ZZ2 (IFC-49855)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • South Africa
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
Proposed
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
Jan 30, 2026
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
ZZ2 Beherend Pty Ltd.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Energy
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Equity, Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 57.80 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 52.00 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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jan 12, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Dec 1, 2025

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Project Description
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 The proposed investment in ZZ2 Beherend Pty Limited is to finance expansion of avocado production, expansion of tomato production in net houses, investments in solar energy for its farm operations and refinance part of its existing debt.

Investment Description
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As stated on the project disclosure page, IFC’s proposed investment package comprises of:

(i) Senior A loan of ZAR 900m (US$52m) in Bertie van Zyl Pty Limited (ZZ2’s subsidiary); and
(ii) redeemable non-convertible preference shares (“preferred equity”) of ZAR 100m (US$5.8m) in ZZ2.

Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated on the company's website, the ZZ2 Group of companies are owned by the Van Zyl family who started their farming operations more than a hundred years ago. ZZ2 farms mainly in the Limpopo Province where our sought-after tomatoes and avocados are cultivated, but we also operate in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, North-West Province, Mpumalanga and Namibia. We also grow mangoes, onions, dates, cherries, apples, pears, stone fruit and almonds.

ZZ2 is owned by Bertie Van Zyl Trust (95%) and Amsodebe Trust (5%).

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - ZZ2 Beherend Pty Ltd Client Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Information
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Client - ZZ2 Beherend Pty Limited:

Mr. Tommie Van Zyl - Chief Executive Officer
Phone: +27 (0)15 395 2040
Email: info@zz2.co.za 
Address: P.O. Box 19, Mooketsi, 0825, South Africa
Website: www.zz2.co.za  

General IFC Inquiries - IFC Communications:

Address: 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20433
Telephone: +1 202-473-3800
Fax: +1 202-974-4384

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