July 11, 2016
This piece explores how impact investing is increasingly playing a role in improving access to basic services for communities, along with what it can be like for lawyers working in the field. Specifically, the article describes how firms such as LeapFrog Investments, which use impact investing to offer financial services in Asia and Africa, are focused on the ‘profit with a purpose’ element of impact investing, but also face challenges when operating in countries with varied legal systems or few precedents.