Bank Debt

TradeRisks assists its clients in the raising of traditional bank funding. The level of involvement can range from providing answers to ad hoc queries to running the whole process through the initial identification of funding requirements; the examination, evaluation, pricing, benchmarking, and negotiation of loan terms; and the execution and finalisation of the facility.

Capital Markets

TradeRisks is actively involved in both the raising of capital markets debt, and the buyback of issued bonds. This includes both straight corporate bonds and securitisations.

For the raising of capital markets debt TradeRisks advises and manages every stage of the process from the initial identification of funding requirements to the structuring the documentation and obtaining a credit rating to identifying the most appropriate investment banking sales force for its placement.

Some old secured bond debt can be inefficient in its security utilisation and the cost of maintaining credit enhancements such as debt service reserves. TradeRisks has already identified and executed millions of pounds worth of savings for existing clients through detailed analytical reviews of an organisation’s debt portfolio including innovative approaches to the purchase of bonds on the open market.

Private Placements

TradeRisks provides its clients with the full range of advice and services required when undertaking a private placement. The difference between a private placement and a public issue is that the latter is listed on an exchange. This in turns implies slightly higher starting and on-going costs, although this can be offset by slightly finer pricing due to the potentially wider range of investors.

In the case of financing through both private placement and the capital markets, TradeRisks evaluates clients’ business plans and documentation before submitting them to the rating agencies and conducts the negotiations with the agencies acting on behalf of its clients. This is in sharp contrast with the investment banks who frequently conduct these negotiations even though they represent the interest of the investors and thus have a major conflict of interest.

TradeRisks has access to all potential sources for private placements from the major institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.