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EURAZEO RECORDS DYNAMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT GROWTH AND A PICK-UP IN REALIZATIONS IN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2024, IN LINE WITH ITS STRATEGIC PLAN

EURAZEO RECORDS DYNAMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT GROWTH AND A PICK-UP IN REALIZATIONS IN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2024, IN LINE WITH ITS STRATEGIC PLAN

Paris, November 6, 2024 

Solid asset management momentum in the first 9 months of 2024

•       Fundraising: €3bn over 9 months (+76%), including €0.6bn in Wealth Solutions 

•       Fee Paying Assets Under Management (FPAUM): €26.0bn (+12% from 3rd parties)

•       Assets Under Management (AUM): €35.5bn (+12% from 3rd parties)

•       Management fees: €312m (+15% from 3rd parties)

Pick-up in realizations and deployments

•       Sharp increase in realizations €2.4bn (x3 vs. 9M 2023) 

•       Rise in deployments: €3.2bn (+5% vs. 9M 2023)

•       Balance sheet rotation: €824m realized (x5 vs. 9M 2023), around 11% of the portfolio realized and announced, vs. 6% in 9M 2023

Robust portfolio company performance

•       Further revenue growth generated by Buyout companies (+7%) and real assets driven by hospitality and real estate development (+21%)

•       Solid momentum from Growth companies (+14%)

New progress on ESG and impact

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Satisfactory deployment momentum from profitable impact funds, with 33 investments completed in the first 9 months

•       Dynamic fundraising marked by the final closing of the sustainable infrastructures fund above its initial target and the successful initial closing of the Kurma BioFund IV 

Outlook for 2024

•     For 2024, the Group expects fundraising of around €4bn (vs. €3.5bn in 2023) and confirms the pick-up in realization volumes 

 

Christophe Bavière and William Kadouch-Chassaing, Co-CEOs, declared: “In the first nine months of the year, Eurazeo confirmed its strong momentum with sustained growth in fundraising, particularly driven by private debt and buyout. This demonstrates the relevance of our positioning as a diversified platform in the mid-market, growth, and impact segments. The Group’s asset rotation rebounded strongly against a backdrop of continued gradual recovery. These results underline our ability to deliver on our strategic roadmap announced in 2023, both in terms of growth and transformation.”

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ASSET MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY

 

A. ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

As of September 30, 2024, Eurazeo Assets Under Management (AUM) totaled €35.5bn, up 7% over 12 months:

-        third-party AUM (Limited Partners and private clients) stood at €25.2bn (+12% over 12 months), including dry powder of €5.3bn

-        balance sheet AUM include the investment portfolio on the Group’s balance sheet (€8.3bn, stable over the quarter) and Eurazeo balance sheet commitments in Group funds (€2.0bn).

Assets under management

(€bn)[1]

09/30

2023 

09/30

2024

% change

LTM

AUM

Private Equity

24,309

24,600

+1%

69%

Private Debt

7,024

8,841

+26%

25%

Real Assets

1,798

2,096

+17%

6%

Total AUM

33,130

35,537

+7%

100%

of which third-party AUM

22,434

25,225

+12%

71%

of which balance sheet AUM2

10,696

10,311

-4%

29%

Fee Paying AUM amounted to €26.0bn, up 9% over 12 months, with a +12% increase in FPAUM from third parties

Fee Paying AUM (€bn)2

09/30

2023 

09/30 2024

% change LTM

AUM

Private Equity

16,962

18,349

+8%

71%

Private Debt

5,541

6,078

+10%

23%

Real Assets

1,441

1,594

+11%

6%

Total FPAUM

23,944

26,022

+9%

100%

of which third-party FPAUM

16,514

18,577

+12%

71%

of which balance sheet FPAUM

 7,429

7,444

+0%

29%

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B. FUNDRAISING

In the first nine months of 2024, Eurazeo raised €3.0bn from third parties, i.e. a +76% increase compared to the €1.7bn raised over the same period in 2023:

-             There was further strong momentum in Private Debt fundraising, with around €1.9bn raised in nine months, including more than €1.4bn raised by the EPD VII fund,

-             Private Equity fundraising totaled around €1.0bn over nine months, mainly driven by additional fundraising from the mid-large buyout V fund, the launch of the ESF V secondary fund and the Kurma Biofund IV fund,

-             The transition infrastructure fund completed its final closing at €706m (including €40m in Q3 2024), surpassing its initial target of €500m by 40%.

