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The IFC is considering an investment in Demica, a market leading provider of working capital solutions to large corporates and financial institutions. According to IFC's website, "Demica combines expertise in structured finance, technology and operations to offer a complete spectrum of working capital solutions, from supply chain finance to trade receivables securitization. Demica’s services result in improved working capital for its corporate clients and their worldwide suppliers and distributors, many of which are SMEs. IFC is considering an equity investment in Demica, which will be used to finance the Company’s continued global growth."
Demica is a market leading provider of working capital solutions to large corporates and financial institutions. Demica combines expertise in structured finance, technology and operations to offer a complete spectrum of working capital solutions, from supply chain finance to trade receivables securitization. Demica’s services result in improved working capital for its corporate clients and their worldwide suppliers and distributors, many of which are SMEs. IFC is considering an equity investment in Demica, which will be used to finance the Company’s continued global growth.
The proposed IFC investment is for up to US$5 million in equity.
There is often limited information publicly available about what development banks are funding through financial intermediaries. In 2021, the Early Warning System partnered with Oxfam International to incorporate information on high-risk projects being funded by financial intermediaries receiving funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Dutch Development Bank (FMO).
The information listed below describes the relationship between the different private actors linked to high-risk sectors and subprojects of IFC and FMO's financial intermediary investments and/or the financial intermediary's parent companies made from 2017 through 2020, including any associated ring fences.
The database, however, does not explicitly or implicitly imply that IFC or FMO have material exposure to or are contractually or legally accountable to the sub-projects financed by their financial intermediaries or the financial intermediary's parent companies. It only shows a seemingly financial relationship among the different private actors, the financial intermediaries, and IFC or FMO.
Demica’s Chief Executive Officer is Matthew Wreford. The Company’s investors include TOMS Capital, 76 West Holdings and JRJ Group.
| Private Actor 1 | Private Actor 1 Role | Private Actor 1 Sector | Relation | Private Actor 2 | Private Actor 2 Role | Private Actor 2 Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | Demica | Parent Company | - |
International Finance Corporation
Leila Search
Investment Officer
202-473-7511
LSearch@ifc.org
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA
http://www.ifc.org
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