Part One- From Global Capital to Local Impact
How can global capital create meaningful opportunities for local businesses and communities? In Part One of “ From Global Capital to Local Impact” TriLinc Global Founder and CEO Gloria Nelund welcomes Serge LeVert-Chiasson, Managing Partner and Chief Compliance Officer of Sarona Asset Management, for a conversation about the people, values, and partnerships behind impact investing. Serge shares how his early microfinance work in Romania shaped his investment philosophy and traces Sarona’s remarkable roots to a 1953 initiative supporting refugees in Paraguay. What began with a local dairy farm became a story of entrepreneurship, business growth, and lasting community impact. Together Gloria and Serge explore Sarona’s commercial impact funds, government partnerships, and practical support for growing businesses in emerging markets. Through personal stories and real investment examples, discover how purpose and financial discipline can work together and how connecting global investors with local opportunity can help build strong businesses and communities while pursuing competitive returns.