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Partners Group Private Equity Limited

Portfolio company Esentia Energy Development prices IPO and lists on the Mexican Stock Exchange

·    Esentia was the eleventh largest portfolio company for PGPE Ltd, with a NAV of EUR 26.1 million as of 30 September 2025

·    Esentia priced its IPO of 224,000,000 shares at MXN 45 per share

·    The shares are listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange under "ESENTIA"

·    Esentia is a leading developer, owner, and operator of midstream natural gas infrastructure, servicing some of Mexico's most important demand centers

Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, acting on behalf of its clients, announces that shares in its portfolio company Esentia Energy Development ("Esentia" or "the company"), a fully integrated natural gas pipeline network in Mexico, began trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange on 20 November 2025, following the pricing of its initial public offering ("IPO").

The IPO of 224,000,000 shares of Esentia's common stock priced at MXN 45 per share on 19 November 2025. Esentia's stock is listed under the ticker "ESENTIA". The shares were also sold in a private offering in the United States to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States to non-US persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Following the IPO, and assuming no exercise of the option to purchase additional shares, funds affiliated with or advised by affiliates of Partners Group will hold approximately 70% of Esentia's issued and outstanding common stock.

The listing represents one of the first IPOs in Mexico with an international distribution since 2018, the first IPO of an energy infrastructure company in Latin America since 2021, and the largest IPO in Latin America in 2025.

Based on the last reported NAV as of 30 September 2025, the carrying value of PGPE Ltd's exposure to Esentia stood at EUR 26.1 million[i]. The offering ultimately priced at MXN 45 per share, reflecting adjustments due to short-term market dynamics and liquidity considerations, rather than any change in Esentia's fundamentals. Following the IPO and the closing price of MXN 46 per share after Esentia's first trading day, PGPE Ltd expects to receive approximately EUR 3.8 million[ii] in proceeds and retain an exposure of approximately EUR 10.6 million as of 21 November 2025, for a combined value of approximately EUR 14.4 million.

A lock-up period of 366 days in connection with the IPO has been agreed upon for pre-IPO stockholders. As of 30 September 2025, PGPE Ltd has received EUR 3.2 million in distributions. Combined with the IPO proceeds of approximately EUR 3.8 million, this will bring the total distributions to date to approximately EUR 7.0 million.

Partners Group has been invested in Esentia since 2014 and has overseen several major value creation initiatives. These included transforming Esentia from a developer and builder of natural gas pipeline assets to a leading pipeline operator; building the largest privately held interconnected gas system in Mexico, which delivers low-cost gas from Waha, Texas across the center of Mexico; and creating Esentia Gas, which provides bundled gas and capacity supply solutions. Since Partners Group's investment, Esentia has increased its aggregate capacity by 6.1x and expanded its pipeline network from 508 km in 2014 to over 2,000 km in 2025, reflecting the successful transformation of the company's operations.

Today, Esentia's natural gas pipeline network transports approximately 16% of Mexico's daily natural gas demand and operates the largest privately held, interconnected gas system in Mexico, which delivers low-cost gas into the industrial high-demand regions of the country. Esentia's core business is anchored by a robust portfolio of long-term take-or-pay contracts of between 20 to 35 years. These contracts are primarily denominated in USD with the Comisión Federal de Electricidad, the country's state-owned energy utility, and a range of blue-chip private clients.

Esentia benefits from thematic tailwinds including strong demand for natural gas due to Mexico's rising electricity needs, driven primarily by the power and industrial sectors, as well as by liquified natural gas exports. Other key drivers of demand include the shift away from oil and coal in Mexico toward more efficient combined-cycle power plants that use natural gas and a decline in local natural gas production, which is increasing reliance on imports from the US. Given this strong demand, the proceeds of the IPO will be used to fund growth initiatives related to Esentia's expansion plan, amongst other initiatives, as well as to repay certain indebtedness.

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About Partners Group Private Equity Limited

PGPE Ltd is an investment holding company founded in 1999 and domiciled in Guernsey. It invests in private equity direct investments. PGPE Ltd is managed in its investment activities by Partners Group, a global private markets investment management firm with over USD 174 billion in investment programs under management in private markets, of which USD 83 billion is in private equity. Partners Group itself is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (ticker: PGHN). PGPE Ltd aims to provide shareholders with long-term capital growth and an attractive dividend yield. PGPE Ltd is traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: PEY for the Euro quote; PEYS for the Sterling quote).

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