Client Onboarding
Client Onboarding Procedure
Our process is straightforward: you submit the transaction, we review it, you retain Financely if the mandate is accepted, and we execute the agreed structured debt advisory and lender outreach workstream.
Have An Active Financing Requirement?
Submit your transaction through our Request a Quote
page. Include the financing amount, use of proceeds, transaction structure, counterparties, and the supporting information currently available.
How Our Client Onboarding Process Works
Step 1
Submission
You submit the transaction, financing requirement, proposed structure, key counterparties, and available supporting documents.
Step 2
Review
We assess the commercial rationale, financing structure, documentation, repayment path, transaction risks, and suitability for our advisory scope.
Step 3
Retain
If we accept the mandate, we issue a written engagement defining the scope, deliverables, fees, assumptions, and execution process. Work begins once the agreement is executed and the retainer is received.
Step 4
Execute
We prepare the transaction for market, approach suitable lenders, manage responses, compare terms, support negotiations, coordinate diligence, and work with the client toward closing.
Ready To Submit Your Transaction?
If you have a defined financing requirement and supporting information available, submit an RFQ. We will review the transaction and, if it fits our scope, provide the proposed engagement, fees, and execution plan.
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What Happens During Execution?
Once the mandate is active, we move from preliminary review into structured execution. The exact scope depends on the transaction and the condition of the file at onboarding.
Transaction Preparation
We review the financing structure, identify material information gaps, refine lender positioning, and prepare or improve the materials required for institutional review.
Lender Mapping
We identify banks, private credit funds, trade finance institutions, specialty lenders, project finance lenders, or other capital providers relevant to the transaction.
Structured Outreach
We approach selected counterparties, manage lender questions, coordinate information requests, and maintain the outreach process as discussions develop.
Negotiation And Closing
We compare proposed structures, support negotiations, coordinate due diligence and documentation workstreams, and assist the client through the closing process.
Indicative Structured Debt Outreach Timelines
Timing depends on transaction complexity, documentation quality, client responsiveness, lender appetite, and the amount of third-party underwriting required. A lender-ready transaction can normally enter outreach much faster than a mandate requiring substantial preparation before distribution.
Example: Utility-Scale Solar Project
Consider a sponsor seeking senior project debt for a utility-scale solar project with site control, permits, an executed or advanced-stage PPA, EPC information, financial projections, and the proposed sponsor equity contribution identified.
- Week 1:
onboarding, document review, financing structure assessment, lender positioning, and information-gap analysis.
- Weeks 1–2:
lender materials, financial model review, debt sizing, and preparation of the target lender universe.
- Weeks 2–6:
targeted lender outreach, initial lender discussions, information requests, and management engagement.
- Weeks 6–12:
indicative proposals or term sheets may begin to emerge for a sufficiently developed project.
- 3–6+ months:
credit approval, technical diligence, legal diligence, documentation, conditions precedent, and financial close.
Example: Iron Ore Trade Finance
Consider an established commodity trader purchasing iron ore under a documented supply contract and selling to an identifiable buyer, with defined shipment terms, payment mechanics, trade documentation, and a clear financing requirement.
- Week 1:
review of supplier, buyer, contracts, shipment structure, payment mechanics, trade history, and requested facility.
- Weeks 1–2:
transaction packaging, proposed credit structure, risk analysis, and lender targeting.
- Weeks 2–4:
outreach to trade finance lenders, commodity financiers, specialty credit funds, and other appropriate capital providers.
- Weeks 3–6:
lender feedback, information requests, structuring discussions, and potential indicative terms.
- Approximately 4–8+ weeks:
a straightforward and well-documented transaction may progress toward credit approval, documentation, and initial utilization, subject to lender underwriting.
These timelines are indicative, not guaranteed.
A lender-ready file can move materially faster than a transaction requiring additional financial modelling, restructuring, legal work, collateral, credit enhancement, permits, third-party reports, or missing commercial documentation.
What We Need From The Client
Efficient execution requires access to the relevant decision-makers, complete and accurate information, prompt responses to lender questions, and cooperation during underwriting and third-party diligence. Where material information is missing, we identify what is required and determine whether the necessary preparation should form part of the engagement.
Financely's Role
Financely is a structured debt advisory and placement firm, not a direct lender. We help clients structure transactions, prepare them for institutional review, identify appropriate capital providers, conduct targeted lender outreach, manage financing discussions, support negotiations, and coordinate execution through closing.
Start The Process
Submit your transaction through our Request a Quote
page. We will review the submission and, where the transaction fits our scope, provide the appropriate engagement proposal.
If you would prefer to discuss the mandate before submitting it, you can book a consultation.