N-CSRS 1 fp0070479_ncsrs.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

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: September 30, 2021

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR 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 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. § 3507.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 

 

PARTNERS GROUP PRIVATE EQUITY (MASTER FUND), LLC
(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

See the inside front cover for important information about access to your Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports.

 

 

 

Important information about access to shareholder reports

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semiannual shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website, and each time a report is posted you will be notified by mail and provided with a website address to access the report.

 

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you invest directly with the Fund, by calling 1-888-977-9790.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-888-977-9790 to let the Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive paper reports will apply to all Partners Group funds held in your account if you invest through a financial intermediary or all Partners Group funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with the Fund.

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Table of Contents
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

   

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

1-20

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

21

Consolidated Statement of Operations

22

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

23

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

24

Consolidated Financial Highlights

25-26

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

27-41

Fund Expenses

42

Other Information

43

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL NET ASSETS

 

 

Common Stocks (1.83%)
Asia - Pacific (0.02%)

Industry

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Shares

   

Fair
Value

 

APA Group

Utilities

    02/16/16       264,773     $ 1,665,913  

Total Asia - Pacific (0.02%)

                      1,665,913  
                           

North America (0.91%)

American Tower Corp.

Communication

    05/29/20       21,933       5,819,483  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

Utilities

    02/16/16       42,619       7,200,906  

Ares Capital Corp.

Diversified Financial Services

    02/16/16       274,279       5,576,092  

Ares Management Corp.

Diversified Financial Services

    06/28/19       38,596       2,849,157  

Atmos Energy Corp.

Utilities

    02/16/16       71,898       6,337,809  

Blackstone Group, Inc.

Diversified Financial Services

    07/12/19       25,724       2,990,158  

Canadian National Railway Co.

Transportation

    05/14/19       44,646       5,160,498  

CMS Energy Corp.

Utilities

    11/01/19       68,322       4,079,507  

Crown Castle International Corp.

Communication

    02/16/16       31,741       5,499,763  

Enbridge, Inc.

Utilities

    02/16/16       55,486       2,209,787  

Equinix Inc

Diversified Financial Services

    07/31/20       5,388       4,253,179  

Fifth Street Finance Corp

Diversified Financial Services

    04/07/21       356,943       2,520,017  

Fortis Inc.

Utilities

    12/18/17       99,204       4,390,934  

HarbourVest Global Private Equity

Diversified Financial Services

    12/21/18       113,782       3,589,479  

KKR & Co., Inc.

Diversified Financial Services

    02/16/16       59,372       3,613,974  

ONE Gas Inc

Utilities

    09/04/20       12,615       798,782  

Onex Corporation

Diversified Financial Services

    02/10/16       33,680       2,376,453  

Republic Services Inc.

Commercial & Professional Services

    08/28/17       52,023       6,246,922  

Roblox Corp.

Software

    03/29/21       21,780       1,645,261  

Solar Capital Ltd

Diversified Financial Services

    08/28/17       123,969       2,371,527  

TC Energy Corp.

Utilities

    11/01/19       45,416       2,183,677  

Union Pacific Corp.

Transportation

    06/29/16       17,379       3,406,458  

Waste Management Inc

Utilities

    07/02/20       26,716       3,988,966  

Total North America (0.91%)

                      89,108,789  
                           

Rest of World (0.00%)

Monday.com ltd.

Software

    09/09/21       247       80,571  

Total Rest of World (0.00%)

                      80,571  
                           

Western Europe (0.90%)

3i Group Plc

Diversified Financial Services

    10/01/20       175,294       3,027,319  

Aena SA

Transportation

    12/21/18       41,641       7,204,564  

Apax Global Alpha Ltd

Diversified Financial Services

    01/19/21       485,904       1,487,025  

BBGI SICAV S.A.

Diversified Financial Services

    03/21/19       2,345,126       5,501,199  

Bridgepoint Group Ltd

Financial Services

    07/22/21       209,449       1,420,327  

Cellnex Telecom SA

Communication

    05/15/19       137,284       8,476,389  

EQT AB

Diversified Financial Services

    04/06/20       31,259       1,298,830  

Gimv N.V.

Diversified Financial Services

    02/12/16       76,110       4,850,999  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

1

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Common Stocks (continued)
Western Europe (continued)

Industry

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Shares

   

Fair
Value

 

HBM Healthcare Investments AG

Diversified Financial Services

    04/07/20       4,834     $ 1,759,184  

HgCapital Trust PLC

Diversified Financial Services

    02/12/16       1,476,617       7,763,802  

HICL Infrastructure Co Ltd

Diversified Financial Services

    03/30/16       1,733,870       3,894,337  

ICG Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC

Diversified Financial Services

    06/28/19       119,861       1,890,626  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

Diversified Financial Services

    12/12/16       98,453       2,714,340  

Investment AB Kinnevik

Diversified Financial Services

    04/06/20       98,754       3,482,996  

Investor AB

Diversified Financial Services

    08/28/17       160,160       3,458,269  

Italgas SpA

Utilities

    05/29/20       239,023       1,535,641  

National Grid PLC

Utilities

    02/12/16       378,176       4,510,066  

NB Private Equity Partners Ltd

Diversified Financial Services

    11/06/19       137,871       2,992,546  

Orsted AS

Utilities

    06/15/21       8,156       1,078,162  

Pantheon International Participations Plc

Diversified Financial Services

    11/04/19       48,033       1,949,163  

Sofina SA

Diversified Financial Services

    01/10/18       7,369       2,920,528  

Spotify Technology SA

Software

    03/01/21       2,727       614,066  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

Utilities

    01/05/18       663,107       4,741,279  

Vinci SA

Transportation

    02/12/16       85,667       8,947,664  

Wendel SA

Diversified Financial Services

    12/21/18       9,017       1,251,831  

Total Western Europe (0.90%)

                      88,771,152  
                           

Total Common Stocks (Cost $134,778,938)(1.83%)

                    $ 179,626,425  

 

Asset-Backed Securities (0.24%)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

   

Investment
Type

   

Principal

   

Fair Value

 

North America (0.12%)

                                         

ARES LI CLO Ltd. ***

6.85% + L^^

    07/26/21       07/15/34       Series 2019-51A, Class ER     $ 500,000     $ 505,317  

CIFC Funding 2021-VI Ltd. ***,f

6.25% + L^^

    09/22/21       10/15/34       Series 2021-6A, Class E       1,500,000       1,500,000  

Dryden 95 CLO Ltd ***

6.15% + L^^

    08/02/21       08/20/34       Series 2021-95A, Class E       1,500,000       1,500,000  

Magnetite XXVI Ltd ***

5.95% + L^^

    08/02/21       07/25/34       Series 2020-26A, Class ER       1,000,000       998,356  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXI Ltd ***

6.46% + L^^

    04/02/21       04/20/34       Series 2016-21A, Class ER2       1,000,000       990,588  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXI Ltd ***

3.30% + L^^

    04/02/21       04/20/34       Series 2016-21A, Class DR2       500,000       503,034  

Ocean Trails CLO IX ***,f

7.45% + L^^

    09/22/21       10/15/34       Series 2020-9A ER       1,500,000       1,470,000  

Symphony CLO XXV Ltd. ***

6.50% + L^^

    03/12/21       04/19/34       Series 2021-25A, Class E       500,000       515,751  

Symphony CLO XXV Ltd. ***

3.60% + L^^

    03/12/21       04/19/34       Series 2021-25A, Class D       1,000,000       1,023,600  

Tallman Park CLO Ltd ***

6.35% + L^^

    04/09/21       04/20/34       Series 2021-1A, Class E       1,500,000       1,535,383  

Wellman Park CLO Ltd ***

6.25% + L^^

    05/10/21       07/15/34       Series 2021-1A, Class E       1,000,000       1,019,281  

Total North America (0.12%)

                                      11,561,310  
                                           

Western Europe (0.12%)

                                         

Aurium CLO V Designated Activity Co. ***

6.16% + E##

    03/08/21       04/17/34       Series 5A, Class ER       1,500,000       1,773,197  

Aurium CLO V Designated Activity Co. ***

3.50% + E##

    03/08/21       04/17/34       Series 5A, Class DR       1,000,000       1,175,996  

Carlyle Euro CLO 2021 ***

6.12% + E##

    04/23/21       01/15/34       Series 2021-1A, Class D       333,000       392,191  

Carlyle Euro CLO 2021-2 DAC ***,f

6.25% + E##

    09/27/21       10/15/35       Series 2021 2A D       3,000,000       3,441,781  

Carysfort Park CLO ***

6.14% + E##

    03/12/21       07/28/34       Series 2021 1A D       500,000       604,257  

Elm Park CLO ***

3.50% + E##

    03/26/21       04/15/34       Series 1A CRR       1,000,000       1,174,477  

Elm Park CLO ***

6.16% + E##

    03/26/21       04/15/34       Series 1A DRR       666,000       774,244  

Madison Park EUR Funding XVI DAC ***

6.02% + E##

    04/15/21       05/25/34       Series 16A, Class E       1,406,000       1,635,703  

Palmer Square European Loan Funding 2021-1 DAC ***

5.95% + E##

    08/02/21       04/15/31       Series 2021-1A, Class E       714,000       831,146  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

2

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Western Europe (continued)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

   

Investment
Type

   

Principal

   

Fair Value

 

Voya Euro CLO V DAC ***

5.81% + E##

    08/06/21       04/15/35       Series 5A, Class E     $ 417,000     $ 478,173  

Total Western Europe (0.12%)

                                    12,281,165  
                                           

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $23,767,570)(0.24%)

                          $ 23,842,475  

 

Private Equity Investments (88.97%)
Direct Investments * (63.95%)

Direct Equity (54.70%)

Investment Type

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Shares

   

Fair
Value
**

 

Asia - Pacific (6.86%)

AAVAS Financiers Limited +,a

Common equity

    06/23/16       3,891,752     $ 120,028,733  

Argan Mauritius Limited +,a

Common equity

    05/09/16       106,215       24,774,107  

Continuity CNC Capital Ltd. +,a

Common equity

    03/03/18       102,112       21,717,107  

Continuity CNC Capital Ltd. +,a,c

Member interest

    03/03/18             27,901,822  

HT Global Co-Investment, L.P.2 +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    12/31/20             52,709,978  

Huntress Co-Investment L.P., 1 +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    04/08/16             43,534,367  

KKR Pebble Co-Invest L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    05/13/21             22,706,356  

Kowloon Co-Investment, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    11/04/15             5,435,365  

Murra Warra Asset Hold Trust +,a,b

Common equity

    09/10/18       13,186,543       24,618,604  

Murra Warra II Asset Hold Trust +,a,b

Common equity

    07/30/20       5,402,025       6,246,962  

Murra Warra II Project Hold Trust +,a,b

Common equity

    07/30/20       10       1,561,740  

Murra Warra Project Hold Trust +,a,b

Common equity

    09/10/18       429,366       6,154,653  

Partners Terra Pte. Ltd. +,a,b

Common equity

    05/14/21       1,683,000       1,585,913  

PG Esmeralda Pte. Ltd. +,a,b

Common equity

    03/03/21       5,433,284       5,981,040  

PG Esmeralda Pte. Ltd. +,a,b

Preferred equity

    03/03/21       488,996       53,829,409  

The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI Co-Investment L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    12/30/16             3,034,600  

TPG Upswing Co-Invest, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    01/10/19             23,682,557  

Zenith Longitude Limited +,a,b

Common equity

    08/13/21       6,682,671       228,951,618  

Total Asia - Pacific (6.86%)

                      674,454,931  
                           

North America (26.06%)

AP VIII Prime Security Services Holdings, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    05/02/16             12,647,950  

Astorg VII Co-Invest ERT +,a,c

Common equity

    01/31/20       32,787,729       47,643,436  

Astorg VII Co-Invest ERT +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    01/31/20             9,932,403  

BCPE Hercules Holdings, LP +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    07/30/18             45,249,506  

BI Gen Holdings, Inc. +,a

Common equity

    05/09/18       14,561       270,351  

Burger Bossco Holdings, Inc. +,a

Preferred equity

    12/31/20       300       204,621  

Burger Bossco Holdings, Inc. +,a

Common equity

    12/31/20       145       3  

CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC +,a

Common equity

    10/03/14       3,020,546       7,446,047  

CB Poly Holdings, LLC +,a

Preferred equity

    08/16/16       171,270       22,210,520  

CB Titan MidCo Holdings, Inc. +,a

Common equity

    05/01/17       56,634       36,783  

CBI Parent, L.P. +,a,b

Common equity

    01/06/21       1,145,918       120,217,232  

CD&R [Mercury] Co-Investor, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    10/14/20             177,837,919  

Confluent Health, LLC +,a,b

Common equity

    05/30/19       27,260       58,936,730  

ConvergeOne Investment L.P. +,a

Common equity

    07/03/19       3,120       3,107,411  

Cure Holdings, LLC +,a

Common equity

    05/13/21       263,891       5,914,102  

ECP Parent, LLC +,a,b

Common equity

    02/18/20       100,000,000       139,645,509  

Elgin Co-Investment, L.P.2 +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    11/28/16             19,563,751  

EnfraGen LLC +,a,b

Common equity

    09/17/19       37,786       56,037,805  

EQT Infrastructure IV Co-Investment (B) SCSp +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    03/09/20             111,783,142  

EQT VIII Co-Investment (C) SCSp +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    01/28/19             76,903,439  

EXW Coinvest L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    06/22/16             78,471,075  

Healthgrades, Inc. +,a

Common equity

    01/04/19       1,616       198,160  

Idera Parent LP +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    03/02/21             199,998,129  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

3

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Equity (continued)

Investment Type

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Shares

   

Fair
Value
**

 

North America (26.06%) (continued)

KDOR Merger Sub Inc. +,a

Common equity

    05/11/18       366     $ 1  

KENE Holdings, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    08/08/19             243,602  

KKR Enterprise Co-Invest AIV A L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    07/31/20             1,730,511  

KKR Enterprise Co-Invest L.P. +,a

Common equity

    10/09/18       9,684        

KSLB Holdings, LLC +,a

Common equity

    07/30/18       252,000       335,801  

LTF Holdings, Inc. +,a

Common equity

    01/06/20       3,132,000       49,914,119  

LTF Holdings, Inc. +,a

Preferred equity

    01/22/21       244,856       3,101,694  

Matterhorn Topco, L.P. +,a

Common equity

    05/19/21       88,040       8,804,000  

MHS Acquisition Holdings, LLC +,a,b

Preferred equity

    03/10/17       33,900       259,426  

MHS Acquisition Holdings, LLC +,a,b

Common equity

    03/10/17       342       477,616  

MHS Blocker Purchaser L.P. +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    03/10/17             56,987,501  

Milestone Investment Holdings, LLC +,a,b

Common equity

    09/23/21       32,016,466       22,646,955  

NDES Holdings, LLC +,a

Preferred equity

    09/19/11       500,000       4,807,975  

NTS Holding Corporation, Inc. +,a

Common equity

    11/21/13       2,740       2,116,470  

NTS Holding Corporation, Inc. +,a

Preferred equity

    04/21/17       70       473,334  

OHCP IV SF COI, L.P. +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    01/31/18             41,872,476  

OMNIA Coinvest LP +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    10/23/20             18,582,111  

Onecall Holdings, L.P. +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    11/29/17             159,937,135  

Onex Fox, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    04/25/19             56,546,289  

Orion Opportunity LP +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    09/01/21             40,466,519  

Patriot SPV, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    03/18/21             36,760,062  

PG BRPC Investment, LLC +,a,b

Common equity

    08/01/19       32,079       69,204,318  

PG Delta HoldCo, LLC +,a,b

Common equity

    06/24/21       20,000       17,395,880  

Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    06/07/16             11,868,314  

Safari Co-Investment L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    03/14/18             8,749,445  

Shermco Intermediate Holdings, Inc. +,a

Common equity

    06/05/18       1,153       790,328  

Shingle Coinvest LP +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    05/29/18             132,163,273  

SIH RP HoldCo LP +,a

Common equity

    09/10/19       5,995,126       74,985,989  

Silver Lake Sumeru Marlin Co-Invest Fund, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    05/14/12             65,881  

SLP West Holdings Co-Invest Feeder II, L.P. +,a,c,d

Limited partnership interest

    08/18/17             32,813,102  

SnackTime PG Holdings, Inc. +,a,b

Common equity

    05/23/18       12       65,039,123  

SnackTime PG Holdings, Inc. +,a,b,c

Member interest

    05/23/18             18,617,723  

Specialty Pharma Holdings LP +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    04/01/21             104,965,597  

Stonepeak Tiger (Co-Invest) Holdings (I-B) L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    08/17/21             32,156,226  

T-VIII Mercury Co-Invest LP +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    07/29/21             4,438,314  

Thermostat Purchaser, L.P. +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    08/31/21             71,817,900  

TKC Topco LLC +,a

Common equity

    10/14/16       4,632,829       9,195,254  

VEPF VII Co-Invest 2-A, LP +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    09/10/21             19,274,235  

VEPF VII Co-Invest 2-A, LP +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    04/06/21             47,637,558  

Vistria Catapult Holdings, LLC +,a

Preferred equity

    09/30/19       19,140       72,087,831  

WHCG Purchaser, LP +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    06/22/21             68,399,200  

Woof Parent L.P. +,a

Common equity

    12/21/20       1,441       1,606,872  

Total North America (26.06%)

                      2,563,591,984  
                           

Rest of World (1.79%)

Carlyle Retail Turkey Partners, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    07/11/13             5,987,834  

Heket Holdings S.à.r.l. +,a

Preferred equity

    09/25/19       11,988,920       22,417,700  

Heket Holdings S.à.r.l. +,a

Common equity

    09/25/19       271,743       148,108,777  

Total Rest of World (1.79%)

                      176,514,311  
                           

South America (0.18%)

Centauro Co-Investment Fund, L.P. +,a,c,d

Limited partnership interest

    11/28/13             10,189,920  

GTS II Cayman Corporation +,a

Common equity

    07/24/13       2,824       7,419,216  

Total South America (0.18%)

                      17,609,136  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

4

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

                           

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Equity (continued)

Investment Type

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Shares

   

Fair
Value
**

 

Western Europe (19.81%)

