Douglas Clayton

Douglas Clayton, Founder & CEO of Leopard Capital LP

Douglas Clayton: is the Founder and CEO of Leopard Capital LP, a private equity fund manager specializing in frontier market investments.1 He is considered a pioneer investor in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong Subregion and the Caribbean.1

Key Achievements

• Raised Cambodia's first investment fund in 2008-2009, the Leopard Cambodia Fund, which made 13 investments in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand2
• Launched the Leopard Haiti Fund in 2012, which holds investments in businesses providing drinking water, digital terrestrial television, disaster-resistant housing, and plastic container manufacturing in Haiti2
• Recruited renowned investors such as Dr. Jim Walker to serve as directors and shareholders of Leopard Capital1

Professional Experience

• Founder & CEO, Leopard Capital LP (June 2007 - Present)2
• Chairman, Kingdom Breweries (Cambodia) Ltd. (September 2009 - March 2023)2
• Director, dloHaiti (October 2013 - November 2022)2
• Head of Singapore & Malaysia Product, Credit Agricole Indosuez WI Carr Securities (2001 - 2002)2
• Founder and CEO, Abacus Equity Partners (June 1999 - July 2001)2
• Country Manager - Thailand, CLSA (December 1993 - June 1999)2
• Head of Research, Kerry Securities (1988 - 1993)2
• Institutional Sales Manager, Sun Hung Kai Financial (1986 - 1988)2
• Captain, US Army (September 1982 - May 1986)2

Education

• Master of Management, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University (1990 - 1992)2
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History, Cornell University (1978 - 1982)2

Douglas Clayton, with his extensive experience in frontier markets and private equity, has played a significant role in shaping Leopard Capital's investments in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.12