A broker arranges
An advisor architects
We do not source instruments for commission. We sit on the principal's side of the table, design the transaction structure, and instruct the bank — not the other way round.
Independent advisory · Direct accountability
Labuan · Malaysia / New York · United States/By appointment
I.AURUS CAPITAL LTD
We architect international transactions — we do not broker them.
AURUS CAPITAL LTD is a strategic financial advisory firm. We are retained by corporates, financial institutions and sovereign-linked counterparties to structure complex cross-border transactions, coordinate the banking syndicate, and negotiate the documentation on behalf of the principal — not to arrange instruments for a commission.
Advisory
Not a broker or intermediary
Direct
Accountable mandate coordination
Cross-border
Multi-jurisdiction coordination
Long-term
Continuity beyond a single deal
II.Distinction
A strategic advisor — not a broker, not an intermediary.
The trade finance market is crowded with introducers and instrument arrangers. Aurus occupies a different position: a retained advisor to the principal, accountable for the architecture and execution of the transaction itself.
A consultant opines
An advisor executes
Strategy, structuring, banking coordination, negotiation support and documentary review are maintained through the agreed mandate scope.
A counterparty transacts
An advisor remains
Advisory relationships can extend across facility cycles, refinancings and successive cross-border programmes where the principal requires continuity.
Transaction architecture
Structure designed to the principal's balance sheet, tax position and jurisdictional perimeter — not to a pre-existing product.
Banking coordination
Issuer, advising and confirming banks selected, instructed and negotiated against — under partner oversight, in the principal's name.
Negotiation support
Term sheets, mandate letters, security packages and instrument wording drafted and negotiated line-by-line with counterparty counsel.
Continuing stewardship
Amendments, drawdowns, presentations and renewals carried forward by the same partner team across the life of the facility.
III.Capabilities
Ten disciplines, one institutional standard.
The firm advises across the full documentary, structured and project-finance spectrum. Every engagement has defined accountability and is conducted against documented institutional procedures.
01Practice
Structured Finance
Bespoke structures combining credit enhancement, security packages and multi-jurisdictional documentation for complex cross-border requirements.
02Practice
Trade Finance
Advisory on documentary instruments, supplier and receivables programmes, and confirming-bank arrangements aligned to UCP 600.
03Practice
Letters of Credit (LC)
Sight, usance and deferred-payment credits — drafted, reviewed and negotiated to mitigate discrepancy and presentation risk.
04Practice
Standby Letters of Credit (SBLC)
Standby instruments under ISP 98 and UCP 600 for performance, payment and financial assurance across institutional counterparties.
05Practice
Bank Guarantees (BG)
Demand and conditional guarantees under URDG 758 — tender, advance-payment, performance and warranty instruments.
06Practice
Commodity Finance
Transactional and borrowing-base structures for energy, metals and soft commodities, with collateral and offtake-linked mitigants.
07Practice
Project Finance
Long-tenor capital advisory for infrastructure and industrial projects, including ECA-supported and multilateral participation.
08Practice
Cross-Border Transactions
Coordination of multi-jurisdictional execution, sanctions screening, currency and settlement-corridor structuring.
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Risk Management
Counterparty, country and instrument-level risk frameworks — independent of any banking group or distribution interest.
10Practice
Due Diligence
Written counterparty, jurisdiction and documentary due diligence prior to engagement, transmission or settlement.
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Document Review & Transaction Supervision
Compliance review of transaction documents and financial instruments — SBLC, LC, BG, RWA, MT-700 / 760 / 799 — to identify potential red flags before submission to banks or counterparties.
IV.Who we serve
Nine counterparty classes — one institutional standard.
The firm is retained by institutional principals for whom documentary precision, jurisdictional coordination and discretion are not features — they are conditions of engagement.
01Counterparty
Commercial Banks
Issuing, advising and confirming institutions requiring independent counsel on documentary risk, syndication and inter-bank exposure.
02Counterparty
Investment Funds
Credit, private-debt and special-situations funds deploying capital into trade receivables, structured credit and project portfolios.
03Counterparty
Family Offices
Single and multi-family offices allocating to private credit, commodity-linked exposures and discreet cross-border holdings.
04Counterparty
Commodity Producers & Traders
Energy, metals and agricultural houses structuring borrowing-base, prepayment and offtake-secured facilities.
05Counterparty
Industrial Groups
Manufacturers and exporters financing capital goods, supplier chains and long-cycle international procurement.
06Counterparty
Infrastructure Developers
Sponsors of energy, transport, utilities and social-infrastructure assets requiring long-tenor, ECA-supported capital.