Aston Lux Acquisitions S.à.r.l +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    11/28/19           $ 4,472,737  

Aston Lux Acquisitions S.àr.l +,a

Common equity

    01/11/21       218,625       306,440  

Astorg Co-Invest SGG, FCPI +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    02/10/16             71,833,121  

Bock Capital JVCo Nature S.à r.l. +,a,b

Common equity

    07/01/21       12,590,000,000       145,899,058  

Camelia Investment 1 Limited +,a,b

Preferred equity

    10/12/17       6,768,617,529       133,223,918  

Camelia Investment 1 Limited +,a,b

Common equity

    10/12/17       86,516       58,359,343  

Capri Acquisitions Topco Limited +,a

Common equity

    11/01/17       8,345,985       173,558,912  

Ceramtec Co-Investment (1) L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    02/20/18             47,921,248  

Ciddan S.a.r.l. +,a

Preferred equity

    09/15/17       23,249,522       29,922,931  

Ciddan S.a.r.l. +,a

Common equity

    09/15/17       12,263,242       77,998,192  

EQT Jaguar Co-Investment SCSp +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    11/30/18             97,980,062  

EQT VIII Co-Investment (D) SCSp +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    10/01/19             155,132,546  

Fides S.p.A +,a

Common equity

    12/15/16       1,096,526       1,472,898  

Frontmatec Holding III ApS +,a

Common equity

    09/23/16       248,257,489       32,079,870  

Global Blue Group Holding AG +,a

Common equity

    09/11/20       97,520       625,103  

Global Blue Holding LP +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    07/31/12             10,482,067  

KKR Matterhorn Co-Invest L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    11/02/12             2,848,994  

KKR Traviata Co-invest L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    12/18/19             98,550,815  

Luxembourg Investment Company 261 S.à.r.l. +,a

Common equity

    07/31/18       1,481       63,826,261  

Luxembourg Investment Company 261 S.à.r.l. +,a,c

Member interest

    07/31/18             58,169,612  

Luxembourg Investment Company 285 S.à.r.l. +,a,b

Preferred equity

    08/22/19       7,865,820       21,870,424  

Luxembourg Investment Company 285 S.à.r.l. +,a,b,c

Member interest

    08/22/19             20,204,551  

Luxembourg Investment Company 285 S.à.r.l. +,a,b

Common equity

    08/22/19       6,999,953       31,491,627  

Luxembourg Investment Company 293 S.à.r.l. +,a,b

Common equity

    06/26/19       9,789,622       33,467,166  

Luxembourg Investment Company 293 S.à.r.l. +,a,b,c

Member interest

    06/26/19             5,800,003  

Luxembourg Investment Company 314 S.à.r.l. +,a,b

Common equity

    08/22/19       192,000       1  

Luxembourg Investment Company 414 S.à r.l. +,a,b

Member interest

    07/02/21             51,146,387  

Luxembourg Investment Company 414 S.à r.l. +,a,b

Common equity

    07/02/21       12,111,360       9,026,602  

Luxembourg Investment Company 430 S.à r.l. +,a,b,c

Member interest

    05/10/21             58,794,932  

Luxembourg Investment Company 430 S.à r.l. +,a,b

Common equity

    05/10/21       50,548,848       14,644,612  

May Co-Investment S.C.A. +,a,b

Common equity

    11/09/20       1,059,375       56,633,414  

Nerve Co-Invest SCSp +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    01/27/21             38,168,729  

OT Luxco 3 & Cy S.C.A. +,a

Warrants

    12/01/17             1,288,470  

PG Lion Management Warehouse S.C.S +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    08/22/19             1,918,375  

PG TLP S.à r.l. +,a,b,c,d

Member interest

    04/14/21             8,730,764  

PG TLP S.à r.l. +,a,b,d

Common equity

    04/14/21       6,377,426       89,066,920  

Polyusus Lux XVI S.a.r.l. +,a,b

Common equity

    05/23/18       44,442,345       86,099  

Polyusus Lux XVI S.a.r.l. +,a,b

Preferred equity

    05/23/18       244,659,996       20,589,541  

Polyusus Lux XXIII S.a.r.l +,a

Preferred equity

    08/19/21       11,772,986       689,950  

Polyusus Lux XXIII S.a.r.l +,a

Common equity

    08/19/21       3,936,244       231,214  

Real Hero Topco, L.P. +,a,c

Limited partnership interest

    04/01/21             20,167,553  

Root JVCo S.à r.l. +,a,b,c

Member interest

    09/29/20             37,974,402  

Root JVCo S.à r.l. +,a,b

Common equity

    09/29/20       1,969,352       15,652,691  

Root JVCo S.à r.l. +,a,b

Preferred equity

    09/29/20       6,731,408       28,848,232  

S.TOUS, S.L +,a

Common equity

    10/06/15       622       19,791,381  

Stark Perseus Investment +,a

Common equity

    02/26/21       963,052       1,327,742  

Stark Perseus Topco +,a,c

Member interest

    02/26/21             12,223,741  

Stark Perseus Topco +,a

Common equity

    02/26/21       26,921,454       34,537,316  

Surfaces SLP (SCSp) +,a,b,c

Limited partnership interest

    10/01/20             49,661,405  

Total Western Europe (19.81%)

                      1,948,698,372  
                           

Total Direct Equity (54.70%)

                    $ 5,380,868,734  
                           

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

5

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (9.25%)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

 

Investment
Type

 

Principal

   

Fair
Value
**

 

Asia - Pacific (0.17%)

Healing Quest +,a

PIK 14.50%

    01/31/18       01/31/23  

Mezzanine

  $ 8,351,682     $ 8,910,816  

Snacking Investments BidCo Pty Limited +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    01/15/20       12/18/26  

Senior

    1,280,500       1,287,171  

Stiphout Finance, LLC +,a

Cash 3.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    10/30/15       10/26/22  

Senior

    4,742,310       4,784,058  

Voyage Australia Pty Ltd +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    07/23/21       06/18/28  

Senior

    1,700,000       1,702,125  

Total Asia - Pacific (0.17%)

                                16,684,170  
                                     

North America (6.28%)

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L^

    11/13/18       10/01/25  

Senior

    1,462,500       1,450,317  

Acrisure LLC +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/18/21       02/13/27  

Senior

    2,200,000       2,195,424  

Acrisure LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L^^

    03/27/20       02/15/27  

Senior

    1,877,455       1,862,980  

ADMI Corp. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^

    06/22/21       12/23/27  

Senior

    1,400,000       1,401,001  

AI Alpine AT BidCo GmBH +,a

Cash 3.00% + E###

    11/30/18       10/31/25  

Senior

    1,415,436       1,424,015  

AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

            08/03/21  

Senior

    4,400,000       4,420,834  

AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc. +,a,f

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    06/17/21       06/16/28  

Senior

    600,000       602,628  

AIT Buyer, LLC +,a

Cash 7.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    04/06/21       03/30/29  

Second Lien

    6,860,000       6,778,366  

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    04/19/21       03/31/28  

Senior

    2,600,000       2,612,194  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC +,a

Cash 3.25% + L^

    06/03/19       05/09/25  

Senior

    1,270,750       1,262,878  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp. +,a

Cash 2.00% + L^^

    11/21/18       10/01/25  

Senior

    882,836       880,408  

Apex Group Treasury Limited +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/27/21       07/27/28  

Senior

    1,700,000       1,702,125  

Applovin Corporation +,a

Cash 3.25% + L^^

    03/24/21       08/15/25  

Senior

    992,347       992,268  

AQA Acquisition Holding, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    03/18/21       03/03/28  

Senior

    1,097,250       1,103,197  

AqGen Island Holdings, Inc +,a

Cash 6.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/19/21       08/02/29  

Second Lien

    7,049,750       7,049,750  

AthenaHealth, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^^

    03/13/19       02/11/26  

Senior

    3,140,469       3,152,638  

Avantor, Inc. +,a

Cash 2.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    12/22/17       11/21/24  

Senior

    2,378,162       2,593,753  

Barracuda Networks, Inc. +,a

Cash 6.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    11/06/20       10/22/28  

Second Lien

    1,000,000       1,014,690  

Bella Holding Company, LLC +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    05/13/21       04/01/28  

Senior

    3,600,000       3,601,296  

Berry Global, Inc. +,a

Cash 1.75% + L^^

    08/05/19       07/01/26  

Senior

    2,200,500       2,190,322  

BK LC Lux Sov S.a.r.l. +,a,d

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^^

    04/27/21       04/28/28  

Senior

    1,895,250       1,896,245  

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc +,a

Cash 3.00% + L^^

    08/12/19       06/15/25  

Senior

    974,811       969,206  

BMC Software, Inc. +,a,f

Cash 5.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/22/21       02/27/26  

Senior

    1,700,000       1,722,321  

Boxer Parent Company Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L^

    10/18/18       10/02/25  

Senior

    1,340,831       1,334,965  

Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^^

    10/04/18       09/05/25  

Senior

    1,455,000       1,454,389  

Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp. +,a

Cash 8.13% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    12/21/20       08/31/26  

Second Lien

    1,950,000       1,950,000  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. +,a

Cash 1.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    02/21/18       11/07/23  

Senior

    5,773,756       5,752,517  

Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 2.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^

    09/12/18       08/01/25  

Senior

    987,313       981,814  

Burger Bossco Intermediate, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    05/09/17       04/25/24  

Senior

    153,200       145,080  

Burger Bossco Intermediate, Inc. +,a

PIK 10.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    04/25/17       04/25/25  

Second Lien

    296,476       277,195  

Campaign Monitor (UK) Limited +,a

Cash 8.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    01/01/21       11/06/25  

Second Lien

    1,650,000       1,631,850  

CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC +,a

PIK 5.00%

    03/01/17       02/10/23  

Mezzanine

    3,193,198       2,924,455  

CapitalSpring Finance Company, LLC +,a

Cash 8.00%

    03/01/17       02/10/23  

Mezzanine

    7,167,246       7,095,573  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

6

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

 

Investment
Type

 

Principal

   

Fair
Value
**

 

North America (continued)

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    06/29/21       07/14/26  

Senior

  $ 1,400,000     $ 1,410,570  

Centralsquare Technologies, LLC +,a

Cash 3.75% + L^^

    10/16/18       08/29/25  

Senior

    972,500       906,706  

Charter NEX US, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    05/31/19       12/01/27  

Senior

    1,456,492       1,461,386  

CIBT Global, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    06/19/17       06/01/24  

Senior

    229,810       202,233  

Cologix Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/10/21       05/01/28  

Senior

    1,296,750       1,300,802  

CommScope, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.25% + L^

    04/26/19       04/06/26  

Senior

    980,000       977,040  

Composite Resins Holding B.V. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    08/28/18       08/01/25  

Senior

    270,731       271,353  

ConnectWise, LLC +,a,f

Cash 3.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/24/21       09/29/28  

Senior

    1,700,000       1,699,150  

Conservice Midco, LLC, +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^^

    05/18/20       05/13/27  

Senior

    1,683,000       1,687,477  

Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.70% + L^

    06/06/19       04/30/26  

Senior

    1,661,750       1,663,910  

ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 5.00% + L^

    03/27/19       04/01/26  

Senior

    2,925,000       2,916,269  

ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 8.50% + L^

    04/15/19       01/04/27  

Second Lien

    31,200,000       30,473,040  

Convergint Tech LLC +,a

Cash 6.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    04/12/21       03/30/29  

Second Lien

    1,400,000       1,410,500  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. +,a,f

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/21/21       10/16/28  

Senior

    1,200,000       1,199,628  

Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^

    11/01/19       07/01/26  

Senior

    1,228,288       1,211,399  

Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    11/01/19       07/01/26  

Senior

    250,000       246,563  

CQP Holdco LP +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^

    06/09/21       06/04/28  

Senior

    3,291,750       3,285,117  

Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc. +,a

Cash 5.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/05/21       04/27/27  

Senior

    4,487,671       4,532,548  

CSC Holdings, LLC +,a,f

Cash 2.50% + L^

    08/11/21       04/15/27  

Senior

    3,500,000       3,465,367  

CSC Holdings, LLC +,a

Cash 2.25% + L^

    12/07/18       01/15/26  

Senior

    2,929,887       2,895,095  

DCert Buyer, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^

    10/24/19       10/16/26  

Senior

    1,973,722       1,976,732  

Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    06/01/20       04/09/27  

Senior

    987,500       991,588  

Dell International L.L.C. +,a

Cash 1.75% + L (0.25% Floor)^^

    10/15/19       09/19/25  

Senior

    898,368       899,253  

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       1,997,810  

Delta Topco, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    10/07/20       12/01/27  

Senior

    2,094,750       2,100,731  

DexKo Global Inc. +,a,f

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/24/21       10/04/28  

Senior

    1,600,000       1,600,672  

DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    04/23/21       03/31/28  

Senior

    1,279,603       1,285,510  

Diligent Corporation +,a

Cash 6.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    04/29/16       05/31/24  

Senior

    29,258,343       29,665,346  

EAB Global, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L^^

    06/25/21       11/19/26  

Senior

    2,200,000       2,191,475  

ECI Macola/Max Holding, LLC +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    09/13/21       11/09/27  

Senior

    1,695,729       1,697,424  

Endurance International Group, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    04/28/21       02/10/28  

Senior

    3,890,250       3,871,149  

Energizer Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 2.25% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    12/16/20       12/22/27  

Senior

    995,000       995,622  

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    08/16/21       05/21/28  

Senior

    1,600,000       1,600,672  

Envision Healthcare Corporation +,a

Cash 3.75% + L^

    10/25/18       10/10/25  

Senior

    3,892,437       3,475,557  

Envision Healthcare Corporation +,a

PIK 6.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    04/27/20       10/10/25  

Senior

    39,845,694       33,901,912  

Explorer Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 8.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^

    02/04/20       02/04/28  

Second Lien

    25,511,456       25,562,478  

Femur Buyer, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.50% + L^^

    03/26/19       03/05/26  

Senior

    2,932,500       2,767,547  

First Student Bidco Inc. +,a,f

Cash 3.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/11/21       08/21/28  

Senior

    1,100,017       1,095,325  

Flex Acquisition Company, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.25% + L^

    07/30/18       06/29/25  

Senior

    967,064       962,780  

Galls, LLC +,a

Cash 6.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    12/22/20       01/31/25  

Senior

    480,392       480,326  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

7

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

 

Investment
Type

 

Principal

   

Fair
Value
**

 

North America (continued)

GC EOS Buyer, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.50% + L^

    07/18/19       08/01/25  

Senior

  $ 3,949,519     $ 3,949,519  

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. +,a

Cash 2.75% + L^

    09/18/18       07/02/25  

Senior

    1,098,639       1,401,245  

GFL Environmental Inc. +,a

Cash 3.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    12/05/18       05/30/25  

Senior

    1,199,894       1,203,968  

GHX Ultimate Parent Corporation +,a

Cash 3.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    09/17/18       06/22/24  

Senior

    1,936,161       1,937,768  

GI Consilio Parent LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    05/18/21       04/30/28  

Senior

    3,300,000       3,284,738  

Global Medical Response, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    02/25/21       10/02/25  

Senior

    992,500       997,587  

Gopher Resource, LLC +,a

Cash 3.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    06/24/21       03/06/25  

Senior

    2,984,217       2,855,000  

Great American Outdoors Group, LLC +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/14/21       06/03/28  

Senior

    1,786,500       1,796,102  

GTT Communications, Inc. +,a

Cash 2.75% + L^

    07/02/18       05/31/25  

Senior

    2,253,750       1,918,505  

Heartland Dental, LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L^

    05/15/18       04/30/25  

Senior

    2,905,227       2,884,992  

Heartland Dental, LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    05/15/18       04/30/25  

Senior

    1,000,000       999,000  

Help Systems, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    06/25/21       11/19/26  

Senior

    4,178,788       4,191,847  

Hexion Inc. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L^^

    08/09/19       07/01/26  

Senior

    1,368,500       1,370,211  

Hornblower Sub, LLC +,a

Cash 4.50% + L^^

    05/01/19       04/27/25  

Senior

    948,853       901,410  

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. +,a

Cash 3.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    07/15/19       03/28/25  

Senior

    974,745       958,627  

Hyland Software, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    10/27/20       07/01/24  

Senior

    989,796       992,171  

Idera, Inc. +,a

Cash 2.75% + L (3.75% Floor)^

    12/17/18       06/27/24  

Senior

    1,264,035       1,265,747  

Indy US Bidco, LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    03/29/21       03/06/28  

Senior

    995,000       998,343  

KENE Acquisition, Inc. +,a

Cash 8.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    08/08/19       08/09/27  

Second Lien

    1,462,500       1,462,500  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    10/05/18       07/03/24  

Senior

    1,332,527       1,331,694  

KSLB Holdings, LLC +,a

Cash 8.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    07/30/18       07/30/26  

Second Lien

    3,212,308       2,760,336  

LBM Acquisition, LLC +,a,f

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    06/24/21       12/17/27  

Senior

    2,194,486       1,091,299  

LBM Acquisition, LLC +,a

Cash 3.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    09/07/21       12/17/27  

Senior

    2,194,486       2,174,220  

LogMeIn, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.75% + L^^

    09/03/20       08/31/27  

Senior

    4,962,500       4,967,165  

Loire UK Midco 3 Limited +,a

Cash 3.25% + L^^^

    06/08/20       04/21/27  

Senior

    1,382,587       1,356,664  

LTI Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L^

    10/22/18       09/06/25  

Senior

    970,000       958,481  

Lucid Energy Group II Borrower, LLC +,a

Cash 3.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    08/06/21       02/17/25  

Senior

    1,994,832       1,977,377  

Magenta Buyer LLC +,a,f

Cash 8.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    07/28/21       07/27/29  

Senior

    2,000,000       2,000,000  

Magenta Buyer LLC +,a

Cash 5.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/03/21       07/27/28  

Senior

    3,500,000       3,504,375  

MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    06/10/21       06/01/28  

Senior

    997,500       1,000,772  

Maverick Bidco, Inc +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/27/21       04/29/28  

Senior

    1,500,000       1,500,705  

Maverick Bidco, Inc +,a

Cash 6.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/26/21       05/18/29  

Second Lien

    6,603,000       6,669,030  

McAfee, LLC +,a

Cash 3.75% + L^

    07/19/19       09/30/24  

Senior

    378,211       378,933  

McAfee, LLC +,a

Cash 4.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    02/02/18       09/27/24  

