History
Cargill History From Grain Elevator to Food Empire
How Cargill grew from an Iowa grain warehouse into a global food and agriculture company through storage, logistics, trading, processing and private ownership.
Financely Debt Advisors
Financely is a structured finance advisory firm with hard skills in credit analysis, deal structuring, lender packaging, term sheet preparation, and capital provider distribution.
History
History of Vitol and How It Became an Energy Giant
How Vitol grew from a Rotterdam fuel oil trader into the world’s largest independent energy merchant through trading, logistics, finance and strategic assets.
Glencore
History of Glencore From Trader to Mining Giant
How Glencore grew from Marc Rich’s commodity trading house into a global mining and marketing group through physical trading, acquisitions and vertical integration.
Specialty Finance
Greenfield Solar Project Finance Advisory
Specialty finance advisory for receivables, inventory, contracts, asset-backed facilities, warehouse lines, forward flows and structured private credit.
SWIFT Banking
The History of SWIFT and How the Network Works
How SWIFT grew from a 239-bank cooperative into the financial messaging network connecting banks, securities firms, market infrastructures and corporates worldwide.
SWIFT
Letter of Credit and Trade Finance SWIFT Messages Guide
MT700, MT707, MT740, MT742, MT760, MT765, MT767, MT799 and other SWIFT messages used for letters of credit, guarantees, collections and reimbursement.
SBLC
Non-Rated Bank SBLC vs Prime Bank SBLC
Compare SBLCs from unrated regional banks and highly rated international banks across acceptance, confirmation, pricing, credit risk and transaction use.
Asset Based Lending
How to Raise Capital Against Mineral Reserves
Financing structures for mineral reserves, mining rights and future production, including secured loans, VPPs, royalties, bonds, securitization and tokenization.
Debt Capital Stack
Debt Capital Stack Guide for Real Estate Financing
Senior debt, mezzanine, unitranche, preferred equity and common equity in the capital stack, with a 200-unit multifamily example and distribution waterfall.
Project Finance
No Equity, No Project Finance: Raise Equity First
Sponsors seeking non-recourse project debt without committed equity are solving the wrong problem. Raise project equity first, then structure the debt.
Asset Based Lending
Asset Based Lending Guide for Businesses
A complete guide to asset based lending, borrowing bases, receivables, inventory, advance rates, reserves, field exams, covenants and ABL structures.
structured finance
Why Serious Finance Mandates Require Upfront Fees
Serious financing mandates require paid review, retainers and transaction budgets. Here is why advisers charge before lender outreach begins.