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.
Trade Finance | Bank Intros | Borrowing Base | Letters Of Credit
Trade finance is not a generic “funding request.” It is a controlled credit process backed by real contracts, verifiable counterparties, a document set that can be checked, and controls over goods and cash.
Financely provides full-scope trade finance advisory. We package the file to lender standards, introduce matched banks and non-bank funders, and coordinate structuring through term sheet, documentation, and first draw. Retainer starts at USD 11,250.
The best trade finance files share the same features: repeatable flow, clear controls, documentary discipline, and counterparties that a bank can get comfortable with. This can be physical commodity trading, import and export of manufactured goods, and essential inputs where the contract and logistics are tight.
Geography matters: lender appetite is shaped by corridor risk, sanctions screening, capital rules, and enforcement. The same structure can be supported in one corridor and rejected in another. Our job is to match your transaction to institutions that actually fund your geography and structure, not institutions that will waste weeks.
This is the execution sequence lenders expect. If steps are skipped, the file slows down or dies in credit.
| Step | What Happens |
|---|---|
| 1) RFQ And Fit Decision | You submit a transaction summary, contracts or draft terms, parties, corridor, and required instrument. We revert with a fit decision and a deal-specific checklist. |
| 2) KYB, KYC, And Data Room Setup | We structure a controlled data room, normalize corporate documents, UBO disclosures, bank statements where required, and compliance readiness for lender screening. |
| 3) Structuring | We define facility type, tenor, collateral and controls, borrowing base framework, documentary conditions, cash waterfall, reporting cadence, and covenant targets. |
| 4) Underwriting Package Build | We produce a lender-ready pack: credit memo, sources and uses, transaction mechanics, counterparty analysis, risks and mitigants, collateral mapping, and controls plan. |
| 5) Bank And Funder Introductions | We introduce matched banks and non-bank funders whose mandates fit the deal. We manage submissions, route Q&A, and maintain a single narrative with reconciled numbers. |
| 6) Term Sheet Negotiation | We normalize offers into a comparison view: pricing, advance rates, ineligibles, reserves, security, conditions precedent, and operating requirements. |
| 7) Documentation And Controls Setup | Coordinate facility agreements, security documents, account control, collateral management, reporting templates, and any required operational onboarding with the lender. |
| 8) Funding And First Trade Execution | Close, satisfy conditions precedent, complete first draw, and operate under monitoring and reporting. We support the early-cycle execution where lenders watch performance closely. |
Advisory retainers start at USD 11,250. Final pricing depends on facility size, corridor complexity, collateral controls, and whether the mandate includes lender outreach and term sheet negotiation. Third-party costs, if any, such as legal, inspection, insurance advisory, and collateral management, are paid directly by the client and are not included unless stated in writing.
For deeper technical explanations, see How It Works , What Is Trade Finance , Trade Finance Instruments , Borrowing Base Facilities , and Documentary Letters Of Credit.
No. Financely is not a lender. We package the transaction to lender standards, introduce matched banks and funders, and coordinate the process through written outcomes and, where applicable, closing.
Yes. Many trading companies operate with a revolving borrowing base facility and an LC or SBLC sublimit. The exact structure depends on collateral, reporting capability, and bank appetite for the corridor and counterparties.
Timing depends on document completeness, corridor risk, and lender responsiveness. The fastest files are the ones with clean contracts, clear controls, and a lender-ready pack from day one.
Verifiable counterparties, enforceable contracts, auditable transaction mechanics, controllable collateral or cash, credible reporting, and a structure that fits a lender mandate. If any one of these is weak, terms tighten or the deal is declined.
Start with the process page. Submit your trade flow, documents, and corridor. We will revert with a fit decision, a checklist, and a structured route to matched banks and funders.
Trade finance is documentary and control-driven. A lender can only fund what it can verify, monitor, and enforce. If your transaction has unclear documents, weak counterparties, or unworkable controls, fix the structure first, then approach credit.
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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