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Axactor SE — Investor Presentation 2016
Apr 1, 2016
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Investor presentation March, 2016
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Introduction Market overview Axactor operations and strategy Appendix
Introduction
This is Axactor
- Established in 2015 as an ambitious debt collection and debt purchase company1)
- Main focus on collection and acquisition of non-performing loans ("NPL") from financial institutions
- Led by a management team unparalleled track record from the purchased debt and debt collection industry
- En route to execute on clearly defined entry strategy and build an efficient and high-quality company without any legacy burdens
- Headquartered in Oslo, Norway
- ~260 employees in Norway and Spain2)
- Listed on the Oslo Stock exchange (ticker: AXA)
Axactor in brief Pan-European growth strategy Established collection platform Strategic focus to enter HQ Platform Platform Portfolios Opportunistic approach in the Nordic region and Rest of Europe (e.g. Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Poland, France and Greece)
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Axactor milestones to date
Axactor financial targets
Axactor key investment attractions
| 1 | Attractive fundamentals within NPL purchase market |
• Large European NPL stocks on banks' balance sheets • Double-digit growth in NPL sales volume in Europe driven by regulatory changes (Basel III, etc.) • Strong growth trend in second-hand portfolio sales |
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| 2 | Experienced management team with demonstrated track record |
• Unparalleled industry track record, in particular within the target geographical regions • Long-lasting relationships with Financial Institutions across Europe • Unique debt portfolio pricing and collection competencies |
| 3 | Established in Spain through high-quality platform |
• Large and attractive customer base – unique competence within legal collection • Access to large amount of collection data a clear advantage for portfolio pricing • Execution capabilities proven through three portfolio purchases during the first quarter of 2016 |
| 4 | Entry in the exciting Norwegian market with the "best platform" available |
• Attractive opportunities identified in Norway as a result of significant growth in debt collection cases and pipeline of NPL portfolios for sale • Business with strong cash generation stand-alone further growth through inclusion in Axactor's strategy |
| 5 | Clearly defined roadmap for growth proven through execution to date |
• Italy and Germany defined as two attractive geographies where the Company can leverage its capabilities and relationships to access attractive growth opportunities • Strategic entries will follow Axactor's roadmap to ensure high quality and operational excellence |
| 6 | Solid and flexible financing structure | • Loan agreement for debt financing, EUR 25m with additional EUR 75m accordion with favorable terms • Will gradually go from 35% gearing up to target 75%1) as the company diversifies • Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange with large shareholder base |
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Introduction Market overview Axactor operations and strategy Appendix
Market overview
€ 1trillion Non-Performing Loan (NPL) FI market in Europe
Key trends in the debt purchase/debt collection industry
| 1 Strong growth of NPL portfolios coming to market |
• Strong growth in second-hand portfolio transactions • Regulatory changes driving debt sales • Strengthened FI balance sheets enable portfolio sales • Approaching "price equilibrium" between sellers and buyers |
Unsecured B2C NPL transactions (face value) EURbn 30 20 10 0 2010A 2011A 2012A 2013A 2014A |
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| 2 Outsourcing trend (carve-outs of collection units) |
• Several major carve-outs from European banks • FI regards debt collection as non-core operations • Debt collection agencies achieve higher solution rates |
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| 3 Industry consolidation |
• Market maturity and professionalization • Technology enables increased scale advantages • Capital constraints – access to capital key success criteria • Influx of private equity players / IPO activity |
Industrial acquisitions PE acquisitions / IPOs IPO |
European NPL market overview
- The NPL market has counter-cyclical qualities:
- − When the economy grows, outstanding loans increase
- − When the economy shrinks, the NPL ratio increases
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The banks' NPL balance has been stable around EUR 0.8-1.0 trillion since 2012 (Not including secondary market)
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The market for portfolio transactions has grown considerably in recent years, with the trend continuing strong in 2015
- United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany and Italy make up majority of the volume
