Project Financing for Industrial Procurement
We prepare procurement projects for financing and route them to the right combination of commercial banks, export credit agencies and development finance institutions. We are not a lender — we are the buyer-side team that produces the file lenders will actually read.
Sponsors, buyers and CFOs preparing procurement for financing
The financing conversation starts with the RFQ
Financing fails when the technical annex is weak. We build the RFQ so the technical, commercial and financial pieces line up with what banks and ECAs expect. Aligning these early avoids rework when lenders review the file.
Which lenders match which projects
Trade finance and letters of credit cover single-shipment procurement up to 24 months. Term loans and ECA cover suit capital equipment procurement. Project finance and DFI blended finance suit large infrastructure with long payback. Where relevant, we help map the file to suitable structures; lenders make their own decisions.
What we prepare
Feasibility summary, technical annex, procurement pack, budget with cash-flow projection, financing memo, sponsor overview and risk register — in the format lenders in each geography expect.
What we do not do
We do not act as a lender. We do not take a spread on the debt. We do not receive a commission from the lender. The buyer service is free.
Managed industrial procurement services
Requirement scoping, RFQ preparation, managed supplier outreach, bid normalisation and financing preparation for capital equipment and EPC projects — free for buyers. See the procurement service scope, eight-step process and pricing model, or start with the industrial RFQ guide.
FAQ
What financing options exist for industrial procurement?
The main options are trade finance and letters of credit, commercial bank term loans, export credit agency cover, development finance institution loans, green or sustainability-linked loans, and sponsor equity. Most files use two or three of these in combination.
What is bankability?
A project is bankable when the technical scope, the sponsor, the counterparties, the cash flows and the risk allocation are documented well enough for a lender to make a credit decision without re-doing the work themselves.
Do I need to be profitable to secure project financing?
For project finance and ECA-backed deals, the project itself must show projected cash flows that service the debt. For sponsor-backed corporate financing, the sponsor's balance sheet matters more than project cash flows.
How long does financing take?
For trade finance, 2–6 weeks. For commercial term loans, 8–16 weeks. For ECA-covered facilities and DFI loans, 4–9 months. Timelines vary by lender and project; running financing preparation in parallel with procurement can reduce sequential delays, but no timeline is guaranteed.
What documents do lenders require?
Feasibility study, technical specification, procurement plan, budget with cash-flow projections, sponsor financials, environmental and social assessment, offtake or revenue documentation, and (for ECA cover) supplier country of origin. We help organise the pack; lenders set their own requirements.
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We prepare procurement projects for financing and route them to the right combination of commercial banks, export credit agencies and development finance institutions. We are not a lender — we are the buyer-side team that produces the file lenders will actually read.
