Fund Design & Management
Addressing Risk to Drive
Social Impact
Now, more than ever, impact investors need innovative financial tools to support community prosperity and resiliency. Locus uses the power of guarantees to help investors and community lenders unlock mission-driven capital and strengthen investment ecosystems.
Ready to Partner
Building and Sustaining
Community Impact
We’re always seeking partners who want to innovate together to catalyze high-impact investment. Our Impact Investment Services team leverages its experience with designing and managing guarantee programs to provide expert guidance and thought partnership to turn vision into reality.
During the fund design process, we handle complex work like fund strategy development, lender engagement, market demand assessment, financial modeling, and the development of investment policies and procedures.
After launch, we serve as program manager, enabling efficient and impactful deployment of credit enhancement to unlock more capital for communities.

How We Can Help
Building and Sustaining
Community Impact
We’re always seeking partners who want to create innovative vehicles that catalyze high-impact investment. Our skilled Impact Investment Services team provides expert financial guidance and thought partnership to turn vision into reality.
Locus partners with place-based organizations to launch and sustain innovative community-focused investment funds. During the design process, we handle complex work like financial modeling, legal structuring, and the creation of robust investment policies and procedures.
We can also serve as fund manager, enabling efficient and effective deployment of capital in communities.
Partner with Locus to design or manage your fundOur team can help you:
Fund Design
- Lender Engagement and Education
- Fundraising and Investor Relations Support
- Develop Fund Operations and Governance Structure
- Manage Fund Launch
Fund Management
- Manage Fund Pipeline and Investment
- Transaction Structuring and Underwriting
- Financial Modeling and Risk Forecasting
- Risk and Impact Data Portfolio Management