Microfinance Focus, August 25, 2011: ImpactAssets 50 has recently released its 2011 list of top 50 private debt and equity impact investment fund managers that deliver social and environmental value in addition to financial returns. The list includes leaders from microfinance, community development, fair trade, and other strategies who are managing around $8.9 billion in assets.

The list comprises of firms with experience in the field, scale in terms of AUM and investor-base, commitment to impact, and represented a range of approaches, asset classes, and impact areas. Below is the 2011 ImpactAssets 50 list

ABSOLUTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Bonds
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe
• Total Assets: $250+ million

ACCION INTERNATIONAL

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Latin America, Africa, Asia
• Total Assets: $250+ million

ACUMEN FUND

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Housing, Health, Water, Energy/Clean Tech, Agriculture
• Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

BAMBOO FINANCE

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services, SME Development
• Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia, Latin America
• Total Assets: $50-100 million

BANK OF AMERICA CAPITAL ACCESS FUNDS MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Small and Medium Business Development
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $250+ million

BEARTOOTH CAPITAL

• Asset Class: Real Estate
• Impact Investment Focus: Agriculture, Conservation
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $50-100 million

BLUEORCHARD FINANCE

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Latin America, Asia, Europe
• Total Assets: $250+ million

BRIDGES VENTURES

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Education, Health, Conservation, SME Development
• Geographic Focus: Europe
• Total Assets: $250+ million

CALVERT SOCIAL INVESTMENT FOUNDATION

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services, Fair Trade
• Geographic Focus: North America, Latin America, Europe
• Total Assets: $250+ million

CITY LIGHT CAPITAL

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Education, Conservation, Media/Tech
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PARTNERS

• Asset Class: Bonds
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance, Housing, Fair Trade, Community Development
• Geographic Focus: North America, Latin America, Europe
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

CORE INNOVATION CAPITAL

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

CREATION INVESTMENTS

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services, SME Development
• Geographic Focus: Europe, Asia, Latin America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

DEVELOPING WORLD MARKETS

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Europe, Latin America, Asia
• Total Assets: $250+ million

E+CO

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Clean Tech
• Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia, Latin America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

ECOENTERPRISES FUND

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Agriculture, Conservation
• Geographic Focus: Latin America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

EKO ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Conservation
• Geographic Focus: North America, Latin America, Asia
• Total Assets: $0-10 million

ELEVAR EQUITY

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Asia, Latin America
• Total Assets: $50-100 million

ENERTECH CAPITAL

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Clean Technology, Alternative Energy, and Climate Change
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $250+ million

EQUATOR CAPITAL PARTNERS

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia
• Total Assets: $50-100 million

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Latin America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

GOOD CAPITAL

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Fair Trade, Health, Nonprofit SE
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $0-10 million

GRASSROOTS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services, Education, Housing, Agriculture
• Geographic Focus: Asia, Latin America
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL - FLEXIBLE CAPITAL ACCESS PROGRAM

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Housing
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

IGNIA PARTNERS

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services, Housing, Health, Agriculture
• Geographic Focus: Latin America
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

INCOFIN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Latin America, Asia, Europe
• Total Assets: $250+ million

LEAPFROG INVESTMENTS

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

LIVING CITIES CATALYST FUND

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Education, Housing, Health, Clean Tech
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

LUMNI

• Asset Class: Private Equity, Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Education
• Geographic Focus: North America, Latin America
• Total Assets: $10-25 million

LYME TIMBER COMPANY

• Asset Class: Real Estate
• Impact Investment Focus: Conservation
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

MEDIA DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Media/Tech (Human Rights)
• Geographic Focus: Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe
• Total Assets: $50-100 million

MICROVEST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Latin America, Europe, Asia
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

MINDFUL INVESTORS

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Health
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $10-25 million

MINLAM ASSET MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe
• Total Assets: $50-100 million

MUREX INVESTMENTS

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services, Education
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $10-25 million

NONPROFIT FINANCE FUND

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Nonprofit SE
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $250+ million

PACIFIC COMMUNITY VENTURES

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Housing, Health, Small & Medium Business Development
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $50-100 million

PARTNERS FOR THE COMMON GOOD

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Housing, Nonprofit SE, SME Development
• Geographic Focus: North America, Latin America, Africa
• Total Assets: $10-25 million

PUBLIC RADIO CAPITAL

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Media/Tech
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $0-10 million

RENEWAL2

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Health, Clean Tech, Fair Trade
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

ROOT CAPITAL

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: Fair Trade, Agriculture
• Geographic Focus: Latin America, Africa
• Total Assets: $50-100 million

RSF FINANCE

• Asset Class: Cash Equivalent, Fixed Income
• Impact Investment Focus: Sustainable Agriculture and Development; Education etc.
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

SARONA ASSET MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Housing, Agriculture, Clean Tech, Health, Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

SATORI CAPITAL

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services, Health, Media/Tech
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

SHARED INTEREST

• Asset Class: Notes
• Impact Investment Focus: SME Development, Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services
• Geographic Focus: Africa
• Total Assets: $10-25 million

SJF VENTURES

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Clean Tech, Health
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $25-50 million

SMALL ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE FUNDS

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: SME Development
• Geographic Focus: Latin America, Europe, Asia
• Total Assets: $250+ million

SUSTAINVC

• Asset Class: Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Clean Tech, Health, Education
• Geographic Focus: North America
• Total Assets: $0-10 million

SYMBIOTICS ASSET MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Notes, Bond
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance
• Geographic Focus: Latin America, Asia, Europe
• Total Assets: $100-250 million

TRIODOS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

• Asset Class: Notes, Private Equity
• Impact Investment Focus: Microfinance/Low-Income Financial Services, Fair Trade, Agriculture
• Geographic Focus: Europe
• Total Assets: $250+ million