Investing
our investment objectives
Our investment decisions are guided by a long-term horizon, a global outlook and a commitment to ethical business practices. We have extensive experience in sustainable investing that allows us to make sound investment decisions that maximize returns for our investors, while making a positive impact in the communities in which we invest.
Capital Preservation
To preserve the capital of our investors through a conservative investment approach.
Attractive yield
To earn attractive risk-adjusted yields by investing in a diversified portfolio of companies and projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Flexible Financing
To offer flexible and creative financing solutions that meet the needs of growing impact businesses and project sponsors.
Social and environmental Impact
To generate meaningful and measurable social and environmental impact with every dollar invested while advancing gender equality by integrating impact considerations at every step of the investment lifecycle.
Technical Assistance and knowledge transfer
To provide technical assistance and knowledge transfer to accelerate the growth of portfolio companies, create new opportunities for sustainable investing, advance gender equality and deepen impact.
We Invest in Companies that:
Empower women and advance gender equality through gender smart business practices
Our Strategy For Sustainable Investing
Gender Lens Investing
We believe that as impact investors, we are strategically positioned to advance gender equality within portfolio companies and the communities in which they operate. We launched the first Gender Lens Investment Fund dedicated to Latin America & the Caribbean seeking to support enterprises committed to advancing gender business practices: The Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund.
Our proprietary framework enables us to identify, invest in, and support companies that are committed to gender equality and empowering women by incorporating gender considerations and metrics at every step of the investment process while fostering diversity across our own operations. This ensures that our investments drive measurable improvements in gender business practices and as such, meaningful impacts on women.
Through the years we’ve gained deep expertise identifying companies that are committed to advancing their business practices internally in their organizations and also in their interactions with their clients, supply chains and communities; assessing opportunities for improvement that are aligned to their growth strategies; and accompanying them in making intentional progress on incorporating gender responsive business practices.
Our gender lens investing approach is part of all investments we make.
Sustainable Energy
- ZOffer flexible mezzanine instruments tailored to the needs of small and medium sized renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy storage projects
- ZPartner with experienced and emerging developers to improve access to clean and reliable energy sources, advance gender equality and build climate resilience in the region
- ZSupport the transition to sustainable energy infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean to position the region as a global leader
- ZPromote the replicability and the ability to scale of the companies we support
Alternative Finance
- ZProvide tailored financial structures that address the specific needs of local entrepreneurs
- ZAct as a source of founder-friendly and non-dilutive financing for impact-focused SMEs across the region
- ZAddressing unmet financing needs of small and medium-sized enterprises to promote sustainable growth
- ZProactively drive and measure the positive social and/or environmental impact generated though our investments
Our Funds
Deetken Impact has been committed to sustainable investing in Latin America and the Caribbean for over 10 years generating meaningful and measurable financial, environmental and social benefits.
$145 MM AUM
5 Impact investment funds focused in Latin America & the Caribbean
61 investments
17 countries
Countries in our Portfolio
Your Investment Makes a Quantifiable impact
Your Investment Makes a Quantifiable impact
Our Impact Investing Funds
Current Investment Opportunities
Ilu Women's Empowerment Fund
- Vintage 2016
- Target AUM: $70 MM
- Geography: Latin America & the Caribbean
- Status: Open
Deetken Impact Alternative Finance (DIAF) Fund IV
- Vintage: 2022
- Target AUM: $100 MM
- Geography: Latin America & the Caribbean
- Status: Open
Our Track Record
Alternative Finance
Adobe Social Mezzanine Fund I
- Mexico’s first triple bottom line impact fund
- Vintage: 2012
- AUM: $20 MM
- Geography: Mexico
- Status: Closed
Adobe Mezzanine Fund II
- Latin America’s first revenue-based financing impact fund
- Vintage: 2017
- AUM: $30 MM
- Geography: Latin America
- Status: Closed
Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund
- Latin America’s first gender-lens fund
- Vintage: 2019
- AUM: $35 MM
- Geography: Latin America & the Caribbean
- Status: Closed
Sustainable Energy
Honduras Renewable Energy Financing Facility (H-REFF)
- Vintage: 2016
- AUM: $33 MM
- Geography: Central America
- Status: Closed
Caribbean Basin Sustainable Energy Fund (CABEF)
- Vintage: 2017
- AUM: $27 MM
- Geography: Caribbean basin countries
- Status: Closed
Alternative Finance Fund IV
Alternative Finance Fund IV complements the strong track record to date of Deetken Impact’s Alternative FInance’s first three debt impact funds by offering gender-smart tailored financing solutions. The Fund offers flexible alternatives to traditional debt or equity instruments by designing financing solutions that are non-dilutive and founder-friendly to profitable, growth-stage enterprises with proven impact models and a commitment to gender equality. The Fund will primarily target the following sectors: education, healthcare, affordable housing, financial inclusion, circular economy, and responsible & sustainable production and consumption.
Investment Terms
- Minimum Investment: $1 million
- Expected Return: 12% IRR (net of fees, carried interest and portfolio losses)
- Investment Period: 10 years
Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund
The Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund is expanding to better serve businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean that are leading the charge for gender equality. Co-managed with our strategic partner Pro Mujer, the Ilu Fund is a pioneering gender lens investing initiative that is focused on boosting women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship across the region. The Fund offers flexible debt solutions to local businesses, incorporating gender-smart strategies into investment and asset management, and engaging with portfolio companies to strengthen their gender smart business practices.
Investment terms
- Minimum Investment:
- Individual: $250,000
- Institutional: $500,000
- LP Units target return: 7-8%
- Investment Period: 5 years