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RBSec Project The project involves an IFC equity investment of up to $2.0 million-equivalent in Rio Bravo Securitizadora S.A. (RBSec or the company).  RBSec is one of the leading real estate securitization companies in Brazil.  Its principal business activities include: 
-  the origination of residential and commercial real estate receivables, 
-  their subsequent securitization in CRI format (Certificados de Recebiveis Imobiliários, which are effectively the Brazilian equivalent of mortgage-backed securities) and placement with investors, and 
-  acting as a master servicer for CRI transactions.

RBSec will utilize the IFC investment to strengthen its capital base, in order to raise more debt funding so as to further expand its residential real estate receivable origination and securitization activities.
UBF Seguros UBF Seguros (UBF or the company) is an insurance company established in Brazil focused on surety and agro-insurance. It was the first player to enter in the surety market in the country. The project will provide needed capital to the companys long term growth plan. The project is expected to (i) increase access to private and public insurance schemes to Brazilian farmers (government and private insurance schemes reach over 2 million farmers); (ii) Support the development of new insurance products for agro-insurance; and (iii) facilitate access to finance through expanding the surety market.
On Telecom Project ON Telecom (ON or the Company) is an early stage wireless broadband internet operator in Brazil. The Company was created in 2011 through the acquisition of Sunrise Telecom, a legacy wireless Pay TV operator. Subsequently, the Company expanded its footprint by purchasing additional spectrum in contiguous areas within Sao Paulo State. In March 2013, ON launched wireless broadband internet services in the interior of Sao Paulo State using Time Division - Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) technology, an advanced wireless communication technology standard.  The project consists of the build out and network expansion of ONs operations in Brazil. ON is deploying a network to provide broadband internet connectivity to underserved geographical and socioeconomic segments of the market. The Company will prioritize urban and suburban areas with poor or no fixed broadband networks in place. ONs current licenses cover 133 cities in the interior of Sao Paulo State.  The Company is exploring the acquisition of additional regional licenses. - Expand access to broadband internet: ON is targeting underserved cities and households with poor or no fixed-line internet service, including largely lower income segments of the population. - Replication effect: ON''s innovative technology could play a key role in addressing Brazilian challenges to deploying broadband internet service over a vast territory with no or poor fixed line penetration. ON has a strong team in place, capable of implementing the technology and with the intention to replicate the experience in broader areas of the country and internationally. - Reduce connectivity costs: the rollout of On''s operations will catalyze a reduction in wholesale bandwidth costs and subsequently, a reduction in retail bandwidth costs for corporate and residential subscribers. - Promote economic growth: According to World Bank, a 10% increase in broadband internet access contributes to a 1.5% increase to GDP.  Broadband positively impacts productivity and promotes new business models across several sectors, including e-education, e-health, e-commerce, e-Government, etc. - Job Creation: The Project will also contribute in the creation of direct employment opportunities.
Suzano Climate The proposed investment consists of an A Loan and a B Loan of up to US$900 million to Suzano S.A. (Suzano or the Company), an integrated pulp and paper producer based in Brazil. The proposed project aims to support the construction of a new pulp plant with a 2.55 million tons per annum (mtpa) capacity, and the development of related forestry plantations in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. IFC expects the Project to generate economy-wide effects and to have positive environmental effects. At the market level, the Project will help strengthen the competitiveness of Brazil's pulp and paper sector by incentivizing other players to replicate zero fossil fuel technology and other designs that optimize energy and resource efficiency.
Unibanco SCL The project is to provide an A/B loan of up to $200.0 million to Unibanco  - União de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. (Unibanco or the Bank) to support on-lending involving environment-related sub-projects.    The project will be the first sustainability-related transaction with a domestic-owned bank in Brazil and is expected to set industry benchmarks in this type of lending for Brazilian companies, leveraging on Unibancos recently created sustainability unit.  Based on the pipeline of projects identified by Unibanco, it is expected that the focus of the proposed Sustainability Credit Line (SCL) will include cleaner production, renewable energy, and sustainable construction. The project is expected to have the following development impacts:    - It will increase the availability of credit to businesses who are committed to higher environmental standards and need long term funding to make sustainability-related investments;  - It will lower the risk-profile of the Bank thanks to its increased focus on lending to sustainable and less risky enterprises; and   - It will catalyze the adoption of higher environmental standards across segments of the Brazilian private sector.
