LeapFrog Investments invests in exceptional businesses in Asia and Africa to enable leaps of growth, profitability and impact. Launched in 2007, the group’s portfolio of companies now reaches 492 million people with financial services and healthcare, across more than 30 countries. 320 million of those people are emerging consumers; most are accessing formal insurance, savings, pensions, credit, remittances or healthcare for the first time.
LeapFrog, which has had over $2 billion of capital committed, brings a track record of more than a decade as a trusted General Partner to investors in private markets. LeapFrog Investments invests $20-75 million for majority or influential minority stakes in growing companies that have exceptional management teams and are focused on providing services that address the needs of emerging consumers. LeapFrog companies have grown on average by 24 per cent per year since investment, and the group is now backed by many of the world’s leading institutional investors. LeapFrog twice been named by Fortune as one of the top Companies to Change the World, in 2017, this was alongside Apple and Novartis, becoming the first private investment group ever listed.
LeapFrog’s proprietary measurement framework contributes to new expectations for integrated reporting and to the advancement of industry best practices. LeapFrog is both a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, and a recipient of their highest ranking level, A+. LeapFrog is a founding Investors Council Member of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and is a funder and member of the advisory group of The Impact Management Project. @leapfroginvest
Industry
Financial Services, Independent financial advisers, Financial and insurance services, Business Services, Capital and financial investment consultants
HQ Location
11 Bressenden Place
London, England SW1E 5BY, GB
Keywords
Alternativesprivate equityInsurance and related activitiesEmerging marketsthe emerging consumerProfit with purposeImpact InvestingHealthcareESGSustainable Finance