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Intermediate Capital Group plc: Q3 trading statement for the nine months ended 31 December 2024

  ICG plc
22 January 2025
Q3 update for the nine months ended 31 December 2024

 
  $22bn raised in the last twelve months  
  Highlights         

  • Strong fundraising of $7.2bn in the quarter resulting in $22bn raised in the last twelve months, more than twice as much as raised in calendar 2023 and supporting long-term growth in client capital and management fees
  • Client commitments included $1.8bn to Strategic Equity and $1.8bn to Europe IX. Europe IX expected to be activated and fee-earning by March 2025
  • AUM of $107bn (+5.1% q-o-q1); fee-earning AUM of $71bn (+2.8% q-o-q1); AUM not yet earning fees of $20bn
  • Investment environment remains in line with recent quarters
  • Balance sheet investment portfolio during the quarter generated positive NIR in all asset classes and net cash realisations
  • AAA ESG rating awarded by MSCI for the fourth consecutive year, membership of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Europe) for the second consecutive year
  • Shareholder seminar on ICG Strategic Equity to be held online on 5 March 2025 at 5pm GMT. Register here
  • Sonia Baxendale joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in January 20252

Unless otherwise stated the financial results discussed herein are on the basis of alternative performance measures (APM) basis; see full year results
1 On a constant currency basis; 2 As previously announced.

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

  AUM        
      Growth1
    31 December 2024 Last three months Year-on-year Last five years (CAGR)
  AUM $107bn 5.1% 27.5% 19.3%
  Fee-earning AUM $71bn 2.8% 8.1% 14.7%
           
  1 On a constant currency basis
Note: historical AUM has not been updated to reflect AUM policy change effective March 2024. This does not impact fee-earning AUM

  Business activity                
                   
  $bn

Fundraising   Deployment1   Realisations1,2
  Q3 FY25 LTM   Q3 FY25 LTM   Q3 FY25 LTM
  Structured and Private Equity 5.3 10.1   1.0 7.4   0.2 1.0
  Private Debt 0.2 6.6   1.2 3.3   1.7 4.4
  Real Assets 0.7 1.5   0.8 2.0   0.5 1.4
  Credit 1.0 3.6            
  Total 7.2 21.8   3.0 12.7   2.4 6.8
                   
  1 Direct investment funds; 2 Realisations of fee-earning AUM

PERIOD IN REVIEW

AUM and FY25 fundraising

At 31 December 2024, AUM stood at $107bn and fee-earning AUM at $71bn. The bridge between AUM and fee-earning AUM is as follows:

$m Structured and Private Equity Private Debt Real Assets Credit Seed investments Total
Fee-earning AUM 31,932 14,353 7,401 17,451 — 71,137
AUM not yet earning fees 4,449 13,956 751 356 — 19,512
Fee-exempt AUM 8,365 1,318 3,035 — — 12,718
Balance sheet investment portfolio1 2,329 148 458 (183) 452 3,204
AUM 47,075 29,775 11,645 17,624 452 106,571
1 Includes elimination of $634m (£507m) within Credit due to how the balance sheet investment portfolio accounts for and invests into CLO’s managed by ICG and its affiliates

At 31 December 2024 we had $30bn of AUM available to deploy in new investments (“dry powder”), of which $20bn was not yet earning fees.

The stronger US Dollar at 31 December 2024 compared to 30 September 2024 impacted the US Dollar value of our non-US Dollar (predominantly Euro) funds. We receive management fees in the fund currency.

AUM

AUM ($m) Structured and Private Equity Private Debt Real Assets Credit Seed investments Total
At 1 October 2024 43,453 31,906 12,266 18,106 527 106,258
Fundraising 5,350 181 680 1,029   7,240
Other additions 8 155 219 3   385
Realisations (168) (848) (427) (852)   (2,295)
Market and other movements (1,518) (1,612) (1,082) (688)   (4,900)
Balance sheet movement (50) (7) (11) 26 (75) (117)
At 31 December 2024 47,075 29,775 11,645 17,624 452 106,571
Change $m 3,622 (2,131) (621) (482) (75) 313
Change % 8% (7%) (5%) (3%) (14%) —%
Change % (constant exchange rate) 13% (2%) 2% 2% (8%) 5%

Fee-earning AUM

Fee-earning AUM ($m) Structured and Private Equity Private Debt Real Assets Credit Total
At 1 October 2024 31,184 15,685 7,731 17,957 72,557
Funds raised: fees on committed capital 1,941 — 543 — 2,484
Deployment of funds: fees on invested capital 52 1,148 309 1,064 2,573
Total additions 1,993 1,148 852 1,064 5,057
Realisations (159) (1,683) (529) (872) (3,243)
Net additions / (realisations) 1,834 (535) 323 192 1,814
FX and other (1,086) (797) (653) (698) (3,234)
At 31 December 2024 31,932 14,353 7,401 17,451 71,137
Change $m 748 (1,332) (330) (506) (1,420)
Change % 2% (9%) (4%) (3%) (2%)
Change % (constant exchange rate) 7% (4%) 2% 2% 3%

FY25 fundraising

At 31 December 2024, funds that were actively fundraising included Strategic Equity V; Europe Mid-Market II; Europe IX; Core Private Equity; European Infrastructure II; and various Real Estate strategies. We anticipate having final closes for Strategic Equity V and Europe Mid-Market II before the end of FY25, although the size and timing of such closes remains dependent on market conditions.

Balance sheet

  • The balance sheet investment portfolio generated positive NIR across all asset classes and net cash realisations during the quarter. We remain confident our balance sheet will continue to deliver in line with our guidance. At 31 December 2024 it was valued at £3,067m:
£m 30 September 2024 31 December 2024
Structured and Private Equity 1,778 1,861
Private Debt 116 119
Real Assets 350 365
Credit 319 361
Seed investments 394 361
Balance sheet investment portfolio 2,957 3,067
  • At 31 December 2024 the Group had total available liquidity of £1.1bn (H1 FY25: £0.9bn)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

  Average rate Period end
  Q3 FY24 Q3 FY25 30 September 2024 31 December 2024
GBP:EUR 1.1539 1.1992 1.2012 1.2086
GBP:USD 1.2503 1.2717 1.3375 1.2516
EUR:USD 1.0835 1.0740 1.1135 1.0356

COMPANY TIMETABLE

Shareholder seminar (online):
ICG Strategic Equity
5 March 2025, 5pm GMT
Register here
Full year results announcement 21 May 2025

ENQUIRIES

Shareholders and debtholders / analysts:  
Chris Hunt, Head of Corporate Development and Shareholder Relations, ICG +44(0)20 3545 2020
Media:  
Clare Glynn, Head of Corporate Communications, ICG +44(0)79 3435 7794

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

ABOUT ICG

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

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

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

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