Commodity Finance Consulting: What Our Engagement Delivers

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Structured Trade and Commodity Finance Consulting Deliverables

Financely's structured trade and commodity finance consulting gives traders and producers a defined set of deliverables, not open-ended advice. Each one moves your transaction closer to a lender's approval.

This page lists what you receive, how the work runs and what sits outside our scope, so you know exactly what the engagement covers before you commit.

Our deliverables

Deliverable What you receive
Bankability assessment A written review of your trade, counterparties, contracts, logistics and capital, with a clear view on what lenders will accept and what must change first.
Recommended financing structure A structure memo setting out the funding route, such as pre-export, prepayment, borrowing base, inventory, repo or receivables finance, and why it fits your trade.
Trade cash flow and margin model A transaction-level model covering purchase, freight, insurance, inspection, financing costs and sale proceeds, with the funding gap and lender repayment shown period by period.
Risk and controls plan How title, collateral, inspection, insurance, collateral management and cash collection will be controlled, mapped to each risk a lender will raise.
Contract and instrument review Comments on the sale and purchase contracts and on payment terms and instrument wording, so they match the financing structure before anything is signed or issued.
Lender-ready credit package Credit memo, company and sponsor profile, trade summary, sources and uses, model and supporting documents in the format credit committees expect.
KYC and compliance file An organised KYC, ownership and source of funds file for your company and its counterparties, ready for lender onboarding.
Lender shortlist and outreach A targeted list of banks and funds whose mandate fits your commodity, corridor and ticket size, followed by managed outreach from our network of more than 12,700 verified capital providers.
Term sheet comparison A side-by-side analysis of the offers received on pricing, advance rates, tenor, security, covenants and conditions, with our recommendation.
Closing support A conditions precedent tracker and coordination with lenders, legal counsel, inspectors and collateral managers through to first drawdown.

How the engagement runs

1. Assess

Bankability assessment, recommended structure and contract review. You know early whether the trade can be financed and on what basis.

2. Package

Cash flow model, risk and controls plan, credit package and KYC file, built to the standard of our commodity bankability tests.

3. Place

Lender shortlist, managed outreach and term sheet comparison across banks and trade finance funds.

4. Close

Conditions precedent tracking and coordination of all parties through to first drawdown.

The engagement is priced as a one-off retainer, set out in writing before work begins. For the financing structures themselves, see our guide to physical commodity trading and structured trade finance and our structured commodity finance service page.

What is outside our scope

Financely is an advisor and arranger, not a lender. We do not lend, issue letters of credit or guarantees, hold client funds, or guarantee that a lender will approve a transaction. We do not work on intermediary chains, unverified offers or trades where the client has no capital at risk.

Get a scoped proposal for your trade

Send us the commodity, route, counterparties, volumes and your capital in the deal. We will confirm which deliverables apply and set out our fee.

Frequently asked questions

What do I receive from a structured trade and commodity finance consulting engagement?

A bankability assessment, a recommended financing structure, a trade cash flow and margin model, a risk and controls plan, a lender-ready credit package, a lender shortlist and outreach, term sheet comparison and support through closing.

How is the engagement priced?

A one-off retainer, set out in writing in an estimate before work begins. There are no milestone payments.

Does Financely lend or issue instruments?

No. Financely is an advisory and arranging firm. We do not lend, issue letters of credit or guarantees, or hold client funds. Financing is provided by banks and funds that make their own credit decisions.

Which transactions do you take on?

Physical trades in energy, metals and agricultural commodities where the client has a real contract, controls the goods or the offtake, and has its own capital in the deal.

This page is for general information only and does not constitute legal, tax or investment advice. Financely is an advisory and arranging firm, not a lender or broker-dealer. Any financing is subject to lender underwriting, due diligence, KYC, AML and sanctions screening, credit approval, documentation and conditions precedent, and no outcome or closing timeline is guaranteed.

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