Boutique Investment Banking for Trade and Commodity Finance
Large investment banks rarely take on a USD 20 million pre-export facility for a mid-sized copper producer or a borrowing base line for a growing grain trader. FG Capital Advisors does. We advise commodity producers, traders, and processors on raising debt and capital, and run the process from structuring to closing.
You work directly with senior people who structure the deal, write the credit case, and deal with the lenders themselves.
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What We Do
Structured Trade Finance
Pre-export finance, prepayment, borrowing base facilities, inventory and warehouse finance, and receivables programmes for physical commodity flows.
Debt Advisory
Raising, refinancing, and restructuring working capital lines, term loans, and private credit for commodity businesses.
Acquisition and Project Finance
Financing for acquisitions of trading, processing, and logistics businesses, and for mine, plant, and storage projects.
Credit Enhancement and Instruments
Letters of credit, standby letters of credit, guarantees, and credit insurance that make a transaction financeable. See SBLC monetization.
Commodities We Cover
Our team works across hard and soft commodities, with particular depth in African metals and mining.
- Copper and cobalt
- Battery metals
- Precious metals
- Steel and aluminium
- Crude oil and refined products
- LPG and LNG
- Grains and oilseeds
- Sugar, coffee, and cocoa
- Fertilisers
- Carbon credits
How a Mandate Runs
- Assessment. We review the business, the trade flows, and the financing need, and tell you plainly what is achievable and on what terms.
- Structuring. We design the facility around the commodity cycle, covering title, control of goods, security, and the repayment path.
- Credit package. We prepare the information memorandum, financial model, and data room that lenders and investors need to approve the deal.
- Placement. We approach trade finance banks, commodity funds, private credit lenders, and development finance institutions that fit the deal.
- Negotiation and closing. We compare term sheets, negotiate terms, and coordinate diligence and documentation through to funding.
Why a Boutique
Deal Sizes Banks Overlook
We focus on transactions in the lower and middle market, where large banks are slow or absent and specialist lenders are hard to reach.
Senior Attention
The people who pitch your deal are the people who structure it and speak to the lenders.
Commodity Know-How
We understand Incoterms, collateral management, inspection, and hedging, so lenders get answers without delay.
Independent Advice
We are not a lender, so we compare options across banks, funds, and DFIs and recommend the one that fits.
Read more about our structured trade and commodity finance practice.
Discuss Your Transaction
Tell us about the commodity, the trade flow, and the amount you need. We'll reply with the scope of work and our fee.
Request an EstimateFG Capital Advisors is an advisory firm and does not lend. Lenders and investors make their own credit decisions, and funding is not guaranteed.
