In 2024, CAF approved an equity investment of up to USD 25 million in the fund Vinci Credit Infra Institutional FI-Infra RF. The investment aims to support infrastructure projects within Brazil through senior debt. The Fund will invest in investment projects in the area of infrastructure, considered priority by the Federal Government of Brazil, in collaboration with BNDES and BNB (the local development banks of Brazil).
The fund has a multi-sector focus on infrastructure, including renewable energy, low-carbon technologies, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas reduction, basic sanitation, urban mobility and logistics, among others. The Fund will prioritize completely new projects, aligned with carbon footprint reduction and with high ESG rigor. (Environmental, social and governance)Additionally, it will invest in sectors that cover the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring that its impact adheres to the United Nations development guidelines.
Infrastructure tourism on the Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route in Japan
Vinci Partners Group (NASDAQ: VINP) is a leading asset manager in Brazil and Latin America, whose core business includes asset management, private equity, infrastructure, public equities, hedge funds, credit and real estate, and the provision of customized investment and product solutions. With more than 18 years of experience making investments in infrastructure, Vinci Partners also has solid experience in integrating ESG criteria into its investment processes as a value-generating tool, all of which has placed Vinci Partners in a strong position to attract market opportunities.
«Vinci has been a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) since 2012 and at CAF, we are proud to continue strengthening our relationship with Vinci Partners, with whom we have been working together since 2022 through our investment in the Vinci Climate Change (VICC) fund. Antonio Silveira, VP Private Sector at CAF, highlighted that “working with fund managers who follow responsible investment principles with an impact beyond the financial sphere allows us to play a more holistic role in achieving greater and better alignment between the investments in which we participate and projects that have an impact on the development of Latin America.”
Vinci Partners Management Group is a leading asset manager in Brazil and Latin America, whose core business includes asset management
This investment is aligned with the strategic objectives of CAF’s Private Sector Vice Presidency to position itself as the region’s green bank and consolidate Latin America and the Caribbean as a region of solutions, to develop resilient infrastructure, with a positive environmental and social impact, while allowing the revitalization of the Brazilian economy.
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