Transitions
From local to global
Client profile
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Midsize agricultural producer and trader
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Exports 50%
Challenges
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Insufficient capital to finance growth
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Over-regulated domestic market
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Volatile earnings
Solutions
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Internationalize trading business
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Increase credit capacity
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Hedge market risk
Actions
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Defined project goals, milestones, deliverables
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Enhanced corporate marketing to customers, lenders, and other stakeholders
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Set up an SPV to access foreign funding
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Upgraded corporate governance and risk management in accordance with best practices
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Designed and implemented group accounting, reporting, controlling, transfer pricing policies and systems
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Led negotiations with banks and non-bank lenders, arranged credit facilities, implemented required securitizations (deal structuring)
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Upgraded IT systems to new operational and security requirements across ERP, CRM, BPM workstreams
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Shifted most international sales from FOB to CIF
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Opened trading accounts with CME Group full clearing members
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Started financial trading to complement physical operations
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Helped build new logo accounts in overseas markets
Results
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A three-fold increase in borrowing capacity
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220% turnover growth
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Annual financing costs down by $1.6m
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Stabilized earnings thanks to price and FX hedging
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Advanced staff competencies through on-the-job training
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Transferred daily operations to employees