Daycoval Debt This project consists of an A loan of up to US$50 million and a B Loan of up to US$150 million to Banco Daycoval (Daycoval or the Bank),  a mid-sized bank in Brazil and an existing IFC client.     The A Loan proceeds will be used to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs)  located in the  frontier regions of Brazil, helping to expand access to finance for SMEs in regions of the country that are underserved by the Brazilian banking system. The B loan proceeds will be channeled to SMEs located throughout Brazil and will allow IFC to leverage its own funds, creating a larger development impact in the fast growing, but still underserved Brazilian SME market.  IFCs definition of frontier regions in Brazil encompasses all the states located in the north and northeast, the mid-west  with the exception of the Federal District  and the western half of the state of Minas Gerais. The Project will increase access to finance to SMEs, at the same time that it fosters a competitive environment in the Brazilian banking sector. It will also help the Bank maintain and expand its lending to SMEs in the frontier regions of Brazil. Finally, the Bank will be required to enhance its management of environmental and social risks through improvement of capacity and training.
GTFP BANCO SAFRA The proposed project is an unfunded trade finance facility under IFCs Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) of up to US$100 million with Banco Safra S.A. (Safra or the Bank). The purpose of the proposed IFC trade line is to support Safras trade program. GTFPs investment in the form of a trade line will offer confirming banks partial or full guarantees covering payment risk of the Bank in the Republic of Brazil for their trade-related transactions. This Project will support short-term trade finance activities. The E&S risks and impacts associated with these activities are considered low and the project has therefore been classified as a category FI-3 project in accordance with IFC's Sustainability Policy. The trade finance activities supported by the Project will be required to meet the requirements of the IFC's Exclusion List and other exclusions deemed necessary. The Project will not support any activities with significant E&S concerns such as: (a) involuntary resettlement; (b) risk of adverse impacts on Indigenous Peoples; (c) significant risks to or impacts on the environment, community health and safety, biodiversity, cultural heritage; or (d) significant occupational health and safety risks. It will also not support any activities related to upstream oil & gas production and activities related to coal such as coal mining, coal transportation, coal-fired power plants, or infrastructure services exclusively dedicated to support any of these activities. IFC will review the details of the underlying trade transactions to confirm that they do not include activities in the IFC Exclusion List and any other exclusions.
AEGEA Saneamento The Project is a corporate loan to AEGEA Saneamento S.A. (AEGEA or the Company), a leading private provider of water and sanitation services in Brazil that is looking to expand its operations, including into frontier regions in the North and Northeast of Brazil. The Project is expected to increase water and sewerage service coverage in AEGEA''s service area, which is expected to expand throughout Brazil, including frontier regions. This increased coverage leads to positive health impact for the population, especially the poor. Diseases associated with poor sanitation decreased by 34% between 2005 and 2009 in Campo Grande, after AEGEA increased sewage collection and treatment there. This reduction of diseases results in lower absenteeism of students and workers, as well as reduced health expenditures, with substantial positive impact in the economy.  The Project will also lead to increase in population that receive water and sanitation services from a private operator and to reduced water losses and energy consumption. Indicators to be tracked will include: (i) total number of individual residential customers receiving new or improved water services; (ii) volume of sewage treated; (iii) volume of freshwater saved (reduced physical water losses); (iv) reduction in water losses (NRW - including commercial losses); and (v) reliability of water services (average hours of service per 24 hour period).
DFP Patria Infra The envisioned project would entail an investment of up to US$150 million equivalent in BRL or up to 20% of the total commitments, as limited partner in a proposed infrastructure debt fund (the Fund) to be  managed by Patria Investimentos, Ltda. (Patria or the Manager) and the mobilization of up to US$550 million from institutional investors.    The Fund is expected to be incorporated as a FIDC (Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditóorios) with several series of quotas to fit investors' restrictions, especially those regarding Environmental & Social (E&S) aspects (the Fund). The structuring of the project has not been concluded. Nothing in this document should be construed as an offer or distribution of any product or securities in Brazil, in particular of Fund quotas.   Patria is expected to invest the lower of 2% of committed capital or BRL120 million to the Fund, through junior quotas subordinated at redemption to other investors.    The proposed Fund shall have an unlimited term of duration, but the series of quotas to be held by IFC will have a 50-year term, with a redemption option at the 10th year.    The Fund is expected to have a target size of BRL3.5 to 6.0 billion, earmarked to finance infrastructure projects in the Energy, TMT, Transport & Logistics, and Water & Sanitation sub-sectors (Eligible Sub-sectors) in Brazil (the Project). The Project shall count with gender and climate tags. The most significant expected project-level outcome is the improved quality of finance for infrastructure corporates through the provision of an alternative source of long-term local currency funding for projects aimed at increasing quality of infrastructure in Brazil. Moreover, the Project is expected to include a focus on projects and companies with female participation. Beyond the Project, at the market level, IFC believes that the Project will contribute to deepen integration of infrastructure to capital markets by demonstrating viability of infra debentures to finance greenfield and brownfield infrastructure projects with more flexible terms under a non-recourse basis, as well as the catalytic role of debt funds to mobilize institutional investors and position infrastructure debt as an investible asset class.
