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Summary of Project Information (SPI)
Project number7098
Project nameUkraine Venture Capital Fund II
CountryUkraine
SectorCollective Investment Vehicles
DepartmentPrivate Equity and Investment Funds
Company nameUkraine Venture Capital Fund II
Environmental categoryFI
Date disclosedDecember 13, 1995
StatusCompleted
Previous EventsInvested: July 25, 1996
Signed: July 19, 1996
Approved: February 22, 1996

Summary Of Project Information (SPI)
Project NameUkraine-Ukraine Fund
RegionEurope

Sector
Project No007098
Projected Board DateJanuary 15, 1996
Company NameUkraine Fund
Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders

Claflin Management Partners, Bank of Boston, Emerging Markets Investors, EBRD, IFC

Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment

US$18 million, including proposed IFC investment of US$1.5 million

Location of project and Description of site

The Fund’s management company office is located in Kiev; however, portfolio companies are located throughout Ukraine.

Description of Company and Purpose of Project

The Ukraine Fund is an equity capital fund which invests in small, privately-owned Ukrainian companies. IFC committed US$2 million to the Fund in December 1993; the current project represents an increase in capital in order to continue the Fund’s investment program. To date, the Fund has made investments totalling US$5.3 million in 18 private companies throughout Ukraine.

Environmental Category and Issues

IFC’s Environment Division has classified the project as Category FI. IFC has ascertained that the Fund has an Environmental Risk Management System in place and has the capacity to assess the potential environmental risks of its investee companies.

Date SPI sent to PIC December 13, 1995

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