Senior

    2,572,023       2,590,086  

MediaOcean, LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^

    09/10/20       08/18/25  

Senior

    1,882,190       1,886,105  

Medline Borrower, LP +,a,f

Cash 3.25% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/30/21       10/23/28  

Senior

    1,100,000       1,094,500  

Messer Industries USA, Inc. +,a

Cash 2.50% + L^^

    04/26/19       03/01/26  

Senior

    1,182,528       1,178,023  

MetroNet Systems Holdings, LLC +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    06/14/21       06/02/28  

Senior

    3,391,500       3,404,218  

Michaels Stores, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    04/26/21       04/15/28  

Senior

    2,194,500       2,200,337  

Ministry Brands, LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    01/01/21       12/02/22  

Senior

    1,253,919       1,241,380  

Mirion Technologies, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    12/22/20       03/06/26  

Senior

    989,848       992,946  

Mitchell International, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.25% + L^

    12/21/17       11/29/24  

Senior

    5,193,318       5,197,284  

National Mentor Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    04/26/21       03/02/28  

Senior

    2,762,694       2,765,816  

National Spine & Pain Centers, LLC +,a

Cash 4.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    06/30/17       06/02/24  

Senior

    531,413       504,842  

Navicure, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    11/19/19       10/22/26  

Senior

    2,976,745       2,980,553  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

8

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

 

Investment
Type

 

Principal

   

Fair
Value
**

 

North America (continued)

NEP Group, Inc. +,a,f

Cash 3.25% + L^^

    06/29/21       10/20/25  

Senior

  $ 1,989,770     $ 1,920,128  

Netsmart, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    07/16/18       04/19/23  

Senior

    2,250,499       2,262,808  

Nexstar Broadcasting +,a

Cash 2.50% + L^

    10/02/19       09/21/26  

Senior

    1,294,119       1,294,610  

Northwest Fiber, LLC +,a

Cash 5.50% + L^

    06/17/20       04/30/27  

Senior

    629,349       629,506  

NSM Top Holdings Corp. +,a

Cash 5.25% + L^

    11/26/19       11/16/26  

Senior

    1,473,750       1,475,666  

OEConnection LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    10/28/19       09/25/26  

Senior

    2,257,417       2,254,595  

OneDigital Borrower LLC +,a

Cash 4.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    12/11/20       11/16/27  

Senior

    1,445,860       1,453,696  

Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. +,a,f

Cash 3.25% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/01/21       06/23/28  

Senior

    1,040,092       2,493,822  

PAI Holdco, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    11/09/20       10/22/27  

Senior

    1,197,000       1,200,244  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP +,a

Cash 3.50% + L^

    05/14/19       04/30/26  

Senior

    1,014,249       1,011,080  

Parexel International Corporation +,a,f

Cash 3.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/11/21       08/11/28  

Senior

    3,000,000       3,004,230  

Peak 10 Holding Corporation +,a

Cash 3.50% + L^^

    06/18/19       08/01/24  

Senior

    1,949,239       1,818,883  

Pearl Intermediate Parent, LLC +,a

Cash 2.75% + L^

    03/16/18       02/14/25  

Senior

    3,672,046       3,640,141  

Pearl Intermediate Parent, LLC +,a

Cash 6.25% + L^

    03/21/18       02/13/26  

Second Lien

    2,400,000       2,408,400  

Peraton Corp. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    04/12/21       02/01/28  

Senior

    1,990,000       1,994,418  

Perforce Software, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L^

    07/22/19       07/01/26  

Senior

    1,666,074       1,654,795  

PetVet Care Centers, LLC +,a

Cash 3.25% + L^

    04/12/19       02/14/25  

Senior

    1,166,917       1,163,271  

PetVet Care Centers, LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    08/18/21       02/14/25  

Senior

    997,455       999,016  

PG&E Corporation +,a

Cash 4.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    08/11/20       06/23/25  

Senior

    1,975,000       1,944,141  

Pluto Acquisition I, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    06/15/21       06/22/26  

Senior

    1,695,750       1,697,514  

PODS, INC. +,a

Cash 3.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    04/16/21       03/31/28  

Senior

    1,293,500       1,295,925  

Polaris Newco, LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^^

    06/15/21       06/02/28  

Senior

    1,200,000       1,204,002  

Potters Industries, LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    12/17/20       12/14/27  

Senior

    995,000       996,871  

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.25% + L^

    05/07/19       05/01/25  

Senior

    1,445,250       1,442,771  

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    10/08/20       05/01/25  

Senior

    396,000       397,733  

Pregis TopCo LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    12/23/20       07/31/26  

Senior

    1,000,000       1,001,875  

Pretium PKG Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    11/12/20       11/05/27  

Senior

    992,500       994,128  

Pretium PKG Holdings, Inc. +,a,f

Cash 6.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/22/21       10/01/29  

Senior

    1,800,000       1,813,500  

Procera Networks, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.50% + L^^

    11/20/18       10/31/25  

Senior

    1,144,395       1,143,685  

Project Boost Purchaser, LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L^^

    07/19/19       06/01/26  

Senior

    1,764,000       1,757,800  

Prometric Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 7.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    01/29/18       01/29/26  

Second Lien

    14,154,350       14,701,192  

ProVation Software Group, Inc. +,a

Cash 7.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^^

    12/30/20       12/22/28  

Second Lien

    12,802,500       12,875,474  

Quintiles IMS Inc. +,a

Cash 2.00% + E (0.50% Floor)##

    06/22/18       06/11/25  

Senior

    2,803,629       2,797,161  

Radiate HoldCo, LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    07/16/19       02/01/24  

Senior

    1,379,738       1,380,269  

Radiology Partners, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^

    09/11/18       07/09/25  

Senior

    3,403,933       3,393,931  

RC Buyer, Inc. +,a

Cash 6.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    08/03/21       07/26/29  

Senior

    2,800,000       2,803,500  

RealPage, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.25% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    04/26/21       04/24/28  

Senior

    4,000,000       3,992,920  

Red Planet Borrower, LLC +,a,f

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/23/21       10/02/28  

Senior

    2,200,000       2,195,204  

Redstone Holdco 2 LP +,a

Cash 4.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/10/21       04/27/28  

Senior

    3,800,000       3,752,500  

Redstone Holdco 2 LP +,a,f

Cash 7.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/03/21       04/16/29  

Second Lien

    3,000,000       2,937,495  

Refficiency Holdings LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    12/11/20       12/16/27  

Senior

    1,498,355       1,500,692  

Rent-A-Center, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    03/02/21       02/17/28  

Senior

    995,000       1,000,602  

Restaurant Technologies, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.00% + L^^

    10/26/18       10/01/25  

Senior

    486,250       486,148  

RLG Holdings, LLC +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    07/19/21       07/10/28  

Senior

    1,737,374       1,742,534  

Rocket Software, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^

    12/05/18       11/28/25  

Senior

    2,654,942       2,641,123  

Rough Country, LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    08/03/21       07/26/28  

Senior

    1,900,000       1,900,000  

S2P Acquisition Borrower, Inc +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^

    10/07/19       08/14/26  

Senior

    980,000       980,613  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

9

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

 

Investment
Type

 

Principal

   

Fair
Value
**

 

North America (continued)

Sabre GLBL Inc. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^

    08/09/21       12/17/27  

Senior

  $ 1,895,250     $ 1,887,849  

Safe Fleet Holdings LLC +,a,b

Cash 3.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    03/05/18       02/03/25  

Senior

    2,887,500       2,877,375  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    04/17/20       03/16/27  

Senior

    815,742       817,720  

Senneca Holdings, Inc. +,a

PIK 11.00%

    05/11/18       05/11/26  

Second Lien

    1,221,036       3  

Senneca Holdings, Inc. +,a

PIK 10.00%

    05/29/20       11/11/25  

1.5 Lien

    1,135,000       446,850  

Shearer’s Foods, LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    09/25/20       09/23/27  

Senior

    33,418       33,418  

Shearer’s Foods, LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    05/17/18       09/23/27  

Senior

    3,104,642       3,134,642  

Shearer’s Foods, LLC +,a

Cash 7.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    10/14/20       09/22/28  

Second Lien

    1,000,000       1,000,000  

Shermco Intermediate Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    06/05/18       06/05/24  

Senior

    26,403,696       24,510,550  

Sorenson Communications, LLC +,a

Cash 5.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    03/23/21       03/12/28  

Senior

    2,850,000       2,873,156  

Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc +,a

Cash 2.75% + L^

    08/23/18       06/27/25  

Senior

    1,351,000       1,347,021  

Sovos Compliance, LLC +,a,e

Cash 4.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/16/21       08/11/28  

Senior

    249,717        

Sovos Compliance, LLC +,a

Cash 4.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/16/21       08/11/28  

Senior

    1,449,658       1,459,928  

Sovos Compliance, LLC (fka Taxware, LLC) +,a,f

Cash 4.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    07/29/21       08/11/28  

Senior

    250,342       252,117  

SS&C Technologies, Inc. +,a

Cash 1.75% + L^

    12/07/18       04/16/25  

Senior

    2,223,944       2,206,152  

SSH Group Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^^

    09/11/18       07/30/25  

Senior

    3,402,312       3,316,199  

SSH Group Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 8.25% + L^^

    08/21/18       07/30/26  

Second Lien

    2,120,000       2,093,500  

Standard Industries Inc. +,a,f

Cash 2.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/06/21       09/22/28  

Senior

    1,000,000       1,002,150  

Star US Bidco, LLC +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    04/24/20       03/17/27  

Senior

    1,283,750       1,288,564  

Tank Holding Corp. +,a

Cash 5.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    12/18/20       03/26/26  

Senior

    955,000       957,985  

TecoStar Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 8.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    05/01/17       11/01/24  

Second Lien

    525,000       525,000  

Tekni-Plex Inc. +,a,e

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)

    09/22/21       09/15/28  

Senior

    210,652        

Telenet Financing USD LLC +,a

Cash 2.00% + L^^^

    04/27/20       04/30/28  

Senior

    2,400,000       2,375,676  

Therma Holdings +,a,e

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)

    02/04/21       12/16/27  

Senior

    287,419        

TLP Finance Holdings, LLC +,a

Cash 7.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^

    02/26/19       02/26/26  

Mezzanine

    45,790,500       45,401,281  

Tory Burch LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    04/30/21       04/16/28  

Senior

    997,500       1,000,617  

Tosca Services LLC +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    08/21/20       08/18/27  

Senior

    992,500       993,433  

TricorBraun Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.25% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    04/15/21       03/03/28  

Senior

    877,057       873,193  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc. +,a,f

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    07/29/21       09/15/28  

Senior

    211,180       211,797  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/22/21       09/15/28  

Senior

    1,488,820       1,492,080  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    04/19/21       03/31/28  

Senior

    1,396,500       1,396,416  

UKG Inc. +,a

Cash 3.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    07/13/20       05/04/26  

Senior

    990,019       993,603  

Unified Women’s Healthcare, LLC +,a,f

Cash 4.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^

    03/16/21       12/20/27  

Senior

    2,697,000       2,704,754  

Upstream Newco, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^

    08/04/21       11/20/26  

Senior

    3,491,250       3,496,173  

Utz Quality Foods, LLC +,a

Cash 3.00% + L^^

    01/29/21       01/20/28  

Senior

    3,672,253       3,673,005  

VeriFone Systems, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    09/25/18       08/20/25  

Senior

    3,597,951       3,531,748  

Vetcor Professional Practices LLC +,a

Cash 6.50% + L^

    07/02/18       07/02/26  

Second Lien

    2,990,000       2,990,000  

Vetcor Professional Practices LLC +,a

Cash 6.50% + L^^

    07/02/18       07/02/26  

Second Lien

    613,333       613,333  

Vision Solutions, Inc. +,a

Cash 7.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/06/21       03/19/28  

Second Lien

    1,500,000       1,507,500  

Vision Solutions, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    05/06/21       03/19/28  

Senior

    3,900,000       3,899,376  

VS Buyer, LLC +,a

Cash 3.00% + L^^

    04/10/20       02/28/27  

Senior

    1,975,000       1,973,776  

Webhelp +,a,f

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    07/30/21       07/28/28  

Senior

    1,500,000       1,500,000  

Weld North Education LLC +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    12/15/20       12/21/27  

Senior

    1,290,250       1,293,276  

West Corporation +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    04/20/18       10/10/24  

Senior

    3,105,628       3,052,601  

Whatabrands LLC +,a

Cash 3.25% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/05/21       07/21/28  

Senior

    3,000,000       3,001,200  

Woof Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 7.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    12/21/20       12/21/28  

Second Lien

    7,200,000       7,079,760  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    09/01/19       08/13/26  

Senior

    2,947,725       2,960,828  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

10

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

 

Investment
Type

 

Principal

   

Fair
Value
**

 

North America (continued)

WWEX UNI TopCo Holdings, LLC +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    08/03/21       07/26/28  

Senior

  $ 2,700,000     $ 2,712,191  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. +,a

Cash 3.00% + L^

    04/24/20       03/09/27  

Senior

    3,919,474       3,889,744  

Total North America (6.28%)

                                617,937,329  
                                     

Rest of World (0.39%)

AI Sirona (Luxembourg) Acquisition S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 4.50% + L^^^

    10/05/18       07/10/25  

Senior

    22,171,514       22,716,161  

AI Sirona (Luxembourg) Acquisition S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 3.75% + E#

    10/05/18       09/29/25  

Senior

    2,401,128       2,312,714  

AI Sirona (Luxembourg) Acquisition S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 7.25% + E###

    10/11/18       07/10/26  

Second Lien

    13,678,916       13,623,813  

Total Rest of World (0.39%)

                                38,652,688  
                                     

Western Europe (2.41%)

Acuris Finance US, Inc. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    03/11/21       02/16/28  

Senior

    677,083       680,228  

AEA International Holdings (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/15/21       08/09/28  

Senior

    2,300,000       2,302,875  

AI Convoy (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    05/20/20       01/18/27  

Senior

    1,866,395       1,873,590  

AI PLEX AcquiCo GmbH +,a

Cash 4.75% + L^^^

    08/23/19       07/31/26  

Senior

    4,919,887       4,922,962  

Altice France S.A. +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^^

    12/10/20       08/14/26  

Senior

    2,987,219       2,983,485  

Anticimex International AB +,a,f

Cash 3.50% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    07/21/21       07/21/28  

Senior

    2,700,000       2,698,326  

Aston Finco S.à.r.l. +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^^

    11/14/19       10/09/26  

Senior

    2,758,000       2,749,671  

Aston Finco S.à.r.l. +,a

Cash 8.25% + L^^

    10/25/19       10/09/27  

Second Lien

    36,733,592       38,977,039  

Atlas Packaging GmbH +,a

Cash 7.75% + E###

    09/14/18       07/31/26  

Second Lien

    3,016,905       2,839,717  

Atos Medical +,a

Cash 4.00% + E#

    08/09/16       07/20/23  

Senior

    3,921,197       4,635,395  

Auris Luxembourg III Sarl +,a

Cash 3.75% + L^

    04/04/19       02/27/26  

Senior

    976,225       969,211  

Autoform Lux S.a.r.l +,a

Cash 3.50% + E###

    07/22/16       07/21/23  

Senior

    5,051,317       5,426,806  

Autoform Lux S.a.r.l +,a

Cash 3.75% + L^^^

    07/22/16       07/21/23  

Senior

    1,677,395       1,617,286  

Babar Bidco +,a

Cash 4.25% + E###

    12/04/20       11/17/27  

Senior

    1,214,051       1,161,746  

CD&R Firefly Bidco Limited +,a

Cash 4.75% + S>>>

    08/31/18       06/23/25  

Senior

    5,199,152       5,375,795  

CD&R Firefly Bidco Limited +,a

Cash 8.25% + S>>

    06/22/21       06/12/26  

Second Lien

    19,485,767       18,807,652  

CD&R Firefly Bidco Limited +,a

Cash 7.75% + S>>>

    06/21/18       06/18/26  

Second Lien

    26,897,480       27,800,467  

Cidron Atrium SE +,a

Cash 7.00% + E (0.50% Floor)###

    02/28/18       02/28/26  

Second Lien

    1,146,938       1,094,569  

Compass IV Limited +,a

Cash 4.50% + E###

    07/06/18       05/09/25  

Senior

    341,033       218,790  

Consilio Midco Limited +,a,f

Cash 5.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    09/22/21       05/26/28  

Senior

    1,300,000       1,295,541  

Constellation Automotive Group Limited +,a

Cash 4.75% + S>>>

    09/03/21       07/28/28  

Senior

    1,387,192       1,351,397  

Constellation Automotive Ltd +,a,f

Cash 7.50% + L^^^

    07/16/21       07/30/29  

Senior

    1,000,000       1,376,392  

CTC AcquiCo GmbH +,a

Cash 2.50% + E##

    03/29/18       03/07/25  

Senior

    3,608,360       3,222,837  

EG Group Limited +,a

Cash 4.00% + L^

    05/22/18       02/07/25  

Senior

    1,365,696       1,383,590  

EG Group Limited +,a

Cash 4.00% + E##

    06/20/18       02/07/25  

Senior

    1,890,077       1,768,586  

Fugue Finance B.V. +,a

Cash 3.25% + E##

    08/24/20       08/30/24  

Senior

    1,299,487       1,253,293  

Genesis Specialist Care Finance UK Limited +,a

Cash 5.00% + L (1.00% Floor)^^^

    07/28/20       05/14/27  

Senior

    2,167,000       2,165,646  

Grupo Iberica de Congelados, SA +,a

Cash 7.00% + E#

    06/28/19       11/28/24  

Senior

    1,051,501       1,056,175  

HIG Finance 2 Limited +,a,f

Cash 3.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    09/21/21       11/12/27  

Senior

    1,496,231       1,496,471  

Holding Socotec +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.75% Floor)^^^

    04/01/21       06/30/28  

Senior

    1,500,000       1,501,875  

Hunter Holdco 3 Limited +,a

Cash 4.25% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    08/26/21       08/19/28  

