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Prudential Impact Investments
Reuben TeagueDirector, Impact Investments
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• Prudential’s Office of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) manages a set of tools that the
company utilizes in its CSR work:
- Strategic grants
- Impact investments (out of both corporate and foundation assets)
- Corporate contributions (supporting pro-social causes that complement business
interests)
- Engagement of Prudential executives and employees in volunteering and service
- Matching Gifts administration
• Oversight is provided by a board consisting of corporate directors and Prudential
executives
• Prudential’s CSR work is local, national and international in scope with an emphasis
on its headquarters city of Newark, NJ
Corporate Social Responsibility
PII Summary
Impact Investments (II) was formally established in 1976 and since that time has made
more than $1.5 billion in investments. II provides financing in a variety of forms to for-
profits and non-profits to create powerful social impact while earning an appropriate risk-
adjusted return.
Investments are focused on strategic areas determined by the Office of Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR). CSR adopted a new strategic framework in the beginning of 2014
and future investments will be deployed against this framework.
Focus areas for impact:
Basic needs – housing, energy, food
Quality Jobs
Savings and Protection
Urban Transformation
PII Summary (cont)
The outstanding balance of the portfolio is approximately $350 million with a stated goal
of increasing to $1 billion by 2020.
Portfolio is divided among direct investments (equity and debt), structured finance, real
estate and revenue-backed bonds, LP funds, and financial intermediaries.
Nearly all holdings are private (just one publicly-traded)
Real estate related investments are largest portfolio component
Rigorous portfolio management is central to our work
Impact assessment across asset classes is a growing area of emphasis
Overview of Newark
• At the end of 2013, there were over $2 billion in active development projects downtown including:
– Over 1 million square feet of commercial development
– 200,000 sf of retail development
– 1000 units of housing, with roughly 20% set aside for affordable housing
– 250 new hotel rooms
• Physical development is complemented by civic amenities like Military Park, vital anchor
institutions like NJPAC and Rutgers, and the on-going commitment to education reform
• Prudential, in addition to its new tower, is investing approximately $100 million in a variety
of projects that will leverage over $1 billion in new development
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Downtown Development
Downtown Development (cont)
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Prudential Tower
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Prudential Tower (cont)
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Hahne’s Building
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hanini group
• Development team led by L&M Development Partners and the Hanini Group
• 150+ Loft Apartments
• 100,000 sf of retail
• Whole Foods is a confirmed tenant
•First hotels to be built in downtown Newark in the last 40 years
•Courtyard Marriott has 150 rooms and anchor restaurant, Joe’s Crab Shack
•Indigo Hotel is a 106 room boutique hotel with rooftop bar and full service restaurant
Courtyard by Marriott and Indigo Hotels
Teachers Village
Teachers Village is a catalytic
redevelopment project on
Halsey Street that features
eight new buildings consisting
of:
✏ 3 new charter schools and a
daycare facility
✏ 205 units of rental housing
marketed to teachers, and
✏ 65,000 sf of high quality retail
for 20 different businesses.
Military Park
• Six-acre green space located on Broad Street, reopened in 2014
• Redesign team is Biederman Redevelopment Ventures, who successfully revitalized Bryant Park in New York City
• Park will have a restaurant (Burg) and intensive programming
Military Park
Military Park
The future of downtown Newark