Trade Finance Funding & Placement | FG Capital Advisors
End-To-End Mandate

Need Trade Finance Funding For A Live Transaction?

We help qualified importers, exporters and commodity traders get transactions funded by packaging the deal, introducing suitable lenders, coordinating underwriting and driving the process from financing requirement to selected lender and closing path.

Container terminal and port infrastructure representing international trade finance
Trade Finance Placement Deal packaging · lender introduction · term-sheet coordination
Have A Real Trade But No Committed Financing?

If the buyer, supplier, goods, amount and repayment mechanics are already defined, the remaining challenge is turning that commercial transaction into a financeable lender mandate. We structure the request, take it to suitable financing counterparties and coordinate the work required to move a qualified transaction toward approval and funding.

From Unfunded Transaction To Financing Path

Before

A Commercial Transaction Without Committed Capital

You may have a real buyer, supplier, shipment or commodity flow, but the transaction is still unfunded. Lender outreach is fragmented, the financing request is not fully structured and management is spending time chasing individual counterparties.

After

A Lender-Ready Mandate Moving Toward Funding

The transaction is packaged for underwriting, distributed to relevant lenders, supported through lender questions and term-sheet review, and driven toward the point where management can select a financing path and proceed toward closing and disbursement.

What We Arrange

You are engaging us to arrange the financing process around a qualified trade transaction. We prepare the lender case, identify suitable financing counterparties, coordinate introductions, support underwriting and keep the transaction moving toward a term sheet, lender selection, closing and funding.

Package

Make The Deal Financeable

Convert the commercial transaction into a financing request lenders can actually underwrite, with a defined facility, repayment source, transaction flow, controls, collateral position and risk mitigants.

Place

Reach Lenders That Can Fund The Mandate

Approach banks, private credit funds and specialty trade-finance providers whose ticket size, geography, structure and risk appetite are relevant to the transaction.

Compare

Drive The Transaction Toward Terms And Funding

Coordinate lender questions, proposals and term sheets so management can select the strongest financing path and move into documentation, closing conditions and funding.

One funding workstream We coordinate the financing process so management is not separately chasing lenders, answering duplicate questions and tracking multiple workstreams.
Better lender fit We focus the transaction on counterparties that can realistically consider the ticket size, structure, geography and trade.
Clearer path to closing Lender feedback, diligence points and term sheets are organized so the transaction can progress toward one selected financing route.
More negotiating leverage Where multiple lenders engage, management can compare pricing, advance rates, security and execution conditions before committing.

Transactions We Support

We arrange trade finance for established commercial transactions where the goods, counterparties, amount, trade route and source of repayment can be documented. The minimum financing requirement for this service is US$1,000,000.

Minimum Transaction Amount: US$1M Single transactions and revolving facilities considered, subject to lender appetite and underwriting.
Structures

Trade Finance Transactions

  • Import and export finance
  • Supplier payment and purchase finance
  • Pre-export and prepayment finance
  • Inventory-backed and borrowing-base facilities
  • Receivables and post-shipment finance
  • Revolving trade and working-capital facilities
  • Letter of credit and UPAS letter of credit structures
  • Structured commodity trade finance
Regions

Cross-Border Coverage

  • United States and Canada
  • United Kingdom and Europe
  • Middle East and GCC markets
  • Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Latin America and the Caribbean

Transactions are screened country by country and remain subject to sanctions, KYC/AML requirements, legal enforceability and lender country appetite.

Commodities

Physical Commodities

  • Agricultural commodities, grains, sugar and edible oils
  • Coffee, cocoa and other soft commodities
  • Fresh, frozen and packaged food products
  • Metals, concentrates, minerals and refined metal products
  • Energy and refined petroleum products
  • Industrial raw materials and production inputs
Other Goods

Eligible Commercial Goods

  • Industrial equipment and machinery
  • Construction and manufacturing materials
  • Chemicals, polymers and fertilizers where lender-eligible
  • Consumer and finished goods with identifiable buyers
  • Other physical goods supported by verifiable contracts, logistics and repayment flows
What lenders need to see: a genuine underlying trade, identifiable buyer and supplier, verifiable contracts or invoices, a defined financing requirement, a credible repayment source and sufficient documentation for KYC, compliance and credit underwriting. Restricted, sanctioned or legally prohibited transactions are not accepted.

4-Step Funding Procedure

For routine, well-documented trade finance transactions, the process is typically structured over approximately 45 days. Timing depends on borrower responsiveness, lender appetite, KYC, diligence and documentation.

01

Qualify

Indicative timing: Days 1–5

We review the transaction, financing requirement, buyer and supplier profile, trade documents, repayment source and structure. We identify the main underwriting gaps before lender outreach begins.

02

Package

Indicative timing: Days 5–15

We prepare the lender-facing mandate, transaction summary, facility request, sources and uses, transaction flow, repayment case, collateral and controls, and organize the supporting data room.

03

Place

Indicative timing: Days 15–35

We introduce the transaction to suitable lenders, manage distribution, coordinate lender questions, supply additional information and work toward indicative proposals or term sheets.

04

Fund

Indicative timing: Days 35–45+

We compare available terms, support lender selection and coordinate the financing workstream into diligence, documentation, conditions precedent and the lender's closing and disbursement process.

Routine transaction target: approximately 45 days from complete onboarding to a selected financing path. Actual funding dates remain dependent on lender underwriting, KYC/AML, credit approval, documentation and satisfaction of closing conditions.

Choose How Far You Want Us To Take The Funding Process

Each tier is built around a different funding objective. Choose Credit Ready if you need a financeable lender package, Market Ready if you want us to actively arrange lender introductions and placement, and Competitive Process if you want us to run the lender market and coordinate competing terms.

