UNIT PRICE (ASX)
Key features:
- The most diversified global private credit fund on the ASX
- Targeting strong risk-adjusted returns with a high degree of capital protection, including a minimum 7% p.a. target cash distribution yield, paid monthly2
- Opportunity to sell quarterly at NAV4
- An asset class with historically low volatility, and low correlation to other fixed income and equity indices
Key Benefits of PCX
Access to a diversified portfolio of global private credit funds across various geographies, strategies and sectors.
Diversification
PCX is highly diversified across strategy, geography, sector, credit quality, and type of instrument.
Performance
PCX aims to deliver the strong risk adjusted returns associated with the global private credit asset class, with a high degree of capital protection, as well as a stable and consistent income, which will be paid monthly.2
Daily Liquidity
Buy and sell on the ASX3.
(Global private credit is typically characterised by lengthy capital lock-ups.)
Unique Stability
Option for investors to sell quarterly off-market, at the NAV per unit.4
Simplicity
PCX is a single access point with exposure to over 2,000 individual loans, across 21 underlying funds, sourced and rated by Mercer.
Institutional Scale
Unlock access, sourcing, research, due diligence and portfolio construction capabilities - via a unique alliance with Mercer.
Defensive investment
Global private credit has a strong track record of low volatility, attractive returns and low correlation to other asset classes such as public fixed income and equity, which can provide diversification benefits by enhancing portfolios' risk-adjusted returns.5
Access
PCX provides exposure to difficult-to-access global private credit investments predominantly in middle market companies (being those with USD$50m-250m of annual EBITDA), typically only available to institutional clients.
Resilience
Loans are typically individually negotiated and structured, allowing the borrower to obtain legally enforceable protections. Historically, this has led to lower default rates and higher recovery rates than other fixed income alternatives.6
Bespoke solution
Tailored by Mercer, specifically to the requirements and objectives of PCX.
Currency
PCX is hedged back to AUD mitigating the risk of foreign exchange fluctuations.
Predictability
PCX by nature, and design, aims to have lower volatility than other asset classes.
Key Risks of PCX
THE TEAM
REPORTS AND RESOURCES
- Monthly Reports
- PDS
- Documents
- Distributions
Unitholders
Ellis Varejes
Non-Executive Director and Chairman
Ellis has degrees in commerce and law and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Law Society of New South Wales.
He was a director (and audit committee chair) of Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited from 2014 to 2023 and the chief operating officer of Abacus Property Group from 2007 to 2017.
Before that Ellis was a lawyer in private practice in Sydney, working in corporate advisory, capital markets and financial services law.
He was a partner of Abbott Tout (since merged with HWL Ebsworth) and of Rosenblum & Partners (since merged with Ashurst).
Ilan Zimerman
Non-Executive Director
Ilan Zimerman is a solicitor of over 30 years standing.
Ilan commenced his legal career in South Africa in 1990 and has also held several in house counsel roles.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Laws as well as an MBA all from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He also holds an Applied Diploma in Corporate Governance.
Russel Pillemer
Executive Director
Russel Pillemer co-founded Pengana Capital Group in 2003. He has been Pengana’s Chief Executive Officer since inception and is also CEO and executive director of Pengana Investment Management Limited.
Prior to founding Pengana, Russel worked in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs in New York where he specialised in providing advice to funds management businesses. Before moving to New York, he was responsible for leading Goldman Sachs’ Australian Financial Institutions Group.
Russel was previously Chairman of Centric Wealth Group and a Principal of Turnbull Pillemer Capital.
He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of New South Wales.
Keith McLachlan
Executive Director
Keith McLachlan is Chief Operating Officer at Pengana Capital Group and responsible for fund operations, client service, compliance and enterprise technology.
Prior to joining Pengana Capital Group in 2015, Keith was a General Manager at Perpetual where he led operational and technology teams supporting the investment and wealth management businesses. Before joining Perpetual in 2001, Keith was an operational leader in the Metropolitan Police Service in London. Keith has significant experience in operational leadership, risk management, project delivery and organisational transformation. Keith is an Executive Director of Pengana Capital Limited and Pengana Investment Management Limited. He is also a member of Pengana Capital Group’s Compliance and Risk Management Committees.
