Merqueo Mezz (IDBI-13814-01)

Regions
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Mexico
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • IDB Invest (IDBI)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
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
Feb 23, 2022
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
Merqueo S.A.S
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, Loan
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)
$ 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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IDBI website

Updated in EWS Jun 4, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Dec 22, 2021

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Project Description
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<div class="dePhmb"> <div class="eyKpYb" data-language="en" data-original-language="es" data-result-index="0"> <div class="J0lOec"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="es" data-phrase-index="0" data-number-of-phrases="1">According to the IDB Invest, the financing consists of a Mezzanine debt for an amount of US$20 million over 7 years, of which US$4 million will be placed by IDB Invest, which in turn will mobilize US$16 million from the Blue Like an Orange fund. The use of funds consists of financing the growth plan in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil, in the following areas: (i) technological development; (ii) working capital (iii) capital expenditures and especially (iv) consolidation in the Brazilian market.</span></span></div> </div> </div>
Investment Description
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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.

Merqueo S.A.S. (“Merqueo”, the “Company”, or the “Company”), founded in Colombia in 2017, is one of the pioneers in the online supermarket segment. Its operation includes a technological platform, warehouses and their inventory, product development, logistics for supply and final deliveries. The Merqueo platform allows access to a wide variety of products at more competitive prices than a regular supermarket, allowing customers to save time and money.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Merqueo S.A.S Client Industry and Trade

Contact Information
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