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Queiroz Galvao Perfuracoes S.A. QGP started as a drilling services company in 1980. It is now also actively participating in oil and gas exploration and development activity in Brazil, which is the focus of their current investment program.  The company''s projects will lead to the development of Brazil''s energy sector, especially in the north-east region, the promotion of private sector participation in the recently privatized oil and gas sector, and to direct economic benefits through royalty and tax payments, all of which will have a positive impact on Brazil''s overall development.  IFC''s potential role will be to provide access to adequate capital to QGP, an independent, private Brazilian oil and gas company seeking to expand its operations in the sector. IFC will also support QGP''s efforts to develop a suitable environmental and social management framework in respect of its projects and operations.
DARP SSF Plural The Project (DARP SSF Plural) supports Brasil Plural S.A. Banco Múltiplos plans to launch an innovative investment vehicle to provide special financing to distressed Brazilian companies that have sound fundamentals but are under or near Brazilian court-driven restructuring process (the Fund).  Brasil Plural Gestão de Recursos Ltda. will be the manager of the Fund (the Manager), called Brasil Plural Special Situations Fund. -	Jobs Saved/Preserved: A major consequence of resolving special situations is saving and eventually creating jobs, which carries significant and positive benefits. A significant number of jobs are forecast to be preserved as a result of the financing provided by the Fund. -	Access to Finance: IFC will facilitate the restructuring and refinancing of financially stressed companies, keeping assets in productive use and jobs in place, as well as providing much needed liquidity and risk capital for the local marketplace. -	E&S Standards: IFC''s participation in this project would support a leading Brazilian asset manager with the capacity to implement and promote good environmental and social standards for the corporate sector in Brazil.
Amaggi Sustainable Cotton IFC proposed investment consists of an A/B/MCPP Loan of up to US$180 million to Agropecuaria Maggi Ltda (Agropecuaria), the farming company of Amaggi Group  (Amaggi or the Group), a leading producer, merchandiser, crusher and exporter of grains in Brazil.   The financing will support Amaggis three-year investment plan comprising (i) conversion of existing corn farmland into cotton production across three farms in Mato Grosso; (ii) expansion of cotton ginning capacity; (iii) investments in logistics assets for the cotton expansion and agricultural inputs for use in the cotton field areas; and (iv) crop protection/treatment inputs for productivity improvements in existing cotton fields (the Project.) The most significant, expected Project-level outcome is expanding production of sustainable cotton to meet growing consumer demand, while reducing the environmental footprint through precision agriculture methods.
BBM Agri Project The Project (BBM Agri) will support Banco BBM S.A.s (the Bank or BBM) plans to grow its credit portfolio aiming at providing loans to clients in the agribusiness sector in Brazil. - Access to finance - IFC will help increase access to finance to medium sized corporations in Brazil as the Bank increases its loan portfolio. In addition, clients working in the agribusiness sector will benefit from a targeted line.  - Increase competition - (a) IFC will improve BBM''s funding quality by conceding long-term loans, enabling long-term credit operations in the agribusiness sector, and (b) By having a targeted line to these clients, this Project will also support increase the capillarity of financing services and increase competition between banks in this sector. - Dissemination of E&S standards - IFC''s participation in this Project will help the Bank implement and promote good environmental and social standards for agribusiness in Brazil.
Rede D'Or Project Founded in 1977, Rede DOr (Rede DOr or the Company) is a for-profit healthcare company that owns a network of46 image centers and laboratories for medical diagnostics and 16 hospitals (including three under construction at the time of appraisal) with over 1,500 beds total, in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco.   

The company plans to invest over the next 4 to 5 years to support its organic growth strategy to expand existing facilities and build four new hospitals (three already under construction) to reach 2,700 beds total. The group also plans to acquire new hospitals. The project will have significant development impact by: i) demonstrating best practices throughout the medical community; ii) increasing access to high quality medical care; and (iii) and acting as a catalyst for the rationalization of the private health sector in Brazil.
Amaggi Expansion Amaggi Exportaçao e Importaçao Limitada (Amaggi or the company), an existing IFC client, is one of the leading soybean operators in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil.  Brazil is the worlds second largest soybean producer and Mato Grosso accounts for 20% of soybeans produced in Brazil.   Soybean production in Mato Grosso is expected to outpace the other regions and increase by 10% p.a. in the next few years.  To maintain its market share, Amaggi aims to expand its origination activity, particularly to the east of Mato Grosso, where soybean production is growing, replacing other less profitable agribusiness activities. 

The project involves the following components: 
-  the establishment of soybean collection centers; 
-  construction of silos with 250,000 tons storage capacity and 
-  refinancing a portion of short-term debt that is currently used to support Amaggis permanent working capital needs. 

The companys permanent working capital consists of soybean inventory and pre-financing provided to farmers in the form of inputs and cash.

