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EcoEnterprises Fund: A DECADE OF VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTING Tammy E. Newmark TBLI Conference/London November 11, 2010

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EcoEnterprises Fund:A DECADE OF VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTING

Tammy E. NewmarkTBLI Conference/London November 11, 2010

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• IRR at break-even; strong for “vintage year” and targeted sector

Business success rate – nearly 90 percent Mobilized $137 million Sales $282 million and 3,513 jobs; work

with 293 community groups Directly conserved 860,773 hectares Organic, FSC, fair-trade, industry

certifications

Results: leverage and impact

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Next generation: EcoE II

$30 to 40 million follow-on fund in 2011

Mainstreaming instrument to achieve return

Mezzanine financing for growth Evolution of opportunities: eco-asset

upside “First movers” and portfolio winners Solid pipeline and partners: The Nature

Conservancy, IDB, Calvert Foundation

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Portfolio Success: SambazonEnvironmental

Social Financial

sustainably sources product from Varzea Flooded Forest Region in Brazilian Amazon

harvests its fruits organically (grower associations certified as well)

works with local NGOs to design tracking system to monitor impact

purchases acai from more than 2,300 producers in Varzea Flooded Forest, associated with grower associations

expands upon traditional income-generation activity

sales of over $30 million in 2009

sells to chains across U.S., including Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and Wild Oats

Inc. Magazine’s “America’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies”– grew at

1,119% over 3 years

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EcoEnterprises Fund:Investing in Nature &

Communitieswww.ecoenterprisesfund.com

[email protected]