Our investment
Description of the investment.
Description of the investment.
Our loan will be used to finance capital investments into MHP's Ukrainian operations, through its Ukrainian subsidiary Katerinopolskiy Elevator LLC. The investment will support MHP in improving its operational efficiency through the expansion of its productive capacity and upgrading of existing equipment.
Impact information
Applies to investments made from 2019 onwards. The tabs in this section define what we expect to achieve through the investment, assessing the potential impact of the investment against six dimensions of impact. You can find more details on our methodology of assessing impact here.
Applies to investments made from 2019 onwards. The tabs in this section define what we expect to achieve through the investment, assessing the potential impact of the investment against six dimensions of impact. You can find more details on our methodology of assessing impact here.
What?
| Impact |
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To support local employment and in-country value addition through increased processing activity (SDG 8.5, 9.2). |
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How?
| Primary | Secondary |
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Direct: capex financing to support investments in plant and machinery to improve production efficiency and support processing activity. |
Economic enabler (indirect): 60% of revenues are generated through export sales, bringing hard currency into the country. |
Who?
| Stakeholder | Geography | Characteristics |
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| Employees |
Ukraine |
The company’s core operations are in poultry production (54% of 2023 revenues), meat processing (18%), edible oils (20%) and grain farming (8%). Over 80% of Group revenue is generated from its Ukrainian operations. It employs over 31,000 people, including c.29,000 in Ukraine. In Ukraine, 40% of employees are female and 97% are permanent staff. |
How much?
| Scale | Depth/Duration |
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The proposed capex investments are expected to support c.250 new jobs. |
The increase in profitability is driven by efficiency measures and higher value products, which will make a contribution to increased tax revenues and foreign currency generation. |
Risk
External RiskThe conflict context poses an external risk to impact. |
Environmental and social information
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Environmental and social summary
A high-level description of the environmental and social aspects of the investment. This may include a summary of key environmental and social risks identified during environmental and social due diligence (ESDD); key elements of an environmental and social action plan (ESAP); or ways in which we plan to support the investee improve environmental and social standards, such as through their environmental and social management system (ESMS); as well as any other priority areas agreed with the investee.
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Environmental and social risk
A risk category rating, which indicates the level of environmental and social risk associated with an investment. For an explanation of the categorisations used, see here. We consistently provide an environmental and social risk category for all investments screened from 2023 onwards.
Environmental and social summary
This project has a medium-high E&S risk, largely owing to the sector. No additional ESAP was required. BII have worked with a co-investor, who led the deal, to ensure our minimum E&S requirements were met.
Environmental and social risk
Medium-High
Reporting and Complaints Mechanism
The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism allows anyone outside BII to report alleged breaches of the business integrity or environmental and social provisions of BII’s Policy on Responsible Investing. This includes breaches made by BII, a BII investee, or a portfolio company of a fund in which BII has invested. The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism Rules are available here. Reports and complaints can be submitted by email to [email protected] or by mail. See more details on our Reporting and Complaints Mechanism here.
For any other general enquiries contact us at [email protected]
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Key facts
- First published
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When the investment was first published on the website database.
- September 2025
- Last updated
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When the last quarterly update of the website database occurred.
- June 2026
- Project number
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An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D8536
- Status
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The current status of the investment (green flag for active and red flag for exited).
- Active
- Region
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The geographical region where the country is located. We currently invest in Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Caribbean. In 2023, BII’s investment mandate was extended allowing it to invest in regional funds linked to Ukraine, with the majority of activity expected to begin post-war. Investments outside these regions were made prior to 2012 under previous investment mandates.
- Rest of the World
- Country
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The countries where the investment delivers impact. Where impact is delivered in multiple countries, this is indicated.
- Ukraine
- Sector
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We prioritise those sectors that facilitate development and need our capital the most. Our priority sectors contribute towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals. They range from investing in the power infrastructure that will provide people with better access to electricity, to investing in financial institutions that direct capital to the individuals and businesses that need it the most.
- Business and consumer services
- Sub sector
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The sub-sector that the investment is made into; this provides a more granular level of detail than the ‘sector’ information
- Agricultural Products & Services
- Investment policy :
- Ukraine
- Investment type :
- Debt
- Start date :
- June 2025
- Amount :
- $34.04m
- Currency of investment :
- EUR
- Domicile
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The company or investment fund’s place of incorporation.
- Ukraine
We provide capital in the following ways: directly – through direct equity, direct debt, guarantees and other non-intermediated financial instruments; and indirectly – principally through investment funds.
Type of investment portfolio that each investment is made under. Since 2014, we have run two investment portfolios: Catalyst and Growth. In addition, our Kinetic Portfolio enables us to manage concessional investment strategies.
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For direct investments, this is the amount that BII has committed to the business or project. For fund investments, this is the amount BII has committed to the fund.
The currency in which the investment was made.
- First published
