| Brown English Capital Advisors is uniquely positioned within the community investment industry due to our ability to deliver consistent market rates of return on investments that provide measurable social impacts on underserved communities. Other firms tend to offer modest returns on investments that offer minimal social impact or below market returns on investments with stronger social impact.
Additionally, BECA engages its community development financial institution partners at a deeper level. We work directly with the organizations that originate and underwrite community-based mortgages and forms financial partnerships with them. Through these partnerships we are able to get a hands-on analysis of the investment, assess its risks, and develop a proper investment structure. This deeper level of engagement also includes subordinate investment participations from our financial partners. Subordinate participations serve as credit enhancements, allowing BECA to invest in opportunities that produce a greater social impact without sacrificing return. BECA leverages these credit enhancements to invest in charter schools, healthcare centers, and other community investments beyond affordable housing. It is this combination of partnership and participation that gives BECA its unique place within the community development industry.
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