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Trade Finance Distribution: A Technical Guide
Trade finance distribution is the structured process of packaging, underwriting, and placing trade and commodity finance transactions with banks, private credit funds, family offices, and institutional lenders. It is not brokerage. It is credit engineering plus controlled capital placement.
At its core, distribution converts a commercial trade flow into a lender-readable credit asset, then matches that asset to capital providers whose mandate, risk appetite, and balance sheet profile fit the transaction.
Transactions Commonly Distributed
- Borrowing base and inventory finance
- Pre-export and prepayment facilities
- Offtake-linked structured finance
- Receivables discounting and forfaiting
- Letter of Credit and SBLC-backed facilities
What Distribution Solves
- Mismatch between sponsor expectations and lender credit standards
- Fragmented lender outreach and inconsistent narratives
- Weak documentation and unclear collateral mechanics
- Unpriced risk and unstructured downside cases
How Trade Finance Distribution Works
1. Underwriting and Structuring
Commercial flow, counterparties, collateral, controls, and cash waterfall are analyzed and shaped into a coherent credit structure. Risk is allocated through security, covenants, and operational controls.
2. Lender-Grade Packaging
A formal credit memo, sources and uses, transaction diagram, collateral schedule, and downside cases are prepared in a format aligned with credit committee review.
3. Fit-Based Lender Matching
The transaction is mapped to lenders by ticket size, commodity, geography, tenor, and risk profile. Only mandate-aligned lenders receive submissions.
4. Controlled Decisioning
Q&A is routed, terms are iterated, and written term sheets or written declines are obtained.
Distribution vs Traditional Brokerage
| Dimension | Brokerage | Trade Finance Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Output | Introductions | Structured credit asset |
| Documentation | Light or ad hoc | Lender-grade credit pack |
| Risk Analysis | Minimal | Explicit downside and controls |
| Process | Open-ended | Managed decisioning |
What Lenders Underwrite
Commercial Flow
Recurring trade, contract quality, pricing basis, and historical performance.
Counterparties
Buyers, suppliers, operators, and logistics providers.
Collateral and Controls
Title, warehousing, inspections, assignment of receivables, cash dominion.
Repayment Mechanics
Self-liquidating cash flows and waterfall clarity.
Our Positioning
We operate as a structured trade and commodity finance advisory firm. Our mandate is to transform commercial trade flows into institutional-grade credit assets and manage distribution to aligned private credit and bank capital.
We do not provide funding. We structure, package, and manage lender and investor decisioning.
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Submit a transaction summary, counterparties, commodity, monthly volumes, and target facility size. We will revert with an execution plan and scoped quote.
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