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Structured trade and commodity finance in 2026 is still very active, but lenders are stricter, timelines are tighter, and badly packaged deals get rejected faster. We help companies structure, underwrite, and present live trade transactions for lender and capital partner review across imports, exports, petroleum products, metals, agriculture, inventory-backed transactions, receivables-led trades, and document-driven transactions. If you need a serious trade finance advisory desk rather than vague introductions, this page is the right place to start.
We do not pitch fantasy “programs.” We work on actual transactions with actual contracts, actual counterparties, and a capital structure that has a real chance of being underwritten. That includes documentary letters of credit, standby letter of credit structures, pre-export finance, borrowing base facilities, inventory finance, receivables finance, back-to-back trade structures, and structured commodity finance mandates built around clear repayment logic.
Who we serve: importers, exporters, commodity traders, distributors, producers, processors, and sponsors with live trade or commodity transactions that need lender-ready packaging and capital raising support.
We help structure documentary LC transactions where supplier payment is tied to compliant documents and the bank needs a clean commercial and documentary flow.
Where a standby letter of credit is genuinely needed for payment support, performance support, or credit enhancement, we help frame the request around a real trade purpose.
For traders sitting between supplier and end buyer, we help assess whether a back-to-back letter of credit is workable and how the timing, documents, and control points need to line up.
We package import transactions where the buyer needs to finance stock purchases, shipment payments, or controlled supplier payments tied to real inbound trade.
We help exporters and producers raise working capital against confirmed export flows, off-take arrangements, and future shipment-backed repayment structures.
When repayment is driven by invoice collections from credible buyers, we help structure receivables-led trade finance around document quality, obligor strength, and account control.
For transactions backed by stored goods, we help package inventory finance where title, storage, inspection, insurance, and liquidation logic are real and controllable.
Some trade businesses need revolving liquidity against receivables, inventory, or other eligible assets. Where that fits, we can help package the file through our asset based lending arrangement and underwriting process.
We work on metals, agricultural commodities, soft commodities, and energy-linked transactions where the lender needs a tighter structure than plain unsecured working capital.
We help structure oil and gas trade finance requests involving crude oil, EN590, ULSD, D6, jet fuel, and other petroleum products where sanctions, vessel, and repayment risks are being screened hard.
We convert scattered contracts, invoices, logistics notes, and commercial assumptions into a lender-readable transaction memo with a coherent capital ask.
We route the file toward relevant lenders or capital partners and help manage the process through underwriting questions, term sheets, and execution milestones.
Our structured trade finance services are built for transactions involving physical goods, not abstract funding requests. That includes petroleum products, refined petroleum products, agricultural commodities, sugar, edible oils, grains, fertilizer, copper concentrate, non-ferrous metals, industrial raw materials, and other recurring trade flows where the lender can understand the product, the route, and the repayment path.
Important: not every commodity is financeable on the same terms. The product, jurisdiction, counterparty profile, storage method, and repayment route all change lender appetite.
A structured trade finance deal is not bankable because the margin looks attractive on paper. It is bankable because the lender can verify the trade, understand the legal and commercial flow, control the proceeds, and explain the risk to credit committee. That means a real contract chain, credible counterparties, workable document mechanics, and a funding request that fits the transaction rather than forcing the wrong product onto the deal.
| What We Pressure-Test | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Underlying transaction | We check whether the trade is real, specific, commercially coherent, and capable of being documented properly. |
| Counterparties | We assess whether the seller, buyer, trader, and any key intermediary are credible enough for serious lender review. |
| Repayment route | We map how the facility gets repaid, by whom, through which accounts, and under what control arrangements. |
| Structure fit | We decide whether the transaction needs LC support, receivables finance, inventory-backed funding, pre-export support, or another format. |
| Compliance friction | We identify obvious KYC, AML, sanctions, and jurisdiction issues before the file goes out and gets rejected for preventable reasons. |
If you are searching for structured trade finance services, commodity finance advisory, trade finance arrangement services, or lender-ready commodity deal packaging, what you usually need is not more introductions. You need a cleaner file and a capital request that can survive scrutiny.
We do not promise guaranteed facilities, guaranteed SBLC issuance, or guaranteed lender acceptance. We operate on a best-efforts, transaction-led basis with real files and real underwriting work.
Because most trade and commodity finance requests fail before they ever reach the right credit desk. The file is too vague, the structure is wrong, the counterparty story is weak, or the borrower is asking the market to solve basic logic problems that should have been fixed first.
Our role is to make the transaction clearer, tighter, and more credible. We help frame the deal around what lenders and capital partners actually need to see, then push it through a controlled execution path rather than a random broker chain.
If you have a live import, export, petroleum, metals, agricultural, receivables, or inventory-backed trade transaction, we can help pressure-test the structure and package it for serious capital partner review. Start with our deal submission page or review how our process works first.
No. We act as an advisory and arrangement desk. We help structure, underwrite, package, and route transactions to relevant lenders or capital partners on a best-efforts basis.
Yes, where a standby letter of credit has a real commercial purpose and fits the underlying trade. We do not treat SBLCs as a shortcut around weak deal fundamentals.
Yes. We can help assess and package back-to-back LC transactions where the supplier leg, buyer leg, document chain, and timing make commercial and operational sense.
Yes, including crude oil, EN590, ULSD, D6, jet fuel, and other petroleum products, subject to underwriting, counterparty quality, and compliance review.
Yes, where the trade business has eligible receivables, inventory, or other assets that can support a structured working capital line.
No. Every mandate remains subject to underwriting, diligence, KYC and AML, sanctions screening, legal documentation, and capital provider decisioning.
Disclaimer: This page is informational and does not constitute legal, tax, accounting, investment, sanctions, or financing advice. Financely acts on a best-efforts basis and does not guarantee lender approvals, capital commitments, instrument issuance, or closing outcomes. Engagements remain subject to mandate terms, underwriting, diligence, KYC and AML, sanctions screening, counterparty review, and credit or investment committee decisions.
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Thank you for considering working with us. A nominal fee of US$500 is required upon completion of each form. This fee covers the time and effort we invest in reviewing your submission and crafting a thorough proposal. We receive numerous inquiries and prioritize those that carry this fee, ensuring serious applicants receive prompt attention.
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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.
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