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Prudential Financial embraces smaller GPsPrudential has been making impact investments since 1976 and is well on its way to reaching its $1bn goal by 2020.
- LeapFrog expands team with IR director hire
Xenia Loos has joined from AAC Capital as the social impact investment firm pushes to expand its team worldwide.
- LeapFrog Investments names Olale, Fernandes to lead healthcare expansion
LeapFrog Investments, a “profit-with-purpose” emerging markets private equity firm, named two partners to spearhead the firm’s expansion into healthcare investments. Dr. Felix Olale, MD, PhD, who joins LeapFrog as a partner, will lead African healthcare investments. Dr. Olale was previously the chairman of the Excelsior Group, a US and Kenyan-based advisor and developer of healthcare systems. Asian healthcare investments will be led by LeapFrog partner and co-head of Asia, Michael Fernandes. Prior to joining LeapFrog, Michael managed Khazanah Nasional Berhad’s healthcare portfolio
- LeapFrog moves into healthcare
African healthcare investments will be led by Felix Olale, who joins the firm as a partner.
- LeapFrog launches $350m fund with Prudential
The firm, which is poised to begin raising its own fund, will manage the separate account that will invest up to $200m in insurance companies in Africa.
- LeapFrog boosts leadership team ahead of fundraise
The social impact investor has appointed two partners following the announcement of a $200m commitment from OPIC in December.
- OPIC commits up to $200 mln to impact investor LeapFrog
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation agreed to invest up to $200 million in LeapFrog Investments, which plans to invest in financial services and healthcare companies in Africa and emerging Asia. The commitment is the largest OPIC has made to a private equity firm. LeapFrog has raised more than $1 billion.
- OPIC commits $200m to LeapFrog
This marks the DFI’s single biggest commitment to a PE fund, and the largest commitment to any impact fund in history.
- BIMA racks up $38.4 mln
BIMA, a provider of mobile-delivered insurance in emerging markets, has secured $38.4 million in funding. The company's backers include Investment AB Kinnevik, LeapFrog Investments and Millicom, an international telecom and media firm.
LeapFrog invests $45 mln in Indonesian company, plans more Asian dealsPrivate equity firm LeapFrog Investments is leading a $45 million investment in Indonesian financial services provider Reliance Capital Management with the aim of taking it public, a senior executive told Reuters.