We provide lender-ready capital raise packaging and debt or equity placement support for business owners and buyers looking to secure serious term sheets and close funding on a defined timeline.
For business owners and acquirers pursuing private debt or equity, submit your deal for review. We revert within one working day with next steps and either a quote for our services.
For pre-submission discussions, we offer paid consultations. To initiate underwriting and lender outreach, submit the deal.
Trade Finance Education
Importers often ask whether a Standby LC is the same as a commercial Letter of Credit. It is not. A commercial LC is a primary payment instrument against shipping documents. A Standby LC is a backup payment undertaking that gets called if the applicant fails to perform.
If your counterparty asks for structured support and you are not sure which lane to use, start with a formal review through our trade finance advisory scope and map your file using the execution process.
Overseas supplier needs bank-backed assurance before shipment scheduling or production allocation.
Buyer wants credit terms, supplier wants fallback security in case of non-payment.
Internal credit teams require contingent payment protection before approving purchase flow.
Applicant needs help closing the margin gap to reach issuing bank thresholds.
| Step | What Must Be Done |
|---|---|
| 1) Transaction Scope | Define goods, contract value, shipment schedule, beneficiary bank requirements, and required tenor. |
| 2) Instrument Rules | Set governing framework, usually ISP98 for standby structures, plus clear claim language and expiry mechanics. |
| 3) Issuer Screening | Route to issuing banks and lenders that can support the jurisdiction, amount, and compliance profile. |
| 4) Margin Plan | Confirm cash margin, collateral, or supported margin pathway before final submission. |
| 5) Compliance Pack | Prepare KYC, AML, sanctions, source-of-funds, contract file, and beneficial ownership records. |
| 6) Draft and Approval Loop | Align wording with beneficiary expectations early, then move to issuance after bank credit approval. |
Fees for transaction architecture, underwriting pack preparation, and placement execution.
Issuance commission, amendment costs, SWIFT charges, and other bank terms based on risk and tenor.
Cash margin burden or supported margin economics when sponsor liquidity is limited.
Legal review for enforceability, claim wording, and transaction control documentation.
If your import deal is live and timing matters, file it through our deal submission page. You will get a direct feasibility view on structure, timeline, and placement path.
No. A standby structure is contingent support. A commercial LC is the primary documentary payment mechanism.
Timing depends on file quality, margin readiness, and bank credit cycle. Clean files move much faster.
Yes, where structure quality, repayment logic, and compliance controls are acceptable.
No. All mandates are best-efforts and remain subject to underwriting and bank approval.
Contract file, KYC pack, source-of-funds evidence, and a clear schedule for shipment and settlement.
ISP98 is common for standby instruments, subject to bank and beneficiary agreement.
This article is informational and does not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice. Financely services are advisory and placement services on a best-efforts basis. No issuance outcome is guaranteed.
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.
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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.
Financely Inc. (“Financely”) provides corporate-finance advice and is wholly owned by Aurora Bay Trust, a trust formed under Bahamian law, together with its authorized affiliates. Depending on deal structure, jurisdiction, and local rules, engagements may be carried out through Financely Group LLC, a non-deposit-taking, non-banking financial company; Ashford Capital Advisory LLC; or another related entity.
Financely and its affiliates are not registered as securities broker-dealers and do not execute securities transactions or hold client funds or securities. When a mandate involves the purchase or sale of securities and a registered intermediary is required, any orders are introduced to and executed by one or more independent U.S. broker-dealers registered with the SEC and FINRA. Those broker-dealers are solely responsible for trade execution, custody, and related regulatory obligations. Nothing in this material constitutes an offer, solicitation, or recommendation to buy or sell any security or to engage in any specific transaction. Before engaging Financely Group LLC, Ashford Capital Advisory LLC, or any affiliate, you are responsible for confirming that such engagement complies with your own legal, regulatory, tax, and other requirements. In the United States, certain advisory activities may be conducted in reliance on exemptions available under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, including the “foreign private adviser” exemption where applicable. Our services and regulatory status may vary by jurisdiction and by transaction type.
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