Trading Infrastructure
SPV structuring, bankable offtake engineering, trade finance, sanctions compliance, and supply chain traceability. The operational backbone that makes commodity transactions financeable, deliverable, and auditable.
Infrastructure Components
Swiss-law special purpose vehicles for project finance and working capital. International arbitration clauses. Multi-jurisdictional contract structures across CIS, EU, MENA, and APAC counterparties.
Bankable offtake agreements with price corridors and floors. Take-or-pay structures. Collateralization frameworks and credit enhancement. Formula pricing against published indices. No naked price exposure.
Structuring for tier-1 banks and ECAs: EXIM, DFC, EIB, JOGMEC. Letters of credit, receivables financing, inventory collateralization. Bankability documentation to institutional standard.
Five-regime compliance architecture: SECO, OFAC, EU, UN, FATF. KYC/KYB screening at every node. Swiss AMLA due diligence. Sanctions clause engineering for multi-jurisdictional contracts.
End-to-end chain of custody from mine to end consumer. IRMA, ASI, OECD-compatible frameworks. Carbon footprint tracking. Origin verification. Responsible sourcing certification. CRMA Strategic Project alignment.
Multimodal logistics orchestration: rail, sea, barge, road. EUR/mt cost modelling across EXW, FOB, CIF, DAP, DDP. Terminal management. Strategic stockpiling. Insurance and loss control.
Transaction Architecture
Why Switzerland
Swiss domicile enables simultaneous engagement with Western, Asian, and MENA counterparties without political restrictions inherent to EU or US entities.
Globally recognized jurisdiction for commodity trading, fiduciary services, and cross-border commercial intermediation. Home to 500+ commodity trading firms managing one-third of global commodity flows.
Canton Zug corporate framework. EU VAT optimization through Swiss intermediary structures. Services consumed outside Switzerland qualify for zero-rate treatment.
Track Record
MSE's founder built trading infrastructure for one of the world's largest aluminium operations: a global network of 40+ ports and terminals spanning ARAG, the Baltic, Adriatic, Turkey, Black Sea, Russian Far East, Busan, Shanghai, US Gulf Coast, and West Africa. Trade finance portfolio exceeding USD 2 billion, and a compliance architecture spanning SECO, OFAC, EU, and UN sanctions regimes. The same operational model is now applied to critical minerals, biofuels, building materials, and specialty commodities.