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Landi Renzo — M&A Activity 2017
Nov 27, 2017
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SAFE – Clean Energy Compression merger Investor presentation
Milan, November 2017
Executive summary
| • Landi Renzo Group and Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE – NASDAC) are considering to merge their wholly owned subsidiaries SAFE and Clean Energy Compression into a new company |
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| • Closing is planned within the end of the year, even if could be possible a «postponement» to January 2018 |
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| Deal | • On Safe side the deal accelerates turnover growth and international development, with few overlapping in terms of market coverage and product portfolio |
| • The deal will create the second largest player world-wide in the natural gas compression market, with significant opportunities for further market expansion |
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| NewCo | • Fully integration is expected to be completed by 3Q 2018, with very few overlapping in terms of sales coverage |
| Strategy and |
• NewCo will have a market leading position in Europe and America and will benefit from cross selling of products and potential market growth in the next years |
| Expected Results |
• Thanks to «immediate» expected synergy effect (from ~2,6M€ in 2018 to more than 7M€ and in 2020) NewCo will be able to create higher value for shareholders starting from 2018 (expected adj. EBITDA: 4,9M€ in 2018, 16M€ in 2020), with dividends distribution along the years |
| • Landi Renzo Group will benefit from a «non monetary» capital gain of 18-20M€ at closing |
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| LRG Value | • With deal completion LRG will deconsolidate ~ 4M€ net debt, reducing its NFP to expected ~56M€ |
| Creation | • Based on LRG assumptions, the book value of NewCo on LRG Assets will be significantly higher than the book value of SAFE stand alone, starting from 2018 |
1 The presentation has not been prepared or approved by Clean Energy
SAFE
SAFE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landi Renzo Group, operating in the market of Natural Gas compression and distribution…
| Landi Renzo Group | |||||||
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| Automotive sector | Gas Distribution and | ||||||
| OEM | After Market | Compressed Natural Gas Sector |
Sound Sector | ||||
| • Full LPG systems • LPG, CNG and LNG components |
• Full CNG and LPG conversion kits • Components and systems for CNG and LPG conversion • DDF technology for M&HD |
• Equipment for CNG/RNG distribution stations and infrastructure • Acquired by Landi Renzo Group in 2012 • Estimated ~13-14% group revenues in 2017, with EBITDA equal to 0 and net debt around 4 M€ |
• Professional loudspeakers • B&C Speakers formalized a binding offer for the acquisition of 100% share capital Non-core (under dismissal) |
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| Scope of the deal |
…focused on the European market, with performance worsening since 2015
SAFE General information
Founded in 1975
Acquired by Landi Renzo Group in 2012 Located in San Giovanni Persiceto (ITA) Installed compressor base: 3 500 Employees: 73 (8 sales people) Subsidiaries: Singapore
CNG components, from pipeline to tank • Compressors: large size range 22-400 kW • Reducing metering systems • Gas treatment systems CNG Components for bio-methane plants • Compression, storage & distribution Components for Oil & Gas E&P activities • High-power compression system Renewable NG (RNG) Gas recovery
Financials: Revenues (M€), EBITDA%
Addressed markets & products Geographical sales coverage (Rev. 2016) 45 markets covered
CNG market is expected to grow at 6%, through a set of supporting factors
| Increasing environmental concerns |
• Increasing environmental concerns put pressure on the search and utilization of alternative sources of energy • CO emissions still growing (0.6% p.a. '15-'35): generating lower CO vs. coal and 2 2 oil, NG helps reaching the challenging regulatory targets, "0" particulate |
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| Favorable regulation |
• Policies aimed at shifting to lower-carbon fuels (e.g. DAFI 2014/94/UE, "China VI" emissions standards, EPA and NHTSA Standards) • CO2 emissions targets in LD vehicles (e.g. European EC443/2009, U.S. EPA 2016 standards) |
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| One of the Best in-class AFV technology |
• Mature technology and main bridge to electrification toward 2030 for passenger cars worldwide • CNG and RNG are becoming more and more viable solutions for Medium & Heavy Duty • Infrastructures for this application need to be developed (e.g. along highways) |
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| Material projects by large players |
• Three types of operators pushing the market growth: 1. Several projects for infrastructure development (SNAM, Total, GRDF, ) 2. Investments on M&HD CNG vehicles by truck Manufacturers (Chevrolet, GMC, IVECO, FCA, VW, …) 3. Development of CNG fleets by truck users (FedEx, UPS, Auchan, …) |
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| Strong market | • Globally, more than 8.000 new CNG stations are expected to be installed worldwide in the 2017-2022 period (6% CAGR, from 26K to 34K stations) |
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| growth expected | • The two main markets in 2017 are Europe and APAC (mainly China), and these countries will lead the market growth in the next 5 years |
RNG and Biogas market currently concentrated in Europe, with growth opportunities in US
| 1 | Environmental concern & objectives |
• Increasing environmental concerns put pressure on the search and utilization of alternative sources of energy • During Cop21 was signed the first universal agreement on climate change |
Biogas and RNG plants in Europe CAGR (units) +6,1% 25,1% 574 459 367 282 232 187 |
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| 2 | Circular economy & waste re-use |
• RNG and Biogas allow the exploitation of organic residuals, reducing costs of waste thus increasing efficiency |
