Overseas Private Investment Corp

What is Overseas Private Investment Corp?

Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC) is the U.S. Government's development finance institution, functioning since its establishment in 1971.

With the primary objective to mobilize private capital towards addressing pivotal development challenges globally, OPIC simultaneously promotes U.S. foreign policy interests. Specifically, the agency facilitates U.S. private sector entry into emerging markets, which in turn spurs revenue, job creation, and growth domestically and internationally.

OPIC's role in these markets is multifaceted, providing a suite of services to investors, including financing options, guarantee programs, political risk insurance, and backing for private equity investment funds. Through these services, the institution aligns with the needs of new and expanding business ventures in over 150 countries.

Significantly, OPIC stands on a self-sufficient operation model, operating at no net cost to American taxpayers.

Over its operational tenure, OPIC has steered more than $200 billion into over 4,000 projects, which has been pivotal in generating an estimated $75 billion in U.S. exports and has fortified the employment landscape by supporting over 277,000 American jobs. The investment range of OPIC sits between $4,000,000 and $260,500,000, indicating a flexible approach to investment scale, suited to a variety of project scopes.

Specializing in merging markets, OPIC serves as a vital conduit for financial resources and risk mitigation tools that enable the U.S. private sector to plant and expand their footprints in globally significant, yet often underserved markets.