Bankable procurement · Trade finance · ECA · DFI

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. That single change typically cuts 6–10 weeks off the financing cycle.

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. We match the file to the right structure.

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. Our compensation is transparent to the buyer at the start of the engagement.

Managed industrial procurement services

Requirement scoping, qualified supplier sourcing, RFQ management, bid normalisation and financing routing 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. Financing runs in parallel with procurement in our workflow, so it does not add to the overall schedule.

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 prepare the pack.

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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.

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