OPIC Announces Pilot Program to Connect Development Projects with Potential Investors
March 27, 2015
(OPIC)
WASHINGTON – The Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government’s
development finance institution, is launching a
pilot program to assemble complementary
financial instruments to better catalyze
capital for global development. The Aligned Capital Pilot
Program will connect forward-thinking
global development entrepreneurs with a growing
network of socially-minded investors seeking to
support private business.
OPIC’s four decades of experience supporting
pioneering development projects around the
world has shown that transactions with strong
prospects of positive development impact often
lack crucial types of funding – such as equity
capital, grant resources, or technical
assistance – to reach financial viability.
OPIC also regularly encounters an increasing
number of U.S. investors and grant providers
that express a strong interest in financing
these developmental, but early stage, projects.
With the Aligned Capital Pilot Program, OPIC
will provide a platform for bridging the gap
between potential investors and companies or
sponsors seeking financing. The program will
link project developers with capital providers
to help projects progress and achieve their
intended positive development impact.
The Aligned Capital Pilot Program is voluntary,
accepting applications from both accredited
investors and project sponsors interested in
additional investment. Contacts between
prospective investors and project sponsors will
be facilitated by an online platform available
to both eligible investors and OPIC project
applicants that opt to participate. Projects
seeking capital are matched through an
automated connection process to investors that
identify interests in similar regions and
sectors.
Accredited investors or project developers who
would like to learn more or participate in the
OPIC Aligned Capital program can visit www.opic.gov.
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