National Standard is a privately owned firm that serves the global sovereign, sub-sovereign and infrastructure financial markets as the leading go-to non-bank financial institution for complex cross border financial transactions and infrastructure as well as economic policy advice. The National Standard group of companies provide investment grade private debt financing to sovereign, sub-sovereign, state owned enterprises, large multinational corporations, EPC's, the infrastructure asset class and financial institutions and financial sponsors in more than 60 countries. National Standard develops and finances infrastructure and essential projects by bridging the gap between the public authorities' financing requirements and their need to deliver long-term infrastructure assets and services, with the expertise and efficiencies provided by private sector developers and private capital. A strategic player in global infrastructure markets and sovereign based investing, National Standard partners with sovereign, sub-sovereign and local governments, private developers and like-minded corporations to help design infrastructure development and capital programs.