International trade financing

Banking transactions crossing national boundaries International lending:

• all claims of domestic banks offices on foreign residents

• claims of foreign bank offices on local residents

• claims of domestic bank offices on domestic residents in foreign currency

Deposits similarly classified (by residence of bank or depositor, or currency)

Eurocurrency deposits – placed with banks outside the country whose currency the deposits are denominated in

In today’s global economy, many small and medium-sized companies no longer look to banks, but commercial lending organizations to satisfy the financial needs of a growing business. International Trade Finance can offer Letters of Credit and coordinate with the nation’s top factors to meet your company’s Purchase Order Financing and Accounts Receivable Factoring needs. Purchase Order Financing can work for import financing, export financing, domestic distributors, and assemblers to assist in fulfilling purchase orders from domestic and foreign buyers. If you have purchase orders from credit-worthy buyers, International Trade Finance can provide capital or Letters of Credit to cover your company’s accounts payable, shipping, and warehousing costs necessary to fill these purchase orders.

The foreign exchange market (forex, FX, or currency market) is a worldwide decentralized over-the-counter financial market for the trading of currencies. Financial centers around the world function as anchors of trading between a wide range of different types of buyers and sellers around the clock, with the exception of weekends. The foreign exchange market determines the relative values of different currencies. The primary purpose of the foreign exchange is to assist international trade and investment, by allowing businesses to convert one currency to another currency.

Investment banks provide four primary types of services:

raising capital- An investment bank can assist a firm in raising funds to achieve a variety of objectives, such as to acquire another company, reduce its debt load, expand existing operations, or for specific project financing. Capital can include some combination of debt, common equity, preferred equity, and hybrid securities such as convertible debt or debt with warrants.

Mergers and Acquisitions-Investment banks often represent firms in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Example projects include the acquisition of a specific firm, the sale of a company or a subsidiary of the company, and assistance in identifying, structuring, and executing a merger or joint venture. executing securities sales and trading- These services are primarily relevant only to publicly traded firms, or firms which plan to go public in the near future. Specific functions include making a market in a stock, placing new offerings.

performing general advisory services-Advisory services include assignments such as strategic planning, business valuations, assisting in financial restructurings, and providing an opinion as to the fairness of a proposed transaction.

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