Ecoenterprises Partners IV L.P.
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Who is our customer?
EcoEnterprises Partners IV is a private equity Fund targeting a fund size of USD 150 million and managed by EcoEnterprises Impact Management. The Fund pursues equity investments and mezzanine growth capital opportunities in 15-20 impact-driven small and medium enterprises (SMEs) providing nature-based solutions in Latin America.
What is our funding objective?
FMO participated in the first close of the Fund as an anchor investor. EcoEnterprises Partners IV invests in compelling, scalable SMEs businesses that actively contribute to the creation of sustainable livelihoods and the sustainable use of natural resources.
Why do we fund this investment?
It is an opportunity for FMO to continue supporting a Fund Manager investing in future-proof companies, those that work on nature-based solutions and sustainable agricultural production. The sector has grown and is at a point of inflection where EcoEnterprises IV can invest slightly larger ticket sizes to more mature companies promising impact and financial returns. The Fund’s focus on nature-based solutions aligns well with FMO’s climate ambitions in forestry and agriculture as part of its Strategy 2030. The Fund Manager is women-led and a 2X Challenge Fund Manager. As such, this investment is labelled as 100% Green and 100% Reducing Inequalities.
What is the Environmental and Social categorization rationale?
This considers an E&S category A investment as the Fund’s mandate allows sourcing category A opportunities. However, most of the portfolio companies are expected to be category B/B+. Whilst potentially all IFC Performance Standards may be triggered in the fund portfolio, typical risks include land use changes / biodiversity, worker welfare, and community’s health and safety. Risks related to indigenous people, land tenure, and smallholder rights may be triggered as well. The Fund Manager leans on vast experiences of past funds with similar risks and has a dedicated team to further strengthen and implement the risk-commensurate E&S management system. E&S is thereby an integral part of the fund operations and included in the engagements at the boards of the portfolio companies. Transparent reporting demonstrates materialization of high impact in regions most in need.
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| Date | Total FMO financing |
|---|---|
| 4/12/2024 | USD 0.59 MLN |
- Website customer/investment
- https://ecoenterprisesfund.com/
- Region
- Latin America & The Caribbean
- Country
- Latin America & The Caribbean
- Sector
- Agribusiness, Food & Forestry
- Publication date
- 7/31/2024
- Effective date
- 4/22/2025
- Total FMO financing
- USD 12.50 MLN
- Funding
- Mobilizing Finance for Forests
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - A