   Recent transaction price   n/a - n/a (n/a)
      5,017     Reported fair value   Reported fair value   n/a - n/a (n/a)
Direct Debt   $ 386,684     Broker quotes   Indicative quotes for an inactive market   n/a - n/a (n/a)
      348,548     Discounted cash flow   Discount factor   4.68% - 15.27% (9.06%)
      3     Exit price   Recent transaction price   n/a - n/a (n/a)
      61,502     Recent financing   Recent transaction price   n/a - n/a (n/a)
Primary and Secondary Investments   $ 758,955     Adjusted reported net asset value   Reported net asset value   n/a - n/a (n/a)
      (22,581 )   Adjusted reported net asset value   Fair value adjustments   n/a - n/a (n/a)

 

* Level 3 fair value includes accrued interest.

 

Level 3 Direct Equity Investments valued by using an unobservable input factor are directly affected by a change in that factor. For Level 3 Direct Debt Investments, the Fund arrives at a fair value through the use of broker quotes, exit price, market comparable companies, recent financing and a discounted cash flow analysis which consider credit risk and interest rate 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 "Investment Company 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 Investment Company 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 Investment Company 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 Investment Company 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 March 1, 2019  

 

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 March 1, 2019  

  

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Justin Rindos  
  Justin Rindos, Chief Financial Officer  
  (Principal Financial Officer)  
     
Date March 1, 2019  

 

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