Administration of Equity Investment in IBISA S.A. (ADB-57278-001)

Countries
  • India
  • Philippines
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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
C
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 15, 2024
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
IBISA S.A.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Equity
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 4.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 4.00 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 @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Aug 22, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jan 24, 2024

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the transaction involves the administration by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) of an equity investment of up to $4,000,000, with an initial investment of up to $750,000, in IBISA S.A. (IBISA), a company headquartered in Luxembourg with primary operations in India and Philippines. The investment is to be provided by the ADB Ventures Investment Fund 1 under the ADB Ventures Financing Partnership Facility. The balance of the approved amount may be invested as equity or quasi-equity in subsequent fundraising rounds that IBISA is expected to undertake. Consistent with the fund establishment documents, ADB will not invest its own capital alongside the fund.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

ADB has categorized the project in compliance with its Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) as category C for environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples.

The environment and social due diligence report covering IBISA’s business operations, which was carried out essentially under remote working arrangements, and the plan for using ADB proceeds confirm that these are likely to have minimal adverse impacts on the environment and will not trigger involuntary resettlement or indigenous people’s safeguards. IBISA’s expansion in the Philippines and India will have minimal impact on the parametric insurance industry labor market.

Investment Description
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An equity investment of up to $4,000,000, with an initial investment of up to $1,000,000. The ADB Ventures Investment Fund 1 under the ADB Ventures Financing Partnership Facility will provide the investment.

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.

IBISA is a climate insurance technology platform that designs affordable parametric insurance products, using satellite data analytics and risk models. This enables insurance companies to offer such products to climate-vulnerable populations, such as agricultural farmers, dairy farmers, and low-income groups, with limited or no access to climate protection products. IBISA helps local and global insurance companies offer tailored parametric insurance products, such as typhoon and heat stress insurance, that address customer needs.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - IBISA S.A. Client -

Contact Information
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No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

The Accountability Mechanism is an independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an Asian Development Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Accountability Mechanism, they may investigate to assess whether the Asian Development Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can learn more about the Accountability Mechanism and how to file a complaint at: http://www.adb.org/site/accountability-mechanism/main.

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