Advisory services
From project structure to financial close
Making projects bankable
We advise contractors, developers, investors, exporters, borrowers and banks on financing, contract structure and procurement. Our work covers every phase of an investment: financial modelling and risk analysis, structuring, arranging and documenting the financing, and the security package and risk-mitigation tools that lenders and exporters require.
For exporters, we bridge negative cash-flow phases of a contract with transaction-specific working capital solutions.
Our role: structure the project and its contracts until they are bankable, then give our client a choice of lenders for the transaction.
Financing and risk solutions for cross-border business
Drawing on decades of transactional lending, we help SMEs, international companies and public entities finance export and import transactions, take part in infrastructure projects worldwide and access international funding.
Structured finance+
- Innovative financing solutions: Tailored financial structures to meet specific needs.
- Project financing: Limited-recourse financial structure where the project's cash flows are used to repay the debt.
- Medium- and long-term receivable purchase structures: Structured financing services for receivables.
- Facilities with embedded swap: Integrated financial instruments for interest and currency risk management.
- Asset-based financing: Assets, such as inventory or equipment, are used as collateral to secure the loan.
- Funding vehicles: Diverse funding options.
Export finance+
- Cross-border transactions: Export finance facilitates international trade by providing financing solutions for cross-border deals.
- Investments and CAPEX: Supports foreign buyers in financing capital expenditure (CAPEX) related to imported equipment and services.
- Buyer credits or export credits: Offers credit facilities to foreign buyers of imported goods.
- Supplier credits: Helps suppliers to win contracts and manage cash flow by extending credit terms to their clients.
- Commercial loans: Provides financing for export-related business not eligible for ECA cover.
ECA financing+
- Officially supported export credits: Backed by government export credit agencies (ECAs) to promote exports.
- Pre-shipment loans: Finances Swiss suppliers during manufacturing, before shipment.
- Insurance or guarantee cover for credits: Mitigates risks associated with export transactions.
- ECA pathfinding: Assists companies in navigating ECA financing options for large infrastructure projects.
SERV and other risk takers+
- Political and commercial risks: Protects against adverse events in foreign markets.
- Non-payment protection: Ensures payment even if the buyer defaults.
- Export financing facilitation: Facilitates financing for Swiss exports.
- Higher credit limits: Increases borrowing capacity for exporters.
- Large-scale infrastructure projects: Supports Swiss companies in major infrastructure ventures.
- Established relationships with various risk takers: Collaborates closely with insurers for efficient financing.
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Business and Project Development
We open doors: through our network in Switzerland and abroad, we connect clients with partners, investors, suppliers and solution providers.
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Lending
For the second time in a decade, we have set up a bank-independent lender: XF Infra Ltd. Managed and co-owned by BPD, XF Infra finances SERV-insured export transactions of all sizes, with a focus on SMEs.
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