ABASA – Association of Business Administrators of South Africa

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ABASA

• Origin

• Mission

• Interim Executive

• Status

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ABASA is an outcome of the Task Group for Organising the Turnaround and Business Rescue Industries

Seated: Stephan Claassen (FNB), Lawrence Ngobeni (University of Pretoria - alternate for Professor David Burdette) (Secretary), Themba September (Corporate Renewal Partners) (Chairman), Mervyn King (Brait), Ricardo Graham (Maximus Turnarounds).

Standing: Inus du Preez (FNB), Sarel Lategan (Standard Bank - alternate for Christo Faul), John Evans (Deloitte), Robin Taggart (Nedbank), Patrick Daly (Daly Incorporated), Kevin Cochrane (Nedbank - alternative for Anna Isaac), Krisjan Barnard (Absa - alternative for Trevor Murgatroyd), Jan van der Walt (Corporate Renewal Partners), Les Matusen (Credit Management Solutions - alternate for Rowan Gordon), Jan Bicker-Caarten (RMB), Martin Leigh (RMB), David Gewer (Werksmans).

Absent: Paul Winer (Werksmans), Michael Vacey-Lyle (FNB).

Work Group of the Industry Task Group(Supported by 80 Advisory Group members):

ORIGIN

Grass-roots involvement from 100 participants from all constituencies in the turnaround and

business rescue industries in South Africa

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The Task Group assessed organised industry in terms of the model describing the timeline of financial distress

The 4 stages in the timeline of financial distress:

Informal Processes Insolvency Processes

Management-led correction

Informal creditor workout

Business rescue Liquidation

Emerging problems Acute and worsening problems

Insolvency but possible viability

Insolvency and unlikely viability

Turnaround in the absence of creditor and legal issues

Informal agreement between management and creditors (banks) to reduce indebtedness

Present: judicial management and Section 311 Compromise of CreditorsFuture: new business rescue legislation

Realisation of the distressed company's assets and the distribution of proceeds to its creditors

Management retains the initiative and controls the turnaround agenda

• Terms of workout agreement dictates agenda

• Banks hold the power

• Court-driven – inflexible and expensive• Historically a low success rate

But new business rescue legislation should deliver a higher success rate in

stage 3

ORIGIN

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The Task Group defined specific roles for ABASA and TMA

ORIGIN

The timeline of financial distress:

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ABASA

• Origin

• Mission

• Interim Executive

• Status

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ABASA is an industry-proposed business rescue regulatory body

Mission - to:• Regulate activities of Business Administrators (its members) in

terms of new business rescue legislation• Administer admission criteria based on:

– Qualifications and experience during an interim period– Thereafter, exam on turnaround management, law and accounting

as per TMA’s Certified Turnaround Professional exam:• Curriculum customised for South Africa• Courses offered by tertiary institutions

• Ensuring professional conduct and ethical behaviour reinforced by disciplinary measures

• Train and educate

MISSION

Become a member if you wish to take charge of a distressed business as a Business Administrator under future new insolvency laws

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ABASA

• Origin

• Mission

• Interim Executive

• Status

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Themba September(Chairman)

The Interim Executive was elected on 11th October 2004

ABASA Interim Executive

David Burdette

Mervyn King(Deputy Chairman

Lawrence Ngobeni(Secretary)

Patrick Daly Martin Leigh Jill Oliphant

Jan van der Walt(Treasurer)

INTERIM EXECUTIVE

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ABASA

• Origin

• Mission

• Interim Executive

• Status

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ABASA is in the process of requesting regulatory powers through government legislation

• ABASA was set up on request from individuals in government (but not by government itself)

• It is a registered Section 21 company, and an interim executive is in place

• ABASA is in the process of requesting regulatory powers through government legislation:– Either as self-regulatory– Or regulated by dti or DoJ

• Regulation may be influenced by the outcome of the Ministerial Committee of Enquiry into the Liquidations Industry

• While awaiting a decision on regulation, ABASA is there to:– Provide advice if advice is asked from government– To support and lobby for new business rescue legislation

• Membership recruitment will commence once clarity have been received from government regarding the way forward

STATUS

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For more information on ABASA:Web site: www.turnaround-sa.com

Questions?

Themba SeptemberChairman: ABASA

Cell: 083 607 3456

Email: tasa@turnaround-sa.com