CCRF - Debt Fund (CRD) (IFC-50223)

Regions
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Dominica
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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
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
Dec 5, 2025
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
Caribbean Resilience DSF Limited
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
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)
$ 15.00 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)
$ 75.00 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 Dec 27, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Oct 31, 2025

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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 proposed project consists of an investment for IFC’s own account for up to US$15 million but not to exceed 20% of total capital commitments in the Caribbean Community Resilience Fund Debt Fund (“CCRF Debt Fund”), a regional credit opportunity fund with a target size of US$75 million (scalable to US$125 million). The fund will engage in middle market enterprises (MME) financing and climate financing in the Caribbean region namely: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis (SKN), St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines (SVG), Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago.The CRD is a sub-fund of the Caribbean Community Resilience Fund (“CCRF”), a new 10-year closed-end impact investment fund launched by the Fund manager, Sygnus Capital, and the anchor investor, the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) in January 2024.                                                  

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 proposed investment consists of an investment in the CCRF debt fund in the Caribbean Region managed by Sygnus Capital. Eligible sub-projects will target renewable energy, transport, blue economy, and climate smart agriculture projects. The main E&S risks and impacts related to the Project derive from the Fund Manager's capacity to assess and manage E&S risks of sub-projects in line with the E&S requirements. The E&S risks associated with the supported portfolios are typically associated with labor and working conditions, supply chain risks, occupational health and safety, pollution prevention and atmospheric emissions, waste and wastewater management, and biodiversity amongst others that are readily mitigated. The Project has therefore been categorized as FI-2 in accordance with IFC’s Sustainability Policy.

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

IFC proposes an investment of up to US$15 million for IFC’s own account in the Fund comprising (i) up to US$5 million in Preference Shares Tranche and (ii) up to US$10 million in the Senior A Tranche.

The Caribbean Community Resilience Fund Debt Fund (“CCRF Debt Fund”) is a regional credit opportunity fund with a target size of US$75 million (scalable to US$125 million). 

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.

Sygnus Capital, a leading Pan-Caribbean alternative asset manager, was established in 2016 and headquartered in Jamaica with over US$500 million in assets under management. Sygnus has close to 90 professionals located across Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Puerto Rico and the United States.


Contact Information
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Sygnus Capital Limited
Berisford Grey
Chief Executive Officer
www.sygnusgroup.com

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If you believe that your request for information from IFC has been unreasonably denied, or that this Policy has been interpreted incorrectly, you can submit a complaint at the link above to IFC's Access to Information Policy Advisor, who reports directly to IFC's Executive Vice President.

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IFC/MIGA

The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an IFC or MIGA- financed project. If you submit a complaint to the CAO, they may assist you in resolving a dispute with the company and/or investigate to assess whether the IFC is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. If you want to submit a complaint electronically, you can email the CAO at CAO@worldbankgroup.org You can learn more about the CAO and how to file a complaint at http://www.cao-ombudsman.org

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