NEW ITFA MEMBERS

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce the following three new members to its fast growing family.

Thomas Cooper is an international law firm, founded in 1825 with its head office based in the city of London. They have international offices based in Madrid, Piraeus, Paris, Sao Paulo and Singapore. Specialising in international trade & commodities, sanctions, finance, maritime, international arbitration, energy & offshore and insurance law, traders and bankers look to Thomas Law and its international offices for prompt specialised advice and assistance. This often involves the trading and financing of all types of commodities from grain, sugar, steel and other metals to oil and gas, chemicals and timber. They also regularly advise on futures, options and other derivatives.

Head of Finance, Grant Eldred, who specialises in Trade Finance is known to the ITFA as he has spoken at both the 2013 and 2014 ITFA Annual Conferences on Sanctions, his specialist area.

Grant Eldred will be the main contact in relation to ITFA.

Trade Finance Partners (TFP) are an independent trading house, part owned by Marcquarie Bank and the FTSE full listed City of London Group. They provide trade finance to clients globally to facilitate import and/or export of finished goods, capital equipment and commodities where they have been pre-sold. They also fund pre-shipment periods and can arrange logistics. TFP are a Sharia compliant trade financier that generally funds SME’s and Mid-Corporates in the £100k to £10mil trade category.

Matthew Goddard will be the main contact in relation to ITFA.

J.P Morgan’s Global Trade & Loan Products (GT&LP) is a provider of market-leading solutions in Traditional Trade, Supply Chain Finance and Export Finance, helping clients make trade payments, access liquidity and manage risk by leveraging the firm’s institutional strength, unparalleled network, comprehensive technology and practical expertise.

GT&LP is part of J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank, which is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. More than 135,000 corporations, governments and financial institutions in over 100 countries entrust their business to J.P. Morgan.

Conor O’dowd will be the principal contact in relation to ITFA matters.