AS Longo Group bond issue

About Group

Established in 2018, Longo has grown its presence as one of the leading used car retailers in the Baltics and has been expanding its activities also in Poland.

In the fragmented Baltic used car market, Longo is the only pan-Baltic used-car specialized retailer.

The Group sells cars in four markets geographically – Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland with seven dedicated sales locations.

The Group is fully vertically integrated from sourcing (purchasing vehicles) to sales. Its data-driven approach and significant online presence has allowed it to build efficient operations spanning multiple geographies and jurisdictions.

Longo is locally present in its B2B sourcing countries in Western Europe (the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany) and has built a network of hundreds of partners – where it reviews, inspects and buys most of its cars.

The Group is transforming the market, offering the most convenient and safest used car shopping experience end-to-end, both digital and on-site with the largest and widest competitively priced assortment of popular used car models in the Baltics.

The Group employs more than 140 employees and is led by experienced management team. The bonds are be secured by car inventory with a fast turnover and mortgage on real estate (preparation center in Panevėžys). As a large part of the proceeds from the bond issue will be directed to purchases of new inventory, the Group anticipates maintaining a comfortable collateral coverage ratio post-issuance.

Additional information:

https://signetbank.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Longo-Group_Teaser_EN-2024.pdf

Term Sheet

Issuer

AS Longo Group

Sector

Used car retail

Type

Public offering

Security type

Senior secured bonds

First tranche

EUR 10 000 000

Coupon rate

10.0%

Coupon frequency

Monthly

Price

100.00%

Term

30 November 2027 (bullet)

Call option

• @101% after 1st year
• @100% 6 months before maturity

Nominal value

EUR 100

Minimum subscription

EUR 100

Covenants

• Capitalization Ratio > 30%
• Debt Service Coverage Ratio > 1.2x
• Collateral Coverage Ratio > 1.3x

Use of proceeds

• Refinancing of the Group’s Existing Secured Notes and Citadele Bank Loan
• Investment in working capital

Listing

Nasdaq Riga Baltic Regulated Market within 3 months after the Issue Date

Arranger

Signet Bank AS

Exchange Offer

Offer for LV0000860062 (maturing 30 November 2024) and LV0000860096 (maturing 30 June 2025) bondholders: Exchanging existing bonds for new bonds (1:10 exchange ratio)