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Clothing company

Rather than waiting 90 days until payment was made, the company wanted to pay suppliers on the day that the title to goods transferred to them, meaning it could expand its range of suppliers and receive supplier discounts.

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Trade loans and secondary trading: BAFT v LMA

Trade loans and secondary trading: BAFT v LMA

Ian is a Partner in Dentons' London office. He focuses on international commodity, structured trade, receivables and export finance transactions. Ian 's work includes advising on various financing structures and commodity types, including borrowing base, pre-export and structured prepayment financings as well as bilateral trade finance facilities.

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