February 23, 2026

Mayer Brown advises DFC in connection with $600 million investment in critical mineral consortium to strengthen US economic competitiveness and national security

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Mayer Brown advised US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in connection with an investment in Orion CMC USA LP, a $600 million fund-of-one sponsored by Orion Resource Partners LP (Orion), a global investment firm specializing in metals and critical minerals. The fund forms part of the Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC), a landmark $1.8 billion public-private partnership jointly established by DFC, Orion, and ADQ with the aim to secure critical mineral supply chains essential to advancing US economic growth and security. Orion CMC represents the largest initiative to create secure supply chains for critical minerals to the US and its allies. 

The Mayer Brown team was led by Banking & Finance partner Gaby Sakamoto and Investment Funds partner Marina Besignano, and included Tax partner Michelle Jewett, Investment Funds associate Girindra Selleck, and Banking & Finance associate Isabella Payne, all based in the firm’s New York and Washington DC offices.

Read DFC’s press release here.

 

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