Client Success Stories

Real transactions.
Real outcomes.

Every deal is different. Here's how LMF has delivered structured funding solutions for South African businesses facing real-world challenges.

Case Studies

Transactions that worked in practice

Property

Bridge Finance

Situation A client identified an opportunity to acquire a R20 million property at a R10 million purchase price — a significant discount — but required R5 million in immediate funding to complete a cash transaction.

Constraint Bank funding timelines were incompatible with the opportunity. The seller required a cash transaction and could not wait for a standard bank approval process.

Solution LMF structured a short-term bridge facility to enable the acquisition, with a clear refinance path through a commercial bank within three months. The funding narrative was built around the asset's intrinsic value and the client's refinancing capacity.

Outcome The client secured the asset at a significant discount and refinanced at lower-cost bank funding within the agreed timeframe — creating immediate equity value and reducing the long-term cost of capital.

Logistics

Working Capital Finance

Situation A logistics operator faced peak-season demand significantly exceeding available working capital. The business had strong underlying performance but was constrained by the timing mismatch between revenue and operational costs.

Constraint Increased volumes placed pressure on cash flow despite strong underlying performance. Traditional bank facilities were either unavailable or too slow to deploy for the peak season window.

Solution LMF structured a six-month debtor-backed working capital facility aligned with the client's cash conversion cycles — providing immediate liquidity to fulfil peak-season contracts without operational strain.

Outcome The client captured peak-season growth without operational strain, strengthened long-term client relationships by meeting delivery commitments, and used the performance record to access lower-cost bank facilities in the following year.

What Our Clients Say

Trusted by South African business leaders

Africa Road Transport Services Group has had a working relationship with the Lilac Moon team since 2022. Their pragmatic approach and structured-finance expertise have added real value to our business.

Johan van Schalkwyk

CEO — ARTS Group

Lilac Moon has raised in excess of R100 million for my various business initiatives. Their ability to execute quickly remains a key advantage.

Gary Shayne

CEO — Cambridge Capital

The professionalism and response time experienced from clients I've referred to Lilac Moon is certainly impressive — I will continue to refer clients to them as this is seen as an extension of my professional work ethic.

James Gallow

Director — C&A Friedlander Attorneys Inc.

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Consistent delivery across sectors

Cedric has assisted me in arranging finance for my personal affairs and in litigious matters. In all my dealings with Cedric I have found him to be the consummate professional: efficient, punctual, reliable, personable and a problem-solver. I would unreservedly recommend Cedric.

Guy Elliott

Adv G. Elliott SC

Your knowledge of our business and understanding what we need and how our cash flows made all the difference in selecting a suitable partner. We found your advice extremely helpful and the responsiveness of your team during the process very reassuring. We are pleased with the outcome.

Robyn & Domenic Curko

Lusso

This was not the first occasion that Nikham has used the services of Lilac Moon but can state that their professionalism, support and efficiency are always consistently within our expectations. Nikham has no hesitation to recommend Lilac Moon's service offering to any business requiring financial assistance.

Ioannis-Michael Nikolaides

Nikham Offshore

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