Los Angeles, CA - For more than two decades, SDS Capital Group has launched and managed different impact investment funds across the country. Today, the firm has a $1 billion portfolio in different funds/products that aim to alleviate poverty in low-income communities.
Even with the SDS Capital Group’s passion for promoting economic mobility in those communities, they understand their unique position as stewards of their investors' capital. So, the firm continually does due diligence and implements best practices for originations, asset management, and underwriting.
One of the firm’s impact funds is the SDS Supportive Housing Fund, which seeks to finance housing projects for persons experiencing homelessness. This innovative product uses market-rate private equity and no taxpayer money to pay for all the costs of buying land and building homes. Additionally, the homes are developed for a third of the cost and are built three times faster than homeless housing in the state.
Another fund is the American South Real Estate Fund. The product, available in 10 states (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, & TX), seeks to invest in various property projects in emerging urban communities. Developers in secondary markets with growth and strong redevelopment potential can also access the fund.
Additionally, the firm has a National New Market Fund, curated for markets with an average poverty rate of 35%. The social impact investing fund focuses on rural and urban manufacturers, especially in the South and Great Lakes regions. The 49 investments it currently funds are mainly in manufacturing, education, health, and nonprofit services.
SDS Capital Group has a similar product - the Develop Michigan Real Estate Fund. The $60 million fund seeks to provide equity, preferred equity, and mezzanine debt, which is a mix of debt and equity. So far, the firm has invested in 23 projects across Michigan, with nine in Detroit. The firm also has a Sustainable Community Fund, which provides loans to small and micro-businesses in low-income and distressed communities.
SDS Capital Group has financed over 5,500 affordable and supportive housing units through these curated funds and products and created over 24,000 jobs. When speaking about the company and its achievements, Deborah La Franchi, the founder and CEO, noted: “Impact is embedded in every SDS investment. It is in our DNA. Impact investing is only scalable and successful to the extent it achieves our investors’ financial goals. At SDS, impact and financial stewardship are inseparable.”
About SDS Capital Group
SDS Capital Group has launched and managed impact investment funds since 2001. Currently, the firm has an over $1 billion portfolio distributed into six funds. In addition to investing in projects in low-income and distressed communities, the firm remains committed to achieving the financial goals of its institutional investors.
Media Contact
Name
SDS Capital Group
Contact name
Deborah La Franchi
Contact phone
(310) 914-5333
Contact address
1281 Westwood Blvd., Suite 200
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Zip
90024
Country
USA
Url
https://sds.capital/
