GEF SAGF III (IFC-48409)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
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
Proposed
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 15, 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
South Asia Growth Fund III, L.P.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Climate and Environment
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
  • Water and Sanitation
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)
$ 30.00 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)
$ 400.00 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.
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jun 21, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Jun 15, 2023

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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.

As stated on the project disclosure, IFC proposes an equity investment of up to U$30 million, not exceeding 20% of the total commitment, and an additional co-investment envelope of up to US$30 million under the delegated authority framework, in South Asia Growth Fund III, L.P., a mid-market private equity fund focused on providing growth capital to companies across climate solution themes in India and opportunistically in Southeast Asia, and together with South Asia Growth Fund III, SCSp is targeting US$300 million to US$400 million in total commitments. Consistent with its prior funds, Fund III will target mid-market companies in the climate solutions supply chain focused on (i) renewable energy value chain; (ii) energy efficient enhancement; (iii) food security solutions; (iv) resource / waste recovery solutions; (v) water security solutions; (vi) mobility solutions; (vii) smart cities and green building solutions; (viii) tech / digital solutions; and (ix) low carbon transition solutions. The Fund is expected to size its average ticket per company in the range of US$20-US$40 million in 9-12 companies.                                                  

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.

The IFC categorized the project as FI-2.

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

As stated by the IFC, South Asia Growth III Partners, L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, is the General Partner of the Fund. The Fund will be managed by GEF Capital Partner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The Fund will engage GEF Capital to carry out certain investment management and administrative duties. GEF Capital was founded in 2018 and is led by Raj Pai, Sridhar Narayan and four other partners.  


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.

General IFC Inquiries - IFC Communications:

Address: 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20433
Telephone: +1 202-473-3800
Fax: +1 202-974-4384

Financial Intermediary - GEF Capital Partners LLC:

Raj Pai - Managing Partner
Address: Unit 913, C Wing, ONE BKC, Plot No C-66, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051, India
Phone: +91 22 68758604
Email: contact@gefcapital.com
Website: https://gefcapital.com/capital-partners/

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