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Avallon MBO Fund II (EBRD-43748)

Countries
  • Poland
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
FI
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 10, 2012
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.
Investment Amount (USD)
Not Disclosed
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.
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Disclosed by Bank Jun 7, 2012


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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.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project, Avallon MBO Fund II, is a specialised private equity fund with the objective to invest primarily in management buy-out and management buy-in transactions. The Fund will invest predominantly in Poland with up to 33 per cent in other new EU member states. The Fund will seek to acquire controlling interests in small to medium-sized companies while investing its capital alongside management teams, empowering managers and supporting the expansion of private ownership. It is expected that individual equity investments will be between EUR 5-10 million (with the average value of investment of approximately EUR 7-8 million). TRANSITION IMPACT The transition impact of the proposed project would come from the following areas: THE CLIENT Avallon MBO Fund II will be established as a limited liability partnership, registered in the Netherlands. It will be managed by its general partner, Avallon Partners II B.V., a Dutch limited liability company. EBRD FINANCE The EBRD is considering a commitment of up to EUR27 million to the Fund. It is expected that the remaining commitments may include a range of institutional investors, as well as commitment from the General Partner. PROJECT COST The target size of the Fund is EUR107 million with a hard cap of EUR120 million. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Categorised FI. TECHNICAL COOPERATION None. COMPANY CONTACT Mr. Tomasz Stamirowski, Managing Partner
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