Keith has a BA(Hons) in Business Studies from the Bristol Business School, is a Fellow of FINSIA and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
NEWS AND INSIGHTS
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1. The NAV is unaudited. The NAV is net of distributions paid since inception on 21 June 2024 to the date of this announcement. Please refer to the Trust’s latest product disclosure statement available on this website for the calculation methodology.
2. The target cash distribution yield is an objective target only and may not be achieved. Any shortfall in net income generated may result in a distribution payment made out of capital invested. Future returns are not guaranteed and a loss of principal may occur. Investors should review the Risks summary set out in Section 8 of the most recent PDS available on this website.
3. There are no guarantees that an active trading market with sufficient liquidity will continue or that such a secondary market will sustain a price representative of the NAV per unit. In circumstances where units are suspended from the ASX, unitholders may not be able to sell their units via the ASX until trading recommenced.
4. The Responsible Entity intends to make an offer to buy-back 5% of the issued capital of the Trust at the Buy-Back Price each calendar quarter on an off-market basis, subject to the Responsible Entity determining such is in the best interest of Unitholders. The Buy-Back Price is equal to the sum of (i) the NAV per Unit as at the Buy-Back Pricing Date; and (ii) the amounts of distributions that the Unitholder would have been entitled to if the Unit was not cancelled from the Buy-Back Cancellation of Units Date up to the Buy-Back Payment Date. This off-market buy-back mechanism is intended to provide investors with an alternate option to sell their holdings. It is also intended to give investors a better investment outcome over traditional listed investment company (“LIC”) and listed investment trust (“LIT”) structures by reducing the propensity for trading on-market to occur at large discounts to the NAV per Unit. The Responsible Entity intends that each round of quarterly buy-back will have at least one calendar quarter between the date required for a Unitholder to elect to participate in the buy-back and its Buy-Back Pricing Date and Buy-Back Payment Date, with specific dates to be made available in future Buy-Back Booklets (subject to the acceptance of the buy-back timetable by the ASX). Please refer to the latest PDS available on this website for further information in respect of the buy-back proposals and other capital management initiatives.
5. Returns in USD for the 10-year period ending 30 September 2024. Sources: S&P (S&P 500 Total Return Index), Bloomberg (Bloomberg US Corporate Total Return Value Unhedged USD), Burgiss (Burgiss – Private Debt (North America)), and Thomson Reuters Datastream (ICE BofAML US High Yield Master II, S&P Leveraged Loan). S&P, Bloomberg, Burgiss and Thomson Reuters have not provided consent to the inclusion of statements utilising their data. No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its objectives or avoid losses. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance.
6. USD$ Cumulative Default Rate 1995 – 2024: S&P LCD & CreditPro (1995 to 2023), as at 17 December 2024. The cumulative default rate is the percentage of commercial borrowers within a certain category that have defaulted on their obligations by a specific point in time. It is the total number of defaults accumulated over a period, expressed as a percentage of the initial loan pool. This metric helps investors and analysts to assess the historical default likelihood of borrowers within a specific category over different timeframes. The S&P LCD cumulative default rate has a one-year lag since it assumes a loan will not default within one year of origination. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance and may not be repeated.
Pengana Investment Management Limited (ACN 063 081 612, AFSL 219462) (“Pengana”) is the issuer of units in Pengana Global Private Credit Trust (ARSN 673 024 489, ASX: PCX).
The information provided on this website is of a general nature only and has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision in respect of PCX you should consider whether PCX is appropriate give your objective, financial situation or needs.
Mercer Consulting (Australia) Pty Limited ABN 55 153 168 140 AFSL 411770 (‘MCAPL’). MCAPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd ABN 32 005 315 917 (‘Mercer Australia’). MCAPL and Mercer Australia collectively referred to here as ‘Mercer’. References to Mercer shall be construed to include Mercer LLC and/or its associated companies. ‘MERCER’ is a registered trademark of Mercer Australia.
None of Pengana, Mercer, nor any of their related entities, directors, partners or officers guarantees the performance of, or the repayment of capital, or income invested in PCX. An investment in PCX is subject to investment risk including a possible loss of income and principal invested. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance, the value of investments can go up and down.