Trade Finance Structuring And Placement
Trade Finance Deal Packaging And Lender Placement
Trade lenders fund transactions, not stories. If the underlying deal is clean and the documentation is disciplined, capital is available. If the file is messy, lenders will decline quickly.
Financely prepares lender-ready trade finance packages and runs a controlled lender process for eligible transactions. We focus on real trade flow with verifiable counterparties, bankable documents, and operational controls that lenders can underwrite.
We do not provide loans. We structure the transaction, package the file, and coordinate lender outreach and diligence through qualified funding partners.
Who This Service Is For
Commodity Traders
Buy and sell transactions supported by executed SPAs, clear specs, and verifiable counterparties.
Exporters And Importers
Working capital, pre-export, or import financing tied to executed contracts and shipment controls.
Distributors With Purchase Orders
Companies needing inventory finance and payables support under controlled logistics and payment terms.
Project Sponsors With Offtake
Offtake-backed trade structures where performance, delivery, and payment mechanics are underwriteable.
What We Deliver
Underwriting Memo
Transaction summary, parties, commercial flow, risk map, mitigants, and proposed controls in lender format.
Document Readiness
SPA sanity check, Incoterms and delivery logic, payment instruments, sanctions and KYC readiness, and supporting exhibits.
Structure And Controls
Borrowing base logic where relevant, controlled accounts, inspection and title controls, and cash waterfall design.
Lender Outreach
Targeted distribution to relevant trade lenders and structured coordination of questions, diligence, and term sheets.
Common Structures We Coordinate
| Item |
What Lenders Expect |
| Letters Of Credit |
Issuing bank quality, clear conditions, clean presentation documents, and shipment controls aligned with Incoterms. |
| Supply Chain Finance |
Credible obligor, verified invoices, payment history, and enforceable assignment mechanics. |
| Pre-Export Or Inventory Finance |
Title and collateral controls, inspection regime, warehousing or logistics oversight, and monitored disbursement. |
| Receivables Finance |
Eligible receivables, dilution analysis, debtor verification, and lockbox or controlled collection account. |
Strong warning: if the transaction relies on guaranteed approvals, unverified warehouse receipts, “program” language, upfront mystery fees to third parties, or non-bank payment routing, lenders will decline. We do not run those files.
Minimum File Requirements
- Executed SPA or equivalent binding commercial agreement
- Clear counterparties, beneficial ownership, and sanctions screening readiness
- Commercial logic that survives basic stress tests (price, timing, logistics)
- Bankable payment mechanics (LC, SBLC where appropriate, approved payables routes)
- Willingness to operate under controls (inspection, controlled accounts, reporting)
If your transaction is not document-ready, we can still engage, but the first phase will be focused on making the file financeable before any lender outreach begins.
Submit Your Trade Finance Transaction
Submit your SPA and supporting documents. If the transaction is eligible, we will revert with a structured proposal and the next steps for underwriting and lender outreach.