Senior

    3,300,000       3,318,562  

IGT Holding IV AB +,a

Cash 3.75% + L(0.50% Floor)^^^

    07/21/21       03/31/28  

Senior

    1,890,500       1,897,599  

International Park Holdings B.V. +,a,f

Cash 3.50% + E###

    09/08/21       06/13/24  

Senior

    1,500,000       1,687,481  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

11

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Direct Investments * (continued)

Direct Debt (continued)

Interest

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Maturity
Date

 

Investment
Type

 

Principal

   

Fair
Value
**

 

Western Europe (continued)

ION Trading Finance Limited +,a

Cash 4.75% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    05/25/21       04/01/28  

Senior

  $ 2,793,000     $ 2,801,728  

IWH UK Midco Limited +,a

Cash 4.00% + E###

    02/28/18       11/28/24  

Senior

    5,886,679       5,622,187  

Kiwi VFS Sub II S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 3.25% + E##

    08/21/18       07/29/24  

Senior

    1,151,803       1,138,325  

Logoplaste Parent Sarl +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^^

    04/21/21       07/06/28  

Senior

    3,000,000       3,000,000  

Loire Finco Luxembourg S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^^

    04/06/21       04/21/27  

Senior

    1,293,508       1,290,274  

Matador Bidco S.a r.l. +,a

Cash 4.75% + L^

    11/12/19       10/15/26  

Senior

    2,462,500       2,470,195  

Nomad Foods Lux S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 2.25% + L^

    07/02/18       05/15/24  

Senior

    1,551,247       1,547,206  

Nouryon Finance B.V. +,a

Cash 2.75% + L^

    11/14/18       10/01/25  

Senior

    1,910,022       1,898,257  

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

    25,580,013       27,857,299  

Paradocs Holding S.a r.l. +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^^

    06/02/21       02/17/28  

Senior

    1,890,500       1,888,137  

Paysafe Group Holdings II Limited +,a,f

Cash 2.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    09/29/21       06/28/28  

Senior

    1,000,000       985,000  

RivieraTopco SARL +,a

PIK 9.50%; E (1.00% Floor)###

    12/08/17       05/08/24  

Mezzanine

    1,782,648       1,709,014  

Rouge Beachhouse B.V. +,a

Cash 4.50% + E##

    10/15/18       07/25/25  

Senior

    579,174       580,966  

Sapphire Bidco B.V. +,a

Cash 3.25% + E##

    05/25/18       05/05/25  

Senior

    2,271,578       2,298,727  

Sigma Bidco B.V. +,a

Cash 3.50% + E#

    08/03/18       07/02/25  

Senior

    4,786,053       2,213,718  

Sitel Worldwide Corporation +,a,f

Cash 3.75% + L (0.50% Floor)^^

    07/28/21       08/28/28  

Senior

    1,800,000       1,804,500  

Summer (BC) Bidco B LLC +,a

Cash 4.50% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    06/25/21       12/04/26  

Senior

    1,000,000       1,001,880  

Sunshine Luxembourg VII Sarl +,a

Cash 3.75% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    10/22/19       10/01/26  

Senior

    2,771,075       2,781,993  

Tahoe Subco 1 Ltd. +,a

Cash 3.50% + L (1.00% Floor)^^

    03/20/18       06/13/24  

Senior

    2,738,974       2,717,085  

TDC A/S +,a

Cash 3.00% + E#

    10/22/18       06/04/25  

Senior

    1,506,866       1,507,169  

team.blue Finco Sarl +,a,f

Cash 3.75% + E###

    06/25/21       03/27/28  

Senior

    4,027,657       3,941,149  

Vertical Midco GmbH +,a

Cash 4.25% + L^^

    09/09/20       07/30/27  

Senior

    3,960,150       3,973,139  

Virgin Media Bristol, LLC +,a

Cash 2.50% + L^

    02/07/18       01/31/28  

Senior

    5,486,250       5,470,437  

Zacapa S.a.r.l. +,a

Cash 5.00% + L (0.75% Floor)^^

    07/31/18       07/02/25  

Senior

    1,750,500       1,759,471  

Ziggo Financing Partnership +,a

Cash 2.50% + L^^

    02/27/20       04/30/28  

Senior

    2,500,000       2,482,637  

Total Western Europe (2.41%)

                              236,651,548  

Total Direct Debt (9.25%)

                              $ 909,925,735  
                                     

Total Direct Investments (63.95%)

                            $ 6,290,794,469  

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Secondary Investments *
,c (10.63%)

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Fair
Value

 

Asia - Pacific (0.98%)

Baring Asia Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    11/24/09     $ 7,327  

Carlyle Japan International Partners II, L.P. +,a

    09/30/13       296,788  

CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific III, L.P. +,a

    01/11/13       449,927  

MBK Partners Colonel Fund, L.P. +,a

    09/20/21       46,064,097  

TRG Growth Partnership (Offshore) II, L.P. +,a

    08/02/10       126,967  

TRG Growth Partnership (Offshore), L.P. +,a

    08/02/10       6,146  

TRG Growth Partnership II, L.P. +,a

    07/08/10       374,479  

Yunfeng Capital Fund III, L.P. +,a

    05/18/21       46,616,179  

Yunfeng Capital Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    05/31/21       2,527,981  

Total Asia - Pacific (0.98%)

            96,469,891  
                 

North America (8.89%)

Apollo Investment Fund IX, L.P +,a

    06/01/17       21,124,995  

Apollo Investment Fund VII, L.P. +,a

    07/01/10       20,286  

Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware) VII, L.P. +,a

    10/01/09       9,135  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

12

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Secondary Investments
*, c (continued)

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Fair
Value

 

North America (continued)

Ares PE Extended Value Fund, L.P. +,a

    11/14/19     $ 34,641,624  

Bain Capital Fund X, L.P. +,a

    06/30/11       5,874,551  

Bain Capital IX Co-Investment Fund, L.P. +,a

    12/31/15       1  

Bain Capital Partners IX, L.P. +,a

    12/31/15       12,819  

Bain Capital VIII Co-Investment Fund, L.P. +,a

    12/31/15       343  

Berkshire Fund VIII, L.P. +,a

    09/03/21       46,401,727  

Berkshire Fund X-A, L.P. +,a,e

    09/03/21        

Bertram Growth Capital II-A, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       1,312,120  

CCMP Capital Investors IV, L.P. +,a,e

    04/01/21        

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, L.P. +,a

    03/29/12       2,792,966  

DST Opportunities Access Offshore LP +,a

    09/30/20       14,691,782  

ECP Terra-Gen Growth Fund, LP +,a

    03/23/21       1,730,523  

EnCap Energy Co-Investment Fund I-C, L.P. +,a

    04/30/21       1,032,396  

EnCap Energy Transition Fund I, LP +,a

    04/30/21       3,184,048  

Energy Capital Partners Credit Solutions II, L.P. +,a

    02/03/21       1,255,659  

Energy Capital Partners III, L.P. +,a

    02/01/21       12,113,796  

Frazier Healthcare VI, L.P. +,a

    06/30/12       236,349  

FS Equity Partners V, L.P. +,a

    08/07/12       1,271,935  

GA Continuity Fund I L.P. (Bermuda) +,a

    06/30/21       52,021,407  

General Atlantic Investment Partners 2021, L.P. +,a,e

    07/02/21        

Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       49,368  

Green Equity Investors Side CF, L.P. +,a

    04/16/21       56,238,782  

Gridiron Energy Feeder I, L.P. +,a

    05/15/17       33,339,801  

Gryphon Partners 3.5, L.P. +,a

    05/21/13       1,225,289  

Gryphon Partners IV L.P. +,a

    02/08/16       22,084,200  

H.I.G. Bayside Debt & LBO Fund II, L.P. +,a

    12/30/10       301,829  

Harvest Partners V, L.P. +,a

    09/30/11       3,600  

Harvest Partners VII, L.P. +,a

    12/14/15       8,569,755  

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    12/31/12       132,387  

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VII, L.P. +,a

    06/30/14       1,413,964  

Highstar Capital III Prism Fund, L.P. +,a

    07/01/10       9,066  

Icon Partners IV, L.P. +,a

    05/26/21       31,457,032  

Insight Venture Partners Continuation Fund, L.P. +,a

    09/09/19       60,479,877  

Investcorp Private Equity 2007 Fund, L.P. +,a

    03/31/11       9,738  

Investcorp Technology Partners III (Cayman), L.P. +,a

    08/19/11       14,201  

Lee Equity Partners II, L.P. +,a

    06/30/17       6,835,048  

Lee Equity Partners Realization Fund, L.P. +,a

    06/30/17       19,166,034  

Lightyear Fund II, L.P. +,a

    09/30/13       549,789  

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V, L.P. +,a

    01/03/12       647,983  

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VIII, L.P. +,a

    03/15/21       3,381,003  

MidOcean Partners III, L.P. +,a

    06/30/11       381,840  

Monomoy Capital Partners II, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       1,460,694  

New Enterprise Associates 17, L.P. +,a

    09/30/20       6,292,359  

Northgate Growth Fund, L.P. +,a

    12/20/19       4,379,030  

NVP VIII PG, L.P. +,a

    05/31/19       62,404,460  

Oak Investment Partners XII, L.P. +,a

    06/28/12       85,035  

Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P. +,a

    08/02/10       2,463  

Pamlico Capital GP II, LLC +,a

    03/31/14       3,497  

Pamlico Capital II, L.P. +,a

    03/31/14       63,269  

Providence Equity Partners IV, L.P. +,a

    06/30/11       1,036  

Providence Equity Partners V, L.P. +,a

    06/30/11       7,978  

Providence Equity Partners VI-A, L.P. +,a

    06/30/13       1,552,176  

Providence Equity Partners VII-A, L.P. +,a

    06/30/13       2,490,836  

Revelstoke Single Asset Fund I, L.P. +,a

    11/20/19       75,443,202  

Samson Partners, L.P. +,a

    12/21/20       42,023,152  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

13

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Secondary Investments
*, c (continued)

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Fair
Value

 

North America (continued)

Silver Lake Partners II, L.P. +,a

    06/30/14     $ 462  

Silver Lake Partners III, L.P. +,a

    06/30/10       1,155,468  

Silver Lake Partners V, L.P. +,a

    03/31/17       71,544,446  

Silver Lake Sumeru Fund, L.P. +,a

    12/18/09       12,015  

SL SPV-1, L.P. +,a

    12/01/17       42,055,790  

SL SPV-2, L.P. +,a

    05/01/19       9,439,749  

Specialty Pharma Holdings LP +,a

    04/30/21       6,978,730  

Sun Capital Partners V, L.P. +,a

    09/30/13       3,914,615  

TA Atlantic & Pacific VI, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       222,804  

TA Select Opportunities Fund II-B, L.P. +,a,e

    05/27/21        

TA XI, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       2,933,365  

TCV VI, L.P. +,a

    09/30/13       19,173  

TCV VII (A), L.P. +,a

    09/30/13       3,258,843  

TorQuest Partners Fund (U.S.) II, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       237,705  

TPG Partners V, L.P. +,a

    07/11/11       13,392  

TPG Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    07/01/10       1,781,930  

Tudor Ventures III, L.P. +,a

    12/31/12       548,198  

Vistria Fund III, LP +,a

    06/19/19       12,377,030  

Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. +,a

    09/28/12       226,714  

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XII, L.P. +,a

    12/31/18       75,691,478  

Total North America (8.89%)

            874,640,142  
                 

Western Europe (0.76%)

3i Eurofund Vb, L.P. +,a

    09/30/09       90,210  

3i Growth Capital B, L.P. +,a

    10/01/14       59,344  

Abingworth Bioventures III, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       8,954  

Abingworth Bioventures V Co-Investment Growth Equity Fund, L.P. +,a

    06/30/12       170,852  

Abingworth Bioventures V, L.P. +,a

    06/30/12       27,020  

Advent International GPE VI, L.P. +,a

    09/30/10       291,299  

Apax Europe VI - A, L.P. +,a

    07/01/11       157,806  

Apax Europe VII - B, L.P. +,a

    04/30/11       7,425  

Astorg V FCPR +,a

    09/30/15       1,623,365  

Astorg VI, FCPI +,a

    06/30/16       10,856,201  

BC European Capital IX, L.P. +,a

    09/30/14       5,631,466  

Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. +,a

    12/28/12       30,981  

Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P. +,a

    12/28/12       82,609  

CCP IX L.P. No.2 +,a

    09/30/14       1,310,251  

CVC European Equity Partners V, L.P. +,a

    12/28/12       209,067  

EPIC I-b Fund SLP +,a

    11/30/20       28,094,092  

ESP Golden Bear Europe Fund +,a

    12/31/16       7,613,311  

Galileo III FCPR +,a

    09/30/15       34,689  

Graphite Capital Partners VII Top-Up +,a

    09/30/15       1  

Graphite Capital Partners VII, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       186,830  

Indigo Capital V, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       22,250  

Industri Kapital 2000, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       1  

Italian Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    01/29/16       16,803  

KKR European Fund III, L.P. +,a

    11/01/10       306,236  

Montagu III, L.P. +,a

    12/09/09       1  

PAI Europe V +,a

    09/30/14       2,849  

Permira Europe II, L.P. +,a

    11/29/13       26,180  

Permira Europe III, L.P. +,a

    09/30/15       48,021  

Permira IV, L.P. +,a

    09/30/13       5,672,895  

Riverside Europe Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    09/30/14       1,106,442  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

14

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Secondary Investments
*, c (continued)

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Fair
Value

 

Western Europe (continued)

STG Alternative Investments S.C.A. SICAV-RAIF +,a,e

    09/17/21     $  

Terra Firma Capital Partners III, L.P. +,a,f

    09/30/13       1  

Trilantic Capital Partners V (Europe) S.C.A., SICAR +,a

    11/20/20       10,555,228  

Trilantic Europe VI SCSp +,a,f

    12/10/20        

Total Western Europe (0.76%)

            74,242,680  

Total Secondary Investments (10.63%)

          $ 1,045,352,713  
                 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Primary Investments *
,c (14.39%)

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Fair
Value

 

Asia - Pacific (1.45%)

Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, L.P. +,a

    12/01/10     $ 4,555,742  

BGH Capital Fund I +,a

    03/01/18       8,408,717  

CPEChina Fund III, L.P. +,a

    03/28/18       42,500,145  

Hony Capital Fund VIII, L.P. +,a

    10/30/15       8,322,342  

Hony Capital Partners V, L.P. +,a

    12/15/11       4,631,773  

J-STAR No.4-C, L.P. +,a

    08/02/19       10,892,485  

Kedaara Capital III Limited +,a

    06/17/21       12,890  

KKR Asian Fund IV SCSp +,a

    05/29/20       942,535  

Primavera Capital Fund III L.P. +,a

    05/09/18       15,055,984  

Primavera Capital Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    05/20/21       4,216,724  

Southern Capital Fund IV L.P. +,a

    01/26/18       2,126,272  

The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VII, L.P. +,a

    07/10/18       9,077,715  

TPG Asia VII (B), L.P. +,a

    12/07/18       18,140,568  

Trustbridge Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    04/12/18       14,079,064  

Total Asia - Pacific (1.45%)

            142,962,956  
                 

North America (8.33%)

Advent Global Technology, L.P. +,a

    06/25/19       2,675,644  

AEA Investors Fund VII L.P. +,a

    02/08/19       1,388,958  

American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VII, L.P. +,a

    03/29/19       7,929,595  

Apollo Investment Fund VIII, L.P. +,a

    06/28/13       5,516,294  

Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    04/19/12       5,043,417  

Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V, L.P. +,a

    12/28/15       9,707,161  

Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund VI, L.P. +,a

    06/02/20       816,486  

Avista Capital Partners II, L.P. +,a

    03/15/10       92,904  

Avista Capital Partners III, L.P. +,a

    10/03/11       92,736  

Bain Capital Fund XII, L.P. +,a

    06/30/17       17,041,288  

Bain Capital Fund XIII, L.P. +,a

    08/07/20       495,000  

Barings Transportation Fund, L.P. +,a

    09/23/21       9,777,341  

Berkshire Fund IX, L.P. +,a

    03/18/16       12,890,175  

Caltius Partners V-A, L.P. +,a

    12/02/14       6,261,849  

Carlyle Partners VII, L.P. +,a

    11/29/17       34,855,144  

Carlyle Partners VIII, L.P. +,a,e

    09/10/21        

Clayton Dubilier & Rice Fund IX, L.P. +,a

    07/31/13       13,981,407  

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XI, L.P. +,a

    05/15/20       2,693,289  

Clearlake Capital Partners V, L.P. +,a

    12/15/17       37,204,154  

Clearlake Capital Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    12/15/19       13,652,454  

Clearlake Capital Partners VII, L.P. +,a,e

    09/23/21        

Crescent Mezzanine Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    03/30/12       967,407  

Frazier Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund X, L.P. +,a

    03/10/21       728,846  

Genstar Capital Partners IX, L.P. +,a

    02/21/19       18,959,187  

Genstar Capital Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    09/01/12       2,684,103  

Genstar Capital Partners VII, L.P. +,a

    06/26/15       8,514,806  

Genstar Capital Partners VIII, L.P. +,a

    03/23/17       33,576,017  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

15

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Primary Investments
*, c (continued)

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Fair
Value

 

North America (continued)

Genstar Capital Partners X, L.P. +,a,e

    04/01/21     $  

Genstar X Opportunities Fund, L.P. +,a

    08/13/21       506,700  

GoldPoint Mezzanine Partners IV, L.P. +,a

    12/30/15       9,377,412  

Green Equity Investors Side VIII, L.P. +,a

    10/18/19       13,015,950  

Gryphon Heritage Partners, L.P. +,a

    12/17/20       1,502,892  

Gryphon Partners V, L.P. +,a

    02/23/18       8,890,909  

Gryphon Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    12/17/20       4,788,848  

