HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited (HVPE) is a Guernsey-incorporated company listed on the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext, the regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam, registered with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets as a closed-end investment company.
HVPE is managed by HarbourVest Advisers L.P. (the Investment Manager), an affiliate of HarbourVest Partners, LLC (HarbourVest), a private equity firm whose history dates back to 1982. HarbourVest is headquartered in Boston and has committed more than $30 billion to investments.
The Company issued 83,000,000 shares at $10.00 per share in December 2007.
Base Currency : U.S. Dollars ISIN : GG00BR30MJ80 SEDOL (Euronext): BR30MK9 SEDOL (SFM): BR30MJ8 Bloomberg : HVPE NA, HVPE LN Reuters : HVPE.AS, HVPE.L Common Code : 032908187 Amsterdam Security Code : 612956 Class A Ordinary Redeemable Shares : 79,862,486
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Access to the information contained in this website is restricted under applicable securities laws in the United States. The securities of HVPE mentioned in this website have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to (or for the account of) any US Person except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction that is not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. HVPE has not been and will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "US Investment Company Act"), and investors will not be entitled to the benefits of that Act. The information contained in this website, therefore, is generally not available to US Persons.
Access to the HVPE website is restricted solely to a US Person who (a) a "Qualified Institutional Buyer" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is a "Qualified Purchaser" as defined in Section 2(a)(51) and related rules of the US Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) owns shares of HVPE.
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I am a "Qualified Institutional Buyer" as defined in Rule 144A under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and
I am a "Qualified Purchaser" as defined in Section 2(a)(51) and related rules of the US Investment Company Act of 1940.
You are a "Qualified Purchaser" if you are:
a natural person (including any person who holds a joint, community property, or other similar shared ownership interest in an issuer that is excepted under section 3(c)(7) of the US Investment Company Act with that person's qualified purchaser spouse) who owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments, as defined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission;
a company that owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments and that is owned directly or indirectly by or for two or more natural persons who are related as siblings or spouse (including former spouses), or direct lineal descendants by birth or adoption, spouses of such persons, the estates of such persons, or foundations, charitable organizations, or trusts established by or for the benefit of such persons;
a trust that is not covered by clause (ii) above and that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities of HVPE, as to which the trustee or other person authorized to make decisions with respect to the trust, and each settlor or other person who has contributed assets to the trust, is a person described in clause (i), (ii), or (iv) hereto; or
a person, acting for your own account or the accounts of other qualified purchasers, who in the aggregate own and invest on a discretionary basis, not less than $25,000,000 in investments.
You are not a "qualified purchaser" if you are a company that, but for the exceptions provided for in paragraph (1) or (7) of section 3(c) of the US Investment Company Act, would be an investment company (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as an "excepted investment company"), unless all beneficial owners of your outstanding securities (other than short-term paper), determined in accordance with section 3(c)(1)(A) of the US Investment Company Act, that acquired such securities on or before April 30, 1996 (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as "pre-amendment beneficial owners"), and all pre-amendment beneficial owners of the outstanding securities (other than short-term paper) of any excepted investment company that, directly or indirectly, owns any of your outstanding securities, have consented to your treatment as a qualified purchaser. Unanimous consent of all trustees, directors, or general partners of a company or trust referred to in clause (ii) or (iii) above shall constitute consent for purposes of this paragraph.
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I am a shareholder in HVPE.
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1. Terms and conditions
1.1. The terms and conditions set out below apply to your use of HVPE's website. Please read them.
1.2. "HVPE" means HVPE and any of its subsidiaries and related companies and references to the "HVPE website" are to any of HVPE's website and also include, but are not limited to, the text, images, links, sounds, graphics and video sequences displayed in such website (the "Materials").
1.3. By clicking and entering www.hvgpe.com you agree that you have read and accept these terms and conditions. If you do not agree, do not use www.hvgpe.com. The information in the HVPE website is only for the attention of the residents of jurisdictions where it can be lawfully disseminated. It is your responsibility to be aware of and to observe all applicable laws and regulations for your country of residence.
