Solutions
Solutions
OUR SOLUTIONS
We provide bespoke advisory, structuring, and capital solutions to alternative asset managers, financial institutions, and qualified investors seeking exposure to trade finance and commodity-linked credit opportunities. Our expertise centers on financing strategies involving international commodity merchants and trading houses operating across global raw materials and commodities markets.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY
Specialized advisory and structuring services for alternative asset managers, family offices, banks, institutional investors and qualified investors. Investment opportunities linked to international commodity trading firms primarily based in Switzerland and Europe.
- Senior Secured Loans — Senior-ranking credit facilities secured by pledged assets, receivables, inventories, or borrowing-base structures.
- Senior Unsecured Lending — Senior-ranking financing provided to established counterparties based primarily on credit quality, cash flow generation, and operating performance.
- Bridge Financing — Short-term funding solutions designed to address temporary liquidity requirements pending longer-term financing, refinancing, or strategic transaction.
COMMODITY FINANCE
Direct lending and trade finance investment strategies supporting critical international trade flows in energies, metals and agri-products, offering an essential source of liquidity to the commodity trading companies while generating returns that are uncorrelated with financial markets for investors.
- Durable Market Opportunity — The continued retrenchment of traditional banks from commodity trade finance has created a structural financing gap, generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for private credit investors.
- Diversification and Exposure to the Real Economy — Direct financing of physical commodity flows and international trade transactions, typically characterized by short-duration assets and self-liquidating structures.
STRATEGIC CORPORATE ADVISORY
Comprehensive corporate and trade finance advisory services designed to navigate complex financial landscapes, fully supported by our deep industry expertise and an extensive international network, empowering businesses to unlock new growth opportunities, and optimize capital efficiency.
- Capital structure optimization
- Junior and subordinated debt structuring (mezzanine)
- Senior secured & unsecured lending
- Corporate strategy and growth initiatives
- Trade finance facility negotiations
- Transaction structuring
- Risk assessment and mitigation
WHY ALTERNATIVE COMMODITY TRADE FINANCE
Private capital supporting global trade.
The withdrawal of traditional commercial banks from short-tenor commodity financing has created a multi-billion-dollar funding gap. Alternative lenders are well positioned to provide essential financing to established trading companies while benefiting from enhanced spreads, short maturities, and exposure to the real economy.
Banks & AXIOM Capital, complementary by design.
We apply the same discipline as commodity trade finance banks to borrowers and transaction structures. What we add is speed, flexibility and a trader's understanding of each deal.
| Commodity Trade Finance BanksCore, long-standing lines | AXIOM / VERSO Commodity FinanceSpecialist, complementary capacity | |
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| Shared foundationSame standards, no shortcuts | ||
| KYC & compliance | Same standard Full KYC / AML onboarding of borrowers, ultimate beneficial owners and counterparties, with sanctions screening and ongoing reviews. |
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| Trade structure | Same standard Transactional, self-liquidating structures: review of contracts, documents, logistics and payment flows before any funding. |
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| Collateral & monitoring | Same standard Security over goods and receivables, borrowing-base and collateral management controls, and monitoring of each transaction until repayment. |
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| Where we complementWhat traders gain alongside their bank lines | ||
| Responsiveness | Multi-layer approval Credit decisions go through several committees and internal limits, which takes time on new or one-off transactions. |
Fast, direct decisions Short decision chain and direct access to the people who decide, so the funding schedule follows the trade schedule. |
| Reactivity | Standardised lines Facilities are sized and priced in advance. Room to fund extra volumes or new flows can be limited. |
Deal-by-deal capacity Funding for transactions beyond existing bank limits, new routes or counterparties, and seasonal peaks. |
| Understanding of traders' needs | Portfolio-level view Appetite depends on sector allocation, regulatory capital and group-wide policy. |
Trader-led expertise A team from commodity trade finance banks, funds and trading houses that reads a deal the way a trader does. |
| Structuring | Product-driven Standard bank products: L/Cs, transactional lines, borrowing bases and corporate facilities. |
Tailored structures Senior transactional loans, borrowing-base structures and short-term corporate loans, built around each trade flow. |
| Investor perspectiveAccess to the asset class | ||
| Access | Bank balance sheets Exposure mostly stays on bank balance sheets and is rarely open to outside investors. |
Luxembourg CLN Qualified investors take part through a transparent Luxembourg Credit Linked Note or a dedicated OTC structure. |
| Tenor | Short to multi-year Short-term trade lines alongside longer corporate facilities. |
Typically 60–120 days Short, self-liquidating transactions limit duration risk and let the portfolio reprice quickly. |
| Return target | Capital-constrained Margins shaped by competition and regulatory capital requirements. |
~8.25% net USD · 6.50% net EUR¹ Annual net target return, driven by direct origination and specialist structuring. |
| Market correlation | Cycle-sensitive Lending appetite tends to move with economic and credit cycles. |
Low correlation Returns are linked to trade activity and transaction performance rather than equity or bond markets. |
| Leverage & liquidity | Levered balance sheet Returns are amplified by balance-sheet leverage. |
Unlevered · monthly subscriptions No leverage. Monthly subscriptions, active portfolio management and periodic repurchase mechanisms. |
How traders use us alongside their banks
Funding capacity
Beyond bank limits
Extra capacity when volumes exceed existing lines.
New flows
New origins, destinations or counterparties not yet covered by bank lines.
Timing
Seasonal peaks and opportunities that need a quick answer.
Structuring expertise
Bankable structures
Transactions and borrowing bases designed to bank standards, so a flow can later move onto a bank line.
Trade finance strategy
Advice on the banking pool, line sizing and terms, drawing on years inside commodity trade finance banks.
Collateral & reporting
Collateral management, borrowing-base reporting and controls that banks and auditors recognise.
See how this fits your portfolio.
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