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Dosani joins Accion’s Venture Lab(2)Tahira Dosani, formerly a director at Leapfrog Investments, has joined the social impact fund to focus on building emerging market portfolio companies.
- Impact investment: An emerging asset class
Social impact investing is now high on the agenda for some of the world’s most powerful countries – and its transformational potential in developing markets is also becoming increasingly apparent.
- LeapFrog collects $204m for Fund II
The firm’s second fund has a $400m target and will have a wider financial services focus than its $135m debut vehicle.
- Prudential Provides $10 Mln to LeapFrog Fund II
The Social Investments Program at Prudential has invested $10 million in LeapFrog Investment's second fund. Earlier Monday, LeapFrog said it has raised /2013/09/09/leapfrog-investments-fund-ii-collects-204-mln/ an initial $204 million for its second pool.
- LeapFrog Investments Fund II Collects $204 Mln
LeapFrog Investments has collected $204 million in an initial raise for its second fund. Investors include insurers such as MetLife Inc., Prudential (USA), XL Group, Achmea, PartnerRe and Swiss Re, while JPMorgan Chase & Co., Christian Super and TIAA-CREF also committed. Other investors include CDC, DEG, the European Investment Bank, FMO, and Oikocredit. LeapFrog's first fund collected $135 million. Fund II will invest in companies in Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia that provide financial services such as insurance, savings, pensions and investment products to emerging consumers.
- Do-Gooder LeapFrog Seeks Big Profits
LeapFrog Investments is a different kind of private equity firm, one that succeeds not just by making money, but by making a positive impact on society.
- LeapFrog appoints two new Asia partners
Ex-Khazanah Nasional India head Michael Fernandes has joined the firm as it prepares to launch a new fund.
- IFC mulls $15m Indian microfinance commitment
Aavishkaar Goodwell II is targeting commitments of $100m to invest in enterprises active in India’s microfinance sector.
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- CDC commits $30m to microfinance
The UK government-backed fund of funds has invested in two new vehicles: India Financial Inclusion Fund and Catalyst Microfinance Investors.