Early Warning System

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

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

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

Nov 24, 2023

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

Starlight II SARL

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Industry and Trade

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)

$ 11.27 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 10.3
Converted using 2023-11-24 exchange rate.

Bank Documents

Framework project: Direct Finance Framework non SME

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Apr 25, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Apr 15, 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 project consists of an equity investment of EUR 10.3 million in Starlight II SARL, a parent company of Pfleiderer Polska z o.o., a leading Polish manufacturer of wood-based panels. The Bank's funds, together with additional equity contributions from other shareholders, will enable the implementation of a comprehensive value creation plan at the Company and further strengthen its competitive positioning.

The project is expected to transform the Company into a highly attractive asset and will further support the private equity ecosystem in Poland during a period of reduced liquidity and increased international investor risk aversion, thus contributing to the resilience of capital markets.

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.

Categorised B (ESP 2019). Acquiring an indirect shareholding within the Company, a producer of wood-based products for use in furniture, fittings and construction is considered to be associated with site-specific impacts which are readily addressed by mitigation measures.

The Bank is familiar with the wood product production sector and the typical E&S impacts and risks are considered to be low-medium and effectively managed using standard processes and mitigations.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

An equity investment of EUR 10.3 million.

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.

Starlight II SARL is a Luxembourg-domiciled financial entity, through which financial investors (including the EBRD and Innova/7) together with the family office of Bogdan and Elzbieta Kaczmarek will hold their interests in Pfleiderer Polska sp. z o.o., an established supplier of a wide range of particleboard-based products to industrial customers and wholesalers in Poland and abroad.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Pfleiderer Polska z o.o.	Parent Company	-
-	-	-	-	Starlight II SARL	Client	-

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

Jakub Wolodko
www.pfleiderer.pl
ul. Strzegomska 42 AB Millennium Tower IV 53-611 Wroclaw

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html