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| Market overview | ||
| Axactor operations and strategy | ||
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Axactor operations and strategy
Axactor entry strategy
Axactor will cover all major parts of the value chain
Axactor focus on established markets with strong growth
The development curve of debt collection/debt purchase markets
- Axactor's initial focus is Spain, Germany and Italy
- Developed markets with strong growth
- Strong relationships with financial institutions
- Access to high-quality platforms
- Opportunistic approach towards Nordic markets, exemplified by Axactor's entry in Norway, and Rest of Europe
Axactor value drivers: debt purchase and debt collection
- Portfolios acquired with a target collection amount
- FI portfolios typically generate stable and long-term cash flows
- FI portfolios normally have low decay rates, and are hence long-tailed
- Cash flow visibility allows the best players to impact return and optimize value through pricing and pre-determined targets
- Axactor's management has a track record of strong pricing discipline and extending portfolio cash flows beyond the initial forecast period resulting in above estimated returns
rd party debt collection
- Strong value proposition in Europe many customers require cross-border 3rd party collection
- Axactor has strong execution capabilities and provides reliability to its counterparts
- 3 rd party collection often translates into portfolio acquisitions through due to existing track-record and relationships
- Collection insight offers pricing advantage
- The 3rd party collection business generates attractive margins in an efficient setup benefiting from scale advantages
- Stable and diversified businesses serving multiple customers
- Good cash flow supporting portfolio acquisitions
- Axactor has through its new setup a highly competitive cost structure with streamlined group functions and no legacy business
- 3 rd party collection is a valuation driver
Shorter time to market for successful acquisitions of portfolios in the respective market
Leading legal and amicable collection platform in Spain
- Axactor's Spanish platform is built up of:
- I. The acquisition of ALD Abogados (Madrid) a leading Spanish legal debt collection agency established in 2010
- II. Build-up of amicable call center in Valladolid efficient platform tailored to Axactor's needs
- Management with long industry experience
- Strong customer base, with compliance, authorizations, technology and IT platform in place
- Provides valuable access to collection data for deal sourcing and pricing
- Several new 3PC deals signed lately, including announced strategic contract with Santander Consumer Finance in Spain
- Will start to serve on the three debt portfolios recently acquired in Spain
- ALD Abogados had revenue of EUR 10.0m and EBITDA of 3.7m in 2015
Acquisition of Norwegian collection platform
- Established in 1988
- Purchase price NOK 291m
- 70% of the purchase price settled in cash
- Part the cash settlement is financed with the DNB facility at 400 bps + NIBOR
- One of Norway's most reputable suppliers of invoice administration and debt collection
- Delivers market leading and modern payment solutions for selected small to medium sized businesses across all sectors through two business segments:
- I. IKAS Collection
- II. IKAS Payments
- Headquartered in Hokksund
- 70 employees located throughout Norway in 5 offices:
- Hamar
- Harstad
- Hokksund
- Molde
- Stavanger
- Total revenues in 2015 of ~NOK 91m and EBIT of ~NOK 26m
Strategic rationale for the Ikas acquisition
| Norwegian market growth | • Significant increase in collection volume • Increase in number of non-performing loan portfolios available for sale • Ikas positions Axactor to reap the benefits from exciting Norwegian market opportunities |
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| +15% | Strong business case standalone |
• Significant and increasing cash generation from day one • IKAS has operational improvement potential that Axactor can realise with limited investments (e.g. IT systems, collection strategy) |
| Entering a new geography with the "best platform" available |
• IKAS considered to be the "best platform" available in the Norwegian market • One of Norway's fastest growing companies in the Norwegian debt collection industry • Entering the Norwegian market a way of diversifying Axactor's operations geographically |
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| Increased ability to secure financing |
• Nordic presence increases Axactor's ability to secure attractive financing with Nordic banks |
Introduction Market overview Axactor operations and strategy Appendix
Appendix
Spanish NPL market overview
- NPL ratio trending down from 2013 peak
- Demonstrates strong environment for collecting on NPLs
- The Spanish credit market is returning to growth
- The banks' NPL balances have been stable around EUR 180-200bn since 2012
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Not including loans sold to third parties
