Zachodni WBK (IFC-38099)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Poland
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
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
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 19, 2016
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
BZ WBK LEASING SA
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)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jul 26, 2018

Disclosed by Bank May 17, 2016

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Project Description
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The project supports BZ WBK Leasing S.A. and/or BZ WBK Lease S.A. with a senior loan which will be earmarked for women entrepreneurs and for MSMEs in less developed regions in Poland. According to IFC, " the Companies provide financial services in sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, transport, distribution with the average amount per transaction being less than US$50K.The Companies’ portfolios include projects with mainly potentially limited adverse E&S risks and impacts that are generally site-specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures."

Investment Description
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The Companies are the leasing subsidiaries of Bank Zachodni WBK, which was established in 2001 following the merger of Bank Zachodni S.A. and Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy S.A. Since 2011 the Bank has been owned by Santander Group, which holds 70% of the Bank’s capital, with the remaining 30% being listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The Companies are 100%-owned by BZ WBK Finanse Sp. z.o.o. which is itself 100%-owned by BZ WBK.

Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
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.

The BZ WBK Leasing S.A. and/or BZ WBK Lease S.A. are the leasing subsidiaries of Bank Zachodni WBK (“BZ WBK” or the “Bank”) which was established in 2001 following the merger of Bank Zachodni S.A. and Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy S.A. Since 2011 the Bank has been owned by Santander Group, which holds 70% of the Bank’s capital, with the remaining 30% being listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.


The Companies are 100%-owned by BZ WBK Finanse Sp. z.o.o. which is itself 100%-owned by BZ WBK.


Contact Information
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No contact information provided at the time of disclosure.

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