The project will enable the company to do the following: 
-  lower its financing cost; 
-  sustain its market share; 
-  establish a presence in growth areas in the east of Mato Grosso. 

Amaggi has played an instrumental role in promoting sustainable soybean cultivation practices in the Mato Grosso state. Pursuant to the first IFC investment, Amaggi has developed and successfully implemented an Environmental Management System (EMS) that fully complies with World Bank Group environmental and social guidelines. The EMS specifies procedures to ensure that no child labor is employed, no negative impacts to the natural habitats, indigenous communities are present in Amaggis own operations as well as the operations of third party farmers who receive pre-financing from Amaggi.
New Banco Real Sustainability Credit Line The project entails a $200 million-equivalent credit line to be provided to Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A. (Banco Real or the Bank).  Funding provided by IFC to the Bank will be in local currency.  Proceeds from the credit line will be used by Banco Real for on-lending activities to support three forms of sustainability-oriented business activities at the Bank:  environment-related lending, supply chain-related lending, as well as credit support for family-owned middle market companies that improve their corporate governance practices.  The on-lending will be identical to that of prior IFC Sustainability Credit Lines (SCLs) currently outstanding to Banco Real.  The project is intended to encourage further sustainability-targeted (in particular, environment-related, supply chain-related, and corporate governance-related) reforms in Brazilian companies, like those already being engendered by prior SCLs outstanding to Banco Real. The expected development impact of the project is to create heightened awareness of sustainability-related issues at Brazilian companies by satisfying some of the increased demand for this type of financing that was created by prior SCLs, and thereby leading to a further supply of  as well as demand for  this type of credit product in Brazil.   The projects development impact  like that of prior SCLs undertaken with Banco Real  is expected to be significant, and includes the following:  - Financial support for sustainability-oriented (i.e., environment-related, supply chain-related, and CG-related) business efforts at Banco Real; - Financial support for environment-related sub-projects; - Financial support for companies that provide significant amounts of working capital to large numbers of SME clients/customers (in other words, supply chain-related financing); - Implementation by SMEs of specific CG Improvement Plans;  - Environment and CG demonstration effect on other companies, who might not necessarily be funding themselves under the SCL; - Demonstration effect on other Brazilian banks of viability/attractiveness of sustainability-oriented credit activities.
Vale do Parana SA Vale do Parana SA (Vale do Parana or the company) is a special purpose company established in Brazil to grow sugar cane, construct, and operate a state-of-the-art mill to produce fuel ethanol and sugar in Suzanapolis, western region of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The mill will be developed in phases starting in 2008, when it will produce approximately 70,000 m3 of ethanol, until 2011, when it will produce approximately 90,000 m3 of ethanol (for the internal market) and 140,000 mt of raw sugar for the export market. Upon full implementation, Vale do Parana will have a total milling capacity of 2 million mt of cane/year supplied from 22,000 ha of sugar cane, 50% of which will be cultivated on leased land with the remainder sourced from dedicated third-party suppliers.   The project will take advantage of:     - favorable export market conditions created by the reform of EUs sugar policies;  - increased demand for fuel ethanol, mainly in the Brazilian market, but also of prospects for increasing international demand;  - sponsors experience in operating sugar/ethanol mills in Brazil and other countries in Latin America; and  - the agronomic and infrastructure environment that allows mills in this region of Brazil to be the worlds lowest cost producers. The project will be the first sugar/ethanol mill in this corner of the state, a region with one of lowest incomes in São Paulo, and will have an  important development impact through:   - job creation and diversification in a primarily agricultural region that has few job opportunities due to concentration in low density cattle ranching;  - tax generation for a municipality that has low tax revenues, which will allow it to invest in public services;  increased income generation for the regions farmers (sugar cane provides a better return than cattle ranching); and  - the possibility of attracting other sugar/ethanol investments for this region.
Randon S.A. Implementos e Participacoes The Randon Group (the Randon Group) is a medium-sized Brazilian industrial group and a good existing IFC client.  The Randon Group is Brazils leading producer of trailers mainly for trucks and rail transportation, and it also manufactures automotive components, including friction materials for brakes.   The Randon Group has approached IFC with a request for financing of an investment program that will expand and modernize the production capacity of its operations.  The project will be implemented during 2005-2009, and its cost is approximately $350 million.    IFC has been requested to provide loans of up to $35 million for two specific project items to be carried out by IFCs existing borrowers as follows:   -  up to $25 million to Randon S.A. Implementos e Participações (Randon); and  -  up to $10 million to Fras-le S.A. (Fras-le). Both Randon and Fras-le are listed on BOVESPA, the Sao Paulo stock exchange, and Randon has adhered to Level I standards of corporate governance.  The proposed new investment will complement IFCs existing exposure to the Randon Group, which has solid fundamentals and is managed conservatively by the founder family and a professional management team. By supporting the Project, IFC will help to further improve the efficiency and productivity of Brazils transport equipment sector.  Through this Project, IFC will support Randon, which is a productive user of capital in the local trailer and wagon manufacturing.  In addition, through the envisaged technological upgrades of Randon Groups automotive component manufacturing operations, the Randon Group will be able to take advantage of export opportunities both within and beyond the Mercosur trade block.  The benefits to Brazil also stem from additional job creation, as the project is expected to create 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.
