Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
Duration: 2017-2024
Region: Worldwide
Country: Worldwide
Solutions: Economic Growth
INVEST is a flexible, efficient buy-in mechanism that helps the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mobilize private capital for development results. Increasingly, private investors and businesses are looking to emerging markets for better returns and new market opportunities. This represents an opportunity for USAID, but it requires new forms of collaboration with the private sector.
Through the large and growing INVEST partner network, USAID can access new and underutilized partners with the expertise USAID needs, including support for investment assessments, structuring funds, and transaction advisory services.
INVEST is designed to address challenges and make it easier for USAID to work alongside the investment community. It ensures rapid procurement—within four to six weeks—so USAID can act within investors’ timelines. It enables flexible, specialized project design and implementation. And, it focuses on learning and adaptation to drive innovation in mobilizing private capital.
Based in Washington, D.C., INVEST is USAID’s flagship blended finance initiative and includes subcontractors such as CrossBoundary, Open Capital Advisors, and Dalberg. It has built a network of more than 500 partners that provide the niche, technical expertise USAID needs on-demand. Through the large and growing Finance and Investment Network, USAID can access new and underutilized partners with the expertise USAID needs, including support for investment assessments, structuring funds, and transaction advisory services.
INVEST has supported transactions in enterprise development, infrastructure, and financing instruments or funds, and worked in more than 80 countries, including Colombia, Haiti, India, Kenya, Tunisia, and Vietnam.
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