Trade Finance

Acting for a commodity financier in recovering losses – in excess of USD 100m – from the restructuring of a commodity trading firm, including enforcement of receivables and winding up subsidiaries.

Advising a grain major on English and Swiss law aspects on its USD 90m pre-export finance restructuring with a bank and other European banks.

Advising a trader major on a USD 40m prepayment for metal products from Oman.

Advising a global agri trader on its worldwide structured trade finance and letter of credit activity involving support across more than 50 jurisdictions and multiple structures.

Advising a global bank in relation to a global rollout of their Global Trade & Receivables Finance product lines to over 35 jurisdictions.

Advising a global agriculture trader on receivables purchase agreements with various global banks, including consideration of true sale aspects.

Providing advisory services to a major trading company on a syndicated gas repurchase agreement transaction with a bank.

Advising a global sugar trading company on financing a structured prepayment in Kazakhstan involving funding from a non-bank trade finance fund under a Swiss law Murabaha agreement.

Advising a Swiss trade finance bank on taking security over commodity stocks in various jurisdictions including Namibia, Tanzania, Australia, Brazil, US, Netherlands, Belgium, and Lithuania.

Advising clients on digital technologies, including electronic trade documents, distributed ledger technology, smart contracts, digital currencies, and the Internet of Things.

Advising various clients, including insurers, brokers, banks, and commodity traders, on the impact of international sanctions regimes, including at US, EU, UK, Swiss, UAE, French, Singaporean and Australian levels.

Advising a digital trade company in relation to the implications of the UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023.