No Collateral Needed Besides the Goods Being Traded*
Financely offers tailored solutions to help SMEs access the capital and tools needed to navigate the trade finance ecosystem:
The global trade finance shortfall reached $2.5 trillion in 2022, up from $1.7 trillion in 2020, representing 10% of global merchandise trade. This gap severely hampers international trade, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing economies. With trade contributing 80% of global GDP, addressing this issue is essential to foster economic resilience, ensure equitable growth, and meet global development goals.
Trade finance ensures liquidity and mitigates payment risks for exporters and importers. However, SMEs—critical drivers of employment and innovation—often struggle to access these resources due to systemic barriers:
The absence of adequate trade finance stifles economic growth and perpetuates inequality. For instance, increasing trade-finance coverage in Cambodia and Vietnam by 20 percentage points could raise exports by 8-9% and imports by 5-6%, generating $55 billion in annual trade for Vietnam alone. Furthermore, inclusive trade finance facilitates access to critical goods like food and medicine, directly impacting societal well-being.
The issuance of commercial paper backed by trade receivables is a game-changer for SMEs. This approach diversifies funding sources by attracting institutional investors to trade finance, reducing reliance on traditional banking. It also lowers costs by converting short-term trade obligations into tradable instruments, improving liquidity for businesses while mitigating risk for lenders.
Regional banks, with their local expertise, are pivotal in addressing the trade finance gap. Financely fosters partnerships between SMEs and these institutions, facilitating credit arrangements that are scalable, sustainable, and regionally relevant. This model promotes a decentralized approach to trade finance, ensuring that businesses in emerging markets are not left behind.
Expanding trade finance access yields transformative outcomes:
Financely collaborates with policymakers, multilateral institutions, and private financiers to implement systemic reforms. Key priorities include:
The process initiates with an in-depth analysis of the client's financial needs and transaction details. Key documents, such as Information Memorandums, are reviewed to understand the trade specifics, including the commodities and markets involved. This step involves a thorough risk assessment, credit analysis, and market research to establish a detailed financial profile of the client.
Here is a conditions precedent checklist for successfully structuring trade finance transactions.
In the structuring phase, a detailed financial model is developed. This includes selecting appropriate financial instruments (like syndicated loans or revolving credit facilities) and defining their terms. Critical at this stage is the involvement of credit rating agencies, which assess the creditworthiness of the transaction, influencing the terms and cost of finance. The structure aims to balance risk, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.
Here, essential documents like term sheets, loan agreements, and risk mitigation instruments are prepared. The documentation phase also involves creating or reviewing existing Information Memorandums that provide comprehensive details about the transaction for potential financiers.
The syndication step involves presenting the structured deal to potential financiers, which can include investment banks, commercial banks, and institutional investors. The goal is to secure commitments for funding. This phase is crucial for determining the final terms of financing, influenced by the lenders' risk appetite and market conditions.
Once financiers have committed, a thorough legal review of all transaction documents is conducted. This ensures that the agreements are legally sound and enforceable. This step also involves finalizing any collateral arrangements and ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.
The final step is the disbursement of funds, where the financial resources are released as per the agreed structure. This step marks the culmination of the trade finance distribution process, enabling the client to execute their trade plans with the assured backing of the necessary capital.
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Financely advises growth-focused businesses on accessing capital by introducing their opportunities to professional investors. Financely is not a securities broker or dealer. Where appropriate, engagements are coordinated with regulated broker-dealers, investment banks, legal counsel, and other specialists.
Financely does not solicit, offer, or accept orders to buy or sell securities and makes no assurance regarding capital-raising outcomes.
Services are strictly business-to-business. Financely does not provide personal finance, consumer credit, or retail advisory services.
Advisory services are reserved for post-revenue companies that recognize the time and resources required for professional underwriting.
All mandates start with an RFQ. We review submissions, issue a brief Go/No-Go memo, and where bankable, release a Term Sheet that leads to funding. We arrange capital across Senior Secured, Unitranche, Second Lien/Mezzanine, Preferred Equity, and Gap Solutions. We do not process deals by email or chat.
Letters of Credit, Standby LCs, Confirmations, Receivables Finance, and Inventory Lines with control.
Funding arranged for trade flows with instruments sized to your cycle and aligned to delivery and settlement.
Move forward to secure working capital and keep goods moving. Submit the RFQ to start underwriting for funding.
Limited or non-recourse structures for energy and infrastructure with lender-ready materials.
Funding solutions aligned to project cash flows with credible covenants and conditions to reach notice to proceed.
Advance the file to termable status. Submit the RFQ so we can underwrite and secure funding.
Debt and Preferred solutions anchored on cash flow, Quality of Earnings, and clear closing mechanics.
Funding across senior, unitranche, and preferred to match stable cash flows and acquisition timelines.
Get financed on workable terms for closing. Submit the RFQ to start underwriting.
Acquisition, development, bridge, and refinance with lender-ready packs and third-party reports managed.
Funding calibrated to DSCR, leverage, and tenancy with terms designed to close.
Move to a financeable package. Submit the RFQ to initiate underwriting for funding.
KYC and Source of Funds required. Engagements are best-efforts and subject to underwriting. Preference for operating companies with meaningful revenue. See our FAQ and Procedure.
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