Harvest Partners IX, L.P. +,a,e

    09/24/21        

Harvest Partners VIII, L.P. +,a

    12/19/18       16,518,823  

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X, L.P. +,a,e

    05/10/21        

Icon Partners IV, L.P. +,a

    09/01/21       5,364,532  

Insight Partners XII (Co-Investors), L.P. +,a

    05/14/21       450,000  

Insight Venture Partners X, L.P. +,a

    07/06/18       17,866,348  

Insight Venture Partners XI, L.P. +,a

    12/17/19       6,660,257  

Insight Ventures Partners XII, L.P. +,a

    05/14/21       1,798,315  

KKR Americas Fund XII L.P. +,a

    01/31/18       32,330,158  

KKR North America Fund XI, L.P. +,a

    02/01/12       7,537,582  

KKR North America Fund XIII, SCSP +,a,e

    04/06/21        

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XIX LLC +,a

    03/05/20       5,721,816  

Kohlberg TE Investors IX, L.P. +,a

    12/20/19       5,202,112  

Kohlberg TE Investors VIII, L.P. +,a

    08/04/16       21,072,632  

Lee Equity Partners Realization Fund Captive AIV, L.P. +,a,e

    05/31/19        

Leeds Equity Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    11/25/16       22,261,343  

Lerer Hippeau Select Fund III, LP +,a

    12/20/19       4,904,790  

Lerer Hippeau VII, LP +,a

    12/20/19       1,771,346  

Lux Total Opportunities, L.P. +,a

    05/28/21       450,000  

Lux Ventures VII, L.P. +,a

    05/28/21       65,549  

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VIII, L.P. +,a

    03/20/20       3,204,741  

Nautic Partners IX-A, L.P. +,a

    03/12/19       5,096,894  

Nautic Partners VII-A, L.P. +,a

    06/27/14       3,555,512  

Nautic Partners X-A, L.P. +,a,e

    07/19/21        

New Enterprise Associates 14, L.P. +,a

    05/04/12       11,064,317  

New Enterprise Associates 17, L.P. +,a

    06/06/19       8,522,930  

New Mountain Capital V, L.P. +,a

    06/29/17       33,028,238  

New Mountain Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    10/16/20       2,919,814  

NexPhase Capital Fund III-A, LP +,a

    09/01/16       31,703,218  

Oak Hill Capital Partners IV, L.P. +,a

    04/28/17       14,764,656  

Oak Hill Capital Partners V, L.P. +,a

    12/21/18       19,841,408  

Pamlico Capital V, L.P. +,a

    02/03/20       310,064  

PennantPark Credit Opportunities Fund II, L.P. +,a

    08/03/12       5,753,764  

Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P. +,a

    07/30/12       19,840,254  

Silver Lake Partners VI, L.P. +,a

    06/04/20       2,911,194  

Sumeru Equity Partners Fund, L.P. +,a

    04/27/15       6,349,866  

TA XIII-B, L.P. +,a

    05/02/19       14,190,857  

TA XIV-B, L.P. +,a,e

    05/27/21        

TCV X, L.P. +,a

    08/31/18       17,588,536  

TCV XI (A), L.P. +,a

    10/02/20       2,907,863  

Thompson Street Capital Partners IV, L.P. +,a

    12/10/15       10,209,143  

Thompson Street Capital Partners V, L.P. +,a

    05/04/18       9,881,790  

Thompson Street Capital Partners VI, L.P. +,a,e

    06/11/21        

TPG Partners VII, L.P. +,a

    03/01/16       10,707,908  

TPG Partners VIII, L.P. +,a

    01/31/19       4,702,041  

Trident VII, L.P. +,a

    09/22/16       36,841,218  

Trident VIII, L.P. +,a

    04/05/19       16,976,833  

Vista Equity Partners Fund VII, L.P. +,a

    08/31/18       16,551,009  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

16

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Primary Investments
*, c (continued)

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Fair
Value

 

North America (continued)

Vistria Fund II, L.P. +,a

    12/19/17     $ 16,000,126  

Vistria Fund III, LP +,a

    06/19/19       12,377,030  

Vistria Fund IV, L.P. +,a,e

    03/31/21        

Warburg Pincus Global Growth, L.P. +,a

    11/20/18       8,897,156  

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XII, L.P. +,a

    12/19/14       19,253,812  

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe XIII, L.P. +,a

    07/25/18       13,492,637  

Windjammer Senior Equity Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    02/06/13       4,170,739  

Total North America (8.33%)

            819,219,544  
                 

Rest of World (0.62%)

Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund VI-H L.P. +,a

    10/17/14       10,494,231  

Altra Private Equity Fund II, L.P. +,a

    12/07/12       1,341,402  

Patria - Brazilian Private Equity Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    06/30/11       6,430,214  

Polish Enterprise Fund VIII, L.P. +,a

    09/15/17       42,740,365  

Total Rest of World (0.62%)

            61,006,212  
                 

Western Europe (3.99%)

Adagia Capital Europe S.L.P. +,a

    06/01/21       190,062  

Advent International GPE IX-C, L.P. +,a

    05/31/19       28,185,552  

Advent International GPE VII-B, L.P. +,a

    07/01/12       6,924,276  

Advent International GPE VIII-C, L.P +,a

    03/22/16       13,596,446  

Apax X USD L.P. +,a

    07/16/19       8,292,011  

Astorg Mid-Cap +,a,e

    02/22/21        

Axcel VI K/S +,a

    02/21/20       4,345,328  

Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. +,a

    09/01/14       6,908,058  

BC Partners XI, L.P. +,a

    12/18/20       7,297,725  

CapVest Equity Partners III B, L.P. +,a

    08/30/13       5,606,670  

Capvis Equity V L.P. +,a

    01/17/18       17,110,277  

Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P. +,a

    08/27/13       1,273,521  

Carlyle Europe Partners V, L.P. +,a

    04/23/18       3,115,313  

CVC Capital Partners VI (A) L.P. +,a

    07/05/13       9,330,838  

CVC Capital Partners VIII, L.P. +,a,f

    06/19/20        

DPE Deutschland IV +,a

    08/24/20       794,338  

EQT IX, L.P. (USD) +,a

    05/15/20       8,732,017  

EQT Mid-Market (No.1) Feeder L.P. +,a

    07/01/16       22,491,985  

EQT VI (No.1), L.P. +,a

    07/01/11       1,781,197  

Gilde Buy-Out Fund VI C.V. +,a

    06/28/19       5,655,115  

Graphite Capital Partners IX L.P. +,a

    04/11/18       6,438,773  

Hg Saturn I L.P. +,a

    06/28/18       27,353,225  

HgCapital 8 L.P. +,a,f

    12/19/16       24,067,746  

HgCapital Mercury 2 +,a

    02/15/17       20,475,722  

Index Ventures Growth III (Jersey) L.P. +,a

    03/18/15       43,350,816  

KKR European Fund V (EUR) SCSp +,a

    11/05/18       19,599,264  

Livingbridge 7 LP +,a

    09/04/20       6,477,571  

Nordic Capital Evo GP, SCSp +,a,e

    06/30/21        

Nordic Capital IX, L.P. +,a

    07/18/17       44,809,893  

Nordic Capital X, L.P. +,a

    09/30/20       1,872,997  

PAI Europe VI-1, L.P. +,a

    03/12/15       10,036,376  

Permira VII L.P. +,a

    06/21/19       17,696,531  

Sixth Cinven Fund (No.3) L.P. +,a

    05/01/16       9,578,826  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Private Equity Investments (continued)
Primary Investments
*, c (continued)

 

Acquisition
Date

   

Fair
Value

 

Western Europe (continued)

The Seventh Cinven Fund, L.P. +,a

    04/16/19     $ 8,567,639  

Total Western Europe (3.99%)

            391,956,108  
                 

Total Primary Investments (14.39%)

          $ 1,415,144,820  
                 

Total Private Equity Investments (Cost $6,153,292,252)(88.97%)

          $ 8,751,292,002  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $6,311,838,760)(91.04%)

            8,954,760,902  
                 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (8.96%)

            881,583,960  
                 

Net Assets (100.00%)

          $ 9,836,344,862  

 

*

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.

 

***

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At September 30, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities is $23,842,475 or 0.24% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

^

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 September 30, 2021 was 0.08%.

 

^^

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 September 30, 2021 was 0.13%.

 

^^^

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 September 30, 2021 was 0.16%.

 

^^^^

The interest rate on these loans is subject to the greater of a LIBOR floor or 12 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 12 month LIBOR as of September 30, 2021 was 0.24%.

 

#

As of September 30, 2021, 1 month EURIBOR was -0.59%.

 

##

As of September 30, 2021, 3 month EURIBOR was -0.55%.

 

###

As of September 30, 2021, 6 month EURIBOR was -0.53%.

 

+

The fair value of the investment was determined using significant unobservable inputs.

 

As of September 30, 2021, 1 month Bank Bill Swap Rate was 0.01%.

 

†††

As of September 30, 2021, 6 month Bank Bill Swap Rate was 0.05%.

 

>>

As of September 30, 2021, 3 month Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate was 0.05%.

 

>>>

As of September 30, 2021, 6 month Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate was 0.05%.

 

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 September 30, 2021 was $8,751,292,002, or 88.97% of net assets. As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate cost of each investment restricted to resale was $19,263,262, $10,621,500, $102,112, $27,897,888, $30,790,571, $38,102,078, $22,700,000, $2,204,591, $14,353,176, $5,293,576, $1,323,394, $3,600,295, $1,690,902, $5,433,284, $48,899,552, $2,375,601, $16,300,545, $149,888,161, $11,393,287, $36,322,745, $8,255,636, $35,274,427, $150,000, $1, $0, $4,168,272, $17,127,003, $56,634, $114,591,806, $122,578,028, $27,243,271, $3,120,000, $3,602,070, $100,002,943, $3,933,233, $38,570,977, $94,861,790, $56,985,983, $35,134,908, $87,093, $151,685,530, $250,000, $219,375, $1,111,078, $9,683,864, $252,000, $78,329,340, $2,628,131, $8,804,000, $172,633, $317,827, $37,921,967,

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

$22,646,955, $5,000,000, $2,899,729, $473,334, $23,222,892, $15,296,399, $60,063,112, $45,225,381, $40,466,519, $37,787,388, $32,126,730, $17,326,073, $7,729,253, $6,996,130, $1,152,500, $52,454,049, $46,779,748, $2,817,098, $28,417,946, $54,969,200, $14,872,000, $90,460,835, $32,156,226, $4,438,314, $71,817,900, $4,632,829, $18,514,653, $45,760,200, $28,496,694, $68,399,200, $1,441,200, $7,026,869, $17,510,132, $69,246,328, $6,195,472, $2,518,375, $3,792,769, $264,490, $27,377,030, $149,423,941, $89,101,353, $33,206, $83,976,881, $21,901,395, $27,818,080, $14,672,982, $68,887,918, $88,276,348, $866,635, $18,777,316, $1,045,423, $3,833,799, $9,986,562, $92,759,254, $21,615,986, $48,949,162, $17,052,864, $17,052,864, $3,377,868, $18,476,616, $4,520,077, $7,793, $52,258,764, $9,222,920, $62,229,753, $14,595,698, $40,700,235, $41,607,840, $0, $1,063,586, $5,337,259, $91,975,796, $6,358,397, $24,190,919, $687,752, $229,251, $13,722,831, $36,261,531, $2,436,246, $26,015,343, $12,156,155, $1,168,810, $12,231,850, $32,673,281, $34,731,898, $9,139,095, $1,270,610, $4,742,310, $1,683,488, $1,460,240, $2,178,406, $1,868,061, $1,393,201, $1,414,384, $4,378,434, $597,072, $6,729,042, $2,550,783, $1,262,678, $881,497, $1,695,801, $992,347, $1,087,255, $6,985,577, $3,107,615, $2,572,141, $990,854, $3,565,691, $2,196,615, $1,886,052, $976,871, $1,691,500, $1,333,344, $1,450,546, $1,967,370, $5,764,380, $985,021, $152,563, $261,745, $1,626,849, $3,233,556, $7,172,041, $1,386,383, $971,023, $1,452,436, $181,404, $1,293,662, $973,326, $268,282, $1,691,500, $1,613,108, $1,655,949, $2,845,932, $29,779,949, $1,393,268, $1,194,000, $1,219,184, $247,617, $3,275,912, $4,445,393, $3,474,344, $2,906,081, $1,970,950, $979,422, $896,054, $1,998,947, $2,085,615, $1,592,000, $1,273,464, $29,304,704, $2,189,139, $1,691,519, $3,864,798, $990,426, $1,592,128, $3,856,701, $40,002,841, $25,101,435, $2,912,715, $1,094,620, $965,664, $443,614, $3,919,597, $1,394,422, $1,190,910, $1,931,604, $3,268,497, $988,211, $2,707,010, $1,778,082, $2,247,411, $2,896,890, $995,342, $4,178,788, $1,358,642, $945,829, $951,605, $986,952, $1,262,409, $990,390, $1,434,687, $1,331,671, $3,140,262, $1,089,286, $2,173,598, $4,884,475, $1,382,587, $967,052, $1,966,120, $1,980,000, $3,465,671, $992,682, $1,492,816, $6,571,368, $376,502, $2,580,364, $1,873,140, $1,094,500, $1,180,544, $3,384,149, $2,173,701, $1,251,359, $983,403, $5,183,660, $2,750,462, $530,337, $2,964,891, $1,945,000, $2,247,161, $1,289,365, $609,327, $1,462,378, $2,249,677, $1,413,137, $2,487,609, $1,189,015, $1,007,252, $2,985,000, $1,874,891, $3,667,757, $2,392,694, $1,980,578, $1,660,102, $1,142,119, $992,628, $1,951,651, $1,695,750, $1,287,380, $1,194,219, $985,972, $1,433,955, $391,187, $995,616, $979,121, $1,782,000, $1,140,782, $1,756,264, $14,677,614, $12,563,936, $2,809,934, $1,368,580, $3,384,612, $2,786,210, $3,986,786, $2,189,000, $3,763,322, $2,948,711, $1,484,662, $990,384, $485,506, $1,729,589, $2,630,001, $1,895,345, $976,368, $1,890,688, $2,887,797, $809,068, $1,196,740, $1,105,635, $33,199, $3,134,627, $981,690, $26,027,682, $2,824,086, $1,349,046, $0, $1,446,088, $249,717, $2,253,237, $3,396,528, $2,105,405, $990,000, $1,273,255, $942,297, $518,456, $0, $2,394,940, $0, $45,235,637, $988,054, $979,698, $872,986, $210,654, $1,485,109, $1,389,894, $977,889, $2,678,695, $3,482,744, $3,663,885, $3,576,877, $2,942,365, $613,333, $1,488,822, $3,881,493, $1,975,000, $1,492,500, $1,284,385, $3,110,657, $2,985,293, $7,065,608, $2,925,920, $2,673,523, $3,911,518, $21,958,789, $2,296,128, $13,525,284, $675,505, $2,277,126, $1,858,936, $4,526,619, $2,987,397, $2,686,500, $2,737,023, $35,842,875, $2,808,065, $4,393,473, $969,117, $5,099,008, $1,677,395, $1,164,841, $5,183,966, $19,485,767, $27,075,320, $1,122,209, $230,125, $1,293,500, $1,373,448, $1,376,508, $3,426,980, $1,411,853, $1,774,743, $1,256,214, $2,139,204, $1,015,469, $1,481,269, $1,492,554, $3,267,393, $1,885,895, $1,705,534, $2,786,324, $5,900,585, $1,143,317, $2,985,320, $1,287,267, $2,443,701, $1,549,426, $1,904,155, $26,623,751, $1,881,520, $985,000, $1,750,780, $579,174, $2,330,990, $2,311,514, $1,791,000, $992,579, $2,761,226, $2,740,774, $1,499,480, $4,052,771, $3,892,204, $5,492,097, $1,740,064, $2,500,000, $10,380, $131,175, $1,423,090, $46,064,097, $146,326, $53,395, $533,034, $37,207,990, $2,627,877, $17,125,255, $110,280, $1, $32,398,483, $426,155, $46,530, $151,878, $598, $46,203,330, $0, $1, $0, $14,562, $8,282,342, $1,684,588, $916,163, $2,935,237, $1,501,385, $10,183,562, $1, $1,158,141, $52,021,407, $0, $1, $49,212,687, $24,699,552, $1, $1, $1, $1, $2,543,474, $2, $244, $156,137, $31,457,032, $32,196,607, $1, $1, $4,064,308, $5,249,901, $4,380,163, $3, $2,425,851, $1,681, $570,590, $4,017,339, $3,753,000, $38,140,549, $1,099,657, $1, $1, $1, $8, $413,158, $1,934,593, $1, $41,166,676, $36,123,467, $1, $4, $36,702,353, $1, $18,347,479, $4,083,388, $6,053,596, $17,471,827, $1, $0, $1, $1, $1, $975,111, $1,082,285, $359,697, $803,341, $10,210,252, $1, $11,391,343, $3, $1, $1, $856,679, $1, $2,178, $182,963, $332,525, $855,591, $6,496,000, $133,135, $107,727, $1,623,914, $3,383,281, $1, $20,153,675, $1, $1, $1, $2, $114,088, $1, $1, $3,218, $229, $49,247, $101,954, $390,786, $2,326,146, $699,374, $0, $6,223, $7,952,276, $0, $2,209,172, $6,729,188, $30,681,307, $7,813,628, $6,283,744, $12,482,375, $12,890, $929,089, $9,761,173, $4,236,087, $2,571,993, $5,165,832, $12,879,910, $9,959,998, $1,932,960, $1,357,170, $7,833,269, $755,451, $1, $7,849,410, $674,857, $219,478, $1,417,651, $12,479,624, $495,000, $9,777,341, $9,101,444, $4,786,011, $31,478,053, $0, $277,794, $2,259,216, $4,535,781, $10,314,816, $0, $1, $600,000, $13,650,093, $1, $1, $9,738,731, $0, $506,700, $6,385,664, $12,309,717, $1,717,221, $6,968,431, $5,099,125, $0, $12,383,566, $0, $5,364,532, $450,000, $5,651,456, $4,370,686, $1,798,315, $13,806,265, $7,539, $0, $5,175,000, $4,181,961, $15,466,640, $0, $13,123,385, $3,375,000, $1,800,000, $450,000, $68,750, $2,280,945, $3,910,257, $1, $0, $147,044, $5,657,092, $15,006,812, $3,029,186, $15,690,328, $733,281, $18,398,778, $357,369, $1, $2,809,363, $2,537,357, $1, $8,925,000, $0, $7,049,539, $3,016,136, $1,508,831, $7,460,928, $0, $174,287, $3,974,618, $20,441,950, $14,978,268, $14,610,694, $4,068,877, $10,210,252, $0, $7,365,000, $1, $9,696,588, $1,036,316, $5,201,153, $2,637,866, $4,601,029, $34,228,400, $192,546, $9,282,149, $1, $2,810,338, $6,750,001, $0, $3,987,769, $2,969,984, $7,353,623, $1, $15,899,085, $485,426, $3,047,278, $2,194,812, $0, $854,094, $7,593,256, $10,194,791, $1, $6,199,826, $6,256,723, $12,896,557, $11,139,693, $8,459,577, $1, $17,405,067, $7,112,998, $0, $22,297,032, $1,266,566, $2,892,875, $15,885,127, $4,752,911 and $7,241,174, respectively, totaling $6,153,292,252.

