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 Advisory For Startups And New-To-Bank Traders
If this is your first import or export cycle, banks usually read your file as a new-to-bank trade client with limited performance history. That does not mean your deal is dead. It means your structure, documents, and risk controls must be tighter than average.
Financely helps funded startups, first-cycle importers, and new trading companies get lender-ready and execution-ready. We structure the transaction, draft the underwriting narrative, and route the file to relevant funding partners.
You do not need a fancy deck. You need a bankable trade file. Signed commercial contracts, clean KYC, Incoterms alignment, and payment security terms that a credit committee can approve.
Our process is transaction-led: submit your deal, receive indicative terms, activate mandate, move to underwriting and lender distribution. No open-ended pre-mandate consulting loops.
Early-stage operating companies with a real purchase contract, named supplier, and buyer visibility.
New trading entities with a live transaction but limited track record and no existing trade line.
Companies that can sell product but need documentary credit structures and working capital bridge.
Operators with laycan, factory dispatch, or delivery dates that need fast file discipline and lender routing.
| Market Language | Credit Committee Language | What Must Be Proven |
|---|---|---|
| First-time trader | New-to-bank trade obligor | Execution capability, counterparty quality, and cash conversion path |
| Startup importer | Early-stage operating borrower | Funding base, governance, and transaction controls |
| Need supplier payment help | Pre-shipment or documentary credit support need | Contract validity, performance milestones, and repayment route |
| Need buyer payment security | Instrument-backed settlement risk mitigation | LC, SBLC, guarantee wording, and compliant document flow |
| No history yet | Limited historical performance data | Strong file quality and conservative risk controls |
UCP 600-aligned LC setup for import and export settlements, with document conditions tied to actual shipment logic.
SBLC and demand-guarantee pathways when counterparties require stronger payment or performance comfort.
Working capital structures linked to receivable quality, stock control, and verified offtake.
Funding frameworks where repayment is tied to contract performance and collection visibility.
Credit narrative, risk map, compliance stack, and covenant framing for lender decision teams.
Negotiation support on instrument terms, control points, and condition-precedent cleanup until close.
| Step | Action | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Deal Submission | You submit the transaction file, counterparties, commercial contracts, and funding ask. | Feasibility screen and fit check |
| 2. Indicative Terms | We issue written structure assumptions, fee terms, and document gaps to fix. | Indicative term sheet |
| 3. Mandate Activation | You execute engagement documents and pay the upfront retainer. | Active mandate and workstream launch |
| 4. Underwriting Build | We assemble the lender-grade memo, compliance file, and transaction mechanics. | Distribution-ready package |
| 5. Lender Distribution | File is routed to selected banks and private credit partners by structure fit. | Term sheets or written declines |
| 6. Closing Execution | We support clarifications, document revisions, and credit condition completion. | Path to funded trade execution |
High-intent clients want clear commercial terms up front. These are our standard mandate brackets for new-to-bank trade files.
| Mandate Tier | Use Case | Upfront Retainer | Success Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter Trade Mandate | Single transaction, first-cycle importer or exporter | USD 14,500 | From 3.50% |
| Core Transaction Mandate | Complex first deal, larger ticket, multi-party structure | USD 27,500 | From 2.75% |
| Scale-Up Trade Program | Repeat shipment model with facility architecture | USD 59,500 | From 1.75% |
Draft or signed SPA, purchase order, proforma invoice, and pricing basis.
Incoterm, shipment route, delivery window, inspection plan, and warehouse or port logic where needed.
Company registration, ownership chart, KYC documents, and authorized signatory data.
Bank statements, source of funds, margin schedule, and repayment waterfall assumptions.
Generic consulting can leave you with advice and no transaction outcome. Our model is built around deal execution: defined scope, fee terms in writing, underwriting memo, distribution, and decision output.
That is what first-time traders need when they are moving from concept to funded shipment. You need a file that passes credit review, not motivational commentary.
If you have a live trade and want lender-ready execution support, submit your file now. We will review fit and issue structured next steps.
Yes, if the file is clean and the transaction economics are credible. Lenders focus on structure quality and repayment clarity.
No. Mandates are best-efforts. Outcomes depend on underwriting quality, counterparty strength, and lender appetite.
No. Financely structures and distributes transactions through financing partners and regulated channels.
Speed depends on document quality and response times. Complete files move faster than partial files.
Yes. We support documentary credit structuring and document logic to reduce avoidable rejection risk.
Submit your live transaction through the deal page. If the file fits, we issue indicative terms.
Compliance notice: This page is commercial information only and does not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice. Financely does not guarantee loan approval and does not provide direct lending without formal underwriting and partner credit approval. All mandates are subject to KYC, AML, sanctions screening, legal documentation, and lender acceptance.
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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