Casa Pellas, S.A.

in implementation

The purpose of this IIC operation is to increase financing to Casa Pellas for permanent working capital. Casa Pellas, a distributor, was established in Nicaragua in 1913.Casa Pellas has been distributing Toyota vehicles since 1963. It has the infrastructure for selling parts and has auto service shops for servicing the vehicles it sells. Over the years, the company has diversified by adding machinery, industrial equipment, and other well-known vehicle makes such as Hino trucks and Suzuki. Since late 2012, Casa Pellas began efforts to boost growth primarily in the food, consumer goods, and food services distribution segments.The first IIC operation focused not only on growing the company, but on supplementing the financing of its operations, given the international financial crisis prevailing at the time. The reason for the proposed increase in the current loan is that Casa Pellas will be intensifying its retail goods distribution business in  the food, consumer goods, and food services throughout most of the country. These segments are expected to account for most of the growth of the distribution division over the next three years, through more and better coverage in areas both inside and outside greater Managua, the country’s capital.