LEBEC Secures Strategic Investment from Community Capital Management

The company plans to use the funds to grow its operations and support further development efforts.

CCM is a $7 billion institutional asset manager with more than 25 years of experience, focused on delivering competitive risk-adjusted returns alongside impact-driven investment solutions.

The investment marks an important milestone as LEBEC expands its three core areas: strategic advisory, investment management through LEBEC Capital Partners and narrative change. LEBEC focuses on directing more capital toward innovative solutions that address systemic risks in areas such as water, regenerative agriculture, energy, health and infrastructure.

CCM develop's market rate investment strategies for institutional client's that aim to deliver strong financial return's alongside positive societal impact. It's investment in LEBEC expand's this approach into private market innovation.

By combining CCMs institutional scale and experience with LEBEC’s expertise in asset management, innovative finance and social entrepreneurship, the partnership helps bridge the gap between traditional investing and real world solutions. It also sets an example for how the financial industry can work together to help close the $5 trillion annual global funding gap for addressing systemic risks.

This announcement follows the launch of LEBEC Capital Partners, which invests in diversified private market funds across multiple asset classes. These investments aim to support decarbonization, climate adaptation and economic mobility while also targeting strong risk adjusted returns.

LEBEC Capital Partners is focused on addressing key investment gaps, including critical infrastructure needs like water and energy systems, especially as technologies such as AI continue to scale.

"Scaling innovations across critical resources like water, food, and clean energy must accelerate exponentially this decade," said Julia Wilkinson, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at LEBEC. "Despite this urgency, traditional markets consistently overlook the private market funds driving these solutions. LEBEC Capital Partners fills this gap.

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"CCM is making a strategic investment in LEBEC based on our belief in Alix and her team's vision, and execution," said Alyssa Greenspan, CFA, CEO and President of CCM. The team brings clear purpose, deep experience and a fresh approach to directing capital to businesses and projects with meaningful impact. We are excited to support LEBEC's growth and encourage other investors and partners to engage with the work they are leading."

"We are truly honored to welcome CCM as a partner," said Alix Lebec, Founder and CEO of LEBEC. "The world's most pressing challenges cannot be solved in silos. This investment validates our approach to mainstreaming innovative finance—by building diversified private market portfolios across interconnected sectors and driving narrative change across media and entertainment. Advancing human dignity and global resilience is essential for our planet and economy.

About LEBEC

Founded in 2020 by Alix Lebec, LEBEC is a global innovative finance platform working to address a $5 trillion annual financing gap for solutions that support a more resilient economy and planet. With over 20 years of experience across asset management, philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship, LEBEC is helping bring innovative finance into the mainstream through three core areas: strategic advisory, investment management, and narrative change.

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