The Group continued to expand its institutional LP client base internationally, with around 70% of the funds raised abroad in the first 9 months of 2024, particularly from Asia and Continental Europe.

Wealth Solutions fundraising from private clients totaled €629m (+11% compared to 9M 2023). There was further strong momentum in the activity in France and initial commercial successes in Belgium. Wealth Solutions activity represented €4.8bn or 19% of third-party AUM.

Third-party fundraising (€m)

9M 2023

9M 2024

%

Private Equity

625

996

+59%

Private Debt

911

1,912

+110%

Real Assets

186

131

-30%

Total 

1,723

3,039

+76%

 

Furthermore, the Eurazeo balance sheet contracted additional commitments of €175m in the Group’s funds during the first 9 months of 2024, mainly in Private Debt (first closing of EPD VII) and the new Kurma biotech fund. 

Considering the recorded successes and ongoing positive commercial discussions, the Group expects fundraising of around €4bn for 2024.

 

                 

C. ASSET ROTATION

Realizations in the first 9 months of 2024 totaled €2.4bn, around three times the amount for the same period in 2023 (€0.8bn). The Group announced several exits across a wide range of its asset classes, realized in good terms: 

-                      Amolyt Pharma (Biotech), Onfido (Venture) and Lumapps (Growth) recorded a cashon-cash multiple of around 4.0x,

-                      Efeso (completed in February), DORC (completed in April), Peters (completed in July), and iTracing (announced in June) in Buyout generated an average CoC multiple of

2.4x,

-                      In real estate, the Group sold most of the “economy” segment hotels in the Grape portfolio.

The Group recorded exits of €824m on its balance sheet as of September 30, 2024, i.e. five times the amount for the first 9 months of 2023 (€164m). Including realizations announced in the first nine months that are soon to be completed, balance sheet realizations to date amount to around 11% of the portfolio value at the beginning of the year, compared to around 6% at the end of September 2023. These exits generated an average premium of 15% compared to the previous value recorded for these portfolio assets. This confirms the quality of Eurazeo’s investments and the relevance of its asset valuation methods. 

Several divestment processes have been initiated and the Group has an exit pipeline which should result in a further increase in realization volumes during the year.  

Eurazeo was active in its investments: Group deployment increased by 5% to €3.2bn in the first nine months of 2024, compared with €3.0bn in the first nine months of 2023. The amount invested from the balance sheet was €705m, stable compared to the €713m deployed in the first nine months of 2023. 

 

Deployments

Realizations

                    9M 2023              9M 2024

      9M 2023                  9M 2024

Private Equity

1,759

1,570

463

1,540

Private Debt

1,110

1,602

330

834

Real Assets

169

29

14

21

Total 

3,038

3,201

807

2,396

of which balance sheet

713

705

164

824

Eurazeo enjoys substantial leeway for its future investments: dry powder of €5.3bn and balance sheet commitments in the funds of €2.0bn.

 

                 

D. ASSET MANAGEMENT REVENUE

Management fees totaled €312m in the first 9 months of 2024, up +9% at constant scope:

i)                    Third party management fees totaled €224m (+14.5%), including +14% for fees from IMG

Partners at €63m;  ii) Management fees on Eurazeo’s balance sheet amounted to €89m, down -3% in line with the Group’s strategy of gradually limiting balance sheet commitments in its funds.

Performance fees totaled €12m in the first nine months of 2024. With the recent exits from buyouts, some Group funds are getting closer to distribution levels that will enable higher performance fees to be recognized. PRE should gradually increase to represent around 10% of third-party revenues within an investment cycle at medium term.

In total, fees for the asset management activity amount to €324m on the first nine months, reflecting a +12% increase. (+16% on fees from third party).

(€m)

9M 2023 PF[2]

9M 2024

% ch.

Management fees

287.2

312.3

+8.8%

  of which third parties5

195.3

223.6

+14.5%

  of which balance sheet

91.9

88.8

-3.4%

Performance fees

1.5

11.7

x8

  of which third parties

0.7

3.4

-

  of which balance sheet

0.8

8.3

-

Total fees

288.7

324.0

+12%

 

PORTFOLIO COMPANIES 

As of September 30, 2024, the net investment portfolio carried on the balance sheet was valued at €8.3bn (€112.7 per share), invested almost exclusively in Group funds and programs. This portfolio is not revalued quarterly. The change compared to June 30, 2024 (€8.0bn) was nearly exclusively due to a scope effect. 

