Sola Impact Group is an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act"). Its principal place of business is located in Los
Angeles, California. Sola Impact Group, originally Black Impact Group was formed in 2020
and is wholly owned by LAOZ Business Fund, LP, which in turn is owned by Martin Muoto
and Gary Lusk.
Sola Impact Group is related through common ownership and control to Sola Management,
LLC (“Sola Management”). Sola Management provides investment management services to
three funds, , asset manager to certain private funds, including the Sola Real Estate Fund I,
LLC (“Fund I”), Sola Impact Fund II, LP (“Fund II”) and Sola Impact Opportunity Zone
Fund, LP (“Fund III”, collectively with Fund I and Fund II, the “Sola Impact Funds”), and to
Sola Rentals QOZB LLC (“Sola Rentals”), a property management company, among other
entities in the Sola Impact family of companies. See Item 10 of this Brochure for additional
details regarding affiliated entities.
Sola Impact Group provides investment management services solely to three private funds
(hereinafter collectively, the “Funds"). The three ree Funds are as follows:have initially been
formed and will be managed side-by-side including:
1. Black Impact OZ Fund 1, LP, an Opportunity Zone fund (“OZ Fund
”)1;
2. Black Impact Non OZ Fund 1, LP, a non-Opportunity Zone fund
(“Non OZ Fund”; collectively with the OZ Fund, the “Black Impact Funds”); and
3. Sola Community Revitalization and Affordability Fund, L.P. (“CRA Fund”).
The general partner to the OZ Fund and the Non OZ Fund is Black Impact GP, LLC
(“BIGP”). The general partner to the Sola Community Revitalization and Affordability Fund,
L.P. is Sola CRA Fund GP, LLC (the “CRA GP”; collectively with BIGP, the “General
Partners”, each a “General Partner”). Through common ownership and control, Sola Impact
Group is related to BIGP, Sola Management, Sola Impact Fund II GP, LLC (“Fund II GP”),
Sola OZF GP, LLC (“Fund III GP”), and Sola Rentals, among other entities. BIGP is general
partner to the Black Impact Funds and the CRA GP is the general partner to the CRA Fund
and are entitled to receive compensation from the Funds for these services as disclosed at Item
5 of this Brochure. Sola Management is the asset manager to the Sola Impact Funds. Fund II
GP is the general partner of Fund II. Fund III GP is the GP of Fund III.
The Funds receive capital commitments from investors during a fundraising stage and then are
generally closed to new investors. From time to time thereafter, as applicable, the General
1 An Opportunity Zone is an economically-distressed community where private investments, under certain
conditions, may be eligible for capital gain tax incentives. Opportunity Zones were created under the 2017 Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), to stimulate economic development and job creation, by incentivizing long-term
investments in low-income neighborhoods. Opportunity Zone Census Tracts are identified in the TCJA.
Partners will notify one or the other of the Funds’ limited partners (each a “Limited Partner”)
to make capital contributions, in proportion to their respective commitments, to enable the
Fund to make investments and pay Fund expenses. Prior to each capital call, the investment
will typically have been identified and vetted by Sola Impact Group.
In providing investment management services to the Funds, Sola Impact Group focuses on a
double bottom line objective of seeking financial returns and to make a beneficial social
impact by acquiring, rehabilitating, developing, operating, holding for investment, and, as
appropriate, disposing of multifamily apartment buildings, mixed-use spaces, improved and
unimproved land, ground-up development projects, repositioned and repurposed commercial
and office spaces, condominium projects, and
similar properties (each a “Property”,
collectively, the “Properties”), located in or, in the case of the Non OZ Fund and the CRA
Fund, nea
r2 Opportunity Zones in cities in the western United States with large minority
populations, including those potentially experiencing demographic and economic transition.
The objectives of the Funds are multifold, but are anchored by the perspective that the
revitalization of urban Black and brown communities requires an intentional focus on the
following four pillars:
1. Access to Affordable Housing. The preservation and development of
affordable multifamily housing for minority communities in major urban
markets in a primary objective of the Funds.
2. Access to Education. Learning to utilize technology and education in the
technology field is important; closing the “digital divide” is key to addressing
racial inequality.
3. Access to Ownership. The Funds will seek to provide pathways for increased
homeownership for communities of color.
4. Access to Capital. A key priority of the Funds is to partner with regional
developers to enable greater access to capital, support minority-owned small
businesses, and create local jobs in communities where the Funds invest.
Properties will be acquired through one or more limited liability companies or limited
partnerships (each a “Project Entity”) in some cases formed by the applicable Fund and its
General Partner, and managed by Sola Impact Group, and in other cases where the Fund is
participating in the joint venture opportunity with a third-party developer, an entity which
may be formed and managed by either the Fund or the third-party developer. The activities of
the Funds, including the ownership, redevelopment, leasing, operation and the fulfilling of
other Fund objectives related to the Properties are intended to be conducted primarily through
the Project Entities.
2 While neither the Non OZ Fund nor the CRA Fund will provide the TCJA tax benefits of investing in Opportunity
Zones, they seek to benefit from an increase in value in properties adjacent to Opportunities Zones as a result of
the passage of the TCJA and from improvements in properties completed by Opportunity Zone investment funds.
The investment period (the “Investment Period”) for each Fund will commence on the initial
closing and terminate on the earlier of (i) a determination by the Fund’s General Partner that
the Fund will not purchase any additional Properties for its portfolio or (ii) the three-year
anniversary of the Initial Closing, subject to the General Partner’s right to extend for one
additional year.
The Funds are not required to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or to
register their securities under the Securities Act of 1933, in reliance upon certain exemptions
available to issuers whose securities are not publicly offered. Sola Impact Group manages the
Funds on a discretionary basis in accordance with the terms and conditions of each Fund's
partnership agreement and organizational documents.
Assets under Management. As of December 31, 2023, Sola Impact Group managed
approximately $282,618,275 regulatory assets on a discretionary basis. Sola Impact Group
does not manage any assets on a non-discretionary basis. Sola Impact Group does not
currently manage any separate accounts.
Important Additional Considerations. The information provided herein merely summarizes
certain aspects of the detailed information provided in each Fund’s partnership agreement and
organizational documents. Current Fund investors and prospective investors in any new fund
launched and/or managed by Sola Impact Group should be aware of the substantial risks
associated with investment as well as the terms applicable to such investment. This and other
detailed information will be provided in the Fund offering and organizational documents.