Vinte 2020 (IFC-44310)

Countries
  • Mexico
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jul 8, 2020
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
PROMOTORA DE VIVIENDAS INTEGRALES, S.A. DE C.V.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Construction
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 20.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jun 29, 2021

Disclosed by Bank Jul 14, 2020


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Project Description
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The project is a loan to Vinte Viviendas Integrales, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Vinte” or “the company”) for $20 million to alleviate Vinte’s cash needs for 2020-2021 to cope with expected home sales decline due to the COVID-19 crisis and enable Vinte to continue with the construction once the stay-at-home order is lifted (the “Project”). This Project will address a long-standing housing shortage in Mexico by providing good quality affordable housing in rapidly urbanizing areas of the country. Vinte’s housing developments typically are between 1,000 and 6,000 single-family 2 level houses in extent, averaging 80 m2 per house. The houses to be developed as part of this project will be similar in size though multi-level housing complexes may also be developed. The project will contribute to addressing a long-standing housing shortage in Mexico by providing good quality affordable housing in rapidly urbanizing areas of the country. Vinte is a holding company that includes six operating subsidiaries which undertake the following: (i) promotion of developments; (ii) research and development in housing, including technological, environmental, and design aspects; (iii) urbanization, design and construction activities; (iv) the distribution of computers, internet, and related services; (v) human resources management for all Vinte subsidiaries; and (vi) the sale of home equipment such as: floors, closets, furniture and solar panels. Vinte offers several housing products within the affordable entry-level and middle-income segments and has built and is planning to build housing developments in the states of: State of Mexico, Quintana Roo, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Puebla and Nuevo León. Vinte has built more than 43,000 houses as of March 2020 and has about 39,500 houses in pipeline for the next seven years. Once each development is complete, the company cedes management of the operations to a neighbor’s association or a third-party administrator hired by the association. Through its subsidiaries, Vinte is responsible for all phases of design, development, commercialization and quality control of housing developments. This includes: land acquisition, architectural and urban design, research and development, construction, and retail of housing hardware and appliances. Vinte relies on construction contractors to undertake land preparation activities and associated infrastructure to these developments, as well as for house construction works.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Vinte Viviendas Integrales, S.A.B. de C.V. Investor -

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