In the first nine months of 2024, portfolio companies to which the balance sheet is exposed reported further robust revenue growth[3]:

-        Buyout (+7% in 9M 2024): the portfolio delivered robust organic growth reflecting the Group’s positioning in high-quality assets from buoyant segments (business services, financial services, technology, healthcare, new consumer trends, etc.),

-        Growth (+14%): Growth remained dynamic, particularly in the SaaS and circular economy marketplace segments,

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-        Real Assets (+21%): Robust growth in hotel activities, a rebound in real estate development and resilience of portfolio real estate assets.

 

ESG & IMPACT

In the first 9 months of 2024, Eurazeo cemented its development in the impact segment, with in particular:

•       A steady deployment momentum for the entire range of profitable impact funds: 33 investments, primarily in Venture, or Private Debt financing, were completed during the period (€160m). 

•       The Group was particularly active in healthcare (with 21 investments) and environmental solutions, while 4 new ships were financed by Eurazeo Sustainable Maritime Infrastructures (ESMI)

•       Successful fundraising of Eurazeo’s Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF, article 9) at €706m, above its initial target of €500m

•       The launch of new funds, with an initial closing of the biotech fund Kurma BioFund IV at €140m in October 2024, and the announced launch of Eurazeo Planet Boundaries Fund

(EPBF) which aims for 750 M€

 

BALANCE SHEET AND CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As of September 30, 2024, net debt totaled €1,376m (€18.6 per share), including €211m from IMGP. This debt represents a limited gearing of around 17%.

Eurazeo has a confirmed lines of financing of €1.6bn, as well as financing capacities specific to IMGP. 

As of September 30, 2024, the Group held 4,564,409 treasury shares, i.e. 6% of total outstanding shares (76,081,874 shares). Excluding treasury shares held for cancellation, the number of shares outstanding is 73.8 million. 

 

SHAREHOLDER RETURN

The Executive Board launched a new €200m share buyback program for cancellation and started its execution in January 2024. This program reflects management’s confidence in the Group’s prospects and the value of its assets, it will be accretive for shareholders. The Group also buys back shares to cover the Long Term Incentive Plans (LTIP).

In the first 9 months of 2024, the Group bought back 2,111,277 shares for €161m.

                 

ABOUT EURAZEO

•       Eurazeo is a leading European investment group with €35.5 billion in diversified assets under management, including €25.2 billion on behalf of institutional and retail clients through its private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure strategies. The Group supports more than 600 mid-market companies, leveraging the commitment of its 400-strong workforce, its in-depth sector expertise, its privileged access to global markets through 13 offices across Europe, Asia and the United States, and its responsible approach to value creation based on growth. The company's institutional and family shareholding structure, and its solid financial structure, ensure its long-term viability. 

•       Eurazeo has offices in Paris, New York, London, Frankfurt, Berlin, Milan, Madrid, Luxembourg, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo and São Paulo.

•       Eurazeo is listed on Euronext Paris. 

•       ISIN: FR000121121 - Bloomberg: RF FP - Reuters: EURA.PA.

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EURAZEO CONTACT                                                               EURAZEO PRESS CONTACT

 

Pierre Bernardin                        Mael Evin (France) HEAD OF INVESTOR             RELATIONS              HAVAS

ir@eurazeo.com  mael.evin@havas.com +33 (0)1 44 15  01 11 +33 (0)6 44 12 14 91

Coralie Savin                                                                                          Finlay Donaldson (UK)

GROUP CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER  H/ADVISORS MAITLAND csavin@eurazeo.com  finlay.donaldson@h-advisors.global

+33 (0)6 86 89 57 48                                                                             +44 (0) 7341 788 066

              

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX 1: PARTNERSHIPS

iM Global Partner (no consolidated AUM)

It is recalled that iM Global Partner’s assets are not included in assets under management published by Eurazeo.

The assets under management of iM Global Partner (iMG share) total US$45.2bn at the end of September 2024, up 22% compared to the end of September 2023. They include the pro rata share of iMG in its partners’ AUM for €41.3bn and its own asset management AUM for €3.9bn. iMG continues to regularly expand its portfolio of affiliate partners : in April 2024, iMG acquired 40% Trinity Street Asset Management, a London-based company managing global and international equity portfolios using an opportunistic value approach.

