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Advisory & Structuring

Advisory that makes transactions bankable.

Truvest works on the commercial side of cross-border trade. We source and verify counterparties, structure transactions and coordinate every party until settlement, for producers, buyers, investors and financing partners.

Discuss a mandate How we engage

01 · Featured serviceOn the ground, on your behalf

Sourcing & On-Site Due Diligence

We travel to origin on behalf of our clients.

Before a first shipment or a prepayment, a Truvest team visits the producer, mine, refinery, terminal or warehouse, verifies what is on paper against what is on site, and delivers a written report.

Scope of a sourcing mandate

  • 01Identification and shortlisting of producers and suppliers
  • 02Site visits to mines, processing plants, refineries, tank farms and warehouses
  • 03Meetings with management and authorised signatories
  • 04Verification of company registration, mining and export licences and permits
  • 05Stock, storage capacity and loading infrastructure checks
  • 06Witnessed sampling, weighing and loading with independent inspection agencies
  • 07Logistics route and port assessment
  • 08Local legal and inspection support coordinated where required
  • 09Written due diligence report with photographic evidence

Travel and third-party costs are agreed in advance for each mandate.

[Engagement terms to be confirmed by Truvest]

Discuss a sourcing mandate

Mining site with processing plant, haul trucks and site buildings in a dry savanna landscape
Fig. 01 · Mining site at originIllustrative image

Truvest Capital Market GmbH · Field report

On-site due diligence report

Illustrative format
Mandate ref.
[Reference]
Client
[Under NDA]
Commodity
[Per mandate]
Departure
Troisdorf, Germany
50.82 N · 7.16 E
Site visited
[Producer, mine, refinery, terminal or warehouse]
Site coordinates
[Lat · Long, recorded on site]

Fig. 02 · Route to originA to B · Desk to site

Verification checklistOn paperOn site
Company registration and authorised signatories
Mining and export licences and permits
Stock and storage capacity
Loading infrastructure
Witnessed sampling, weighing and loading
Logistics route and port

Photographic evidence

Findings and recommendation: [Written summary]Delivered in writing

Illustrative report format. Scope, destinations and third parties are agreed per mandate, subject to contract and due diligence.

02 · Featured service

Counterparty & Offer Verification

Physical commodity markets attract fraudulent offers, particularly in fuels and metals. We verify before you pay.

Scope

  • 01Corporate registry, beneficial ownership and sanctions checks
  • 02Authentication of inspection certificates, tank storage receipts, bills of lading and bank letters
  • 03Proof of product and title review
  • 04Red-flag review of procedure-based offers and upfront-fee requests
  • 05Written verification summary

Submit an offer for verification

Documents we authenticate

  • Inspection certificates
  • Tank storage receipts
  • Bills of lading
  • Bank letters
Red flags
Procedure-based offers · Upfront-fee requests
Deliverable
Written verification summary

03 to 07 · Core structuring

Structure first. Financing follows.

Many commodity transactions fail on structure, not on price. Truvest advises on collateral, credit-facility structuring, documentary instruments and back-to-back flows, and prepares the documentation financing partners expect.

Hands signing contract documents on a desk
Fig. 03 · Contract documentationIllustrative image

03

Trade-Finance Advisory

  • Assessment of transaction structure and financing requirements
  • Review of commercial, logistics and documentation flows
  • Preparation of transaction summaries and deal memoranda
  • Identification of suitable financing routes and preparation of approaches to financiers, where appropriate

Advisory, structuring and facilitation. Subject to contract and due diligence.

04

Collateral Advisory & Negotiation

  • Guidance on acceptable collateral types and documentation
  • Assessment of ownership, valuation, storage, insurance and release mechanisms
  • Support in negotiating collateral terms with counterparties
  • Structuring of collateral-backed purchase, supply or prepayment arrangements
  • Coordination with legal, insurance, valuation and logistics professionals

Truvest does not guarantee financing, approve credit or act as a lender.

05

Credit-Facility Structuring Support

  • Structuring of trade-related credit arrangements
  • Preparation of supporting documentation
  • Approaches to strategic offtakers, trading houses, development finance institutions, funds and private credit providers, where appropriate
  • Alignment of buyer, seller, financier, insurer and logistics parties

Approaches to financiers where appropriate. Credit decisions rest with the financing partner.

06

Back-to-Back Transaction Structures

  • Matching verified supply with confirmed demand
  • Contractual sequencing and documentation
  • Risk-mitigated transaction flows
  • Escrow or secured settlement coordination, where appropriate and legally permitted
See the illustrative structure

07

Documentary Trade Instruments

Advisory and coordination around:

  • Letters of credit
  • Documentary collections
  • Bank guarantees
  • Standby letters of credit
  • Performance guarantees
  • Payment security structures

Truvest does not issue bank instruments.

Fig. 04 · Illustrative structure · Back-to-back transaction

Documents
Two matched contracts, seller side and buyer side, sequenced and aligned by the structuring desk.
Goods
From the seller, through independent inspection and insured logistics, to the buyer.
Payment
From the buyer and, where involved, its financier, through an escrow agent or documentary instrument, to the seller.
Illustrative only. Parties, instruments and sequence are agreed per transaction, subject to contract and due diligence, where appropriate and legally permitted. Truvest does not lend, approve credit or issue bank instruments.

08 to 13 · Support services

Coordination from contract to settlement.

Six supporting services, mandated on their own or alongside a sourcing or structuring engagement.

  • 08

    Supply-Chain Finance Advisory

    • Working-capital planning for commodity flows
    • Inventory, warehouse, logistics and receivables considerations
    • Supplier, buyer and financier arrangements
  • 09

    Contracts, Incoterms & Documentation

    • Support in reviewing sale and purchase contracts
    • Incoterms 2020 selection
    • Alignment of contract terms with LC and documentary requirements

    Commercial support only; legal counsel is engaged where required.

  • 10

    Logistics, Inspection & Insurance Coordination

    • Freight and vessel coordination
    • Independent inspection at origin and destination
    • Cargo insurance review
  • 11

    Market Entry, Supply Programmes & Project Introductions

    • Supplier mapping in target regions
    • Offtake and long-term supply programme set-up
    • Buyer introductions for producers
    • Introductions of verified projects to investors and offtakers through our private programme
    Private Investment & Offtake Programme
  • 12

    Tender & Procurement Support

    Documentation packs and supplier qualification for public tenders and procurement agencies.

  • 13

    Transaction Management

    One coordinating desk from LOI to settlement, with documented status reporting to all parties.

Clients · B2B only

Who we work with.

  • AProducers & mines
  • BRefineries & processors
  • CIndustrial buyers & distributors
  • DGovernment procurement bodies
  • EBanks, funds & private credit
  • FTrading companies

Engagement · 4 steps

How we engage.

Every mandate is scoped in writing before work begins.

  1. Step 01

    Initial call

    Under NDA where needed.

  2. Step 02

    Scope and mandate letter

    Deliverables, timeline and fees.

  3. Step 03

    Execution

    Site visits, verification and structuring.

  4. Step 04

    Report or closing support

    A written report, or support through to closing.

[Fee models such as retainer, fixed project fee or success fee to be confirmed by Truvest] Request an initial call

Discuss a mandate.

Tell us what you need to source, verify or structure. Serious inquiries are reviewed by our transaction desk and answered promptly.

Discuss a mandate info@truvest.de

B2B only. All transactions subject to contract, due diligence and compliance screening.