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Independent Business Review of a rail transport company

Obtaining financing is very difficult in the current market environment. Lenders need to fully understand a company’s current position and to be persuaded that its short and long-term prospects are sufficiently attractive to advance funds. An external financial advisor can be essential to the debt financing process.

Project overview

Our client leases railcars and provides freight forwarding services to customers in Kazakhstan. The company obtained bridge financing for the purposes of expanding its railcar fleet and was looking to refinance the bridge loan.

PricewaterhouseCoopers carried out an independent review of the company’s business plan and financial projections with a focus on the company’s ability to service and repay new loan facilities under different scenarios.

Results

Our report to the bank summarising the results of our review and analysis of the client’s financial forecasts enabled the bank to better understand the clients business and assess the relevant credit risks. The bank has provisionally approved the company’s request for financing.

Client’s feedback

 

Dear PricewaterhouseCoopers' team,

On behalf of shareholders of Eastcomtrans LLP and myself personally I would like to thank Transaction Services team for the work done whereby the team has carried out an Independent Business Review on the company for 2008–2011 to support the company with finance raising.

The team has proved the ability to reflect correctly the information received, to execute the work with quality and in time and also demonstrated good experience and deep knowledge of the transportation and forwarding services market. Management is very happy with the result of high-quality work and hope for further cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

Adilzhan Kozhabergenov
Chief Financial Officer