 

 

 

APPENDIX 2: BREAKDOWN OF EURAZEO BALANCE SHEET AUM

 

€m - 09/30/2024

Portfolio net value

Dry powder

Total 

EZ AUM

Private Equity 

      7,028 

       1,685

                                8,713

Mid-large buyout

          3,554 

              861

                                4,415

Small-mid buyout

               531 

               321

                                   852

Brands

             764 

                  -

                                   764

Healthcare (Nov Sante)

                  - 

                  -

                                        -

Growth1

           1,852 

               101

                                1,953

Venture 

                58 

                69

                                   128

Kurma

                30 

                77

                                   106

Private Funds Group

               119 

              199

                                   318

Other

119  

                58

                                   176

Private Debt

         287 

          146

                                    432

Real Assets

       1,007 

          159

                                1,166

Total

             8,321 

                1,990

                             10,311

 


APPENDIX 3: ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

 

€m  

30/09/2023 PF excl. Rhône and MCH

30/09/2024

 

Third-party AUM

Eurazeo balance sheet AUM

Total AUM

Third-party AUM

Eurazeo balance sheet AUM

Total AUM

Private Equity 

     15,067

                                    9,242

                                     24,309

                           15,887

                             3,222

                       8,713                      4,415                   852

                             764                           -

                              24,600

                                7,637

                           2,358               764

                                   418

  Mid-large buyout 

  Small-mid buyout

           2,272

            1,525

                                    4,908

                                   1,045

                                      7,180

                                      2,570

                             1,506

  Brands 

                  -

                                      768

                                         768

                                  -                418

  Healthcare (Nov Santé)

              418

                                           -

                                         418

  Growth

          2,584

                                   2,097

                                      4,681

                             2,205

                                          1,953

                                4,158

  Venture 

           3,180

                                      132

                                      3,312

                             2,796

                                            128

                                2,923

  Kurma 

             434

                                        52

                                         486

                                517

                                            106

                                   623

  Private Funds Group

         4,654

                                        73

                                      4,726

                             5,224

                                            318

                                5,542

  Other

                  -

                                      167

                                         167

                                     -

                                            176

                                   176

Private Debt  

       6,733

                                       290

                                       7,024

                             8,409

                                             432

                                8,841

Real Assets  

         634

                                   1,164

                                       1,798

                                 930

                                          1,166

                                2,096

Total 

    22,434

                                  10,696

                                     33,130

                           25,225

                                        10,311

                              35,537

 

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APPENDIX 4: FUND PERFORMANCE – AS OF JUNE 30, 2024

         Strategy                          Fund name

Vintage

Fund size  (€m)

% BS weight (€m)

% deployed

Gross MOIC

Gross IRR

Gross DPI

 PRIVATE EQUITY

 MLBO

 ECIV

2017

2,500

1,712

84%

1.9x

17%

0.9x

 ECIII

2014

2,000

1,506

97%

1.8x

12%

1.5x

 SMBO

 PME IV

2021

1,049

400

55%

1.7x

33%

0.3x

 PME III

2017

658

405

91%

1.7x

17%

1.0x

 Growth

 EGF III

2019

1,084

250

87%

1.1x

2%

0.1x

 EGF II5

2017

1,080

778

117%

1.8x

17%

0.4x

 Venture

 Digital III

2017

350

16

72%

1.4x

10%

0.2x

 Digital II

2013

154

-

112%

1.5x

9%

1.0x

 Private Funds

 Eurazeo Secondary Fund IV

2020

695

61

103%

1.4x

19%

0.2x

 Eurazeo Secondary Fund III

2016

442

-

112%

1.6x

15%

1.0x

 PRIVATE DEBT

Direct Lending

 Eurazeo Private Debt VI

2021  

            2,328  

192

88%

1.2x

15%

0.3x

 Eurazeo Private Debt V

2019  

           1,536  

52

117%

1.3x

10%

0.6x

 REAL ASSETS

 Real Estate

 EERE II

2020  

             504  

500

76%

1.1x

5%

0.0x

 EERE I6

2015

             784  

784

93%

2.3x

23%

1.6x

 

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5 EGF II: combination of Eurazeo Croissance (historical Eurazeo Growth fund) and Eurazeo Growth Fund II, including investments by Eurazeo Entrepreneurs Club (2019) 6 EERE I: combination of Patrimoine I and Patrimoine II

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[1] Assets under management are not revalued quarterly. Figures pro forma of Rhône divested in 2023.

2

 Including the investment portfolio and balance sheet commitments in Group funds

[2] Pro forma of the Rhône divestment (June 2023), a quarterly recalendarization of IMGP income and a €2m reclassification of IMGP outperformance fees

[3] Portfolio company revenue, proportional to the percentage of assets held by Eurazeo’s balance sheet. Buyout comprises MLBO, SMBO and Brands. The described segments represent 93% of the balance sheet portfolio value.

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