Physical Commodity Finance Advisory Services

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Physical Commodity Finance Advisory

Physical commodity finance is a control business. Lenders fund when contracts, title, logistics, and proceeds routing are documented and enforceable.

FG Capital Advisors supports structuring, underwriting materials, and a term sheet process for trade and commodity facilities. We do not lend directly. Facilities are provided by third-party capital providers and regulated firms under their own terms and documentation.

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Where We Fit

Sponsor-side advisory for commodity traders, processors, aggregators, and distributors scaling repeatable trade flows.
Lender-facing structuring for borrowing base, inventory, receivables, pre-export, and documentary settlement facilities.
Controls and reporting design so exceptions do not become the operating model.

Commodities We Cover

Metals and concentrates where assays, custody, and settlement are contractable
Energy products in defined corridors with compliant counterparties and documentary discipline
Agri and softs across origination, storage, and export cycles
Fertilizers and industrial inputs where title and delivery can be controlled

For agri and seasonal cycles, see Soft Commodities Trade Finance. For larger structured mandates, see Structured Debt for Physical Commodity Transactions.

Facility Structures

Structure	Best For	Control Stack
Borrowing base revolving credit	Recurring inventory and receivables with reliable reporting	Eligibility rules, reserves, audits, controlled accounts, proceeds waterfall
Inventory finance and warehouse receipt lines	Stock held in approved facilities where custody and releases are controllable	Collateral management, insurance, title and release procedures, monitoring
Receivables purchase / receivables finance	Confirmed receivables from acceptable obligors	Assignment mechanics, dispute logic, concentration limits, collections control
Pre-export finance	Producers and aggregators with contracted sales and track record	Offtake assignment, performance monitoring, export controls, proceeds routing
LC discounting and documentary facilities	Documentary trade flows with bankable issuing banks and consistent documents	Document set, discrepancy logic, timelines, confirmation approach
Prepayment and structured offtake	Repeat programs where capital is advanced against defined liftings	Security package, covenants, monitoring, remedies, step-in rights where applicable

Controls are usually where transactions live or die. If you need a practical view of how custody and releases are implemented, review Collateral Management Agreements in Trade Finance.

What Capital Providers Require

Commercial Proof

Executed purchase and sale contracts with named counterparties
Clear Incoterms, delivery timing, claims and dispute provisions
Margin logic that can tolerate delays and price movement
Evidence of trade history or an execution record

Control Proof

Who controls goods, documents, and proceeds at each step
Insurance position consistent with corridor and structure
Reporting readiness and audit trail for stock and receivables
Facility agreement terms that match operations, not theory

If you want to understand what facility agreements actually lock down in practice, see Guide to Trade Finance Facility Agreements.

Engagement Procedure

Step	Sequence	Commercial Output
1. Intake	Submit contracts, corridor map, counterparties, and current trade flow metrics.	Eligibility decision and a clear structuring route.
2. Structuring	Align contracts, logistics, and controls to a fundable facility structure.	Facility blueprint and lender-facing pack outline.
3. Underwriting Pack	Build the memo, risks list, reporting templates, and diligence response set.	Credit-ready submission set and clean data room.
4. Term Sheets and Closing	Targeted distribution, term sheet selection, documentation sequencing, and control set-up.	Executable terms and first draw readiness.

If you want an indicative term sheet format first, see Structured Trade & Commodity Finance Term Sheet and Trade Finance Structuring and Fundraising.

FAQ

Do you provide direct lending?

No. We act as a structuring advisor and arranger. Capital is provided by third-party lenders, funds, and regulated firms under their own approvals and documentation.

Can you work with LC settlement?

Yes, subject to issuing bank acceptability, documentary discipline, and a document set that matches the trade flow. For context, see Trade Finance vs Traditional Financing.

Do you work on transactions with weak documentation or unnamed counterparties?

No. Facilities require named counterparties, contractable terms, and a control plan for goods and proceeds.

What should we submit first?

Start with a short overview of products, routes, counterparties, storage or inspection set-up, and current facilities, then add contracts and stock or receivables data. Apply here: Client Intake.

Apply with your contracts, corridor map, and trade flow summary. If the file is executable, we will revert with a structured path and lender-ready next steps.