Investment Summary

LeapFrog Investments Invests In Apollo Investments

On April 15, 2011, growth capital firm LeapFrog Investments invested in insurance company Apollo Investments

Investment Highlights
  • This is LeapFrog Investments’ 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is LeapFrog Investments’ 1st transaction in Kenya.
Investment Fate
  • Apollo Investments was sold to a strategic buyer in 2014.

Investment Summary

Date 2011-04-15
Target Apollo Investments
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) LeapFrog Investments
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Apollo Investments

Nairobi, Kenya
Apollo provides diverse forms of insurance to customers across East Africa. Its subsidiary APA Insurance is one of the largest non-life insurance companies in Kenya.

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DESCRIPTION

LeapFrog Investments is a private equity firm focused on opportunities across Asia and Africa. The Firm looks to invest $10 to $50 million per transaction to fund high-growth, financial services and healthcare businesses operating in fast growing markets. LeapFrog is an active investor and looks to support portfolio companies with operations, sales, human resources, and other core business functions. LeapFrog Investments was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 35
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 11
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 15
Country: Kenya M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-09 Shriram Group

Chennai, India

Shriram Group distributes low-cost, high-quality financial services including insurance, savings, and investment products to the emerging Indian consumer. Shriram Group was founded in 1974 and is based in Chennai, India.

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