GTR is pleased to announce the winners of our Best Deals 2010 competition.
Please find below the list of winning deals selected by GTR from hundreds of submissions.
This year we have narrowed down our winning selection to under 30 transactions. This ensures we only select the very best deals that truly set new benchmarks in the trade finance industry.
Full write-ups and exclusive interviews with the winners will be included in the March-April edition of GTR.
The Winners
Comilog
US$157mn Sinosure–backed buyer’s credit facility, Gabon
Zhejiang Zhengcai
Rmb800mn syndicated prepayment finance facility, China
Cisco Systems
US$180mn supply chain finance portfolio receivable purchase programme (current deal US$65mn), Global
Nord Stream
US$3.9bn project financing (with ECA involvement), Russia
Tobolsk-Polymer Project
US$1.4bn ECA-backed financing, Russia
Hyundai Motor Group
US$260mn trade finance solution, Latin American markets
TAAF Angola
US$212.135mn letter of credit bridging finance facility, Angola
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
US$120mn structured syndicated ship financing, Pakistan
EnergyPac Power
US$70mn structured financing, Bangladesh
Egyptian Refining Company
US$2.35bn ECA-backed project financing, Egypt
Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania (MeTL)
US$40mn structured commodity financing of softs, Tanzania
Emerald Group
Au$475mn inventory finance (agribusiness), Australia
Kenana Sugar Company
US$50mn syndicated murabaha, Sudan
Bahia Specialty Cellulose
US$470mn pre-export financing, Brazil
Mechel
US$2bn pre-export financing, Russia
Czarnikow
US$34mn revolving finance facility, Sub-Saharan Africa
Telkom
US$127mn Sinosure-backed financing, South Africa
Oman Air
US$200mn ECA-backed aircraft financing, Oman
Heydar Aliyev International Airport
US$247mn export buyer’s credit, Azerbaijan
Petrobras
US$300mn ECA-backed buyer credit facility, Brazil
Huawei Tech Investment
US$270mn receivables purchase solution, Indonesia
ICA Cotton
Eu15mn pre-export finance, Benin, West Africa
Gunvor International
US$250mn (maximum limit) bilateral LNG financing facility, Global
Plexus Cotton
US$11mn structured facility, Sub-Saharan Africa
Jamaica Public Service
US$98.2mn Nexi-backed term loan facility, Jamaica
Panama Canal expansion project
US$400mn structured facility, Panama
Rea Vaya
US$43.5mn BNDES-backed buyer credit, South Africa
Marks & Spencer
£60mn buyer-led supply chain finance programme, Global
Liptons
Supply trade finance solution for Liptons, Sub-Saharan Africa








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