WCS COVID Santander Brasil The proposed investment envisages a senior debt facility of up to US$100 million to Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (Santander or the Bank) under IFCs COVID-19 Working Capital Solutions (WCS) Crisis Response Facility. The proposed WCS loan consists of a one-year facility, renewable for up to one additional year, and will be allocated as follows: (i) US$50 million for the Banks climate-related lending program to Brazilian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and/or individuals and (ii) US$50 million for the Banks working capital lending program to Brazilian SMEs, of which at least 20% of the loan proceeds will be earmarked to support women and women-owned/women-led enterprises (the Project). All IFC projects under IFC's COVID-19 WCS Crisis Response Facility share the same development thesis: by supporting its clients' capacity to sustain operations during this acute shock, IFC best positions the private sector to support the economic recovery process, shortening the time it will take for the most vulnerable to return to their traditional income-earning opportunities.
INCaF Brascan Energetica S.A. Brascan Energetica S.A. (BESA), Brazil, is an indirectly-owned subsidiary of Brascan Power Corporation, a leading developer of renewable energy projects in North America. BESA focuses on the development, ownership and operation of small-scale hydro-power generation plants in Brazil, where the Brascan Group already has an established position in the investment banking, real estate and agribusiness sectors. 

BESA was established as an independent power producer in Brazil in 1999, leveraging the strong presence of the Brascan Group in Brazil. The company has projects in several states in Brazil, which it operates and monitors remotely from its operations center at its headquarters in Curitiba in Parana state via satellite links. Presently BESA owns 5 operational projects with installed capacity of 101 MW and one green field in the final phase of construction.

BESA is implementing  Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects based on run-of-river hydro generation assets that are displacing fossil fuel based generation in the Brazilian grid. The total installed capacity of the projects is presently 101.4 MW (made up of 5 plants whose capacity range from 15 to 30 MW of capacity). A sixth project (installed capacity of 27 MW) is in its final implementation phase and starts operations at the end of Q1 2005. The CDM projects bundled together will enable BESA to sell Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) under the CDM of the Kyoto Protocol. IFC via the NetherlandsCarbon Facility is planning to purchase CERs from the project.
Amadeus JV Project The proposed investment consists of a US$500 million A/ B/ MCPP Loan to LD Celulose S.A. (LDC or the Company). The investment will help finance the construction of a greenfield dissolving wood pulp (DWP) plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil with capacity to produce 500,000 tons per annum and generate 144 MW of electricity (the Project). The Company will also manage approximately 70,000 ha of eucalyptus plantations on land leased from third parties. (i) Economy-wide impact: The Project is expected to make a substantial contribution to employment generation in the frontier state of Minas Gerais and to value addition through the multiplier effects. The Project is estimated to generate a total of nearly 7,000 jobs (including direct, indirect, and induced jobs).The Project's overall value addition is estimated at US$512 million, including direct, indirect, and induced effects along the Project's supply chain as a result of the joint venture. 

(ii) Environmental and social impact: The proposed Project will achieve its objectives in environmentally and socially mindful manner by planting on degraded lands, adopting Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards in managing its plantations, and utilizing biomass for its energy needs. The Project consists of a set of activities that are expected to produce pulp with the lowest CO2 emissions. An increase in natural wood-based pulp production has also broader environmental benefits since the impacts of wood-based textile fibers on the environment are more limited than that of oil-based fibers. Unlike synthetic fibers, wood-based fibers do not shed microplastics into the water when washed and lend themselves more easily to recycling.

(iii) Contribution to market creation: The establishment of DWP production in Brazil through the joint venture between Lenzing and Duratex could result in increasing the complexity of Brazil's manufacturing base by facilitating the development of higher value added segments of the textile industry.