1.4. No information contained in these pages should be taken as a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the shares of any entity. Nothing on the HVPE website or in the Materials constitutes or is intended to constitute financial or other advice and you should not act upon any information contained on the HVPE website or in the Materials without first consulting a financial or other professional adviser.
1.5. The HVPE website is not intended to offer or to promote the offer or sale of the shares in HVPE (the "Shares") in the United States or to US Persons.
1.6. The articles of association of HVPE prohibit any purchase or acquisition of the Shares by or on behalf of or for the benefit of an employee benefit plan subject to ERISA, a plan subject to section 4975 of the US Internal Revenue Code, an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include "plan assets" of any such plans or benefit plan investor subject to similar laws (each, a "Plan Investor"), and incorporate provisions whereby purported purchases of the Shares by or on behalf of or for the benefit of a Plan Investor will not operate to confer any beneficial interest whatsoever in such Shares in favour of a Plan Investor, but instead will take effect as a trust for such charitable purposes as the Plan Investor may determine for redemption in favour of the beneficiaries of the trust.
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3. Limitation of liability
3.1. Nothing in these terms and conditions shall be taken to limit or exclude any liability which may not otherwise be limited or excluded under applicable law. Use of the HVPE website and the Materials are at your sole risk. HVPE will not be liable to any person for any direct, indirect, special or consequential, losses, damages or awards of any kind, howsoever caused, as a result of the use of or inability to use, or reliance on, the HVPE website or any of the Materials. HVPE excludes all warranties, conditions, terms, undertakings and representations (excepting fraudulent misrepresentation) of any kind, express or implied, statutory or otherwise in connection with the HVPE website and the Materials to the fullest extent permitted by law.
3.2. Nothing in this website should be construed as investment, tax, legal or other advice nor is it to be relied upon in making an investment decision. Those accessing the website should consult their financial advisers regarding the suitability of any of the products referred to on this website. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and an investor may receive back less than the original investment; past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance.
4. Disclaimer
4.1. The Materials and the HVPE website are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis and do not purport to be full or complete. HVPE gives no warranties (express, implied or statutory) as to satisfactory quality or fitness for purpose of the Materials, including without limitation, as to the accuracy, validity, timeliness, merchantability or completeness of any information or data contained therein (whether prepared by HVPE or by any third party), or that any of the Materials or the HVPE website will be provided uninterrupted or free from errors or that any identified defect will be corrected. HVPE has the right to suspend or withdraw the provision of all or any of the HVPE website or the Materials without prior notice at any time. You are entirely responsible for your use of the website, and for the consequence of relying on any content. Further, no warranty of any kind is given that the HVPE website and the Materials are free from any virus or other malicious, destructive or corrupting code, program or macro. HVPE does not warrant that the HVPE website or the server(s) that make(s) them available are free of any virus or other harmful elements.
4.2. To the maximum extent permitted by law, HVPE disclaims all liability to you arising out of your use of the website. In particular, HVPE shall not be liable for any direct or indirect loss or damage to you, any loss of profits, loss of business, revenue, data, goodwill or anticipated servicings, or any consequential loss or damage.
4.3. Reference in the HVPE website and/or the Materials to any hypertext link, product, process or service does not imply HVPE's support for, nor endorsement or recommendation of, the provider thereof or the product, process or service to which reference is made. The HVPE website may contain hypertext links to other websites, resources or other third parties. HVPE is not responsible for the availability of, and accepts no liability in relation to, these external websites or their contents. HVPE is not a sponsor, partner, promoter or publisher of any of such website.
5. Copyright and trade marks
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5.2. The trade marks, service marks and logo used and displayed on the HVPE website are registered and unregistered trade marks of HVPE and others. The intellectual property rights in the "HVPE" name and logo are owned by HVPE and used by HVPE under licence. Nothing in these terms and conditions or on the HVPE website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any trade mark displayed on the HVPE website. HVPE enforces infringements of its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent permitted by the law.
6. Governing law - The agreement between HVPE and you relating to your use and browsing of the HVPE website is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and you agree that the Courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising in relation to such use and browsing. These terms and conditions may not be modified unless HVPE agrees in writing.
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