Tier 1 · Packaging

Credit Ready

US$4,250 mandate fee

For a company that has a real transaction but needs a lender-ready credit package before approaching the market.

Outcome Transform scattered commercial documents into one coherent financing case designed to move the transaction into lender underwriting.
  • Transaction and bankability review
  • Lender-facing transaction summary
  • Facility request, sources and uses
  • Transaction-flow and repayment narrative
  • Collateral and control summary
  • Data-room checklist and gap list
  • Indicative lender-universe mapping
Tier 3 · Auction

Competitive Process

US$16,500 mandate fee

For transactions where multiple suitable lenders may compete and management wants a structured term-sheet selection process.

Outcome Create a controlled lender process designed to secure and compare financing proposals, select the strongest route and advance toward closing and funding.
  • Everything in Market Ready
  • Defined lender-process timetable
  • Competitive indication round
  • Term-sheet normalization matrix
  • Clarification and improvement rounds
  • Best-and-final coordination where appropriate
  • Lender selection and execution support
90-Day Refund Guarantee

If We Cannot Produce A Credible Funding Path Within 90 Days, Your Mandate Fee Is Refundable.

If, within 90 calendar days after complete onboarding and receipt of the information required to run the mandate, we have not produced at least one bona fide written lender indication, financing proposal or term sheet for the transaction, you may request a refund of the mandate fee paid to FG Capital Advisors.

The guarantee requires timely cooperation, complete and accurate information, continued transaction availability, reasonable responsiveness to lender requests, and no material adverse change to the transaction during the 90-day period. Third-party costs, legal fees, diligence costs and expenses paid to external providers are not refundable.

Mandate fees are payable on engagement. Legal, tax, valuation, due diligence, collateral management and other third-party costs are excluded unless expressly included in writing. Any transaction-specific success fee, if applicable, is set out separately in the engagement letter.

Start Your Funding Mandate

Select the level of execution you need and submit the transaction details. Once the form is successfully completed, you will be redirected to our payment page, where you can wire the applicable mandate fee using FG Capital Advisors' bank coordinates.

What happens next: after payment is confirmed, we invite you to the client portal, schedule the kickoff meeting and retain the individual adviser or execution team required to begin working the mandate.

Selected mandate:

After you submit the completed form, you will be redirected automatically to our payment page to wire the mandate fee.

What Happens After You Submit

The handoff from application to execution is straightforward. Once your mandate details and payment are received, we move you into the client execution workflow.

01

Pay

After submitting the form, you are redirected to our payment page and can wire the applicable mandate fee using the bank coordinates provided there.

02

Portal

Once payment is confirmed, we invite you to the FG Capital Advisors client portal for mandate communication, document exchange and execution updates.

03

Kickoff

We schedule a kickoff meeting to confirm the transaction, responsibilities, documentation priorities, lender strategy and immediate execution plan.

04

Execute

We retain and assign the individual adviser or execution team required for the mandate and begin packaging, lender work and financing execution.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens after I submit the form?

After a successful submission, you are redirected to our payment page to wire the mandate fee. Once payment is confirmed, we invite you to the client portal, schedule the kickoff meeting and assign the individual adviser or execution team required to begin the mandate.

What exactly are we buying?

You are buying an advisory and placement mandate. Depending on the tier, FG Capital Advisors converts the trade into a lender-ready credit case, targets relevant lenders, manages lender communication and coordinates the comparison and selection of financing terms.

What does deal packaging include?

The package can include the facility request, transaction summary, sources and uses, transaction flow, repayment analysis, collateral and controls, counterparty summary, key risks, mitigants and an organized lender data-room checklist.

What does lender introduction mean?

We identify and approach financing counterparties whose mandate, geography, ticket size and risk appetite appear relevant to the transaction. The lender independently decides whether to review, underwrite or offer terms.

What is a term sheet auction?

It is a controlled private process in which suitable lenders may be asked to provide or improve financing proposals against a defined timetable. It is designed to make proposals easier to compare. It is not a public securities auction.

Do you guarantee the transaction will be funded?

No. We arrange and manage the financing process with the objective of getting qualified transactions funded, but final credit approval and disbursement remain the lender's decision. The separate 90-day refund guarantee applies to the mandate fee under the conditions stated on this page.

How long does the process take?

For routine and well-documented transactions, our indicative process is approximately 45 days from qualification through packaging, lender placement and selection of a financing path. Final closing and disbursement timing depends on lender underwriting, KYC/AML, documentation and conditions precedent.

Is there a success fee?

If a transaction-specific success fee applies, it is stated separately in the engagement letter. The prices on this page are upfront mandate fees for the scope selected.

Which tier should we choose?

Choose Credit Ready if you mainly need the transaction packaged. Choose Market Ready if you also want lender introductions and active placement. Choose Competitive Process when the transaction may support multiple lender proposals and you want a coordinated term-sheet comparison process.

What transactions are eligible?

We generally consider trade finance requirements of US$1,000,000 or more involving identifiable physical goods, verifiable commercial counterparties and a documented source of repayment. Eligible structures can include import/export finance, supplier payments, pre-export finance, inventory and borrowing-base facilities, receivables finance, letters of credit and structured commodity trade finance. Country, commodity and structure eligibility remains subject to compliance and lender appetite.

How does the 90-day refund guarantee work?

If 90 calendar days pass after complete onboarding and we have not produced at least one bona fide written lender indication, financing proposal or term sheet, you may request a refund of the mandate fee paid to FG Capital Advisors, provided the transaction remained available and you complied with the cooperation requirements stated in the guarantee.