07Counterparty
International Corporations
Multinationals managing treasury, working-capital and cross-border settlement across multiple jurisdictions and currencies.
08Counterparty
Government-Related Entities
Sovereign-linked corporates, ministries and state-owned enterprises executing ECA-backed and multilateral capital programmes.
09Counterparty
Institutional Investors
Pension funds, insurers and endowments seeking structured access to trade-finance and infrastructure asset classes.
V.Why Aurus
Three principles that institutional clients rely on.
Trust is earned through clarity, documentation and disciplined execution — not through claims.
01Independence
No banking-group affiliation
The firm does not act as principal, warehouse risk or distribute paper. Its role and fee basis are defined in the written engagement scope.
02Discipline
Codified institutional practice
Instruments are drafted and reviewed against ICC rules — UCP 600, ISP 98 and URDG 758 — and stress-tested for discrepancy, sanctions and jurisdictional exposure prior to transmission.
03Discretion
Direct, confidential handling
Engagements are conducted under written terms of reference. Information is handled within the agreed scope and shared only with authorised parties.
VI.Before engagement
Six questions institutional clients ask first.
The questions a CEO, CFO, treasurer, bank officer or investment committee raises before instructing a financial advisor — answered directly, in the firm's own words.
- Can they support complex transactions?
- The advisory scope includes multi-tranche structured credit, ECA-backed facilities, borrowing-base lines and receivables structures, with applicable documentary and procedural risks addressed within scope.
- Do they address banking procedures?
- The practice covers SWIFT message families (MT700 / MT760 / MT799), reimbursement mechanics, confirming-bank participation and discrepancy review.
- Are they discreet and confidential?
- Engagement terms can include appropriate confidentiality provisions. Information is handled within the agreed scope and coordinated only with authorised parties.
- Will they protect our interests?
- Aurus acts in an advisory capacity and does not issue, sell, lease or broker financial instruments. Scope, deliverables and fees are documented before work begins.
- Can they coordinate multiple jurisdictions?
- The firm can support coordination among local counsel, tax advisers, banks and compliance teams where a transaction spans multiple jurisdictions.
- Can they solve problems brokers cannot?
- Where a transaction requires structural redesign — security packages, jurisdictional rerouting, sanctions remediation, or refinancing of contested facilities — the firm advises on the architecture itself, not on instrument placement.
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VII.Document Review & Transaction Supervision
Independent review of instruments, papers and procedural integrity.
The firm assists institutional principals in reviewing transaction documents and financial instruments before they are submitted to banks, counterparties or internal compliance departments — to help identify weaknesses, inconsistencies and procedural exposures at the earliest possible stage.
01Scope
Compliance review
Examination of transaction documents and supporting papers against the relevant ICC framework — UCP 600, ISP 98 and URDG 758 — and standard institutional procedures.
02Scope
Instrument verification
Document-level review of SBLC, LC, BG and RWA papers, including MT-700, MT-760 and MT-799 message wording, to identify inconsistencies, procedural irregularities and documentary discrepancies.
03Scope
Red-flag identification
Detection of potential red flags, drafting weaknesses and clauses likely to cause rejection, non-payment or operational dispute on presentation.
04Scope
Counterparty due diligence
Document-level due diligence on counterparties and intermediaries supporting the transaction, in coordination with the principal's compliance and legal teams.
05Scope
Transaction supervision
Coordination of the transaction process from preliminary review through execution — alongside banks, legal counsel, compliance functions and institutional counterparties.
06Scope
Written observations
Delivery of structured review notes, document-level observations and risk comments to support the principal's internal decision-making.
Aurus Capital does not issue, sell, lease or broker financial instruments. The firm does not guarantee authenticity, bank acceptance or the outcome of any transaction. This service is advisory in nature: its purpose is to support compliance and procedural review, identify potential red flags and provide document-level observations to the principal in advance of formal submission.
VIII.How we engage
A measured, documented engagement process.
- I
Introduction
A confidential partner call to understand the counterparty, instrument and jurisdictional context.
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Terms of reference
A written engagement scope setting out deliverables, timing, governing rules and fee basis.
- III
Structuring & drafting
Instrument drafting, counterparty and country review, sanctions screening and documentary preparation.
- IV
Execution & oversight
Coordination with issuing, advising and confirming banks through presentation and settlement.
IX.A discreet introduction
Outline the transaction.
A partner will respond.
Initial enquiries are reviewed directly and handled in confidence. Where the matter falls within the firm's practice, an introductory discussion and written terms of reference may follow.
