Join Us As A Limited Partner
OTIB, JA. Limited is now inviting investors to participate as Limited Partners (LPs) in our Sustainability Development Fund (SDF). The Fund pursues investments that generate competitive financial returns while achieving measurable social and environmental impact in Jamaica, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Participation requires a minimum commitment of US$1 million, as outlined in our Limited Partnership Agreement. This opportunity is designed for investors committed to sustainable impact investing, with a long-term horizon of five to ten years, who value both financial performance and verifiable ESG outcomes.
Limited Partners benefit from profit-sharing distributions, offering attractive financial upside alongside measurable impact. Governance and oversight are structured in accordance with ILPA model-based standards, ensuring transparency, accountability, and alignment between General Partner and Limited Partners.
The governing documents for this program will be provided to interested parties upon request.
IMPACT FOCUS
Governance and Reporting
SDF Governance & Oversight
The Fund operates under ILPA model-based standards. A dedicated Impact Advisory Committee, comprised of Limited Partner representatives, reviews ESG compliance, conflicts of interest, and valuation practices. Material changes to impact objectives require LP supermajority approval, ensuring that investor voices remain central to the Fund’s direction.
SDF Impact Measurement & Reporting
Impact performance is tracked using internationally recognized frameworks such as IRIS+, and reported alongside financial results on a quarterly basis. Independent third-party verification is engaged annually to assure the accuracy of ESG data, giving investors confidence in both transparency and accountability.
Disclosure reports shall be audit-ready and compliant with EU SFDR and US SEC climate/ESG disclosure rules.
SDF Capital & Economics
Distributions follow a standard waterfall structure, with carried interest contingent upon both financial IRR and achievement of agreed impact KPIs. This ensures that investor returns are directly tied to measurable impact outcomes. Carried interest is subject to claw-back provisions if impact reporting is found materially inaccurate; this reinforces accountability and protects Limited Partners.
SDF Risk & Compliance
The Fund complies with applicable U.S., EU, and Caribbean ESG regulations governing cross-border investment. Limited Partners retain exit rights, including the ability to redeem or transfer interests without penalty if the Fund materially breaches its ESG commitments. This alignment of fiduciary and impact obligations provides assurance to long-term investors.
SDF Transparency & Accountability
Limited Partners have the right to inspect fund records, including ESG data, upon reasonable notice. The General Partner may enter into side letters with LPs to accommodate stricter ESG mandates, ensuring flexibility for institutional investors with specific compliance requirements.
SDF Exit Strategy
The Fund pursues disciplined exits through secondary sales, strategic trade buyers, and IPOs, depending on market conditions and portfolio maturity. Each exit is evaluated not only for financial return but also for preservation of long-term impact, ensuring sustainability objectives remain intact beyond divestment.
LP-FRIENDLY
Fees and Incentives
Our fee structure is among the most LP‑friendly in the global impact investing market. The Fund applies a management fee of 2% annually, payable quarterly, consistent with global private equity practice.
Performance compensation is structured as carried interest of 10%, significantly below the industry norm of 20%. This fee is only earned when annual compounded returns exceed a 20% hurdle rate, ensuring that Limited Partners receive substantial upside before performance sharing begins.
This structure positions the Fund as better priced than international norms, aligning incentives with investors and reinforcing our dual mandate of competitive returns and measurable impact.
OUTSIZED SDG GAINS
Investor Benefits
Global Diversification: The Fund provides impact expansion into the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region where private capital is increasingly mobilized to drive sustainable growth. Since 2018, nearly US$16.4 billion in private capital has been deployed across the region, generating over 3,000 MW of renewable energy capacity and supporting inclusive prosperity initiatives (World Bank Group).
Diversification into the Jamaican market offers LPs access to high-growth opportunities with expanding demand for ESG-aligned capital, while balancing risk across multiple jurisdictions.
Impact in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Jamaica and other SIDS face structural vulnerabilities including climate risk, debt exposure, and reliance on tourism and fisheries. These challenges make impact capital especially transformative (sdgtransformationcenter.org || Joint SDG Fund).
Investments in SIDS directly advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by addressing poverty reduction, climate resilience, and inclusive economic growth. Jamaica has embedded the SDGs into its Vision 2030 National Development Plan, making alignment with national priorities a plus for investors (United Nations Sustainable Development Group).
Impact gains in SIDS are highly visible and measurable: for example, financing renewable energy, climate adaptation, and inclusive entrepreneurship yields outsized benefits relative to the scale of the economy.
Aligned Incentives
- Competitive 2% management fee and 10% carried interest, compared to the 20% industry norm.
- Performance sharing only after a 20% hurdle rate, ensuring LPs capture substantial upside before GP participation.
Accountability & Compliance
- Carried interest contingent on both financial IRR and achievement of impact KPIs, with claw-back provisions for inaccurate reporting.
- Full compliance with EU SFDR and US SEC disclosure requirements, alongside Caribbean ESG standards.
- LPs retain exit rights if ESG commitments are breached.
Transparency & Flexibility
- LPs have audit rights to inspect fund records, including ESG data.
- Side letters allow customization for institutional investors with stricter mandates.
Disciplined Exits
- Portfolio divestments via secondary sales, strategic trade buyers, or IPOs, evaluated for both financial return and long-term impact preservation.