18.245 5,7% 17.388 17.376 16.817 14.661 13.812 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Biomethane plants Biogas plants |
| 3 | Regulation & Incentives for biomethane production |
• Government policies (i.e. renewable energy policy, COP 21, GHG mitigation) facilitate the adoption of RNG and Biogas introducing economic incentives |
1. Strong RNG market growth driven by 1 policies and incentives supporting waste re-use 2. Potential switch from Biogas to 2 Biomethane production: large market |
| 4 | Energy deficit management |
• Countries aim at reducing their vulnerability to one single energetic source • RNG is the only renewable energy that can be planned and stored, thanks to a wide infrastructure all over the territory |
base 3 3. Strong opportunities in exporting this technology into new markets currently with limited penetration (e.g. USA, China) |
Landi Renzo Strategic plan identified three growth pillars for SAFE: strategic partnerships is a key enabler to achieve company goals
1 CNG Compressors & Packages
- Become market leader, exploiting brand reputation
- Standardize product components & processes
- Diversify and expand product offering: (1) tailor made turnkey solutions (2) ready-made products (3) dispensing equipment
2 RNG Components & System
- Explore partnership opportunities with upgrading specialists
- Proactively approach market opportunities becoming a key reference player
- Upon request, offer complete solutions from upgrade to compression and dispensing
3 Gas Recovery
Non core market segment
- Tactical approach to the market, serving Medium sized EPC and Small and medium Oil companies with already existing product portfolio & system
- Limit commercial investments
Expand after sales & spare part offering
geographic) and effectiveness
A partnership with Clean Energy Compression (CEC) would help SAFE to accelerate growth & achieve international expansion
Main SAFE Partnership Needs
- Turnover Growth and Market Coverage A partner able to accelerate turnover growth and SAFE international development, with few overlapping in terms of market coverage and product portfolio
- Strategic Value A partner able to:
- o Support SAFE in finding scale economies
- o Provide experience in product standardization and reinforce the "international and continuous improvement culture"
- o Add value to SAFE capabilities to offer turn-key solutions
- o Having the know how to expand in potential markets SAFE product portfolio for RNG
CEC contribution to partnership
- Focused market approach
- o Single supplier of CNG fuelling systems
- o Geographical focus on America
- Product standardization
- o Production efficiency (production time, limited part numbers)
- o Low maintenance required
CEC is focused on CNG sales on the American market, after recent years of losses in 2017 is completing a successful industrial turnaround
Founded in 1984 Owned by Clean Energy Fuels, listed in the Nasdaq Located in Chilliwack, BC, Canada Employees: 180 at Total Compressors installed: 1 800 Subsidiaries: Peru, Colombia and China
• Compressor: CleanCNG 2.0 (100 – 300HP) – Electric or Gas Drive
• Clean PRS 300, 500, 2000
• CNG Dispensers (LATAM)
• CNG Storage (LATAM)
CEC General information Financials: Revenues (M\$), EBITDA%
Addressed markets Geographical sales coverage (Rev. 2016) 10+ markets
CNG
8 Source: CE Compression Information The presentation has not been prepared or approved by Clean Energy
Several fundamental rationales underneath the merger of SAFE and CEC, that will create the second player worldwide
| Strong market fundamentals |
Partnership allows to better exploit CNG market growth (that is driven by several • external factors) |
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| CNG leading global position |
NewCo would become the second market player with a global footprint • Strong complementarity in geographical footprint of the two entities • |
| Complementary business models |
CEC and SAFE show the right fit: • - SAFE can benefit from CEC product and process standardization - CEC can benefit from new product application (RNG) and engineering knowhow |
| Profitability gain through cost synergies |
Merge allows quick-win synergies not achievable on the stand-alone basis with a • tangible impact on profitability |
| Reduced risk of execution |
Broader geographical coverage and integrated product portfolio decrease the • risk of market volatility: higher chances to achieve industrial plan targets on sales growth and profitability gain |
| Value creation | NewCo shows higher cash flow generation compared to SAFE stand alone • |
NewCo's Mission highlights the will to become the global leader
Our Mission
Lead the market through value added innovative products and solutions, contributing to the success of our customers with our quality and services
Ensure the zero defect quality of our products by establishing in our people the culture of continuous improvement and implement the world class manufacturing as a standard
Encourage and foster a culture of trust, ethics, team-working, respect, integrity, and work with determination to achieve excellent results for our partners
From day one, the NewCo will be the second player in the NG compression market, with a multi-continent coverage
NewCo strategy is based on quickly achieving market leadership position that will lead to a value increase for both shareholders
| 5-year plan | |||||
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| 1 Quick-win actions Deploy NewCo |
full potential | 2 | Consolidation phase Create long-term value |
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| • Achieve full integration of SAFE and CEC: NewCo potential, exploiting all synergies to increase competitiveness • on core CNG segment, and expand existing market share in key markets (Americas and Europe) |
operating at its full capacity and Consolidate market positioning: focus effort |
• Reinforce leadership market positioning: leverage on acquired efficiency and market presence to gain market share and become the first player in the market • Explore further consolidation: smaller players might not be able to operate stand-alone in a more competitive market (opportunities for M&A) • Assess best strategy to maximize value for shareholder: explore new plans to increase the value of the NewCo – and thus the value for the |
