Corporate & Investment Banking

Global Trade, Corporate Finance & Syndication.

Innovative financing and trade solutions for corporate clients — from cross-border trade to complex, capital-intensive transactions.

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Global Trade, Corporate Finance & Syndication

Overview

Financing and trade solutions built for scale

The Global Trade, Corporate Finance and Syndication Group provides strategic advisory and tailored financial solutions to businesses across diverse sectors — enabling them to access capital, facilitate domestic and cross-border trade, execute complex transactions, and pursue sustainable growth opportunities.

How We Operate

Four specialised areas, one Group

Global Trade & Export Business

Facilitates domestic and cross-border trade through import and export finance, working capital facilities, supply chain financing and trade advisory — working closely with exporters to strengthen participation in regional and global markets.

Structured Finance

Originates, structures and executes bespoke funding for complex, capital-intensive transactions — project finance, acquisition finance, reserve-based lending, commodity-backed finance and other specialised arrangements tailored to long-term corporate needs.

Syndication

Arranges and coordinates syndicated and club financing in collaboration with domestic and international financial institutions — structuring multi-lender arrangements that enable the successful execution of large-scale transactions.

Asset Distribution

Distributes funded assets to financial institutions and investors — optimising capital deployment, enhancing balance-sheet efficiency, diversifying risk and expanding funding capacity to support future financing opportunities.

Frequently Asked Questions

We structure, facilitate, arrange, and manage finance solutions. This spans across trade finance, export financing, structured trade finance, corporate finance, and syndication.

We work with corporates, financial institutions, investors, and development finance partners across multiple industries.

Trade Finance refers to financial solutions that help businesses manage domestic and international trade transactions by reducing payment and delivery risks between buyers and sellers.

We offer:

Letters of Credit
Bank Guarantees
Trade Loans
Supply Chain Finance
Structured Trade Finance solutions
Syndicated Loans, etc.

Export financing provides funding to support the production, shipment, and sale of goods to international buyers.

Structured Finance is a bespoke financing solution designed for complex transactions that may not fit traditional lending structures.

We provide term loans, revolving facilities, refinancing, acquisition financing, and bespoke funding solutions.

Loan syndication involves multiple lenders funding a single transaction under a common financing structure.

Yes. We support international trade flows, multi-currency financing, and cross-border transactions.

Yes. We structure facilities in various currencies based on client requirements.

Yes. We collaborate with development finance institutions and export credit agencies to enhance financing solutions.

Supply chain finance helps buyers and suppliers optimize working capital and improve cash flow.

Form NXP is the mandatory export declaration form required for all exports from Nigeria. It enables the monitoring of export transactions and the repatriation of export proceeds in line with CBN regulations.

The form is completed electronically on the Trade Monitoring System (TRMS). Customers are required to maintain an export proceeds domiciliary account and submit the relevant export documentation to the bank for processing.

The required documents include:

Certificate of Incorporation
Valid NEPC Certificate
Tax Identification Number (TIN)
Export Proceeds Domiciliary Account
Pro-forma Invoice
Completed Form NXP on the Trade Monitoring System (TRMS)

Customers are generally required to provide:

Registered Form M
Letter of Credit Application Form or collection instructions (as applicable)
Customer's instruction to purchase foreign currency
Relevant shipping documents — Bill of Lading / Air Waybill, Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Certificate of Origin, PAAR, Single Goods Declaration (SGD), Assessment Notice, Exit Note, and other applicable trade documents

Form M is a mandatory document required for the importation of goods into Nigeria. It is completed before importation and is used to monitor imports, facilitate foreign exchange transactions, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

The key requirements include:

Pro-forma Invoice
Insurance Certificate
Relevant regulatory permits (e.g. NAFDAC, SONCAP, DPR, NESREA, where applicable)

Form M is valid for:

360 days for general merchandise
720 days for plant and machinery

Extensions may be granted by the processing bank, while further extensions require approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Glossary

Abbreviations

LCLetter of Credit

SBLCStandby Letter of Credit

BGBank Guarantee

DGDemand Guarantee

DCDocumentary Collection

FOBFree On Board

CIFCost, Insurance & Freight

MLAMandated Lead Arranger

IncotermInternational Commercial Terms

SOFRSecured Overnight Financing Rate

MPRMonetary Policy Rate

ICCInternational Chamber of Commerce

TCATrade Credit Agreement

DLCDocumentary Letter of Credit

CADCash Against Document

SWIFTSociety for World Interbank Financial Telecommunication

CFRCost & Freight

IMFInternational Monetary Fund

WTOWorld Trade Organisation

NCSNigerian Customs Service

Form NXPNigeria Export Proceeds Form

Form MMandatory Import Declaration Form

BOEBill of Exchange

BCBills for Collection

NEPCNigerian Export Promotion Council

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