 

b

Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

c

Investment does not issue shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

d

Non-income producing.

 

e

Investment has been committed to but has not been funded by the Fund.

 

f

Security or a portion thereof is unsettled at September 30, 2021.

 

Legend:

 

£ - British Pound

€ - Euro

BBSY - Bank Bill Swap Rate

E - EURIBOR

L - LIBOR

S - Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate

PIK - Payment-in-kind

 

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at September 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Settlement Date

Counterparty

 

Currency
Purchased

   

Currency
Sold

   

Value

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

October 27, 2021

Bank of America

  $ 95,747,119     81,000,000     $ 93,908,272     $ 1,838,847  

October 27, 2021

Bank of America

  $ 95,738,954     81,000,000       93,908,272       1,830,682  

October 27, 2021

Bank of America

  $ 94,556,320     80,000,000       92,748,910       1,807,410  

November 17, 2021

Bank of America

  $ 69,309,713     59,000,000       68,429,035       880,678  

November 17, 2021

Barclays

  $ 70,252,017     59,800,000       69,356,886       895,131  

November 17, 2021

Barclays

  $ 69,310,421     59,000,000       68,429,035       881,386  

December 15, 2021

Bank of America

  $ 86,658,384     £ 63,300,000       85,341,429       1,316,955  

December 15, 2021

Bank of America

  $ 94,870,659     81,000,000       93,993,538       877,121  

December 15, 2021

Bank of America

  $ 94,839,862     81,000,000       93,993,538       846,324  

December 15, 2021

Barclays

  $ 86,647,863     £ 63,300,000       85,341,429       1,306,434  

December 15, 2021

Barclays

  $ 86,630,247     £ 63,300,000       85,341,429       1,288,818  

December 15, 2021

Barclays

  $ 86,350,224     £ 63,100,000       85,071,788       1,278,436  

December 15, 2021

Barclays

  $ 96,669,449     82,500,000       95,734,159       935,290  

December 15, 2021

Barclays

  $ 94,915,063     81,000,000       93,993,538       921,525  

December 15, 2021

Barclays

  $ 94,912,633     81,000,000       93,993,538       919,095  

December 15, 2021

Barclays

  $ 94,911,013     81,000,000       93,993,538       917,475  
                              $ 18,741,607  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities –
September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets

       

Unaffiliated Private Equity Investments, at fair value (cost $4,166,127,610)

  $ 6,063,237,371  

Affiliated Private Equity Investments, at fair value (cost of $1,987,164,642)

    2,688,054,631  

Common stocks, at fair value (cost $134,778,938)

    179,626,425  

Asset-Backed Securities, at fair value (cost $23,767,570)

    23,842,475  

Cash and cash equivalents

    993,534,174  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $19,776,819)

    19,649,310  

Investment sales receivable

    19,835,133  

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

    3,489,012  

Affiliated interest receivable

    3,225  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    18,741,607  

Other receivable

    26,960,523  

Prepaid assets

    1,549,126  

Total Assets

  $ 10,038,523,012  
         

Liabilities

       

Investment purchases payable

  $ 46,336,941  

Distribution, servicing and transfer agency fees payable

    9,849,138  

Tax-free reorganization payable

    109,688  

Repurchase amounts payable for tender offers

    41,870,938  

Due to broker

    27,480,000  

Incentive fee payable

    46,525,796  

Management fees payable

    25,184,281  

Dividends payable

    4,666  

Professional fees payable

    197,949  

Line of credit fees payable

    1,300,000  

Accounting and administration fees payable

    3,098,865  

Custodian fees payable

    169,676  

Other payable

    50,212  

Total Liabilities

  $ 202,178,150  
         

Commitments and contingencies (See note 11)

       
         

Net Assets

  $ 9,836,344,862  
         

Net Assets consists of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 7,035,627,883  

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

    2,800,716,979  

Total Net Assets

  $ 9,836,344,862  
         

Class A Units

       

Net assets

  $ 5,180,030,671  

Units outstanding

    654,553,603  

Net asset value per unit

  $ 7.91  

Class I Units

       

Net assets

  $ 4,656,314,191  

Units outstanding

    576,734,914  

Net asset value per unit

  $ 8.07  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations –
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income

       

Dividends from unaffiliated investments (net of $156,164 withholding tax)

  $ 38,977,587  

Dividends from affiliated investments

    41,049,395  

Interest from unaffiliated investments

    30,594,389  

Interest from affiliated investments

    59,726  

Transaction fee income from unaffiliated issuers

    1,423,814  

Transaction fee income from affiliated issuers

    7,034,319  

Other fee income

    2,580,206  

Total Investment Income

    121,719,436  
         

Operating Expenses

       

Incentive fees

    110,659,381  

Management fees

    72,489,695  

Professional fees

    5,776,171  

Line of credit fees

    3,786,190  

Accounting and administration fees

    2,993,005  

Board of Managers’ fees

    260,000  

Custodian fees

    203,841  

Insurance expense

    195,240  

Distribution and servicing fees

       

Class A Units

    16,460,702  

Transfer agency fees

       

Class A Units

    770,548  

Class I Units

    521,800  

Other expenses

    499,919  

Total Expenses

    214,616,492  
         

Net Investment Loss

    (92,897,056 )
         

Net Realized Gain (Loss) and Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency

       

Net realized gain from unaffiliated investments

    81,892,054  

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

    391,798,324  

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

    (2,484,187 )

Net realized gain on forward foreign currency contracts

    32,674,268  

Net realized gain distributions from primary and secondary investments

    59,668,021  

Net change in accumulated unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Unaffiliated investments

    621,418,822  

Affiliated investments

    (112,669,778 )

Foreign currency translation

    481,135  

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (1,623,615 )
         

Net Realized Gain (Loss) and Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency

    1,071,155,044  
         

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations

  $ 978,257,988  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets –

 

 

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2021

 

Increase (decrease) in Net Assets resulting from operations:

               

Net investment loss

  $ (92,897,056 )   $ (175,876,505 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts

    563,548,480       171,096,846  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translation and forward foreign currency contracts

    507,606,564       1,921,915,198  

Net increase in Net Assets resulting from operations

  $ 978,257,988     $ 1,917,135,539  
                 

Distributions to Members from:

               

Distributable earnings

          (110,076,216 )

Total distributions to Members

  $     $ (110,076,216 )
                 

Capital transactions (See note 5):

               

Issuance of common Units

               

Class A Units

  $ 659,672,525     $ 549,269,558  

Class I Units

    543,659,937       556,145,741  

Reinvestment of common Units

               

Class A Units

          57,245,617  

Class I Units

          42,033,352  

Redemption of common Units

               

Class A Units

    (49,661,592 )     (159,149,894 )

Class I Units

    (82,902,592 )     (148,388,610 )

Proceeds from shares issued in connection with the tax-free reorganization

               

Class A Shares

          10,215  

Class I Shares

          64,572,607  

Exchanges of common Units

               

Class A Units

    (32,950,844 )     (11,968,050 )

Class I Units

    32,950,844       11,968,050  

Total increase in Net Assets resulting from capital transactions

  $ 1,070,768,278     $ 961,738,586  
                 

Total increase in Net Assets

  $ 2,049,026,266     $ 2,768,797,909  
                 

Net Assets at beginning of period

  $ 7,787,318,596     $ 5,018,520,687  

Net Assets at end of period

  $ 9,836,344,862     $ 7,787,318,596  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows –
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

       

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

  $ 978,257,988  

Adjustments to reconcile Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

       

Net change in accumulated unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

    (508,749,044 )

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    1,623,615  

Net realized (gain) from investments, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions

    (563,548,480 )

Purchases of Investments

    (1,905,957,490 )

Proceeds from sales of investments

    1,155,220,551  

Net realized gain on forward foreign currency contracts

    32,674,268  

Net realized gain distributions from primary and secondary investments

    59,668,021  

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount

    (969,045 )

Increase in investment sales receivable

    (5,556,959 )

Decrease in deposit of investments

    117,508,658  

Decrease in interest receivable

    700,414  

Increase in dividends receivable

    (8,759 )

Increase in other receivable

    (14,271,336 )

Increase in prepaid assets

    (169,840 )

Decrease in investment purchases payable

    (791,040 )

Decrease in dividends payable

    (27 )

Increase in due to broker

    4,660,000  

Increase in management fees payable

    4,559,267  

Increase in administrative services expense payable

    2,124,254  

Decrease in professional fees payable

    (115,548 )

Increase in line of credit fees

    300,000  

Increase in accounting and administrative fees payable

    779,491  

Decrease in tax-free reorganization payable

    (191,370 )

Increase in custodian fees payable

    16,094  

Decrease in other payable

    (318,754 )

Decrease in incentive fees payable

    (4,799,737 )

Net Cash (Used in) Operating Activities

    (647,354,808 )
         

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       

Proceeds from issuance of Units

    1,203,332,462  

Payments for Units redeemed

    (152,650,554 )

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

    1,050,681,908  
         

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    403,327,100  
         

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    (2,484,187 )
         

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    612,340,571  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period(1)

  $ 1,013,183,484  

 

(1)

Balance includes cash and cash equivalents and cash denominated in foreign currencies of $993,534,174 and $19,649,310, respectively.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights –

 

 

   

Class A

 
   

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2018

   

Period Ended
March 31,
2017(1)

 

Per Unit Operating Performance:(2)

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 7.10     $ 5.32     $ 5.73     $ 5.51     $ 5.17     $ 5.00  

Income from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)(3)

    (0.09 )     (0.20 )     (0.10 )     (0.05 )     0.20       (0.00 )(4)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.90       2.09       (0.14 )     0.55       0.40       0.17  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.81       1.89       (0.24 )     0.50       0.60       0.17  

Distributions from:

                                               

Net investment income

                      (0.03 )     (0.10 )      

Net realized gains

          (0.11 )     (0.17 )     (0.25 )     (0.16 )      

Total distributions

          (0.11 )     (0.17 )     (0.28 )     (0.26 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 7.91     $ 7.10     $ 5.32     $ 5.73     $ 5.51     $ 5.17  
                                                 

Total Return(5)(6)

    11.51 %     36.48 %     (4.69 )%     9.36 %     11.65 %     3.40 %
                                                 

Ratios and supplemental data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period in thousands (000’s)

  $ 5,180,031     $ 4,098,863     $ 2,705,680     $ 2,243,031     $ 1,725,576     $ 1,329,648  

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets before Incentive Fee

    0.05 %(7)     (1.00 )%     (0.52 )%     0.15 %     5.10 %     1.08 %(7)

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets, excluding Incentive Fee(8)(10)

    2.70 %(7)     2.77 %     2.87 %     2.84 %     2.78 %     2.82 %(7)

Ratio of Incentive Fee to average net assets

    1.26 %(6)     2.10 %     1.15 %     1.12 %     1.31 %     0.36 %(6)

Ratio of gross expenses and Incentive Fee to average net assets(8)(10)

    3.96 %(7)(9)     4.87 %     4.02 %     3.96 %     4.09 %     3.18 %(7)(9)

Ratio of expense waivers to average net assets

    %(7)     %     %     %     %     %(7)

Ratio of net expenses and Incentive Fee to average net assets(10)

    3.96 %(7)(9)     4.87 %     4.02 %     3.96 %     4.09 %     3.18 %(7)(9)

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets, excluding Incentive Fee(10)

    2.70 %(7)     2.77 %     2.87 %     2.84 %     2.78 %     2.82 %(7)(9)
                                                 

Portfolio Turnover

    14.08 %(6)     19.36 %     13.35 %     21.75 %     23.58 %     17.93 %(6)

 

(1)

Reflects operations for the period from January 1, 2017 (date of commencement of operations) to March 31, 2017.

 

(2)

Selected data for a Net Asset Value per Unit outstanding throughout the period.

 

(3)

Calculated using average units outstanding.

 

(4)

Rounds to less than $0.005.

 

(5)

Total return based on net asset value calculated as the change in Net Asset Value per Unit during the respective periods, assuming distributions, if any, are reinvested on the effects of the performance of the Fund during the period.

 

(6)

Not annualized.

 

(7)

Annualized.

 

(8)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense waivers by/to the Adviser.

 

(9)

The Incentive Fee and/or organizational expenses are not annualized.

 

(10)

Ratio does not include expenses of Primary and Secondary Investments.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights –

 

 

   

Class I

 
   

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2021

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2018

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2017(1)

 

Per Unit Operating Performance:(2)

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 7.21     $ 5.37     $ 5.75     $ 5.52     $ 5.18     $ 5.00  

Income from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)(3)

    (0.07 )     (0.16 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )     0.25       (0.00 )(4)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.93       2.11       (0.14 )     0.56       0.38       0.18  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    0.86       1.95       (0.20 )     0.55       0.63       0.18  

Distributions from:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

                (0.01 )     (0.07 )     (0.13 )      

Net realized gains (losses)

          (0.11 )     (0.17 )     (0.25 )     (0.16 )      

Total distributions

          (0.11 )     (0.18 )     (0.32 )     (0.29 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.07     $ 7.21     $ 5.37     $ 5.75     $ 5.52     $ 5.18  
                                                 

Total Return before Incentive Fee

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A (5) 

Total Return after Incentive Fee

    11.91 %(6)(7)     37.44 %(6)     (4.00 )%(6)     10.14 %(6)     12.42 %(6)     11.70 %
                                                 

Ratio and Supplemental Data:

                                               

Net assets, end of period in thousands (000’s)

  $ 4,656,314     $ 3,688,456     $ 2,312,841     $ 1,997,140     $ 1,556,972     $ 995,815  

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets before Incentive Fee(8)(9)

    0.78 %(10)     (0.29 )%     0.20 %     0.86 %     5.95 %     2.52 %

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets, excluding Incentive Fee(8)(9)

    1.98 %(10)     2.05 %     2.13 %     2.12 %     2.10 %     1.98 %

Ratio of Incentive Fee to average net assets

    1.26 %(7)     2.12 %     1.14 %     1.12 %     1.33 %     1.33 %

Ratio of gross expenses and Incentive Fee to average net assets(9)

    3.24 %(10)(11)     4.17 %     3.27 %     3.24 %     3.43 %     3.31 %

Ratio of expense waivers to average net assets

    %(10)     %     %     %     %     %

Ratio of net expenses and Incentive Fee to average net assets(9)

    3.24 %(10)(11)     4.17 %     3.27 %     3.24 %     3.43 %     3.31 %

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets, excluding Incentive Fee(9)

    1.98 %(10)     2.05 %     2.13 %     2.12 %     2.10 %     1.98 %
                                                 

Portfolio Turnover

    14.08 %(7)     19.36 %     13.35 %     21.75 %     23.58 %     17.93 %

 

(1)

Prior to January 1, 2017, the Fund operated as a master fund in a master-feeder structure. As of December 31, 2016, the master-feeder structure was reorganized, resulting in a single fund, the Fund. Class I commenced operations after the Reorganization and is deemed to be the accounting survivor (See Note 1).

 

(2)

Selected data for a Net Asset Value per Unit outstanding throughout the period.

 

(3)

Calculated using average units outstanding.

 

(4)

Rounds to less than $0.005.

 

(5)

Total investment return before Incentive Fee was calculated based on the effects of the performance of the Fund during the period and adjusted for cash flows related to capital contributions or withdrawals during the period prior to the Reorganization. The full year total investment return before Incentive Fee would calculate to be 12.50% based on the prior method.

 

(6)

Total return based on net asset value calculated as the change in Net Asset Value per Unit during the respective periods, assuming distributions, if any, are reinvested on the effects of the performance of the Fund during the period.

 

(7)

Not annualized.

 

(8)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement by/to the Adviser.

 

(9)

Ratio does not include expenses of Primary and Secondary Investments.

 

(10)

Annualized.

 

(11)

The Incentive Fee and/or organizational expenses are not annualized.

 

N/A

Not Applicable

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC (the “Fund”) is a Delaware limited liability company that was organized on August 4, 2008 and commenced operations on July 1, 2009. The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund has filed an application to register units of limited liability company interests in the Fund (“Units”) under the 1933 Act. The Fund is managed by Partners Group (USA) Inc. (the “Adviser”), an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Advisers Act”) pursuant to a second amended and restated investment management agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (the “Investment Management Agreement”). The board of managers of the Fund (the “Board”) has oversight responsibility for the management and supervision of the business operations of the Fund. As permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any of its rights, powers and authority to, among others, the officers of the Fund, a committee of the Board, or the Adviser, as it did in causing the Fund to enter into the Investment Management Agreement. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek attractive long-term capital appreciation by investing in a wholly owned diversified portfolio of private equity, infrastructure, and debt investments. The Fund makes investments directly and through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Partners Group Private Equity (Subholding), LLC (the “Onshore Subsidiary”) and Partners Group Private Equity (Luxembourg) S.à r.l (the “Offshore Subsidiary”, and together with the Onshore Subsidiary, the “Subsidiaries”).

 

Units are offered only to investors that represent that they are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the 1933 Act and “qualified clients” within the meaning of Rule 205-3 under the Investment Advisers Act. Purchasers of Units become members of the Fund (“Members”).

 

Effective January 1, 2017, the Fund elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes and intends to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

The Fund offers two classes of Units designated as Class A Units (the “Class A Units”) and Class I Units (the “Class I Units”). While the Fund currently offers only two classes of Units, in the future it may offer additional classes of Units. The Class A Units and the Class I Units have, and each additional class of Units issued by the Fund, if any, will have, different characteristics, particularly in terms of the sales charges that holders of the Fund’s Units of any such class bear, and the distribution and service fees, if any, and other class specific expenses, if any, that are charged to such class. The Fund has received an exemptive order from the SEC with respect to the Fund’s multi-class structure.