SLC Agricola S/A SLC Agrícola S/A (the company or SLC Agricola) has an investment program to primarily expand its cotton production capacity:     - increasing the planted area by 52,000 ha by expanding its second harvest area (planting of two crops on a same plot within the same harvest year) and leasing areas adjacent to its current farms;  - adding a new farm already purchased in the Bahia state with a total 21,000 ha of planted area;  - adding two new areas in the Brazilian Savannah region to increase planted area by 42,000 ha; and - financing incremental working capital needs. IFC will support the Investment Program of a competitive Brazilian company. It will support the continued growth of SLC Agricola by helping the company in the expansion of its farms and the development of new farms in frontier poor regions of the country.  Overall, the companys total planted area will increase by 111.9% and supplied volumes by 165.7% by the end of the Investment Program.  Other Benefits:  Employment. By the end of 2006, before the Investment Program started, SLC directly employed 800 people full time plus an estimated 485 seasonal jobs. As the Investment Program develops, the Company will hire new employees across its farms, and is expected to employ a permanent staff of 1,100 people (additional 300 jobs), who receive a number of benefits such as full medical insurance, life insurance, housing and food provided at the farm and profit sharing program (SLC Agricola is the only farming company in Brazil as of today that offers profit sharing to its employees).  In many regions where the company operates, formal employment is extremely limited and SLC Agricola sets new standards in the region and creates income where it was previously limited.
Loggi Technology International table, .k-table{ border-collapse:collapse; width:100%; table-layout:fixed; margin-bottom: 15px;} .k-table, .k-table td, table, table td {outline: 0;border: 1px solid #000; } .k-table td, table td { padding: 5px; }                 Founded in 2013, Loggi Technology International (Loggi) is a Brazilian technology company that enables businesses, retailers, e-retailers, and restaurants to access a sizeable network of independent motorcycle couriers through its technology platform to provide fast, efficient, and seamless delivery services in urban areas. Its primary interface with users is through its smartphone app that connects independent motorcycle couriers with delivery assignments requested by end-users; Loggi retains a fee on each delivery and assists with other transactions (like payments for restaurant deliveries), also on a for-fee basis. It has recently launched a similar service for independent small delivery vans, focused primarily on next-day deliveries of package-sized e-commerce purchases. Its app-based delivery platforms currently regroup more than 2,600 motorcycle couriers and 140   van drivers (who also drive their own vehicles). Based in greater São Paulo, Loggi also has operations in the cities of Rio (Rio de Janeiro state), Belo Horizonte (Minais Gerais state), Curitiba (Paraná state), and Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul state), with plans to expand to other states as well. In addition to administrative offices in the São Paulo region, Rio, Belo Horizonte, and Curitiba, it also has a distribution center in São Paulo for cross-docking purposes (repacking bulk e-commerce orders originating from clients warehouses into smaller batches for at-home deliveries by vans and motorcycles), with plans for adding others. The company is owned by its founders and initial investors, including Kaszek Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Monashees Capital, and Dragoneer Investment Group. IFC is considering an equity investment of up to $5 million. Funding will be used expand growth in 10 cities throughout Brazil. The Project's development impacts include:
o	Supporting local tech entrepreneurship in a developing economy, Brazil.
o	Improving employability and incomes by enabling people with limited skills to earn a living as motorboy couriers through the Company's technology platform
o	Help enable lower cost logistics services for millions of companies and consumers across Brazil
Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio Cosan S. A. Indústria e Comércio (Cosan, the company or Group) is the parent company of the largest integrated sugar and ethanol producer and exporter in Brazil, and one of the largest and most efficient producers in the world. Cosan reached this position by acquiring and turning around sugar mills, mostly during the last four years.  Cosan operates 12 mills, 3 sugar refineries and one export terminal at the Port of Santos. All facilities are located in the State of São Paulo, in Brazils Center-South region, with the exception of one small sugar refinery located in the State of Santa Catarina, South region. In FY 2004, ended April 30, Cosan milled 26.1 million mt of cane, sold 2.2 million mt of sugar (of which 82% or 1.8 million mt were exported), and 946 million liters of ethanol (of which 23% or 214 million liters were exported).  The proposed project, to be implemented over the FY05 to FY07 period (May 2004 to April 2006), will allow the company:   -  to maintain its leading position in the Brazilian sugar industry;  -  to respond to growing demand for fuel ethanol, particularly in the domestic market; and  -  to respond to increased competition in international markets by improving agricultural yields and cutting costs.   More specifically, the project will allow Cosan to increase its installed milling capacity, improve sugar cane agricultural yields and further reduce costs. The project will also support Cosans efforts to improve monitoring and compliance of environmental and social standards.
