Olivier Bazin

About Olivier

Olivier is the Head of HFW’s Global Banking and Finance team, and is a Partner in the Commodities team.

With a particular expertise in energy, commodities and global trade, Olivier regularly advises trading houses, corporates, banks and other financial institutions on all types of bilateral, club and syndicated working capital and long term financings, sustainability-linked loans, as well as distribution and risk sharing through ECA cover, trade credit insurance, discounting, sub-participations, securitisations and portfolio sales. Olivier also advises on collateral management, inventory finance and repos. Olivier also advises on collateral management, inventory finance and repos. His work covers transactional “new money” deals as well as complex debt restructuring, enforcement and fraud situations (civil and criminal).

Olivier has worked on numerous market-leading commodity financing transactions and cases in all sectors including battery metals and mining, coffee, cotton, sugar, cocoa, and hydrocarbons.

He is bilingual in English and French and also works in Spanish, Dutch and Russian. Olivier is qualified in England and Wales. 

Olivier sits on the firm’s global management board and is Chair of the firm’s D&I Committee.