S&W Breakfast briefing: The importance of SPVs in trade finance

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In the latest edition of law firm Sullivan & Worcester’s Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar, partner Geoffrey Wynne and senior associate Sam Fowler-Holmes discuss SPVs and their role in structured trade finance transactions.

Special purpose vehicles (SPVs) can be utilised in a wide range of situations such as keeping assets or liabilities off balance sheets as well as mitigating tax risks and foreign exchange controls. The latest edition of Sullivan & Worcester’s Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar reveals how SPVs are an important facet of trade finance for limiting liability and achieving better financing terms.

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