4.A Description of the Advisory Firm
WaterEquity LLC (“WaterEquity” or “the Manager”) is a Delaware limited liability company founded on
January 14, 2014. It became an SEC-registered investment adviser on May 28, 2021. Initially called
WaterCredit, LLC, the Manager changed its name to WaterEquity LLC on September 1, 2023.
WaterEquity is wholly owned by its sole member, WaterEquity, Inc., a Missouri corporation tax-exempt under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. WaterEquity is dedicated to solving the global water and
sanitation crisis, seeking to achieve its mission by developing capital market solutions to finance water and
sanitation improvements in emerging markets.
WaterEquity provides investment advisory services to private investment funds (collectively, “Advisory
Clients” or “Funds”). Unless otherwise indicated, any references to “WaterEquity” or “the Manager”
hereinafter refer collectively to the Manager and its affiliated General investors.
WaterEquity has an Investment Committee appointed by its Board of Managers. The Investment Committee
is comprised of three to eight people, each of whom has experience in making social impact investments
in the targeted countries or with substantial investment expertise in other relevant asset classes. The
Investment Committee has the authority to review and approve individual investment opportunities and to
construct and monitor the composition and performance of investment portfolios.
4.B. Description of the Type of Advisory Services Offered
WaterEquity provides investment advisory services to its Advisory Clients. WaterEquity’s investment
strategy
is to develop capital market solutions to finance water and sanitation improvements in emerging markets by
investing in Financial Institutions and Infrastructure:
• Financial Institution – WaterEquity’s Financial Institution Funds provide debt capital to qualified
financial institutions (“FIs”) and small- to medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”), which, in turn, provide
access to capital or services to low-income individuals or groups; and
• Infrastructure – WaterEquity’s Infrastructure Fund invests in climate-resilient water and sanitation
infrastructure with the goal of improving access to water and sanitation services, improving water
quality, and mitigating the impacts of water scarcity.
Although WaterEquity’s investment advice is generally limited to the above types of investments, it has
broad and flexible investment authority, through its Investment Committee, with respect to its Funds. Each
Fund’s structure, investment objective, and strategy are set forth in a confidential private offering
memorandum provided to each Fund investor.
4.C. Tailoring Advisory Services
Funds may enter into separate agreements with certain investors, allowing such investors to invest on
different terms than those described in the respective offering memorandum. Investors may be offered
varying terms, including but not limited to, fees, liquidity, or information and reporting.
4.D. Wrap Fee Programs
WaterEquity does not participate in wrap fee programs.
4.E. Client Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, WaterEquity manages $322,200,000 of Advisory Client regulatory assets.