 

Although each class of Units represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, each class votes separately on class-specific matters. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of Units based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Fund is an investment company and applies the guidance set forth in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting and reporting policies used in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

 

a. Basis of Accounting

 

The Fund’s accounting and reporting policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

b. Valuation of Investments

 

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 together, “Private Equity Fund Investments”; Direct Investments and Private Equity Fund Investments, collectively, “Private Equity Investments”).

 

27

 

 

Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

The Adviser determines the fair value of the Fund’s Private Equity Investments in conformity with U.S. GAAP and the Fund’s valuation procedures (the “Valuation Procedures”), which have been approved by the Board. As authorized by the Valuation Procedures, the Adviser values the Fund’s Private Equity Investments in consultation with its affiliates. The Valuation Procedures require evaluation of all relevant factors reasonably available to the Adviser and its affiliates at the time the Fund’s Private Equity Investments are valued.

 

Direct Investments

 

In assessing the fair value of the Fund’s non-traded Direct Investments in accordance with the Valuation Procedures, the Adviser uses a variety of methods such as earnings multiples, discounted cash flow and market data from third party pricing services. The Advisor makes valuation assumptions based on market conditions existing at the end of each reporting period. Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for certain similar instruments are used for debt investments where appropriate. Other techniques, such as option pricing models and estimated discounted value of future cash flows, are used to determine fair value for the remaining financial instruments. Because of the inherent uncertainty of estimates, fair value determinations based on estimates may differ from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed, and the differences could be material.

 

Private Equity Fund Investments

 

The fair values of Private Equity Fund Investments determined by the Adviser in accordance with the Valuation Procedures are estimates. These estimates are net of management and performance incentive fees or allocations payable pursuant to the respective organizational documents of the Private Equity Fund Investments. Ordinarily, the fair value of a Private Equity Fund Investment is based on the net asset value of that Private Equity Fund Investment reported by its investment manager. If the Adviser determines that the most recent net asset value reported by the investment manager of a Private Equity Fund Investment does not represent fair value or if the manager of a Private Equity Fund Investment fails to report a net asset value to the Fund, a fair value determination is made by the Adviser in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. In making that determination, the Adviser will consider whether it is appropriate, in light of all relevant circumstances, to value such Private Equity Fund Investment at the net asset value last reported by its investment manager, or whether to adjust such value to reflect a premium or discount to such net asset value. Because of the inherent uncertainty of estimates, fair value determinations based on estimates may differ from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed, and the differences could be material.

 

For each class of Private Equity Fund Investments that includes investments that can never be redeemed with the investees, the Fund expects to receive distributions through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the investees at the end of the term of each such Private Equity Fund Investment.

 

Daily Traded Investments

 

The fair values of financial instruments traded in active markets are based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period. The quoted market price used is the price within the bid-ask spread which is considered most representative of fair value at the end of the reporting period.

 

The fair value of asset-backed securities is determined by price quotations from unaffiliated market markers, financial institutions that regularly trade similar investments or independent valuation agents using industry standard valuation models.

 

The Valuation Procedures are implemented by the Adviser and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”). Both the Adviser and the Administrator are subject to the oversight of, and report to, the Board. The Adviser and the Administrator monitor and review the methodologies of the various third-party pricing services that are employed by the Fund.

 

The Adviser and certain of its affiliates act as investment advisers to clients other than the Fund. However, the valuation attributed to a Private Equity Investment held by the Fund and the valuation attributable to the same Private Equity Investment held by another client or by one of its affiliates or by a client of one of its affiliates might differ due to differences in accounting, regulatory and other factors applicable to the Fund and to such other client or the Adviser’s affiliate.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

c. Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

In order to maintain liquidity pending investment in Private Equity Investments, the Fund holds cash, including foreign currencies, in short-term interest-bearing deposit accounts. At times, the amounts held in these accounts may exceed applicable federally insured limits, if any. The Fund has not experienced any losses in such accounts and does not believe that it is exposed to any significant credit risk on such accounts.

 

d. Foreign Currency Translation

 

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. Dollars. Generally, valuations of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar are translated into U.S. Dollar equivalents using valuation date exchange rates, while purchases, realized gains and losses, income and expenses are translated at transaction date exchange rates. As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s investments denominated in foreign currencies were as follows:

 

Currency

 

Number of
investments

 

Australian Dollars

    6  

Brazilian Reals

    1  

Canadian Dollars

    6  

Danish Kroner

    4  

Euros

    159  

Indian Rupees

    2  

Japanese Yen

    3  

Norwegian Kroner

    2  

Philippine Peso

    1  

Pounds Sterling

    34  

Singapore Dollars

    1  

Swedish Kronor

    3  

Swiss Francs

    2  

 

The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from changes in fair values of the investments during the period.

 

e. Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to manage 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 as a 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 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. The potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar are risks inherent in forward foreign exchange contracts.

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Fund entered into 76 long/short forward foreign currency exchange contracts. As disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the Fund had $18,741,607 in unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. As disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, the Fund had $32,674,268 in net realized gains (losses) and $(1,623,615) change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts. The outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contract amounts at September 30, 2021 are representative of contract amounts during the period.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

f. Investment Income

 

The Fund records a distribution of cash or in-kind securities on a Private Equity Investment at fair value based on the information contained in the notice provided to the Fund when the distribution is received. Thus, the Fund recognizes in the Consolidated Statement of Operations its share of realized gains (or losses) and the Fund’s share of net investment income (or loss) based upon information received about distributions on Private Equity Investments. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments presented in the Consolidated Statement of Operations includes the Fund’s share of unrealized gains and losses, realized undistributed gains/losses, and undistributed net investment income (or loss) on Private Equity Investments for the relevant period.

 

For certain Direct Investments, the Fund classifies various types of non-interest income received as either other income or transaction income. Other income includes transfer fees, amendment fees, and unfunded fees. Transaction income includes break-up fees, directors’ fees, financial advisory fees, topping fees, investment banking fees, monitoring fees, organizational fees, and syndication fees. Transaction income is classified as extraordinary income, as are other fees payable to the Fund attributable to Direct Investments or unconsummated transactions.

 

g. Interest and Dividend Income

 

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities and Direct Equity Investments where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date, with the exception of securities with a forward starting effective date, where interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from effective date.

 

h. Fund Expenses

 

The Fund bears all expenses incurred in the business of the Fund on an accrual basis, including, but not limited to, the following: all costs and expenses related to portfolio transactions and positions for the Fund’s account; legal fees; accounting, auditing, and tax preparation fees; custodial fees; fees for lines of credit; fees for data and software providers; costs of insurance; registration expenses; fees of Independent Managers; and expenses of meetings of the Board, including reimbursement of the Independent Managers for their expenses in attending meetings of the Board.

 

i. Costs Relating to Purchases of Secondary Investments

 

Costs relating to purchases of Secondary Investments include the amortization of deferred payments on Secondary Investments. Such amortization expense is recognized on a monthly basis until the due date of a deferred payment. At the due date the net present value of the payment equals the notional amount due to the respective counterparty.

 

j. Income Taxes

 

The Fund recognizes tax positions in its consolidated financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the relevant taxing authority will, upon examination, sustain the position based on its technical merits. A position that meets this standard is measured at the maximum benefit that will more likely than not be realized upon settlement. The Fund classifies any interest expense related to income taxes in income tax expense, and any income tax penalties under expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

The Fund’s tax positions have been reviewed based on applicable statutes of limitation for tax assessments, which may vary by jurisdiction. Based on this review, the Fund has concluded that no additional provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements. The Fund is subject to potential examination by certain taxing authorities in various jurisdictions. The Fund’s tax positions are subject to ongoing interpretation of laws and regulations by taxing authorities.

 

Effective January 1, 2017, the Fund elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intends to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. If the Fund were to fail to meet the requirements of Subchapter M to qualify as a RIC, and if the Fund were ineligible to or otherwise were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, whether or not distributed to Members, and all distributions of earnings and profits would be taxable to Members as ordinary income. In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions until it requalifies as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment under Subchapter M. In order to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M, the Fund must distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to holders of Fund Units and meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

its investments. The Onshore Subsidiary will continue to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Offshore Subsidiary will continue to be treated as an entity separate from its sole owner, the Fund, and thus is disregarded, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In preparing its consolidated financial statements, the Onshore Subsidiary is required to recognize its estimate of income taxes for Federal and State purposes as a deferred tax asset or liability. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. If the Onshore Subsidiary has a deferred tax asset, consideration is given to whether a valuation allowance is required. The Offshore Subsidiary is not subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes.

 

The Fund files tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal, state, local and foreign jurisdictions, where applicable. As of September 30, 2021, the tax years from the year 2016 forward remain subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions under the statute of limitations.

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the Fund reclassified $24,971,837 from undistributed net investment income, $(71,388,392) of accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and forward foreign currency contracts and $0 of accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments, forward foreign currency contracts, and $0 of foreign currency translation, to paid-in capital.

 

No current or deferred taxes were recognized for the Onshore Subsidiary and Offshore Subsidiary.

 

k. Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Fund to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported increases and decreases in capital from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

l. Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The Consolidated Schedule of Investments, Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Consolidated Statement of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and Consolidated Financial Highlights of the Fund include the accounts of the Subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

m. Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

 

The Fund is subject to Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) disclosure requirements about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities that requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position.

 

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and liabilities that are subject to Master Netting Agreements (“MNA”) or similar arrangements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The table below presents the amounts of the Fund’s derivative assets as of September 30, 2021: gross, net of amounts available for offset under a MNA, and net of the related collateral received and/or pledged, if any, by the Fund:

 

Counterparty

 

Derivative Assets
Subject to a MNA
with Counterparty

   

Financial
Instruments
Available for Offset

   

Collateral
Received
1

   

Net Amount2

 

Bank of America

  $ 9,398,017     $     $ (9,398,017 )   $  

Barclays

  $ 9,343,590     $     $ (9,343,590 )   $  

 

1

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown here due to overcollateralization.

2

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

n. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

 

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2018-13, which modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements in Accounting Standards Codification 820. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management has elected to adopt the ASU and the changes are incorporated in the financial statements. The incorporation of these changes did not cause a material change in the presentation of the financial statements.

 

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The new guidance primarily intends to provide relief to companies that will be impacted by the expected change in benchmark interest rates at the end of 2021, when participating banks will no longer be required to submit London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) quotes by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The new guidance allows companies to account for modifications as a continuance of the existing contract without additional analysis provided the changes to existing contracts are limited to changes to an approved benchmark interest rate. For new and existing contracts, the Fund may elect to apply the amendments as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Fund’s Advisor is currently assessing the impact of the new guidance on the Fund’s consolidated financial statements.

 

3. Fair Value Measurements

 

In conformity with 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 fair 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-level 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). This distinction determines the classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.

 

The various types of inputs used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments are summarized below for each of the three levels:

 

Valuation of Investments

 

Level 1 – Pricing inputs are quoted prices 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. 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 in an investment and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

Level 2 – Pricing inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets (i.e., not Level 1 inputs). Fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies through direct or indirect corroboration with observable market data. Investments that 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 is based on the Adviser’s estimates that consider a combination of various factors and performance measurements. These factors and measurements include the timing of the transaction; the market in which the investment operates; comparable market transactions; operational performance and projections of the investments; various performance multiples as applied to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization or a similar measure of earnings for the latest reporting period or a forward period; brokers quotes; and discounted cash flow analysis.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

3. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

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 September 30, 2021:

 

Investments

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 179,626,425     $     $     $ 179,626,425  

Asset-Backed Securities

                23,842,475       23,842,475  

Direct Investments:

                               

Direct Equity

    31,432,065       361,818,685       4,987,617,984       5,380,868,734  

Direct Debt

                909,925,735       909,925,735  

Total Direct Investments*

  $ 31,432,065     $ 361,818,685     $ 5,897,543,719     $ 6,290,794,469  

Secondary Investments*

                1,045,352,713       1,045,352,713  

Primary Investments*

                1,415,144,820       1,415,144,820  

Total Investments

  $ 211,058,490     $ 361,818,685     $ 8,381,883,727     $ 8,954,760,902  

Other Financial Instruments

Assets

                               

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts**

  $ 18,741,607     $     $     $ 18,741,607  

Total Assets

  $ 18,741,607     $     $     $ 18,741,607  

Total Investments Net of Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 229,800,097     $ 361,818,685     $ 8,381,883,727     $ 8,973,502,509  

 

*

Private Equity Investments are described in Note 2.b.

 

**

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts are described in Note 2.e.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the amount of the account balances on April 1, 2021 and September 30, 2021 of those investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

 

 

Balance as of
April 1,
2021

   

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
September 30,
2021

 

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 6,931,675     $     $ 116,586     $ 16,792,674     $     $ 1,540     $     $ 23,842,475  

Direct Investments:

                                                               

Direct Equity Investments

  $ 3,924,823,290     $ 466,604,073     $ 219,647,973     $ 1,061,081,195     $ (650,577,591 )   $     $ (33,960,956 )   $ 4,987,617,984  

Direct Debt Investments

    925,071,641       (3,362,897 )     7,131,766       215,689,801       (235,572,865 )     968,289             909,925,735  

Total Direct Investments*

  $ 4,849,894,931     $ 463,241,176     $ 226,779,739     $ 1,276,770,996     $ (886,150,456 )   $ 968,289     $ (33,960,956 )   $ 5,897,543,719  

Secondary Investments*

    641,384,492       457,272       133,782,408       336,199,560       (66,471,019 )                 1,045,352,713  

Primary Investments*

    1,123,708,740       716,121       200,058,710       225,471,826       (134,810,577 )                 1,415,144,820  

Total

  $ 6,621,919,838     $ 464,414,569     $ 560,737,443     $ 1,855,235,056     $ (1,087,432,052 )   $ 969,829     $ (33,960,956 )   $ 8,381,883,727  

 

*

For the purposes of the tables above: (i) “Direct Investments” are private investments directly in the equity or debt of selected operating companies, often together with the management of the investee operating company; (ii) “Primary Investments” are investments in newly established private equity partnerships where underlying portfolio companies are generally not known as of the time of investment; and “Secondary Investments” are single or portfolios of assets acquired on the secondary market. However, “Secondary Investments” are generally understood to mean Private Equity Fund Investments acquired

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

3. Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

in the secondary market (See Note 2.b). 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.

 

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in transfers 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 levels of the fair value hierarchy are reported at the beginning of the reporting period in which they occur. For the six months ended September 30, 2021, transfers out of Level 3 were due to increased price transparency.

 

The amount of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the six months ended September 30, 2021 relating to investments in Level 3 assets still held at September 30, 2021 is $961,553,375, which is included as a component of net change in accumulated unrealized depreciation on investments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

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 September 30, 2021:

 

Type of Security

 

Fair Value at
September 30,
2021
(000’s)*

 

Valuation Technique(s)

Unobservable Input

Range
(weighted average)

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 23,842  

Reported fair value

Reported fair value

n/a

Direct Investments:

             

Direct Equity

  $ 95,245  

Discounted cash flow

Discount factor

7.75% – 11.40% (9.78%)

      4,150,010  

Market comparable companies

Enterprise value to EBITDA multiple

5.67x – 23.90x (15.12x)

      174,545  

Exit price

Recent transaction price

n/a

      434,144  

Recent financing/transaction

Recent transaction price

n/a

      1,586  

Replacement cost

Recent transaction price

n/a

      7,446  

Reported fair value

Reported fair value

n/a

      126,722  

Market comparable companies

Enterprise value to sales multiple

3.00x – 10.20x (6.80x)

Direct Debt

  $ 665,758  

Broker quotes

Indicative quotes for an inactive market

n/a

      230,219  

Discounted cash flow

Discount factor

6.47% – 13.26% (8.81%)

      2,488  

Exit price

Recent transaction price

n/a

      10,767  

Recent financing/transaction

Recent transaction price

n/a

      26,096  

Reported fair value

Reported fair value

n/a

      447  

Market comparable companies

Enterprise value to sales multiple

2.22x – 2.22x (2.22x)

Primary and Secondary Investments

  $ 2,458,497  

Adjusted reported net asset value

Reported net asset value

n/a

      2,003  

Adjusted reported net asset value

Fair value adjustments

n/a

 

*

Level 3 fair value includes accrued interest.

 

Level 3 Direct Equity Investments valued using an unobservable input are directly affected by a change in that input. For Level 3 Direct Debt Investments, the Fund estimates fair value utilizing earnings and multiples analysis or an analysis of discounted cash flows that considers the credit risk and interest rate risk of the particular investment. For Direct Investments, significant increases or decreases in these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

4. Revolving Credit Agreement

 

The Fund has a secured, committed multicurrency revolving line of credit (“LOC”) facility with Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc (successor of Lloyds Bank plc), NatWest Marrkets plc (successor of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc), Barclays Bank plc, and UBS AG in the aggregate maximum principal amount of $500,000,000. The Fund anticipates that this line of credit facility will be used primarily for working capital requirements and for financing investments and funding associated costs and expenses. The Fund will incur additional interest and other expenses for the use of this and other future line of credit facilities. Borrowings under this facility are charged a rate of interest per annum that is the aggregate of the applicable margin of 3.25% and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or, in relation to any loan in Euros, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), and a commitment fee of 1.20% per annum on the daily unused portion. For the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Fund did not have any borrowings and did not incur any interest expense. In addition to the Commitment fees of 1.20% the Fund pays Arrangement fees based on the rate agreed to with the various lenders, Agency fees of $25,000 per annum, Monitoring fees of $25,000 per annum and Trustee fees of $15,000 per annum. The term of the LOC facility runs until February 2, 2023.