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The Spanish debt portfolio transaction market is large and growing
- Major commercial banks leading the trend smaller commercial banks and savings banks (cajas) now following
- Lower competition for the small-medium portfolios
- Unsecured B2C making up 40-60% of the transaction volume (Axactor primary focus)
Norwegian NPL market overview
Total loans and NPL ratio of the Norwegian banking market Debt collection volume and debt collection cases in Norway
5.2 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.7 140 160
- The Norwegian market has historically seen few NPL portfolio transactions
- In 2015, Lindorff acquired three NPL portfolios from DNB. The largest had a face value of EUR 263m, making it one of the largest NPL acquisitions in Norway
104 117 128 127 129 135 138
NOKbn Millions
2008A 2009A 2010A 2011A 2012A 2013A 2014A Debt collection volume Debt collection cases
• Securitization is uncommon in Norway and the few NPL transactions that have occurred have mainly been consumer credit portfolios
• NPL ratio significantly lower compared to other European countries
- Fragmented banking sector with a total of 124, including 13 branches
- DNB has close to a 30% market share in both the household and corporate market
- The recent oil price plunge is affecting the Norwegian economy. However, a relatively small portion of Norwegian banks' total lending is exposed to oil-related industries
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Italian NPL market overview
- The overall asset quality of Italian banks is still suffering following several years of economic crisis
- The Italian government is debating a set of bank reforms to help cleanse the sector of its burden of bad debts
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It is expected that the reforms could promote consolidation in the banking sector, and support profitability as well as the ongoing deleveraging
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The Italian unsecured debt market (with a specific focus on consumer NPL portfolios) has been quite active, whereas the market for corporate NPLs has been struggling to take off
- Increasing number of transactions, but smaller in size compared to other European countries
German NPL market overview
- Low NPL ratio trending further downward
- The German banking sector is one of the strongest in Europe and has a better lending quality and lower NPL ration than elsewhere in the Eurozone, but is also very fragmented due to the three pillars model
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External factors, such as regulatory pressure or a sharp rise in funding costs will further trigger banks to dispose non-core assets (especially NPLs)
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The unsecured consumer NPL market is characterized by smaller and continued transactions rather than occasional large transactions
- Recent successful transactions have shown that the gap between sellers' price expectations and investors' bid prices has narrowed, with the market revealing strategic prices being paid
- Preference for debt which hasn't been placed with a debt collector prior to sale
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Axactor company structure
| Company | Description |
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| Axactor AB | Incorporated in Sweden. Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. No employees. |
| Axactor AS | Incorporated in Norway. All staff in Norway is employed in this entity. Will function as a cost center and will charge corporate cost out to the operating entities. |
| Axactor Portfolio Holding AB |
Incorporated in Sweden. All debt portfolios are owned by this entity. Has SLAs established with legal entities owned by Platform Holding for servicing the debt portfolios. No employees. |
| Axactor Platform Holding AB |
Incorporated in Sweden. Holding company for all platform companies in all countries. No employees. Will provide equity and debt to the platform companies. |
| Axactor Incentives AB | Incorporated in Sweden. No employees. Established in order to be the owner of employee stock options as per Swedish law. No other activities. No employees. |
| IKAS Holding (considered to be established) |
A holding company will be established in Norway for the purpose of owning all shares in all the 6 IKAS entities which were acquired on March 16th 2016. The acquired companies are IKAS Norge AS, IKAS AS, IKAS Øst AS, IKAS Nord AS, IKAS Nordvest AS, IKAS Vest AS, |
| Aguamenti Investment S.L. |
Holding company for Spanish platform companies. No employees. |
| ALD Abogados S.L. | Platform company acquired in December 2015. Will service the debt portfolios acquired in Spain. Has SLA with Portfolio Holding. Operates call centers and collection activity in Spain. Will have employees. |
| Supan (to be reneamed) |
Established in February 2016. The entity will be focusing on tax collection on behalf of municipalities in Spain. Will have employees |