LGT Group Acquires Impact Investor Aspada from Soros Economic Development Fund

Source(s): Lightstone Aspada, Wall Street Journal | Date: 27 August 2019 | Author(s): Kartik Srivatsa, Simon Clark

LGT Group, a global bank and alternative investment fund manager, has acquired India-focused impact investment firm Aspada from the Soros Economic Development Fund. Aspaga will join LGT’s existing impact investing arm, LGT Lightstone, to form Lightstone Aspada in India. LGT Lightstone will continue to focus on investment opportunities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America that address the needs of people living in poverty. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.