Commodity finance comprises two key products. The first is commodity-linked loans in the agriculture, oil and gas and mining industries where the lender has the future production or reserves of the commodity as security. These types of deal can be reserves-based loans, pre-export facilities, prepayment facilities, or even streaming, royalty-based loans and factoring. The second are very large unsecured term loan and revolving credit facilities provided annually by commercial banks to the major commodity trading houses and producers – Glencore, Gunvor, Trafigura, Vitol, ADM, Bunge and Castleton for example. These loans, effectively working capital facilities, also enable the major traders to provide loans to commodity producers that lack liquidity, thus ensuring security of commodity supplies and additional profits from that lending due to the arbitrage between the cost of debt for the major traders and what they can on-lend at.
It was unseasonably warm for Stockholm in February at EKN’s annual seminar. TXF was in Sweden to hear about the opportunities to finance the transition to carbon zero. Apparently, no more Nobel prizes need be awarded for some of the technology to make it happen. The financing is a different question.
The fun in the sun returns! Bringing all key players together for two days of networking, we explore case studies of the latest deals and examine the next hot opportunities across the region.
TXF Africa 2020 will focus on recent and forthcoming developments across regional export, project & commodity finance and explore new opportunities for each market.
TXF Global Commodity Finance 2020 conference goes back to the future . Join deal makers from across the globe for an unmissable two day 80’s themed extravaganza.
The global export, agency & project finance games return for 2020! Join us in Madrid for the largest gathering of its kind with a vision to taking your network further than ever before.
The ultimate guide to Export Finance in Germany. Senior attendees from banks and exporters gather every year to make new connections and plan ahead...could you be one of them?
Roll up, roll up for the latest updates on Spanish Export Finance. This annual gathering will take you to the heart of the market and introduce you to senior decision-makers who make deals happen.
5 conferences in 1 - TXF will be coming to Paris, Frankfurt, Rome, Madrid and London for 5, 1 day events covering all the latest updates in the local export market. Pick your favourite and join us!
The next episode of this intimate and focused event returns to Rome to get you up to date on the latest trends in Italian Export Finance. Expect first-class networking and debate in the eternal city
We're reuniting the French Export Finance industry to discuss trends in the market and make new valuable connections. Join us in Paris to get ahead of next year's deals.
Our first UK Export Finance event is coming to town this September. Delve into the local market and make high-level contacts that might just lead to your next deal...
The only dedicated forum for the APAC trade and commodity finance community. Join dealmakers from across Asia-Pacific as we tackle key industry issues and analyse the latest deals in the market.
A gathering of all the key players in MENA - a chance to shake hands, exchange business cards and plan ahead for another year of successful deal-making!
Join the crowds of exporters, ECAs, banks and insurers gathering to share their expertise and predictions for Asian project and export finance.