industry private equity founded 2007 founder douglas w. clayton headquarters phnom penh cambodia port au prince haiti key people douglas w. clayton kenneth stevens lawrence mackhoul mohamed ahamed products private equity funds growth capital venture capital number of employees 15 website www.leopardcapital.com leopard capital lp is a private equity fund manager specializing in frontier market investments . 1 the group is considered a pioneer investor in southeast asia s greater mekong subregion and the caribbean . 2 contents 1 structure and key personnel 2 investment strategies 3 activities by country 3.1 cambodia 3.1.1 leopard cambodia fund investment portfolio 3.2 haiti 3.3 bangladesh 4 awards 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links structure and key personnel edit leopard capital is a cayman domiciled frontier market investment group established in 2007 by current ceo and founder douglas clayton . 3 clayton also recruited various renowned investors such as dr. marc faber and dr. jim walker to serve as directors and shareholders . 4 investment strategies edit leopard capital creates private equity funds targeting pre emerging post conflict or post disaster economies that are undergoing transition and are poised for rapid growth . the funds invest commercially in basic industries targeting attractive financial and social returns . leopard capital invests through a variety of financial instruments including equity mezzanine and debt . activities by country edit cambodia edit during the 2008 9 financial crisis leopard raised 34.1 million for the leopard cambodia fund cambodia s first private equity fund . the fund has since made thirteen investments in cambodia laos and thailand within various sectors including mobile telecoms hydropower electric transmission lines banking microfinance beer and water production seafood processing agriculture housing development and professional services . since its launch leopard cambodia has exited five investments . in january 2011 leopard capital fully exited its investment in cambodia s then largest mobile telecommunications operator camgsm . the deal structure included a 5 million secured bridge loan . the transaction was awarded telecomfinance s 2009 asia deal of the year . 5 the internal rate of return irr for this investment was 26 % . in may 2013 leopard cambodia profitably exited its full investment in kulara water producers of cambodia s first local mineral water and also partially exited its investment in acleda bank at an attractive return . leopard capital also participated in the initial public offering ipo of electricite du laos generating co. edl gen the first listed company on the lao securities exchange . the investment realized a partial exit through secondary trading on the lao securities exchange earning a 60 % gain within a short period of time . leopard capital also participated in the first ipo on the cambodia securities exchange by investing in the phnom penh water supply authority . leopard cambodia fund investment portfolio edit kingdom breweries cambodia s first micro brewery producing high end beer in phnom penh . tropical beverage co. thailand based producer of phuket beer . greenside holdings rural power transmission and distribution system in kampong cham province . intean poalroath rongroeurng ipr cambodian agricultural microfinance institution providing credit to rice farmers . engage resources thailand based developer and producer of kenaf . angkor residences downtown land in siem reap near angkor wat . acleda bank partially exited cambodia s leading bank with 232 branches nationwide and approximately 7 000 employees . the bank maintains a rural focus and has branches in laos and myanmar . electricite du laos generating co. edl gen partially exited publicly traded operator of seven hydropower dams in laos totaling 387 mw . camgsm exited cambodia s second largest mobile telecommunications network and leading internet services provider . fully exited in january 2011 with irr of 26 % . kulara water exited cambodia s first local mineral water bottled at the source in siem reap province . fully exited in may 2013 . phnom penh water supply authority ppwsa exited municipal water provider in phnom penh and the first listed company on the cambodia securities exchange csx . full exit through secondary trading with 42 % gain in short period . haiti edit in 2012 leopard s capital s latest project leopard haiti fund received a commitment of 8.5 million from the international finance corporation 6 the investment arm of the world bank 8.5 million from the netherlands development finance company and 3 million from the inter american development bank s multilateral investment fund closing the initial round of funding with 20 million . leopard has an investment team on the ground in port au prince and aims to raise up to 75 million to invest in four priority sectors affordable housing renewable energy food processing and hotels . in may 2013 leopard haiti made its first investment by providing equity financing to dlohaiti a water kiosk venture that aims to provide safe affordable drinking water to underserved neighborhoods across haiti . 7 dlohaiti s water will exceed who health standards and be priced at a 25 % 40 % discount to other water sources . bangladesh edit on 25 march 2013 leopard bangladesh fund received an anchor commitment of 15 million from the international finance corporation . 8 awards edit leopard capital was named frontier markets investment manager of the year in the 2013 acquisition international m & a awards . the firm was also named private equity house of the year cambodia in both the 2012 and 2013 awards fund of the year cambodia and boutique private equity house of the year haiti . 9 a syndicated bridge loan to camgsm in which leopard capital participated was named by telecomfinance as asia deal of the year for 2011 . in 2013 leopard capital was the subject of a case study by the stanford graduate school of business focusing on frontier market private equity . 10 references edit capital markets company overview of leopard capital lp . bloomberg businessweek . may 16 2012 . looking for opportunity where few others invest . new york times . december 26 2012 . executive profile douglas w. clayton . bloomberg business . 2 october 2015 . funds put frontier lands on map . financial times . may 20 2012 . telecomfinance awards winners . telecomfinance . may 17 2012 . leopard haiti summary of proposed investment . international finance corporation . may 20 2012 . introduction to dlo haiti . vimeo . november 4 2013 . leopard bangladesh summary of proposed investment . international finance corporation . november 26 2012 . leopard named private equity firm of the year pdf . economists incorporated . leopard capital private equity in cambodia . stanford graduate school of business . further reading edit rabin keith june 20 2011 . realizing cambodia s investment potential . safehaven . retrieved june 5 2012 . thomas ii tracy r. an interview with douglas clayton ceo leopard capital . thunderbird school of global management . retrieved june 5 2012 . ghosh palash r. interview douglas clayton on investing in the frontier markets . retrieved 7 june 2012 . external links edit leopard capital official website emerging frontiers blog v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies retrieved from https 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