Trade & Commodity Finance

The trade and commodity finance sector is quickly adapting to new challenges and industry-wide change. Whether you are dealing with heightened risks and regulatory evolution or taking advantage of digital innovation and more flexible capital sources, we can support you in seeking out opportunities and executing them.

We have helped a wide range of clients to proactively address short-term liquidity constraints, price volatility, supply chain vulnerability, mitigation of payment risk, fraud risk and regulatory uncertainty across all industry sectors and asset classes including metals and mining, soft commodities and energy.

We work collaboratively with producers, financiers, export credit agencies, traders, transporters and industrial end users, operating seamlessly across our teams to bring in experts in key areas such as commodity contracts, shipping, derivatives and trade credit insurance, ensuring that our clients receive comprehensive, decisive and value-focused advice.

Our team has a deep understanding of key structures and products from documentary credits, Standby Letters of Credit (SBLCs) and bank guarantees to Revolving Credit Facilities (RCFs), borrowing base facilities, receivables discounting facilities, pre-export financings, inventory financing, structured commodity prepayments, structured letter of credit (LCs) and syndicated secured financings.

Operating across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, we can support you in executing trade and asset-backed financing solutions wherever needed.