Cerradinho Bio The proposed investment is an up to BRL 150 million A Loan in Cerradinho Bioenergia S.A. (Cerradinho Bio or the Company), a competitive Brazilian ethanol and biomass-based electricity producer with operations in Goias, to support the expansion of its crushing and cogeneration capacities. (i) The project supported by IFC will be carried out in a mill located in the Cerrado region, fostering economic development in frontier regions by increasing agricultural production and creating jobs in areas which are highly dependent on the agricultural sector for income generation;  (ii) IFC''s investment will contribute to climate change mitigation by promoting the use of renewable energy in a country with expanding demand;  (iii) The project will support the continued expansion of a competitive S&E producer operating in the country with one of the lowest costs of production to achieve greater efficiencies; and (iv) The Company expects to more than duplicate its female employment, in line with their strategy to include women in agricultural operations such as harvester operators and truck drivers.
Combio Renewables ComBio Energia S.A. (ComBio or the Company), established in 2008, is one of the leading providers of renewable thermal energy solutions from biomass in Brazil. ComBios business model consists in installing biomass boilers inside its clients facilities, managing its operations and maintenance, and sourcing of the feedstock from renewable and sustainable sources. The Companys biomass powered steam boilers provide a renewable and cost-effective alternative for industrial clients, reducing CO2, sulfur and nitrogen air emissions in comparison to existing diesel-based boilers.  The proposed IFC investment comprises a financing package of up to US$72 million for the purchase and installation of (i) four boilers for two Ingredion Brasil Ingredientes Industriais Ltda.(Ingredion) facilities in Mogi Guacu and Balsa Nova, and (ii) a new boiler at Pirelli Pneus Ltda. (Pirelli) facility in Campinas (the Project). Project outcomes
Environmental Effect: The Project will replace existing boilers that use fossil fuel by modern boilers fueled by biomass sourced from sustainable sources. The switch to renewable energy and enhanced resource efficiency will lead to reduction in CO2 emissions.
Economy wide effects: The Project is expected to generate jobs and value addition to the Brazilian economy.

Contribution to Market Creation
Sustainability: The industrial sector requires large amounts of thermal energy to power its operations. The Project will support the provision of a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution for switching to biomass boilers and contribute to environmental sustainability.
Daycoval III Established as a multiple bank in 1989 and listed at Bovespa stock exchange since June 2007, Banco Daycoval S.A. (Daycoval or the Bank) is one of the leading mid-sized Brazilian banks operating in the middle market segment. Daycoval had more than 2,000 active SME clients and assets of R$ 6.8 billion as of December 2008.  The project involves the subscription by IFC, funds managed by Cartesian Capital Group, LLC, and Wolfensohn Capital Partners, L.P.  (the Investors), and members of the Dayan Family, of warrants of common and preferred shares to be issued by the Bank, through the investment by the Investors in Deposit Certificates (CDB) in an amount of up to BRL 400 million. The investments main purposes are: (a) to strengthen the funding basis of the Bank in order to enable the expansion of its credit portfolio within the middle market segment; (b) to diversify its funding sources; and (c) to enable leading global investors to hold warrants of preferred shares of the Bank. The transaction assures that Daycoval will be able to continue taking advantage of lending opportunities involving the countrys SMEs, many of whom may have faced cutbacks of credit from other banks due to the global financial crisis.  Furthermore, it demonstrates that significant amounts of funding can still be raised from private sector investors for a sound, emerging markets financial intermediary.
Asa Alimentos ASA (the Company or the Group) is a vertically integrated chicken and port meat producer that currently produces hatching eggs, day-old chicks, pork and chicken meat and industrialized products for sale in the domestic market. The Group operates 2 slaughterhouse facilities in the Federal District, 1 in the state of Goias and two in the State of Tocantins, out of which one is currently not operating. In the aftermath of the 2008 crisis, Banco da Amazonia (a strong regional player) cut financing lines for the integrated farmers in the State which caused lack of sufficient broiler supply to justify operating the plant and required the Group to interrupt operations in 2010. Banco da Amazonia resumed financing the outgrowers at the end of 2011.   The Project will involve providing the Company with financing to (i) invest in animal capex in order to increase day-old chicks production to support increase of broilers supply for processing in its existing slaughterhouse facilities; (ii) resume operations in its currently closed facility in Tocantins, thus increasing total processing capacity by more than 50%; (iii) provide sufficient working capital related to the investments; and (iv) refinance existing short term debt to improve liquidity. The project will allow ASA to increase production of poultry and pork meat thus contributing to (i) employment generation in Tocantins, a frontier region; (ii) rural development as the Company will need to expand its current network of integrated small farmers who breed chicken and pork under contracts with ASA, which provides them with a stable source of income and (iii) the sustainable worldwide increase in food supply, being Brazil well-positioned to support this increase due to the country''s competitive advantages as a low-cost producer of protein.