Typical counterparties
Ministries of finance, central banks, sovereign institutions, development entities, local financial institutions, and long-term capital partners.
Sovereign investment platforms
Investment structures designed for national priorities and institutional confidence.
A sovereign platform should translate public objectives into an investable mandate with clear governance, capital alignment, risk controls, and execution discipline.
From national mandate to investable platform.
MBD Clarendon works with government and sovereign stakeholders to define the purpose, legal pathway, capitalization, and investment architecture of a country-level platform.
Mandate and legal structure
Clarify economic objectives, eligible investments, ownership, stakeholder roles, and the legal framework governing the platform.
Capital and investment policy
Establish sources of capital, funding mechanics, portfolio objectives, underwriting standards, liquidity parameters, and risk limits.
Governance and accountability
Define board and committee authority, conflicts procedures, delegated decision rights, reporting, audit, and performance oversight.
Potential mandates
Strategic development, sovereign asset management, infrastructure, energy, local enterprise, capital-market development, and co-investment.
Institutional safeguards
Independent custody, ring-fenced vehicles, controlled drawdowns, AML/KYC, investment policy, risk monitoring, reporting, and audit.