Norton Rose Fulbright‘s London office has ’a deep-rooted knowledge of trade finance’. Whether it is complex pre-payment financing techniques, including receivables purchase funding, or borrowing base facilities, metals lease transactions, and straightforward commodities financing, the firm is frequently involved in high-profile deals. Its trade-related fintech practice also leads the way in supply chain finance products, including recent deals in the telecom and payment intermediaries sectors. Global head of trade finance Nicholas (Nick) Grandage is the marquee name for particular financing of international trade flows and transactions in the commodities sector. The ‘extremely knowledgeable and accomplished’ Andrew Wood is also highly rated. He recently worked with Alexandra Semykina to assist specialist asset-based lender BZ Commercial Finance with a $70m receivables-based facility. Banking and finance partners Davide Barzilai and David Milligan are also heavily involved in trade finance transactions, while Tudor Plapcianu’s cross-border practice focuses on receivables and supply chain finance, structured finance and asset-backed transactions in both emerging and developed markets.
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Testimonials
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'The team have a deep-rooted knowledge of trade finance. They add value.'
'Andy Wood is extremely knowledgeable and accomplished lawyer; a leader in his field - he is an excellent lawyer.'
‘Our company decided to select NRF as legal advisor because of the team. Andrew Wood was highly recommended for his experience and knowledge for this kind of transaction. Also Alexandra Semykina met our expectations. This team have all the knowledge you need for the project, they are always available, and work really hard to get the best transaction possible for their client.’
‘Andrew Wood and Alexandra Semykina who were the team that assisted us in our transaction had an outstanding performance. They were always available and they worked very hard to get the best closing for us. Also, after the closing they keep helping us when we have a legal question not giving us an easy answer but spending time to answer our query perfectly.’
'Ability to work with the bank's legal and commercial teams to achieve a marketable client offering balancing market trends with legal risk.'
‘They offer excellent client training.’
Key clients
- Africa Finance Corporation
- AIG
- BP
- BNP Paribas
- MUFG
- Citibank
- Coal India Limited (CIL)
- Commodities Markets Council
- Tullow Oil
- ING Bank
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Eurasian Resources Group
Work highlights
Advised Natixis CIB on Trafigura Group’s inaugural US$1 billion uncommitted discounted facility of credit-insured receivables and prepayments.
Advised BZ CF, a specialist asset-based lender, on structuring and entry into a $70 million receivables based facility for Amius, a leading provider of over-the-counter (OTC) risk management solutions.
Advised ICBC Standard Bank Plc in relation to a USD100mln financing to Kazakhmys Corporation, one of the largest copper and gold producers in the world.
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Tudor Plapcianu
Practice head
Nick Grandage
Other key lawyers
Andrew Wood; Alexandra Semykina; Davide Barzilai; Tudor Plapcianu; Neha Khosla