For Locations & Institutions

Establish an International
Investment Coordination Desk

A permanent coordination function that presents your location to qualified international investors, builds a managed investor pipeline, and coordinates market entry from first contact through operational launch.

The Coordination Gap

Most locations are investable. Far fewer are coordinated.

Cities, regions and parks compete for the same finite pool of expanding companies. The differentiator is rarely incentives or land — it is whether there is a functioning desk on the other end of an investor's enquiry that can qualify interest, answer operational questions and coordinate execution.

Investment interest is lost in the gap between promotion and execution. FDI Desk closes that gap with a coordination function that operates continuously and reports on real pipeline rather than activity.

Without a desk

  • Enquiries handled ad hoc
  • No qualification standard
  • Promotion without follow-through
  • Interest fades between departments
  • No pipeline visibility

With a coordination desk

  • Single accountable entry point
  • Structured qualification
  • Promotion tied to execution
  • Coordinated across service lines
  • Stage-based pipeline reporting

Who Establishes a Desk

Built for locations and institutions competing for capital

Cities & Municipalities

Present your city to qualified international investors with a permanent coordination function.

States, Regions & Countries

Extend national and regional investment strategy with international coordination capacity.

Investment-Promotion Agencies

Add international reach and structured investor pipeline management to your existing mandate.

Industrial Parks & Developers

Convert available land, buildings and development sites into qualified investor opportunities.

Chambers & Associations

Give your membership a coordinated route into foreign markets and inbound investment.

Institutional Investors

Access structured, coordinated opportunity flow across our destination desks.

Desk Deliverables

What your Investment Coordination Desk delivers

Six coordinated workstreams, operated as one accountable function with defined deliverables and reporting at every stage.

Desk Establishment

01

Your dedicated International Investment Coordination Desk is defined, structured and staffed with coordination leadership, reporting lines and an operating calendar.

  • Desk mandate and scope definition
  • Coordination lead assignment
  • Operating model and reporting cadence
  • Institutional positioning framework

Investment Proposition

02

We translate your location into an investor-grade proposition — sector priorities, competitive advantages, cost structures and site inventory presented the way capital evaluates decisions.

  • Sector prioritization and targeting logic
  • Location value proposition
  • Site and infrastructure inventory
  • Investor-facing documentation

Investor Targeting

03

Structured identification and qualification of companies and investors whose expansion criteria match what your location actually offers.

  • Target company identification
  • Qualification and fit scoring
  • Outreach coordination
  • Meeting and mission scheduling

Pipeline Development

04

A managed investor pipeline with defined stages, documented activity and reporting your leadership and stakeholders can act on.

  • Stage-based pipeline management
  • Activity and progress reporting
  • Stakeholder briefing materials
  • Conversion tracking

Soft-Landing Coordination

05

When an investor advances, our ecosystem and local professional network handles legal setup, site access, workforce, permits and operational readiness.

  • Entity setup coordination
  • Site visits and location strategy
  • Regulatory and permitting navigation
  • Workforce and talent access

Program Continuity

06

Investment attraction compounds. The desk operates continuously, building institutional knowledge, relationships and pipeline depth across cycles.

  • Continuous coordination
  • Relationship and knowledge retention
  • Annual program review
  • Program scaling pathways

Program Structures

Choose the coordination scope that fits your mandate

Every program is scoped to your jurisdiction, sectors and target markets. Proposals include defined deliverables, reporting cadence and program duration.

Foundation program

Coordination Desk

Establish the coordination function, build the investment proposition, and open a qualified investor pipeline.

  • Dedicated coordination desk
  • Investment proposition development
  • Sector prioritization
  • Investor targeting in one market
  • Quarterly pipeline reporting
  • Soft-landing coordination access
Request a desk proposal

Most requested

Investor Attraction Program

The full attraction engine — multi-market targeting, active outreach, investor missions and managed pipeline conversion.

  • Everything in the foundation program
  • Multi-market investor targeting
  • Active outreach and qualification
  • Investor mission coordination
  • Monthly pipeline reporting
  • Site and project packaging
  • Ecosystem service coordination
Request an attraction program

Institutional scale

National & Regional Program

Multi-jurisdiction coordination for countries, states and agencies operating investment strategy at scale.

  • Everything in the attraction program
  • Multi-jurisdiction coordination
  • Multiple sector desks
  • Agency and stakeholder integration
  • Executive-level reporting
  • Cross-border corridor development
  • Dedicated coordination team
Discuss an institutional program

FDI Desk is a private institutional investment-coordination platform. Programs are delivered under your institutional identity and mandate, coordinated through our destination desks and ecosystem of specialized service brands.

Engagement Path

From assessment to active pipeline

01

Assessment

We evaluate your location, sectors, infrastructure and investment readiness.

02

Proposal

You receive a scoped desk proposal with mandate, deliverables and reporting.

03

Establishment

The desk is structured, staffed and the investment proposition is built.

04

Activation

Investor targeting and outreach begin across selected markets.

05

Coordination

Qualified investors advance through pipeline into soft landing and operations.

Request an Investment Coordination Desk proposal

Tell us about your location, target sectors and investment objectives. We respond with a scoped proposal covering mandate, deliverables, target markets and reporting.