Ugro Capital has raised its first impact focused debt investment of Rs 138 crore from funds managed/ advised by Switzerland based impact investor responsAbility. The transaction was structured in two legs - in the first leg, an Rs 31 crore equivalent USD-denominated ECB was raised which was followed by Rs denominated NCDs totalling Rs 107 crore in the second leg.
The ECB transaction was done via an innovative social bond structure created as a result of joint efforts of the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), responsAbility and Danske bank to mobilize $177.5 Million of debt capital from private investors. These entities joined forces to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 agenda and launched a social bond that bundles loans to innovate companies in capital scarce regions operating in the financial inclusion, healthcare and WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene), agriculture and climate finance sectors, and that have a measurable, positive social impact. The ECB transaction was completed in record time of 3 months.
Ugro Capital aspires to become the largest MSME platform in India and this transaction which brings in support of DFIs to its overall objectives reaffirms the faith of its 50+ lenders in its business model. This transaction is the first of its kind for Ugro Capital and is expected to provide a boost to the overall targets it wants to achieve; the company will be looking forward to many such transactions over the coming years.
Ugro Capital is engaged in providing financial services.
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