Trade And Structured Commodity Finance
Boutique Trade Finance Advisory
Financely operates as a specialist advisory desk for structured trade finance. We focus on asset-backed, shipment-driven, and counterparty-defined transactions. Each mandate is reviewed for legal enforceability, collateral control, and repayment mechanics before any lender discussion begins.
We underwrite transactions before introducing them to capital providers.
If the structure does not stand on its own credit logic, we do not distribute it.
Core Advisory Scope
Borrowing Base Facilities
Structuring revolving trade lines secured by inventory and receivables, including eligibility definitions, advance rates, reporting covenants, and cash dominion frameworks.
Letters Of Credit And SBLC Structuring
Advisory on documentary credit issuance under UCP 600 and standby instruments under ISP98, aligned with bank compliance requirements and counterparty risk profiles.
Commodity Transaction Packaging
Preparation of lender-facing underwriting memoranda covering incoterms, insurance assignments, inspection controls, warehouse receipts, and payment waterfalls.
Gap And Mezzanine Tranches
Where senior debt leaves a funding shortfall, we structure subordinated layers through our CLOSE capital framework for defined, risk-priced participation.
Execution Discipline
We operate on a defined sequence: submission, underwriting, indicative structure, and targeted lender outreach. There are no mass email blasts. No anonymous circulation. No informal broker chains.
Financely does not guarantee funding. All transactions are subject to KYC, AML, sanctions screening, credit committee approval, and legal documentation.
Experience And Track Record
Operational Background:
Our advisory team includes former bank credit analysts, structured commodity finance specialists, and private credit structurers. Transactions reviewed span metals, agricultural commodities, energy cargoes, and cross-border trade receivables.
Risk Framework:
Each mandate is stress-tested for counterparty concentration, jurisdictional enforceability, collateral perfection, and exit liquidity. We do not proceed where repayment logic depends on speculative resale or undefined “platform” returns.
Advisory Team
Michael Thornton, CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst with prior experience in structured trade finance underwriting at a European commercial bank. Background includes borrowing base modeling, commodity risk analysis, and cross-border credit structuring.
James Whitaker, LLM (International Finance Law)
International finance legal specialist with experience in documentary credit compliance, security documentation, and collateral enforcement structures across common law jurisdictions.
Engagement Model
Mandates are accepted on a fixed advisory retainer combined with a clearly defined success fee. Scope, timelines, and deliverables are documented in writing before commencement.
Submit A Trade Transaction For Review
Provide executed commercial contracts, counterparty details, and funding requirements. We will respond with either an indicative structure or a written decline.
Submit Your Transaction