In our April webinar “Risk Mitigation Techniques in Trade Financing Structures”, which I delivered with my colleagues Sam Fowler-Holmes and Maria Capocci, we discussed methods to.
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Sam Fowler-Holmes, Partner assisted by Jacqueline Cook, Of Counsel and Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer, presented our January webinar which looked at the second edition to A.
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At the latest Trade & Export Finance webinar, partners Geoffrey Wynne and Sam Fowler-Holmes delved into the topic of receivables financing. Given the manner in which COVID-19 has impacted businesses’ cash flow and supply chains, financing receivables has, perhaps unsurprisingly, accelerated over the past year. With the recent fallout of Greensill, the ideal opportunity arose to discuss the nature of receivables finance, the challenges facing the industry and key factors in mitigating risks and achieving the benefits the industry has to offer.
Key points from the webinar included:
Varying terminology
Financing receivables is a broad concept, and those interested may justifiably lose themselves in the varying terminology in this area. The Global Supply Chain Finance Forum (GSCFF) has provided helpful guidance, the “Standard Definitions for Techniques of Supply Chain Finance”, which aims to harmonise terminology to ensure a common understanding acr
Law firm Sullivan has promoted Sam Fowler-Holmes to partner in its trade finance group.
After starting his career at Dentons, Fowler-Holmes joined Sullivan as an associate in 2013. He specialises in structured and unstructured trade, commodity and export finance, advising both financial institutions and corporate clients on a range of products including pre-export and prepayment financing, letter of credit and payment instrument facilities, and working capital and borrowing base financings.
Following his promotion, which takes immediate effect, he will work alongside partners Geoffrey Wynne, Simon Cook, Mark Norris and Marian Boyle in the firm’s London office.
Welcoming him to the role, Wynne, head of the London office and of the firm’s trade and finance practice, says: “I am delighted that Sam has been promoted to partner in London. He has broad experience and deep knowledge of trade and export finance, across all the key industries in this sector, and is a huge asset to ou