When International Trade Requires More Than Conventional Financing

International commerce often involves financial requirements that extend beyond traditional business lending. Importers, exporters, commodity suppliers and commercial buyers may need financing or financial instruments that address the timing of shipments, payment obligations, counterparty requirements and the movement of goods across borders.

Trade finance helps support these transactions through financing structures and instruments designed around the commercial transaction itself. Depending on the circumstances, these may include letters of credit, bank guarantees, documentary trade arrangements, import and export financing, and specialized commodity finance solutions.

MSCG helps qualified clients navigate that process. We review the transaction, its participants, underlying goods, capital requirements and available documentation to identify potentially appropriate institutional or specialized trade finance relationships.

Our role is to facilitate introductions and coordinate information as the transaction moves through institutional review. The appropriate structure depends on the parties, jurisdictions, goods, payment terms, documentation and applicable compliance requirements.