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| • Expand in RNG growing market: strengthen commercial network on RNG growing market segment |
shareholders | ||||
| • Operational improvement: components standardization and review key ODT |
achieve product operations processes to reduce direct cost and |
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| • After sales: leverage on large installed compressor base to implement international based after sales service |
The integration activates several levers of value creation both in Sales and in Operations
| CNG global leader |
• Become Leader in America (North, Central and South) and Europe • Get ready to expand in Middle East, Africa and Asia |
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| Sales & | Commercial strategy integration |
• Merge the sales team across the regions and coordinate activities |
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| Products | Product Portfolio management |
• Integrate product offering • Define a sales strategy, identifying along the power range what to push where |
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| RNG opportunity export |
• Industrialize and push into new markets the RNG offering |
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| Optimized Supply Chain |
• Centralize sourcing strategy • Integrated procurement model and volumes |
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| Product Standardization |
• Review the design process to standardize product, reduce supply chain cost / warehouse and reduce the assembling time for manufacturing |
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| Operation | Operation Lean Management |
• Review the manufacturing process and the integrated manufacturing organization to increase productivity and reduce production cost |
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| Competitive Advantage sharing |
• Cross-supply semi-assembled components internally produced by both parties • Share manufacturing know-how and best practices |
NewCo Revenues growth with a CAGR of 16,6% 2018-2022, taking advantage from to expected market growth and cross selling
• Revenues growth driven by:
- o CNG Equipment package market growth and increased market penetration both in current markets (U.S. and Europe) and in new geographies, exploiting joint capability to offer CNG complete systems and leveraging on strong brand reputation and proven experience in product standardization
- o Service and Spare parts recovery, driven by the new strategy, proactively leveraging on existing installed infrastructure and new expected installations
- o RNG segment growing opportunities and increased market penetration
- Revenues of the NewCo take into account potential overlaps of the two stand-alone companies
Several synergies to address, with a target 7M€ in 2020 and 9M€ in 2022
| steady state (2020, M€) |
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New markets | CNG application | RNG Sales | ~3% | |
| Economies of scale on purchases | |||||
| Low Cost Countries supply | |||||
| Price - Integrated procurement |
Make or buy | ||||
| Materials | Product Standardization | ~59% | |||
| Intercompany parts supply | |||||
| S G |
Warehouse & | Warehouse reduction | |||
| O C |
Logistics | Logistics distance optimization | |||
| Product standardization - Engineering |
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| Personnel | Hours per compressor |
Product standardization - Assembling |
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| Lean manufacturing - Assembling |
~14% | ||||
| Unit cost per hour | Production flattening | ||||
| HC reduction | Engineering team | ||||
| Efficiency convergence | |||||
| Personnel | HC reduction | Economies of scale | ~11% | ||
| A & G S |
Sales Footprint review – ext. agents |
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| External | Cost | Economies of scale / cost review | ~13% | ||
| costs | reduction | IT integration |
Synergies
From 7 M€ in '20 to 9 M€ in '22
• CEC RNG sales in America (1- 20 ratio with CNG sales)
Highlights
- COGS Material: lower cost on shared suppliers, integration path on separate suppliers and components
- COGS Personnel: decreasing #hours for compressor assembly due to product standardization and process industrialization / lean (-20%); decreasing unit cost through production distribution along the year
- SG&A Personnel: efficiency gained over support function integration (-19)
- SG&A external cost: external agents review , integration of IT structure, cost review & rationalization
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NewCo ownership structure will be 51% (LRG) - 49%(CE) with a Management team with strong expertise on similar deals
NewCo economics and financial targets
Source: LRG internal analysis
Due to SAFE deconsolidation, a capital gain (ca. 18-20M€ expected) will be recognized to LRG and 4M€ of debt will be deconsolidated
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The merger is a key step in Landi Renzo Group forward-looking strategy
| 5 year plan | Mid-long term | ||||||||||
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Operational excellence |
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| s s e n si u B |
Gas solutions as an affordable bridge to electrification and the only real solution for M&HD |
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| e v oti m |
Forward looking: rethink our future in a transformational & disruptive world | ||||||||||
| o ut A |
Develop multi-disciplinary skills to navigate the "new era of automotive" An opportunity to be a center of excellence to investigate new AFV technologies, such as LNG-battery series solutions, Hydrogen and off-road applications |
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| | To enlarge technology capabilities to all alternative fuels developments | ||||||||||
| C E |
Deploy NewCo | and build The Market Leader | Full Potential | creation | Explore better scenario for value | ||||||
| C E- F A S |
• | increase the value of the NewCo – | and thus the value for the shareholders | Assess best strategy to maximize value for shareholder: explore new plans to | |||||||
| The presentation has not been prepared or approved by Clean Energy |
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