James Scriven
CEO @ IDB Invest
Washington, United States
James Scriven is a debt financing investor at IDB Invest in Washington focused on Financial Services and Banking. James P. Scriven is the CEO of IDB Invest. He worked as a Vice President for Corporate Risk and Sustainability and a member of IFC’s Management Team. In this capacity, he oversees the management of IFC’s financial and non-financial risk in its operations and provides corporate leadership on environmental, social, and governance issues.JamesScriven has been with IFC since 2002 and has held a number of positions in IFC’s regional office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and IFC’s Headquarters in Washington DC. He was responsible for the restructuring of IFC’s financial sector investments in Argentina, building IFC’s Financial Sector business in Latin America, Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa regions, and most recently, leading the rapid expansion of IFC’s Financial Sector investments globally.As a Global Director for Financial Markets, the position James Scriven held from 2007 until 2014, he oversaw the development of a robust, innovative, and diversified program in microfinance, SME banking, housing, insurance, and private equity funds that have delivered strong development and financial returns for IFC’s financial markets investments.Prior to joining IFC, James Scriven was the Chief Financial Officer of Banco Hipotecario S.A., one of the largest banks in Argentina, and the Chief Executive Officer of BACS, a subsidiary secondary mortgage bank of the same financial group.He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Universidad del CEMA in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries James Scriven invests in
Stages James Scriven invests in
Countries James Scriven invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 2 (67%)
- Banking 1 (33%)
- Farming 1 (33%)
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Finance 1 (33%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 2 (67%)
- Post-IPO Debt 1 (33%)
Country
- Brazil 1 (33%)
- Colombia 1 (33%)
- Argentina 1 (33%)
Investments
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| Molinos Agro is a publicly traded firm that works in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. Commodities, animal feed, farm services, biodiesel, and bulk export are the company's five main segments. Many grains are sold wholesale by the commodities section. Products for animal nutrition are available in the animal feed sector. The agriculturalservices branch offers grain sacks, agrochemicals, seeds, fertilizers, and funding for agricultural projects. The division that handles biodiesel delivers the fuel made there. Export sales of flour, oils, biodiesel, lecithin and glycerin are part of the bulk export sector. | $250M / Post-IPO Debt / May 19, 2023 | ||
| Banco de Occidente is the fifth largest bank in Colombia by asset level and portfolio at June 30, 2016. It has national coverage and a portfolio of integrated products and services, offered through a network of 241 offices and 336 ATMs 9,671 banking correspondents and other features. | $100M / Debt Financing / Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Creditas is a financial technology company, operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil. | $30M / Debt Financing / Feb 03, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About IDB Invest
IDB Invest finances sustainable companies and projects to achieve financial results and maximize economic, social, and environmental development in the region. It seeks to be the private sector solution bank for Latin America and the Caribbean. It supports projects to advance clean energy, modernize agriculture, strengthen transport systems, expand access to financing. Projects that have a significant impact and contribute to the sustainable development of the region. IDB Invest is a member of the Inter-American Development Bank, a multilateral development bank committed to promoting the economic development of its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector.
IDB Invest Contacts
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Gema Sacristan
Chief Investment Officer
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James Scriven
CEO
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Orlando Ferreira
Chief Strategy Officer
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Rachel Robboy
Chief Risk Officer
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Rosemary Jeronimides
General Counsel
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What does James Scriven invest in?
James Scriven invests primarily in Financial Services, Banking and Farming startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for James Scriven closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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