Sireletso Protective Group Business Plan — Transaction and Funding Summary

The transaction on offer: R11.95m equity at 45%, a R14.61m senior term loan at 55%, and an invoice discounting facility of up to R12.00m.

Transaction and Funding Summary

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  • 2.1 Application of funds
  • 2.2 Sources of funding
  • 2.3 Key transaction terms

2.1 Application of funds

The Company requires R26.56 million at financial close. Unlike a capital-intensive business, a substantial proportion of that requirement — 28 per cent — is a working capital reserve rather than an investment in productive assets, and a further 10 per cent is pre-opening and accreditation cost that is consumed rather than capitalised.

Capital deployment by category
Figure 3. Capital deployment by category.

Application of funds

R’000

Share

Protective fleet: 6 x mid-size SUV

4 680

17.6%

Executive sedans (2)

1 380

5.2%

B4 armoured SUV (1)

2 450

9.2%

Response and logistics vehicles (2)

840

3.2%

Firearms, safes, ballistic protection and medical

1 850

7.0%

24/7 operations control room build and technology

1 620

6.1%

Vehicle tracking, communications and radio network

640

2.4%

Training academy fit-out and simulation

1 180

4.4%

IT systems, CRM, rostering and payroll platform

890

3.4%

Office and armoury fit-out

960

3.6%

Total fixed assets

16 490

62.1%

PSIRA company and officer registrations

285

1.1%

Firearm licence applications, section 20

240

0.9%

SASSETA academy accreditation

310

1.2%

Recruitment, vetting and psychometrics

520

2.0%

Founding cadre training and certification

640

2.4%

Legal, formation and insurance placement

295

1.1%

Launch business development

380

1.4%

Total pre-opening and accreditation

2 670

10.1%

Working capital reserve

7 400

27.9%

Total funding requirement

26 560

100.0%

2.2 Sources of funding

Sources of funding at financial close
Figure 4. Sources of funding at financial close.

Source

R’000

Share

Terms

Equity subscription

11 952

45.0%

Ordinary shares, fully subscribed at financial close

Senior term loan

14 608

55.0%

13.75% (prime 10.50% plus 325bps), 84 months, 18-month capital moratorium

Total at financial close

26 560

100.0%

Invoice discounting facility

up to 12 000

15.0%, revolving, 65% advance against eligible debtors

The invoice discounting facility is not an optional working capital convenience. It is a condition of the plan’s viability, and Section 12 quantifies what happens without it. A lender or investor evaluating this transaction should treat the term loan and the debtor facility as a single financing package; approving one without the other funds a business that cannot pay its people.

The 45:55 equity-to-debt split reflects the modest asset backing available. Term debt of R14.61 million is secured against R16.49 million of fleet, firearms, control room and academy assets, of which the fleet is the only readily realisable component. A lender should expect recovery on default to be substantially below book value, and the structure is priced accordingly at 325 basis points over prime.

2.3 Key transaction terms

Term

Detail

Borrower

Sireletso Protective Group (Pty) Ltd, incorporated in South Africa

Security

General notarial bond over movables; special notarial bond over fleet; cession of trade debtors to the invoice discounter; cession of insurance proceeds; limited suretyship from the founders

Financial covenants

Term debt service coverage ratio at or above 1.30x tested annually from Year 2; debtor days at or below 75 tested quarterly; PSIRA registration maintained as an event of default if lapsed

Distribution lock-up

No distributions until coverage exceeds 2.00x for two consecutive tests and the debtor facility is drawn below 70% of its limit

Insurance

Public and products liability, professional indemnity, motor fleet, firearms, and personal accident cover for deployed personnel, ceded to the lender

Reporting

Monthly management accounts within 15 business days including a debtor age analysis; quarterly PSIRA compliance certificate

Exit assumption

Trade sale at 5x EBITDA at the end of Year 5, consistent with observed multiples for specialist security services with contracted annuity revenue

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