
REINET INVESTMENTS S.C.A.
73 REINET INVESTMENTS S.C.A.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2023
(2) The valuation of level 3 investments is complex and requires the
application of significant judgements by the Fund Manager. Both
the determination of the most appropriate valuation methodology
(market multiples, recent transaction prices with proper
calibration, net asset value approach, current value approach, or
a mix of various approaches) and of the significant unobservable
inputs (valuation premium/discount, peer group determination,
etc.) applied in determining the valuation of level 3 investments
involve a high degree of judgement. In addition, COVID-19 and
the Russian invasion of Ukraine have led to significant levels of
market uncertainty mostly reflected in increased market, currency
and commodity volatility. Inappropriate judgements may have a
material impact on the net asset value of Reinet.
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Our procedures over the valuation of level 3 investments held by
Reinet Fund included, but were not limited to the following:
• we obtained an understanding of the Fund Manager’s processes
and controls around the fair valuation of level 3 investments;
• we assessed the compliance of the valuation policies for all level 3
investments with IFRS;
• we reviewed, on a sample basis, the documentation of the Fund
Manager’s back-testing analysis;
• we obtained the valuation reports produced by the external
valuation experts mandated by management to support the
valuations applied by Reinet and we performed an assessment of
the competence and objectivity of the external valuation experts;
• we ensured that investments are valued in accordance with
International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation (‘IPEV’)
guidelines and its approved valuation procedures and methodologies;
• we reconciled the external valuation experts’ reports with the
accounting records and the portfolio holding statements and we
reviewed the reports on a sample basis;
• on a sample basis, we discussed with the external valuation experts the
methodology applied to the level 3 valuations including, but not limited
to, changes in valuation approach compared to the previous year,
reliability of data, judgement on unobservable and estimated inputs
and support received from the underlying investment managers;
• given the weight of Pension Corporation on the NAV of Reinet
(48.7 per cent) we discussed with management of Pension
Corporation the factors driving the change in the first quarter
2023 in its adjusted equity own funds;
• we assessed the appropriateness of the valuation methodologies
applied by the Fund Manager as well as the reasonableness of the
key assumptions and valuation model inputs used;
• we specifically challenged the significant unobservable inputs
used in the level 3 valuations (including peer group selection) and
assessed their consistency over multiple accounting periods;
• we ensured, on a sample basis, that the value of the private
equity funds as reported in their 31 March 2023 capital
account statements does not materially differ from the fair value
determined by the Fund Manager;
• for the most significant private equity funds and when capital
account statements as at 31 March 2023 are not available, we
obtained support from the respective general partners to understand
the drivers of the fair value at 31 March 2023, including the
processes and controls around fair value determination and we
corroborated that information, to the extent possible, with externally
available industry and country economic data;
• we reconciled the impact of both realised and unrealised valuation
movements with the net change in the fair value of financial assets
at fair value through profit or loss; and
• we assessed the appropriateness of the disclosures in the notes of
the financial statements to address the estimation of uncertainty.
Other information
Reinet Investments Manager S.A. (the ‘General Partner’) is responsible
for the other information. The other information comprises the
information stated in the annual report including the management
report and the corporate governance statement but does not include
the consolidated financial statements and our audit report thereon.
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover
the other information and we do not express any form of assurance
conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements,
our responsibility is to read the other information identified above
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially
inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially
misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that
there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are
required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of the General Partner and those charged with
governance for the consolidated financial statements
The General Partner is responsible for the preparation and fair
presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance
with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, and for such internal
control as the General Partner determines is necessary to enable the
preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the General
Partner is responsible for assessing Reinet’s ability to continue as a
going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless
the General Partner either intends to liquidate Reinet or to cease
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing Reinet’s
financial reporting process.
The General Partner is responsible for presenting and marking
up the consolidated financial statements in compliance with the
requirements set out in the Delegated Regulation 2019/815 on
European Single Electronic Format (‘ESEF Regulation’).
Responsibilities of the ‘Réviseur d’entreprises agréé’ for the
audit of the consolidated financial statements
The objectives of our audit are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to
issue an audit report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance
is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit
conducted in accordance with the EU Regulation No 537/2014, the
Law of 23 July 2016 and with ISA as adopted for Luxembourg by
the CSSF will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered
material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be
expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of these consolidated financial statements.