August 28, 2025

São Paulo, August 28, 2025 - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and BTG Pactual have announced a strategic partnership to advance sustainability and development initiatives in Brazil and across Latin America. This collaboration aims to mobilize resources and expertise to address critical global challenges and foster impactful investments.

This partnership reflects the shared commitment of IFC and BTG Pactual to promote sustainable development and create opportunities and long-term value for communities and ecosystems and could potentially reach up to $1 billion in joint investments and private capital mobilized by the end of 2028. Additionally, IFC and BTG Pactual will share knowledge and best practices, including those related to IFC’s Environmental and Social Performance Standards.

BTG Pactual will identify opportunities for co-financing, equity participation, and fund investments, while IFC will offer financial and technical solutions. The investments will be made through both co-financing of social and environmental development and conservation initiatives, and co-investment in portfolio companies, infrastructure and private equity funds, and projects from companies with nature-based solutions or those involved in the Amazon bioeconomy.

The Memorandum of Understanding underscores the shared vision of IFC and BTG Pactual to address pressing global challenges and promote inclusive economic growth. By combining IFC’s global expertise in development finance with BTG Pactual’s regional leadership in Latin America, the two organizations aim to create scalable and impactful solutions that benefit Latin America and other regions.

According to Roberto Sallouti, CEO of BTG Pactual, the collaboration with IFC will accelerate the execution of impact initiatives, providing viability and scale to projects with transformative potential: "The allocation of these resources will be done carefully, adhering to technical and financial criteria, so that the investments to be made available by IFC will be used to promote the changes we need for a more sustainable economy."

Alfonso García Mora, IFC Regional Vice President, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, stated: “This partnership with BTG Pactual is a testament to our commitment to fostering sustainable private sector development and job creation in Latin America. The private sector can and should be a critical player in advancing the climate agenda and driving transformative initiatives that improve lives and promote economic growth.”

IFC has been investing in Brazil’s private sector since 1957 to address the country’s main development challenges, including those related to urbanization, social inclusion, competitiveness and productivity, and natural resource management.

About Banco BTG Pactual

BTG Pactual (BPAC11) is the largest investment bank in Latin America and operates in the Investment Banking, Corporate Lending & Business Banking, Sales & Trading, Asset Management, and Wealth Management & Personal Banking markets. BTG Pactual has established itself as one of the most innovative investment platforms in the country, with a complete transactional bank to support its clients' life journeys and financial history. Furthermore, it is a pioneer in the ESG agenda, with financial products that support the transition to a greener and more sustainable economy. The institution is internationally recognized and awarded, with over 8,000 employees in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, the United States, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Luxembourg.


About IFC

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.