Faust Global Partners is a Washington, DC-based international business, finance, and investment advisory firm. Founded in 2010 by Jennifer Faust, we provide clients with strategic counsel on private equity, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and impact investing, international development finance and institutional fund marketing. Faust Global Partners assists clients with investor relations and business development activities including request for proposals submissions, developing marketing materials, on-site investor due diligence, and evaluating investment applications.
Our clients include private equity funds, fund-of-funds, Intergovernmental organizations, Non-governmental organizations, Environmental Social and Governance and Impact Funds, and multinational enterprises. We advise on structuring, marketing, investing, and fundraising strategies for the institutional investor market.
We maintain strong relationships with the development finance institutions (DFI) community, US Government agencies including Development Finance Corporation, State Department, and Department of Defense. Additionally, we have strong ties to domestic and international public and private institutional investors, such as public and corporate pensions, foundations, endowments, high net worth and family offices, and Taft Hartley.
International Development Finance involves investing in projects that create jobs in emerging markets in sectors including energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and financing for small businesses and women entrepreneurs. These investments adhere to high standards and respect the environment, human rights, and worker rights.
Increasingly today the value of an investment is no longer just about returns. Investors also call for their money to make a positive impact on society and the world.
We provide clients with strategic counsel on private equity. We have domestic and international private equity funds and fund-of-funds as clients and advise them on structuring, marketing, investing, fundraising and investor relations strategies for the institutional investor market.
Our Founding Partner, Jennifer Faust regularly shares her expertise and insight on ESG/Impact Investing, International Development Finance, and Private Equity on the following platforms.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!! This is my favorite time of the year – I’m so excited to celebrate the holidays with friends and family! But, finding the right gift…and sustainable holiday gifts according to the person’s interests, hobbies, and likes and dislikes… can be...
Faust Global’s Jennifer Faust joined the investor panel to hear from two hot startups based in Africa on Jim Chu‘s #TheNest. Gbenga Odegbami explained how Youverify Inc. uses data to automate decisions and circumvent fraud. Mike Quinn discussed how Boost’s commerce platform will give millions of retail...
Bankers Without Boundaries’ Managing Director Jennifer Faust and Asen Charliyski, Global Head for Sustainable Cities Finance, hosted the latest BwB Talk Series. The BwB Talk Series is where we bring innovative leaders in impact, finance, and the environment to speak with our network around the...
Jennifer Faust interviews Ekwerike Chukwuma, the Nigerian fashion designer and founder of the brand, WUMAN. WUMAN is a contemporary African fashion-art brand founded in 2013 by Ekwerike Chukwuma. The womenswear/menswear brand draws inspiration from the female form which Chukwuma fell in love with during his...
Bankers Without Boundaries’ Jennifer Faust and Rufus Grantham hosted the latest of BwB Talk Series, where we bring innovative leaders in impact and the environment to speak to our network around the world. Last week, we welcomed James Drinkwater, Head of Built Environment at Laudes...
How have ESG Funds performed? ESG refers to the environmental, social, and governance practices of an investment that may have a material impact on the performance of that investment. The integration of ESG factors is used to enhance traditional financial analysis by identifying potential risks...
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking on ESG in Private Equity
As an advisor in international development finance and sustainable investing,
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