Asia impact investors see limited upside for blended finance funds

Asia impact investors see limited upside for blended finance funds

(Left to Right) Daniel Oehling, Managing Director & Partner, Singapore (Moderator); Nandita Beri, Associate Director, LeapFrog Investments; Rob Kaplan, Founder & CEO, Circulate Capital; Vineet Rai, Founder and Chairman, Aavishkaar Group at the Asia PE-VC Summit 2024

Blended finance is gaining momentum among fundraisers in emerging markets, but impact investors in Asia see limited upside in including junior tranche and other forms of de-risking tools within private equity and venture capital fund structures, observed panellists at DealStreetAsia’s Asia PE-VC Summit 2024 in Singapore last month.

Edited by: Joymitra Rai