ILX
Emma van Leusden is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Interim Legal Counsel at FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank and ILX, while also providing consultancy through Van Leusden Legal. Previously held roles include Interim Senior Legal Counsel at EDFI Management Company and Legal Counsel at FMO, where efforts focused on sustainable private sector growth and development finance solutions. Emma's legal career began at Legal Aid Ontario, serving as Senior Staff Lawyer and Tenant Duty Counsel, and includes significant experience as a Human Rights Attorney with the Legal Resources Centre in South Africa. Educational qualifications encompass a Masters of Advanced Studies in Public International Law from Leiden University, a Civil Law Exchange at Université de Montréal, and a Bachelor of Laws from York University - Osgoode Hall Law School, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University and an International Baccalaureate.
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ILX
ILX is the fund manager of ILX Fund I, a private debt fund that provides institutional investors access to investment opportunities in the global development finance asset class, directly targeting sustainable development and climate finance projects across the emerging markets. The fund’s investment strategy allows investors to benefit from the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) and Development Finance Institutions’ (DFI) long-standing track record of successfully investing in key economic sectors across the emerging markets, to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to its investors whilst mitigating ESG risks and delivering positive, direct SDG-related impact results by investing in loans that contribute to the ILX Sustainability Themes.