Who this page is for. Producers, traders, smelters, refiners, and end users moving metals and intermediates who need funded flows with control over title, cash, and risk. Not legal or tax advice. All mandates subject to KYC, sanctions, permits, collateral, and documentation.
Structured Trade Finance for Metals Transactions
We raise and run working capital for real metal flows. You get capacity, speed, and tight controls so deals ship on time and lenders stay comfortable. If collateral and documents are loose, money will not show. We fix that. If you want cheap capital with no strings, look elsewhere.
Copper • Cobalt • Nickel • Alumina • Aluminum • Zinc • Lead • Precious metals
Cathodes • Concentrates • Anodes • Bullion • Scrap • Residues • Tailings
Africa • Americas • Europe • Middle East • Asia
What we do end to end
| Workstream | Our role | Typical outputs |
|---|---|---|
| Structuring | Pick the right instrument for the trade cycle and counterparties | Term sheet, cashflow map, borrowing base, security package |
| Capital raising | Run lender and fund processes for lines and facilities | LC issuance, UPAS, prepayment, pre export, inventory repo, receivables purchase |
| Collateral and control | Set up CMAs, approved depots, warehouse receipts, escrow waterfalls | Signed CMA, WR template, depot list, account control documents |
| Risk transfer | Quote and bind delivery, cargo, stock, and political risk insurance | Policies and binders naming lenders as loss payee |
| Docs and ops | Paper that clears banks and surveyors, then move the metal | LC text, CP checklist, BLs, assays, weight notes, SGS or Cotecna reports |
| Governance | KYC, sanctions, ESG red flags, and approvals | KYC pack, sanctions screen, ESG memo, board approvals |
Instruments we arrange
- Letters of Credit. Sight and usance. Add confirmation for higher risk banks or countries. UPAS to pay suppliers at sight with buyer settlement at maturity.
- Offtake prepayment and pre export finance. Advance against contracted deliveries with CPs tied to production and logistics.
- Borrowing base revolving facilities. Eligible receivables and inventory with real time collateral reporting.
- Inventory monetization and repo. Title transfer with buyback. Works for bonded stock and port storage.
- Tolling and processing finance. Fund concentrates into smelter or refinery with control over product.
- Receivables purchase and confirmations. Non recourse where credit insurance and buyer grade support it.
Security package lenders will sign off
- Assignment of offtake proceeds and receivables with buyer notice.
- Pledge or title over inventory, warehouse receipts, and bills of lading.
- Collateral Management Agreement with a top surveyor controlling inflows and outflows.
- Deposit Account Control Agreements over collections and escrowed waterfalls.
- All risk cargo and stock insurance. Political risk where needed. Lenders named as loss payee.
- Step in rights and performance milestones. Clear default and replacement rules.
Where this helps most
- New offtake that needs pre shipment working capital without choking cash.
- Turn inventories into cash at bonded depots while keeping market access.
- Bridge tolling cycles at smelters and refineries without starving procurement.
- Finance tailings or residues programs with tight metering and CMA control.
- Replace expensive broker chains with direct bankable flows.
How we run a mandate
| Phase | Weeks | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| Scoping | 1 to 2 | Trade map, instrument choice, lender list, CP checklist |
| Indicative terms | 1 to 3 | Term sheets, price bands, capacity ranges |
| Diligence | 2 to 4 | KYC, audits, depot approvals, insurance quotes |
| Docs and CPs | 3 to 6 | Facility agreements, LC text, CMAs, account controls |
| Go live | Per trade | Draws, shipments, sweep and reporting |
Lender pack checklist
- Audited financials and latest management accounts.
- Trade flows with Incoterms, routes, and counterparty grades.
- Contracts, POs, or ERPAs. LC text if applicable.
- Borrowing base and collateral schedules with eligibility rules.
- CMA draft, depot list, sample warehouse receipt, surveyor scope.
- Insurance quotes for cargo and stock. PRI if required.
- KYC and sanctions screen. ESG red flags and mitigants.
- Board approvals and governance chart. Legal opinions where needed.
Why teams pick us
- We move quickly and say no early when a structure will not clear a credit committee.
- We write the documents the way banks want to see them. Less back and forth. Faster funds.
- We sit between producers, traders, lenders, insurers, and surveyors and keep everyone honest.
- We price hard and protect covenants so your line stays open when markets wobble.
Need structured trade finance that actually funds and ships metal on time
Request a Proposal Book a ConsultationDisclaimers
- We advise and arrange financing. We are not providing legal or tax advice.
- Terms vary by commodity, counterparty, country, collateral, and market conditions.
- All transactions are subject to diligence, insurance availability, and final documentation.
