Structured Trade and Commodity Finance
From Facility Design to Closing and Disbursement
FG Capital Advisors provides end-to-end investment banking services in trade and structured commodity finance. Our scope goes beyond introductions. We structure transactions, prepare them for underwriting, and manage distribution until closing and disbursement. Each mandate is positioned for executable outcomes, not exploratory discussions.
Sponsors and corporates benefit from a disciplined process that aligns facility design, lender requirements, and capital market appetite. We ensure underwriting standards are met from day one, reducing execution risk and accelerating access to liquidity.
We cover the full cycle: structuring credit facilities, running lender processes, coordinating underwriting, and managing execution through legal close. Distribution is targeted across regulated banks, private credit funds, and specialized trade finance platforms. Our role is to deliver transactions that close on time, on terms that withstand credit committee review.
Structuring
- Facility design tailored to contract flows and counterparties
- Advance rate and tenor calibration by collateral class
- Security package structuring with enforceability review
- Integration of insurance, hedging, and CMA where required
Underwriting Preparation
- Data room design and compliance documentation
- Financial model and borrowing base analysis
- Counterparty KYC and risk assessment
- Validator-style Q&A support to anticipate lender queries
Distribution
- Targeted approach to regulated banks and private credit funds
- Alignment with mandate appetite by product, tenor, and geography
- Controlled auction process where competitive tension adds value
- Independent, lender-agnostic positioning
Execution Management
- Coordination of term sheet issuance
- Negotiation of pricing, covenants, and security terms
- Legal documentation oversight and lender counsel coordination
- Collateral perfection and operational setup
Closing and Disbursement
- Final compliance checks and CP satisfaction
- Escrow and account control arrangements
- Drawdown scheduling and disbursement coordination
- Handover to ongoing agency or monitoring teams
Ongoing Advisory
- Facility amendments, extensions, or upsize processes
- Monitoring of covenants and reporting obligations
- Secondary placement or syndication support
- Strategic capital advisory for repeat transactions
| Scope | Full-cycle investment banking for trade finance transactions, from structuring to underwriting, distribution, closing, and disbursement. |
| Deliverables | Facility term sheet, borrowing base model, lender shortlist, introduction process, coordinated negotiation, and documented close. |
| Commercial Terms | Retainer engagement with success fee on disbursed amounts. Third-party costs such as legal, inspection, and SWIFT are for the borrower. |
| Compliance | All mandates are subject to lender underwriting, credit approval, and regulatory standards. FG Capital Advisors acts independently and does not issue instruments. |
FG Capital Advisors operates as an investment banking advisory firm. We provide structuring, underwriting preparation, distribution, and execution management in trade finance and structured commodity finance. All transactions are subject to credit approval and final documentation. We do not guarantee funding or issue bank instruments.
