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Face-to-face meeting during a certified trade mission

For Fund Managers

One-on-one, face-to-face meetings with global investors

Family offices, multi-family offices, high-net-worth individuals, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments and private banks.

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Why participate

Structured access to capital and partnerships

Face-to-face meetings with pre-qualified LPs

Up to 120 face-to-face meetings across a certified trade mission, with pre-qualified HNWI's, family offices and institutions.

Investor list in advance

A digital list of confirmed LPs is provided a week in advance of each mission.

U.S. Embassy/ Consulate General hosted reception

Select Trade Missions include a U.S. U.S. Embassy/ Consulate General hosted reception.

No placement fees

There are never any placement agency fees or commissions on a Certified Trade Mission.

Government-hosted initiative

Missions are hosted by U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Service offices in each market.

Mission Preparation

We help prepare your materials: we work with you on an executive summary, shared with investors in advance and printed in a booklet at the mission.

Who you will meet

Investor types

  • Family offices
  • Multi-family offices
  • Pension funds
  • Sovereign wealth funds
  • Insurance companies
  • Endowments
  • Institutional investors
  • High-net-worth investors
  • Private banks
  • Strategic corporate investors

Eligibility

Who should apply

  • Private equity funds
  • Venture capital funds
  • Private credit funds
  • Real asset and infrastructure funds
  • Public equity managers
  • Other approved alternative asset strategies

Selection and recruitment are handled by TradeMissions.org as the mission organizer. Eligibility and fit are reviewed for each mission and acceptance is not guaranteed.

Initiative

Included and not included

  • Access to the certified trade mission initiative
  • Scheduled face-to-face investor meetings
  • Mission briefings and preparation materials
  • Digital list of confirmed LPs, provided a week before the mission
  • Delegation networking and mission events
  • Government and institutional meetings where applicable
  • Local market context for the destination
  • International and domestic flights
  • Hotel accommodation and incidentals
  • Visa applications and related fees
  • Meals outside scheduled mission events
  • Optional events and side meetings
  • Ground transportation unless stated in the mission agenda

Process

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Schedule a Call

    Speak with TradeMissions.org about your goals and the Certified Trade Missions that fit.

  2. Step 2

    Qualification

    TradeMissions.org reviews eligibility and fit for the selected mission. Not every applicant is accepted.

  3. Step 3

    Preparation

    Approved delegates receive mission information, meeting preparation and relevant logistical details. A digital list of confirmed LPs is provided a week in advance of each mission.

  4. Step 4

    Participate

    Delegates join face-to-face meetings with investment professionals and attend the mission reception.

  5. Step 5

    Follow-up

    After the mission, TradeMissions.org and the U.S. Department of Commerce support you with follow-up.

Proof

What fund managers have said

“I thought the Trade Mission was one of the most unique fundraising assets I've ever seen. The ability to have 50+ warm leads provided over the course of 1 day is phenomenal. It would have been impossible for our fund to have done anything like this ourselves and I doubt any financial service organizations could have provided a stronger group. I would highly recommend the Trade Mission, not just because of the quantity of potential investors but the quality of investors.”
Maxx BricklinPrincipal, Bold Capital Partners, LP
“Our company has been involved with foreign investors for over 30 years. It typically takes several years and multiple visits to have high quality meetings with investors in a new country. This conference was incredibly valuable to us because it allowed us to accomplish this in one day instead of over a prolonged period of time.”
Joel BayerPartner, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, O'Connor Capital Partners

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