Singapore's Temasek allots US$500mil for impact investing in LeapFrog tie-up


SINGAPORE, March 9 (Reuters): Singapore's Temasek Holdings is committing US$500 million to a partnership with private equity firm LeapFrog Investments, in what both companies said was the largest ever commitment to an impact investor.

The tie-up will take the form of a multi-fund investment by Temasek to anchor Asia and Africa-focused LeapFrog's future funds, and the Singapore state investor will also acquire a minority stake in LeapFrog, they said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

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