Galicia CL III (IFC-38134)

Regions
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Argentina
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
May 16, 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
BANCO DE GALICIA Y BUENOS AIRES S.A.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • 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)
$ 130.00 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)
$ 130.00 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 29, 2018

Disclosed by Bank Apr 14, 2016

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Project Description
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The proposed project consists of a loan to Banco Galicia (the “Bank”) to be structured in two tranches: (a) a 5-year tranche to on lend to small and medium enterprises (“SMEs”); and (b) a 7-year tranche to on lend to sustainable energy finance (“SEF”) projects in Argentina.

Investment Description
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Banco Galicia was founded in 1905 and is one of the largest private banks in Argentina. Banco Galicia is wholly owned by Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (the “Group”), one of Argentina’s main financial services conglomerates. The Group is controlled by the Escasany, Ayerza and Braun families, which hold directly and indirectly 30.6 % of the Group’s shares (corresponding to 62.8% of the total voting rights). In addition, following the re-nationalization of pension funds in 2008, the Argentine government holds a 20.3% of the Group’s shares through the ANSES (Social Security Administration), and the remaining 49.1 % of the shares is listed on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange and in the NASDAQ.

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.

Banco Galicia was founded in 1905 and is one of the largest private banks in Argentina. Banco Galicia is wholly owned by Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (the “Group”), one of Argentina’s main financial services conglomerates. The Group is controlled by the Escasany, Ayerza and Braun families, which hold directly and indirectly 30.6 % of the Group’s shares (corresponding to 62.8% of the total voting rights). In addition, following the re-nationalization of pension funds in 2008, the Argentine government holds a 20.3% of the Group’s shares through the ANSES (Social Security Administration), and the remaining 49.1 % of the shares is listed on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange and in the NASDAQ.


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Project Contact: Carlos E. López
Senior Vice President – International Division – Financial Area, Banco Galicia
Office Address: Teniente General Juan Domingo Perón 430, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Telephone No.: +54 11 6329 6133

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