Adam Smith Associates Pvt. Ltd is a trade finance and consultancy firm based in Delhi, India with branches in Indore, Singapore, Dubai, and Hong Kong. It arranges trade finance and provides advisory services related to trade transactions, covering origination, execution, and documentation. The firm works with corporations and banks in India and overseas, specializing in commodity finance and customized trade financing structures. It has over 18 years of experience in seamless transaction support and strong partnerships with clients.

1. Welcome To
Adam Smith Associates Pvt. Ltd

2. About Us
• Adam Smith Associates Pvt Ltd is in the business of arranging trade finance and
providing consultancy, advisory, structuring and management services relating to
trade finance transactions. The activities cover origination, execution and
documentation. We work with corporations as well as banks both in India and
offshore and handle complex trade finance structures. We have strong focus on
commodity finance.
• Adam Smith Associates is based out of Delhi. We have branch at Indore. We have
affiliates in Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong.
• The Adam Smith® advantage:
– Track record of over 18 years.
– Strong transactional support to corporates and banks.
– Seamless execution
– Strong partnerships with corporates, banks and trading companies.
– Pioneer of various financing structures pivoted on trading of commodities.
– Customized and personalized solutions.
– Highest confidentiality standards.

3. The Team
There are 25 esteemed colleagues guided by a managing committee (MC) constituted
from the Board of Advisors. MC members with responsibilities. Following are core
team members of Adam Smith Associates Pvt Ltd
• RUDRA KUNDU
MANAGING DIRECTOR
• V. K. GUPTA
POLICY
• K. GANESAN
CORPORATE CREDIT AND MONITORING OF EXPOSURES
• MANOHAR LAL
CORPORATE AFFAIRS
• ASHISH MADAN
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

4. Board Of Advisors
Following is Adam Smith Associates Pvt. Ltd’s team of Board Advisors
• VINCENT O'BRIEN
• SANJAY JAIN
• MANEESH MANSINGKA
• GHULAM MOHAMMED
• VIRENDER GUPTA
• BINU GUNBIR SETHI

5. Services
SERVICES SUITE: CORPORATES
• Inland Trade Finance
– Discounting of bills under LCs
– Discounting of bills accepted by large corporates
– Discounting of bills under co-acceptances of banks
• Import Trade
– Buyers credit
– Suppliers credit
– ECAs
– High seas Sale & Purchase
• Exports
– Post shipment discounting under LCs of various tenures. We specialize in difficult countries
and difficult bank risk distribution.
– Financing using lines of various Exim banks
• Commodities /warehouse financing
• Devising Risk mitigation strategies for trading operations
• Trade and structured finance: we use our ongoing commodity trades to offer creative financing
solutions

6. Services
SERVICE SUITE: BANKS
• Advisory on trade finance transactions including but not limited to matters under
UCP.
• Refinancing especially post shipment export portfolios of banks.
• Using innovative trade finance structures to tackle bad loan portfolio of banks.
• Sell down and forfeiting of bank risks pertaining to trade and commodity finance
deals.
• Providing support in the correspondent banking and FI work to offshore banks.
SERVICE SUITE: OTHERS
• Adding financial profits to trades for large commodity companies
• Trade dispute resolution
• Escrow services
• Transaction services for SPVs

7. Our Offices
Registered office:
Adam Smith Associates Pvt. Ltd.
901, Commercial Tower,
Le Meridien, Windsor Place,
Janpath, New delhi-110001(India)
Tel No.:-91 11 23738486
Fax No.:-91 11 23738495
Email id: info@adamsmith.tv
Branch office:
Princess Business Skyline
Unit No. 310
Block No. 32 & 33
PU 3 Commercial,
Scheme No. 54
A.B. Road, Indore-452010 M.P.