Why Read?

• Understand why Pro-Gest’s liquidity is likely stronger than market participants believe
• Understand why Pro-Gest is likely to be a desired M&A target and its market-implied 3.5x EV / 2019E Adj EBITDA provides significant bondholder upside vs peers on 8.6x
• Clear up market confusion on recent events – Mantua plant authorization; uncommitted working capital credit facilities
• Understand potential maintenance covenant breaches (triggers at Cartiere Villa Lagarina solo, Pro-Gest SpA solo and Pro-Gest consolidated), cross-acceleration and cross-default
• Understand many scenarios regarding: Mantua plant authorization; magnitude and timing of final anti-trust fine; availability of uncommitted working capital credit facilities or equivalent new receivables factoring facility; revenue & EBITDA contraction potential vs 2006 – 2009 downturn given increased supply and adverse cycle; shocks to days payable outstanding, days receivable outstanding and days inventory outstanding 
• Understand importance of looking at Cartiere Villa Lagarina solo (Italian-language) financial statements and analysis thereof
• Understand Italian local press – key issues in Mantua plant authorization; potential sale of Mantua plant
• Understand Italian law restructuring options to deal with Pro-Gest should it need to restructure 
• Understand key drivers in recovery analysis and why base and bear case recoveries both come out higher than current trading levels

What’s New?

• Detailed liquidity (and full financial) analysis with sensitivities to: Mantua plant authorization; magnitude and timing of final anti-trust fine; availability of uncommitted working capital credit facilities or equivalent new receivables factoring facility; revenue & EBITDA contraction potential vs 2006 – 2009 downturn given increased supply and adverse cycle; shocks to days payable outstanding (DPO), days sales outstanding (DSO) and days inventory outstanding (DIO)
• Analysis of why Pro-Gest is likely a desirable M&A target – market leadership in structurally growing Italian market; highest EBITDA margins amongst European peer group; competitive advantage of wide local production footprint
• Analysis of Cartiere Villa Lagarina solo financial statements

Questions Answered

• Under what circumstances and when would liquidity break?
• What is the recovery range on Pro-Gest’s 3.25% 2024 senior unsecured bonds across our full range of scenarios and sensitivities?
• How would a debt restructuring work for Pro-Gest under Italian law? Art. 67, Art. 182-bis; Art. 161
• How deep was the 2006 – 2009 downturn in European containerboard and corrugated board and packaging and how do our base and bear cases compare with this?
• What is the outlook for the demand-supply balance in the Italian containerboard market?
• What is the potential realizable value for the Mantua plant if the project is abandoned?
• How has Pro-Gest compared with peers over time? Revenue growth; EBITDA margin; DPO, DSO and DIO; capex; ROIC; FCF; leverage; valuation multiples 
• What are the key points from Pro-Gest’s various bond, mini-bond and credit facility indentures to be aware of?
• What are the key catalysts and dates for these?
• What exactly are the key issues of contention around the Mantua plant’s Integrated Environmental Authorization application?