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Company name
Banco Sofisa S.A. (“Sofisa”)
Project number
13303-01
FI-2 operations are those where the risk potential is considered medium: the FI’s current or future portfolio consists of or is expected to consist of, business activities that have potential limited adverse environmental or social risks or impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible, and readily addressed through mitigation measures; or includes a very limited number of business activities with potential adverse environmental or social risks or impacts that are diverse, irreversible, or unprecedented.
E&S category 
FI-2
Country
Brazil
Sector
Financial Institutions
Status
In implementation
Disclosed date
03/19/2021
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
05/10/2021
Approval date
05/10/2021
Signed date
07/02/2021
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Team leader
Zaccari, Corina
Investment type
Financing requested
USD $ 200,000,000
Syndicated amount
USD $ 100,000,000
Financing amount
USD $ 50,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The proposed credit transaction (the “Project” or “Financing”) consists of a syndicated A/B transaction of up to US$ 200 million to Banco Sofisa S.A. (“Sofisa” or “Bank”), to be structured as follows: (i) US$20 million held by IDB Invest; (ii) US$30 million held by IDB; (iii) US$25 million mobilized through potential cofinancing, financed by IDB Invest in its capacity as administrator of the Chinese Cofinancing Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (the “Fund”); (iv) US$50 million held by other Co-lenders; and (v) US$75 million mobilized through potential B-lenders. The purpose of the project is to support Sofisa in its efforts to increase financing provided to small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”), including those impacted by COVID-19, and contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”). At the same time, IDB Invest will provide technical advisory services to Sofisa, enabling Sofisa to increase the share of companies owned and controlled by women in its portfolio of clients, by reinforcing its internal capacities and practices of diversity and inclusion.
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Client Contact
CONTACT NAME
João Ceneviva
POSITION
Treasurer
PHONE NUMBER
+ 55 11 3176-5866
jceneviva@sofisa.com.br
IDB Invest Contact
requestinformation@idbinvest.org
PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
COUNTRY OFFICES
IDB Invest Country OfficesAs a last resort, affected communities have access to the IDB Invest Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism by writing to mecanismo@iadb.org or MICI@iadb.org or calling +1(292) 623-3952.
Environmental and social review
IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. Any gaps with respect to the IDB Invest Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) provided below.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW
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