IDB Invest Successfully Closes Its Subscription Process to Accelerate Private-Sector-Led Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

ASUNCIÓN — IDB Invest successfully closed the subscription process for its $3.5 billion capital increase, approved by the Boards of Governors in 2024 in Punta Cana. The milestone strengthens the institution’s capacity to finance companies and mobilize private investment across Latin America and the Caribbean. 

The closing of the subscription process shows strong support from regional and non-regional shareholders for IDB Invest’s business model and its role in mobilizing private capital for development. Through its “originate-to-share” model, IDB Invest develops projects and catalyzes private investors to support infrastructure, energy, industry, and other productive sectors across the region. 

With the additional capital, IDB Invest expects to increase its financing and mobilization capacity from about $13 billion today to roughly $22 billion annually over the next decade, allowing the institution to support more projects that create jobs, strengthen productive sectors, and expand economic opportunity across Latin America and the Caribbean. 

“Strengthening IDB Invest is central to the IDB Group’s strategy to advance private-sector-led development in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said IDB Group President Ilan Goldfajn. “This capital increase expands our ability to mobilize private investment and support projects that drive growth and create jobs.”  

“This capital increase underscores our shareholders’ confidence in IDB Invest’s originate‑to‑share business model, designed to scale impact by crowding in private capital,” said James P. Scriven, CEO of IDB Invest. “With this additional capacity, we will expand our financing and mobilization to deliver projects that boost economic growth across Latin America and the Caribbean.” 

The capital increase builds on the decision by Governors in 2015 to transform the Inter-American Investment Corporation — now IDB Invest — into the IDB Group’s private-sector arm, with a stronger mandate to finance projects and catalyze private investment across the region. 

In 2025, IDB Invest reached a record $13.1 billion in total activity (a five-fold increase from 2016), including $7.7 billion in mobilization, the highest level in its history. 

Since 2016, IDB Invest has channeled more than $75 billion to Latin America and the Caribbean, supporting over 700 projects in sectors including infrastructure, energy, trade financing, health, and productive development.