Inside the fund targeting 7% return from the homeless

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Earlier this week I spoke with Simon Chisholm, CIO of Resonance.

The firm has launched a fund investing in properties to lease to women’s organisations and homelessness charities.

The strategy is targeting an annual return of between 5-7%, and Resonance is launching the fund as a joint venture with private equity firm Patron Capital.

The Women In Safe Homes fund has already received £15.5m from founding investors, with social impact investor Big society capital committing £10m at launch.
16 Dec 2020 English United Kingdom Business · Investing

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