Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) will use a receivables fund (FIDC) to expand the São Paulo city railroad network. The company created a R$ 200 million fund, with one of the main shareholders being the Brazilian National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES), which bought a R$ 75 million stake.
This is the first non-standardized FIDC with BNDES funds. That is, different than other funds on the market, this one of his tied to non-performing revenues (future gains). In the case of the CPTM, it will come from the sale of train tickets in the 21 main stations around the city. The company has annual sales of about R$ 400 million and carries 1.4 million passengers per day.
Besides the BNDES, the fund attracted another five large investors – two pension funds, two money managers and a European bank. Of the R$ 200 million, R$ 50 million is for subordinate stakes (that function as a liquidity cushion). Due to its complexity, the deal took two years to be structured. The fund has a seven-year term and a single series: that is, it is only for this investment project. Rio Bravo structured the operation.
The funds that are to be obtained will be used for an investment program that has budgeted R$ 1.5 billion through 2010. Initially, R$ 670 million will be spent on expanding Lines F (between Brás and Calmon Viana) and C (that includes the Interlagos Automobile Race Track). The expansion of the two lines will lead to 580,000 new passengers — a 65% increase in demand on Line F and 75% on Line C.
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According to Demian Fiocca, president of the BNDES, the bank’s interest in participating in the project is due to the fact that it represents social infrastructure by a public company, but with the capacity to generate returns and attract private investors. Proof of this was the demand for the fund. Of the proposals that were received, R$ 75 million could not be accepted. The fund will be remunerated through the IPCA plus 9% per year.
The São Paulo state secretary of Metropolitan Transportation, José Luiz Portella, has not discarded the possibility of creating new FIDCs for other CPTM and Metrô projects.
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