Leopard Capital

{{Short description|Private equity fund manager}}

{{Infobox company

| logo = File:leopard logo.svg

| name = Leopard Capital LP

| type = Limited partnership

| founder = Douglas W. Clayton

| foundation = {{start date and age|2007}}

| location = Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

| industry = Private equity

| products = Private equity funds, Growth capital, Venture capital

| num_employees = 15

|

}}

Leopard Capital LP is a private equity fund manager specializing in frontier market investments.{{cite news |title=Capital Markets: Company Overview of Leopard Capital LP |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=44701718 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118172234/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=44701718 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek |date=May 16, 2012}} The Group is considered a pioneer investor in Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong Subregion and the Caribbean.{{cite news |title=Looking for Opportunity Where Few Others Invest |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/investing-in-asias-frontier-with-eyes-on-the-horizon/ |newspaper=New York Times |date=December 26, 2012}}

Structure and key personnel

Leopard Capital is a Cayman domiciled frontier market investment group established in 2007 by current CEO Douglas Clayton.{{cite news |agency = Bloomberg Business | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=44701790&privcapId=44701718&previousCapId=7960456&previousTitle=Federal%20Reserve%20Bank%20of%20Atlanta| title=Executive Profile Douglas W. Clayton | date=2 October 2015}} Leopard recruited various renowned investors such as Dr. Jim Walker to serve as directors and shareholders.{{cite news|title=Funds Put Frontier Lands on Map |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c8daf282-7291-11e1-9c23-00144feab49a.html |newspaper=Financial Times |date=May 20, 2012}}

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite web | url=http://www.safehaven.com/article/21399/realizing-cambodias-investment-potential | title=Realizing Cambodia's Investment Potential | publisher=Safehaven | date=June 20, 2011 | accessdate=June 5, 2012 | author=Rabin, Keith}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.thunderbird.edu/knowledge_network/ctrs_excellence/tgpec/newsletter/articles/_doug_clayton_interview.htm | title=An Interview with Douglas Clayton, CEO, Leopard Capital | publisher=Thunderbird School of Global Management | accessdate=June 5, 2012 | author=Thomas II, Tracy R.}}
  • {{cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Palash R|title=Interview: Douglas Clayton on investing in the frontier markets|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/44419/20100820/frontier-markets-cambodia.htm|accessdate=7 June 2012}}