Innpact partners with Opportunity to launch Imagine Impact Bonds, the first white label impact bond issuance platform.
Luxembourg, 20 September 2022 – Leading impact finance advisory firm Innpact S.A. joins forces with Opportunity Financial Services S.A. (formerly Finimmo Financial Services), a leader in the administration of securitisation platforms, to provide easy access for impact projects to capital markets. Imagine Impact Bonds (‘Imagine’) is set up as a Luxembourg securitisation vehicle and will enable impact project developers, investment advisors, and fund managers to attract new types of private investors through an easy and effective issuance of quality, high-impact bonds.
Securitisation is a powerful tool for financing impact projects in a fast and cost-efficient manner while meeting the structuring, transferability, and transparency standards required by institutional impact investors. Imagine provides the impact investing sector with a new tool to connect impact projects and impact investors through a streamlined issuance process while allowing for a tailored approach to cater for the specific needs of each impact project.
Targeting bond projects from as low as €5m and up to €50m, Imagine offers a turnkey solution for syndication, warehousing, managed accounts, co-investments, and blended finance approaches. Focusing only on high-impact projects, Imagine promotes the use of the highest impact principles, such as the Operating Principles for Impact Management and the Green Bond Principles (GBP), the Social Bond Principles (SBP), and the Sustainability Bond Guidelines (SBG) as set out by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).
Arnaud Gillin, Co-Founder of Innpact, stated: “Since 2007, Innpact has never stopped innovating to support the development of impact finance. We pioneered the structuring of numerous blended finance funds, designed tailored governance support to impact funds, initiated acceleration programs for first-time managers, and launched the first third-party AIFM fully dedicated to impact. By creating Imagine, we continue to build the impact ecosystem and extend the list of affordable and fast time-to-market options to deploy an impact finance strategy.”
“We are very pleased and proud to bring our almost 20 years of experience in securitisation to the financing of projects benefiting people and the planet. At Opportunity, we believe that sustainable finance should become the norm. We are excited by this partnership with Innpact. Through the creation of Imagine, we want to contribute to the transition towards a more inclusive economy” said Adrien Rollé, CEO of Opportunity Financial Services S.A.
Powered by the legal experience of CMS Luxembourg, Imagine aims to be the go-to platform for the financing of impact projects across all regions, sizes, or SDG contributions. The platform will soon partner with leading institutions to design ad hoc issuance programs to promote specific social or environmental targets such as sustainable land use, health, education, gender smart investing, or high-impact carbon projects.
“Within 5 years, we aim to mobilise the equivalent of €5bn of funding from private investors to contribute to the SDGs. In addition to contributing to the mainstreaming of impact finance, we will improve ESG & impact management practices in the market and support impact themes facing fundraising challenges”, said Sigridur Torfadottir, Associate Director at Innpact and Head of Development of Imagine Impact Bonds.
Imagine a world where all impact projects get funded within a matter of weeks. Fast-track your impact projects with Imagine Impact Bonds. Visit www.imagine-impactbonds.com
