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Biomas - founding shareholder investment (Mar 2023)

Terms

Announced
21 Mar 2023
Instrument
Equity
Amount
US$23.0mReported as R$ 20 million per partner initially; R$ 120 million in total across six partners, converted at 0.1919 USD/BRL (March 2023 average)

Parties

Project developer
Biomas
Country
Brazil
Capital providers
Capital providers and the amount counted for each
PartyRoleAmountBasis
Itau UnibancoInvestorUS$3.84mEstimated: an even share, 1 of 6
MarfrigInvestorUS$3.84mEstimated: an even share, 1 of 6
RabobankInvestorUS$3.84mEstimated: an even share, 1 of 6
SantanderInvestorUS$3.84mEstimated: an even share, 1 of 6
SuzanoInvestorUS$3.84mEstimated: an even share, 1 of 6
ValeInvestorUS$3.84mEstimated: an even share, 1 of 6

Carbon

Pathway
Afforestation / reforestation

What happened

Itau Unibanco, Marfrig, Rabobank, Santander, Suzano and Vale each took a 16.66% stake in Biomas, a company set up to restore and conserve native forest in Brazil financed by carbon credits, each initially committing R$ 20 million. Money Times reports 'com a conclusao dos investimentos' after Central Bank approval for Itau and Santander.

Kumo note

- Six Brazilian corporates and banks jointly capitalised a new company that restores native forest and sells the resulting carbon credits.

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