 

5. Unit Transactions/Subscription and Repurchase of Units

 

In general, Units are offered for purchase as of the first day of each calendar month. However, Units may be offered more or less frequently as determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

Pursuant to the conditions of an exemptive order issued by the SEC, and in compliance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act, the Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan for the Class A Units (the “Distribution Plan”). The Distribution Plan allows the Fund to pay distribution fees for the promotion and distribution of its Class A Units and the provision of personal services to holders of Class A Units. Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund may pay as compensation an amount up to 0.70% on an annualized basis of the value of the Fund’s net asset attributable to Class A Units (the “Distribution Fee”). Payment of the Distribution Fee is governed by the Distribution Plan. The Distribution Fee is paid out of the Fund’s assets and decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the Fund solely with respect to Class A Units. Class I Units are not subject to the Distribution Plan or the Distribution Fee and do not bear any expenses associated therewith. In addition, under the Distribution Plan, subscriptions for Class A Units may be subject to a placement fee (the “Placement Fee”) of up to 3.50% of the subscription amount. No Placement Fee may be charged without the consent of the placement agent.

 

The Board may, from time to time and in its sole discretion, cause the Fund to repurchase Units from Members pursuant to written tenders by Members at such times and on such terms and conditions as established by the Board. In determining whether the Fund should offer to repurchase Units, the Board considers the recommendation of the Adviser, as well as a variety of other operational, business and economic factors. The Adviser anticipates recommending to the Board that, under normal circumstances, the Fund conduct quarterly repurchase offers for Units having an aggregate value of no more than 5% of the Fund’s net assets each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st. The Fund is entitled to charge a 2.00% early repurchase fee for any repurchase of Units from a Member at any time prior to the day immediately preceding the first anniversary of the Member’s purchase of such Units.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

5. Unit Transactions/Subscription and Repurchase of Units (continued)

 

Transactions in Units were as follows:

 

   

For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2021

   

For the Year Ended
March 31, 2021

 
   

Units

   

Dollar Amounts

   

Units

   

Dollar Amounts

 

Class A Units

                               

Sales

    87,990,211     $ 659,672,525       86,508,173     $ 549,269,558  

Reinvestments

                8,558,812       57,245,617  

Repurchases

    (6,435,504 )     (49,661,592 )     (24,514,376 )     (159,149,894 )

Class exchanges

    (4,566,224 )     (32,950,844 )     (1,956,405 )     (11,968,050 )

Tax-free reorganization

                1,527       10,215  

Net increase (decrease)

    76,988,483     $ 577,060,089       68,597,731     $ 435,407,446  

Class I Units

                               

Sales

    71,590,144     $ 543,659,937       85,373,605     $ 556,145,741  

Reinvestments

                6,193,033       42,033,352  

Repurchases

    (10,609,881 )     (82,902,592 )     (22,780,212 )     (148,388,610 )

Class exchanges

    4,489,773       32,950,844       1,933,355       11,968,050  

Tax-free reorganization

                9,513,907       64,572,607  

Net increase (decrease)

    65,470,036     $ 493,708,189       80,233,688     $ 526,331,140  

 

6. Management Fees, Incentive Fee and Fees and Expenses of Managers

 

Under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement the Adviser is responsible for providing day-to-day investment management and certain other services to the Fund, subject to the ultimate supervision of and to any policies established by the Board. Accordingly, the Adviser is responsible for developing, implementing and supervising the Fund’s investment program. As consideration for its investment management services under the Investment Management Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly management fee equal to 1/12th of 1.50% (1.50% on an annualized basis) of the greater of (i) the Fund’s net asset value and (ii) the Fund’s net asset value less cash and cash equivalents plus the total of all commitments made by the Fund that have not yet been drawn for investment. However, the Investment Management Agreement provides that in no event will the management fee exceed 1.75% as a percentage of the Fund’s net asset value. For the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $72,489,695 in management fees payable to the Adviser.

 

In addition to the monthly management fee, at the end of each calendar quarter (and at certain other times), the Adviser will be entitled to receive an amount (the “Incentive Fee”) equal to 10% of the excess, if any, of (i) the net profits of the Fund for the relevant period over (ii) the then balance, if any, of the New Loss Recovery Account (as defined below). For the purposes of the Incentive Fee, the term “net profits” means the amount by which the net asset value of the Fund on the last day of the relevant period exceeds the net asset value of the Fund as of the beginning of the same period, including any net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments, realized income and gains or losses, expenses, and contributions and withdrawals. The Fund maintains a memorandum account (the “New Loss Recovery Account”), which had an initial balance of zero and will be (i) increased upon the close of each calendar quarter of the Fund by the amount of the net losses of the Fund for the quarter, and (ii) decreased (but not below zero) upon the close of each calendar quarter by the amount of the net profits of the Fund for the quarter. Members will benefit from the New Loss Recovery Account in proportion to their holdings of Units. For the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $110,659,381 in Incentive Fees due to the Adviser.

 

The Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”) with the Fund, whereby the Adviser has agreed to waive fees that it would otherwise be paid, and/or to assume expenses of the Fund (a “Waiver”), if required to ensure the Total Annual Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, certain transaction related expenses arising out of investments made by the Fund, extraordinary expenses, the Incentive Fee, and any acquired fund fees and expenses) do not exceed 3.00% on an annualized basis with respect to Class A Units and 2.30% on an annualized basis with respect to Class I Units (the “Expense Limit”). For a period not to exceed three years from the date on which a Waiver

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

6. Management Fees, Incentive Fee and Fees and Expenses of Managers (continued)

 

is made, the Adviser may recoup amounts waived or assumed, provided it is able to effect such recoupment without causing the Fund’s expense ratio (after recoupment) to exceed the lesser of (a) the expense limit in effect at the time of the waiver, and (b) the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment. The Expense Limitation Agreement may be terminated by the Adviser or the Fund upon thirty days’ written notice to the other party. During the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Advisor did not waive any fees and the Fund did not pay any recoupment of existing waivers pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement.

 

In consideration of the services rendered by each Manager who was not an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined by the Investment Company Act (each, an “Independent Manager”), effective January 1, 2021, the Fund pays each Independent Manager an annual fee of $125,000. Additionally, effective April 1, 2016 the Fund pays an additional fee of $10,000 per year to the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Fund also reimburses the expenses of the Independent Managers in connection with their services as Managers. The Managers do not receive any pension or retirement benefits from the Fund.

 

7. Affiliated Investments

 

Under Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” with the Fund if the 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 portfolio companies as of September 30, 2021:

 

 

 

Shares/
Principal
as of
September 30,
2021

   

Fair Value
as of
March 31,
2021

   

Gross
Additions
(1)

   

Gross
Reductions
(2)

   

Realized
Gains/
Losses

   

Change in
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)

   

Fair Value
as of
September 30,
2021

   

Affiliated
Income/
Accretion of
Discount

 

Non-Controlled Affiliates

                                                               

AAVAS Financiers Limited(3)

    3,891,752     $ 147,751,158     $     $     $     $ (27,722,425 )   $ 120,028,733     $ 30,680,956  

Astorg Co-Invest SGG, FCPI(4)

          72,814,487                         (981,366 )     71,833,121        

Bock Capital JVco Nature S.à r.l.

    12,590,000,000             149,423,941                   (3,524,883 )     145,899,058        

Camelia Investment 1 Limited

    6,768,704,045       196,294,018             (83,048 )     1,953       (4,629,662 )     191,583,261        

CBI Parent, L.P.

    1,145,918       114,591,806                         5,625,426       120,217,232        

Confluent Health, LLC

    27,260       46,256,540                         12,680,190       58,936,730        

ECP Parent, LLC

    100,000,000       115,508,099                         24,137,410       139,645,509        

EnfraGen, LLC

    37,786       52,909,891                         3,127,914       56,037,805        

EQT Jaguar Co-Investment SCSp(4)

          91,540,074                         6,439,988       97,980,062        

GlobalLogic Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(3)

          387,876,810             (407,463,057 )     346,102,222       (326,515,975 )            

Huntress Co-Investment L.P.(4)

          41,835,243                         1,699,124       43,534,367        

Idera Parent, L.P.(4)

          151,685,530                         48,312,599       199,998,129        

Luxembourg Investment Company 285 S.à r.l.(5)

    14,865,773       66,217,773                         7,348,829       73,566,602        

Luxembourg Investment Company 293 S.à r.l.

    9,789,622       37,576,907                         1,690,262       39,267,169        

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

7. Affiliated Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Shares/
Principal
as of
September 30,
2021

   

Fair Value
as of
March 31,
2021

   

Gross
Additions
(1)

   

Gross
Reductions
(2)

   

Realized
Gains/
Losses

   

Change in
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)

   

Fair Value
as of
September 30,
2021

   

Affiliated
Income/
Accretion of
Discount

 

Luxembourg Investment Company 314 S.à r.l.(5)

    192,000     $ 1     $     $     $     $     $ 1     $  

Luxembourg Investment Company 414 S.à r.l.

    12,111,360             61,481,684                   (1,308,695 )     60,172,989        

Luxembourg Investment Company 430 S.à r.l.

    50,548,848             78,953,581       (2,072,470 )     (55,660 )     (3,385,907 )     73,439,544        

May Co-Investment S.C.A.

    1,059,375       43,564,146                         13,069,268       56,633,414        

MHS Acquisition Holdings, LLC

    34,242       698,103                         38,939       737,042        

MHS Blocker Purchaser L.P.(4)

          53,976,725                         3,010,776       56,987,501        

Murra Warra Asset Hold Trust

    13,186,543       24,490,555                         128,049       24,618,604        

Murra Warra Project Hold Trust

    429,366       6,122,638                         32,015       6,154,653        

Murra Warra II Asset Hold Trust

    5,402,025       1,838,690       3,570,292       (5,512 )     186       843,306       6,246,962        

Murra Warra II Project Hold Trust

    10       459,673       892,573       (1,378 )     47       210,825       1,561,740        

OHCP IV SF COI, L.P.(4)

          32,399,058       44,069                   9,429,349       41,872,476        

Onecall Holdings, L.P.(4)

          156,945,548             (18,589,738 )           21,581,325       159,937,135       10,368,379  

Partners Terra Pte. Ltd.

    1,683,000             1,690,902                   (104,989 )     1,585,913        

PG BRPC Investment, LLC

    32,079       52,196,395                         17,007,923       69,204,318        

PG Esmeralda Pte. Ltd.

    5,922,280       54,332,836                         5,477,613       59,810,449        

PG Delta Holdco, LLC

    20,000             17,326,073                   69,807       17,395,880        

PG Lion Management Warehouse S.C.S(4)(5)

          1,743,439                         174,936       1,918,375        

PG TLP S.à r.l.

    6,377,426             101,243,477       (3,883,298 )     (47,124 )     484,629       97,797,684        

Polyusus Lux XVI S.a.r.l.

    289,102,341       21,245,826                         (570,186 )     20,675,640        

Quadriga Capital IV Investment Holding II L.P.(3)(4)

          59,215,601             (62,216,486 )     45,796,673       (42,795,788 )            

Root JVCo S.à r.l.

    8,700,760       65,859,253                         16,616,072       82,475,325        

Safe Fleet Holdings LLC(6)

    2,887,500       2,859,481       693       (15,001 )     27       32,175       2,877,375       59,786  

SnackTime PG Holdings, Inc.

    12       86,744,446                         (3,087,600 )     83,656,846        

Specialty Pharma Holdings LP(4)

                90,460,835                   14,504,762       104,965,597        

Surfaces SLP (SCSp)(4)

          40,540,675                         9,120,730       49,661,405        

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

7. Affiliated Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Shares/
Principal
as of
September 30,
2021

   

Fair Value
as of
March 31,
2021

   

Gross
Additions
(1)

   

Gross
Reductions
(2)

   

Realized
Gains/
Losses

   

Change in
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)

   

Fair Value
as of
September 30,
2021

   

Affiliated
Income/
Accretion of
Discount

 

Thermostat Purchaser, L.P.

        $     $ 71,817,900     $     $     $     $ 71,817,900     $  

WHCG Purchaser, LP(4)

                68,399,200                         68,399,200        

Zenith Longitude Limited

    6,682,671             149,888,161                   79,063,457       228,951,618        

Total Non-Controlled Affiliates

          $ 2,228,091,425     $ 795,193,381     $ (494,329,988 )   $ 391,798,324     $ (112,669,778 )   $ 2,808,083,364     $ 41,109,121  

 

(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)

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund no longer had ownership of five percent or more of outstanding voting securities.

(4)

Investment does not issue shares.

(5)

Luxembourg Investment Company 285 S.à.r.l, Luxembourg Investment Company 314 S.à.r.l and PG Lion Management Warehouse S.C.S. are related to the same investment.

(6)

This investment is associated with OHCP IV SF COI, L.P.

 

8. Accounting and Administration Agreement

 

The Administrator serves as administrator and accounting agent to the Fund and provides certain accounting, record keeping and investor related services pursuant to an Accounting and Administration Agreement between the Fund and the Administrator. For its services the Administrator receives a fixed monthly fee that is based upon average net assets of the Fund, fees on portfolio transactions, as well as reasonable out of pocket expenses. For the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Fund incurred $2,993,005 in administration and accounting fees due to the Administrator.

 

9. Investment Transactions

 

Total purchases of investments for the six months ended September 30, 2021 amounted to $1,905,957,490. Total distribution proceeds from sale, redemption, or other disposition of investments for the six months ended September 30, 2021 amounted to $1,155,220,551. Total purchases and sales of short-term investments amounted to $0 and $0, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2021. The cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes is adjusted for items of taxable income allocated to the Fund from such investments. The Fund relies upon actual and estimated tax information provided by the managers of the Private Equity Fund Investments as to the amounts of taxable income allocated to the Fund as of September 30, 2021.

 

10. Indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund under such agreements, and therefore cannot be established; however, based on management’s experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

11. Commitments

 

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had funded $9,128,193,606 or 87.6% of the $10,422,235,516 of its total commitments to Private Equity Investments. With respect to its (i) Direct Investments it had funded $6,704,367,121 of $6,906,541,139 in total commitments, (ii) Secondary Investments it had funded $1,249,399,836 of $1,485,862,370 in total commitments, and (iii) Primary Investments it had funded $1,174,426,649 of $2,029,832,007 in total commitments, in each case, as of September 30, 2021.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

12. Risk Factors

 

An investment in the Fund involves significant risks, including industry risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk and economic conditions risk, that should be carefully considered prior to investing and should only be considered by persons financially able to maintain their investment and who can afford a loss of a substantial part or all of such investment. The Fund invests substantially all its available capital in Private Equity Investments. Typically, these investments are in restricted securities that are not traded in public markets and are subject to substantial holding periods, so that the Fund may not be able to resell some of its holdings for extended periods, which may be several years. The Fund may have a concentration of investments in a particular industry or sector. Investment performance of the sector may have a significant impact on the performance of the Fund. The Fund’s investments are also subject to the risk associated with investing in private equity securities. The investments in private securities are illiquid, can be subject to various restrictions on resale, and there is no assurance that the Fund will be able to realize the value of such investments in a timely manner. Private Equity Fund Investments are generally closed-end private equity partnerships with no right to withdraw prior to the termination of the partnership. The frequency of withdrawals is dictated by the governing documents of the Private Equity Fund Investments. Except where a market exists for the securities in which the Fund is directly or indirectly invested, the valuations of the Fund’s investments are estimated. Due to the inherent uncertainty in estimated valuations, those valuations may differ from the valuations that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed, and the differences could be material.

 

Investments in Units provide limited liquidity. It is currently intended that holders of Fund Units will be able to redeem Units only through quarterly offers by the Fund to purchase a limited number of Units. Those offers are at the discretion of the Board on the recommendation of the Adviser. Therefore, an investment in the Fund is suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the limited liquidity of Units and should be viewed as a long-term investment. No guarantee or representation is made that the Fund’s investment objective will be met.

 

13. COVID-19

 

Since the beginning of 2020, global financial markets have monitored and reacted to the impact and spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and the multidimensional response its spread has elicited, including efforts to contain its spread that have impacted and will continue to impact the global economy and the operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows of the Fund and its underlying portfolio companies and industries for an indefinite period. To the extent that the pandemic has affected the performance of portfolio companies and valuation multiples to date, these effects are reflected in this filing. The ongoing effects of the pandemic on the accounting and business performance of the portfolio companies and the industries, countries or market sectors in which they operate continue to develop and change, and the duration and full impact of the pandemic remain unknown. Some of these companies and industries may be harmed financially from the pandemic, while others may benefit financially.

 

Management of the Fund is monitoring developments relating to coronavirus and is coordinating its operational response based on existing business continuity plans and on guidance from global health organizations, relevant governments, and general pandemic response best practices. These and other factors will be updated from time to time in periodic filings with the SEC.

 

14. Tax Information

 

As of September 30, 2021, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund’s aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation on its investments based on cost were as follows:

 

   

Investments

   

Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts

 

Tax Cost

  $ 6,311,838,760     $ 1,393,578,334  

Gross unrealized appreciation

    2,773,164,957       18,741,607  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (130,242,815 )      

Net unrealized investment appreciation

  $ 2,642,922,142     $ 18,741,607  

 

The tax cost of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2021, approximates their amortized cost.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

15. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund and determined that there were no subsequent events that require disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Fund Expenses — for the period from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Example: As a Fund Member, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The actual and hypothetical expense Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of a six month period and held through the period ended September 30, 2021.

 

Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the Members reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(4/1/21)

   

Ending
Account Value
(9/30/21)

   

Expenses Paid
During the
Period
(*)

   

Annualized Net
Expense
Ratio
(**)

 

Actual

                               

Class A Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,115.10     $ 27.57       5.20 %

Class I Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,119.10     $ 23.84       4.49 %

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(4/1/21)

   

Ending
Account Value
(9/30/21)

   

Expenses Paid
During the
Period
(*)

   

Annualized Net
Expense
Ratio
(**)

 

Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)

                       

Class A Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 999.00     $ 26.06       5.20 %

Class I Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,002.57     $ 22.53       4.49 %

 

(*)

Expenses are calculated using to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the opening of business on April 1, 2021.

 

(**)

Annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The expense ratio includes the effect of expenses waived or reimbursed by the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

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Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC

 

(a Delaware Limited Liability Company)

 

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting

 

The Fund is required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31. The Fund’s Form N-PX filing is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-748-7209 or (II) by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT (and its predecessor form, Form N-Q) is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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(b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of managers, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407), or this Item.

 

ITEM 11. 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 was no change 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 period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

 

 

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: November 29, 2021  

 

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: November 29, 2021  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Justin Rindos  
  Justin Rindos, Chief Financial Officer  
  (Principal Financial Officer)  
     
Date: November 29, 2021  

 

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