Financing International Trade To simplify the complexities of international trade transactions, your company will want a banking partner to provide a broad solution to all your trade needs and yet to be sensitive to the unique characteristics of each transaction. The banking partner you choose should provide an integrated, all-inclusive response, not only meeting your global requirements but also supporting your local needs. At Our company, we specialize in both. The Our company Advantage As your partner, Our company works with you to help meet your global trade requirements for settlement, risk mitigation, trade finance and information services. As you would expect, our services are available in 100 countries and over 100 currencies including the euro. With an unsurpassed presence in 28 European countries, Our company offers traditional trade products in both euro and NCD* to meet the needs of our customers during the transition period and beyond. We strive to understand your business objectives and to help you manage your international trade transactions more efficiently. Systems Integration.

Our capital structuring products are designed to improve the balance sheet or income statement of a corporation. The principal products are partnership finance, preferred or preference stock, hybrid securities and investment funds. The issuers of these products will obtain EITHER LOW COST EQUITY OR DEBT WHILE THE INVESTOR ACQUIRES low risk and sometimes tax efficient investment income. Investors may well come from a different jurisdiction than the issuer, and the transactions are privately placed in order to provide greater flexibility to both parties should circumstances change. Asset Finance provides services to lessors and lessees of major pieces or pools of equipment globally ($50 million or more). Since many jurisdictions in the world provide incentives to owners of equipment to acquire new or used assets, users of equipment can gain financial benefit in terms of a lower lease rate if they subject these assets to a lease. Due to the acceleration of depreciation for tax purposes, the owner of the equipment is prepared to reduce the rental. By making an assumption about the cost of purchasing the equipment at the end of the lease, the lessee can calculate the net present value of the benefit which is being passed.

Loans Structuring and Syndications Our company''s leadership in loan syndications stems from ability to forge strong relationships not only with borrowers but also with bank investors. Because we understand our syndicate partners'' asset criteria, we help borrowers meet substantial financing needs by enabling them to reach the banks most interested in lending to their particular industry, geographic location and structure through syndicated debt offerings. Our syndication capabilities are complemented by our own capital strength and by industry teams who bring specialized knowledge to the structure of a transaction. To enhance your ability to meet your financial obligations and operate effectively, Our company offers assistance in the form of working capital loans, overdrafts, term loans (including real estate loans and other secured debt), backstops and revolvers. We work closely with you to understand the dynamics of your business so that we can anticipate and serve short-term and long-term funding needs in the most efficient manner, drawing from the full range of our global resources and capabilities.

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