Alvoar Equity The proposed investment consists of a common equity investment of up to BRL160 million in Alvoar Lacteos (Alvoar or the Company), to support the Companys expansion program, which includes the installation of new equipment, renovation of existing industrial units, construction of a new unit for cheese production and E&S improvements.   Founded in January 2022, Alvoar is the company resulting from the merger of Betania Lacteos S.A. (Betania), a leading dairy producer in the Northeast of Brazil, and Embare Indústrias Alimentícias S.A. (Embare), a dairy producer with a strong industrial presence in the Midwest of Brazil. The Project is assessed under the Global Food Security Platform (GFSP). 
Project Outcome: Stakeholders - Consumers: Increased access to hygienically packed dairy products. The Project outcomes rating is Very strong with Medium likelihood of achievement. The likelihood is tempered by the risks of slump in demand for dairy products emanating from probable inflationary pressures, currency depreciation possibly leading to rise in cost of production and products for the animal protein sector.
Contribution to Market Creation: Resilience - Triggering new product offerings and supporting greater domestic value addition. IFC expects the Project to contribute to sustaining the resilience of the global food supply market by facilitating increased milk production and distribution in underserved areas of Brazil, a net importer of dairy products. The Project is aligned with IFCs Global Food Security Platform (GFSP), which IFC will implement in close coordination with the World Bank and MIGA partners. Much of the proposed response under the GFSP focuses on getting existing food stocks to the neediest people and ensuring that the war does not result in a collapse of food production and trade flow in the near term. The longer-term objectives of the program are to restore and diversify production and to improve resilience of the global food system. Planned interventions include working directly with existing and new clients along the food supply chain to meet their elevated working capital financing needs through short-term and medium-term facilities.
Equatorial Energia S.A. Equatorial Energia S.A. (EQTL, the Company), a holding company with investments in Brazils electricity sector and an existing IFC partner, is seeking financing from IFC to support (i) the turnaround and expansion of Centrais Electricas do Para S.A. (CELPA) and (ii) the potential future acquisition and turnaround of other power distribution companies in Northern and Central Brazil (together, the Project).   CELPA is the distribution company of the State of Para, covers a service area of 1.25 million square kilometers (the size of France, the UK and Spain combined) and serves close to 1.8 million customers representing a population of nearly seven million people as of end of 2011. CELPA was privatized and acquired by Rede Enérgia S.A. (Rede) in 1998. Since then, CELPA has been underperforming and filed for Brazils Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2012 as it was unable to meet its debt obligations.   In June 2012, EQTL presented a buyout proposal to Rede, acquired Redes 61.4% ownership of CELPA and formally took over on November 1, 2012. The remaining stake is held by Brazils federal, integrated power utility, Elétrobras (34.2%) and others (4.4%). The current operational condition of CELPA is uncertain and the provision of reliable electricity to the population is severely compromised. Once the Project reaches financial close, a knowledgeable and experienced partner will step-in to restructure and undertake significant investment to improve and expand CELPA''s power network, increase operational efficiencies and achieve productivity gains. In turn, the quality and reliability of the service will improve and should, over time, translate into better access to electricity for one of the poorest and most underserved regions of Brazil. In addition, industrial and commercial activities in the region, particularly agricultural activities, will directly benefit from reliable and good quality electricity.  Overall, IFC''s financing will support greater private sector participation in Brazil''s power sector as a means to improve its efficiency and long-term development and is expected to benefit directly the State of Para, a frontier region, and support the development of its infrastructure.
Banco Itau Trade Finance Facility The bank offers an array of financial services including retail, commercial, corporate, and private banking. The facility will be used by the bank to extend international trade finance to Brazilian exporters and importers.          The project is in response to Brazil''s need for trade finance at a time of global risk aversion and severe market illiquidity in Brazil. In this environment, fast-moving multilateral initiatives like the proposed TFF have an important role to play not only in providing needed financing to the country, but in buttressing investor sentiment for Brazil.     The B Loan will allow international banks that currently have trade-related exposure to Itaú to keep their lines outstanding to the bank, rather than withdrawing them due to short-term Brazil exposure concerns. Such a B Loan initiative would complement efforts on the part of Brazilian banks and the government to persuade international lenders to leave in place lines currently outstanding to Brazilian financial institutions.      The project would also be complementary to policy initiatives, reportedly being mulled by other multilaterals such as the IMF, to address the current, severe pullback of bank lines to Brazil.