Cross-Border Deal Structuring & Counterparty Verification

Direct supply, new buyers for spare capacity, skilled teams without the hiring, and first contracts in new markets. No retainers: we're paid from the value the deal creates.

Tell us what you need See the four models

Six checks, from introduction to payment

Our standard
  1. ScreenedSanctions lists and every owner of 10% or more
  2. ConfidentialNCNDA signed before any name is shared
  3. English lawDisputes settled by arbitration or the English courts
  4. InspectedIndependent inspection before goods ship
  5. Paid by bankLetter of credit, escrow or direct transfer
  6. Banks informedBriefed before a new kind of payment moves
How each check works

Four partnership models

Each model pairs a business that has something it isn't fully using, such as production capacity, skilled hours or a route to customers, with a counterparty that needs it. We check both sides, structure the transaction and are paid only from the value it creates.

Direct manufacturing supply

For buyers and procurement teams

Your problem
Your supply is late, expensive, or comes through resellers who hide the source.
What we do
We find a manufacturer with spare capacity, check it, and have the goods independently inspected before they ship.
What you get
Supply direct from the factory, inspected before it ships.
How it's paid
By letter of credit or escrow, bank to bank. The manufacturer pays our fee from its added margin, and both sides know it. You pay no commission; any site visit to check the manufacturer is agreed with you and paid by you in advance.
Submit a sourcing specification

Production capacity placement

For export manufacturers

Your problem
Your factory has spare capacity, and overseas buyers won't trust a supplier they've never met.
What we do
We check your facility so buyers can rely on it, then introduce buyers we have checked who need what you make.
What you get
New export buyers for capacity you already pay for.
How it's paid
You stay the exporter of record and are paid straight into your own bank. Our fee is a share of the added margin, paid by your bank and declared on your export documents. Nothing up front.
Find buyers for your capacity

Technical and professional teams

For engineering, consultancy and technology firms

Your problem
You need engineers, accountants or developers now, and hiring takes months.
What we do
We supply established, checked teams in design and BIM, structural engineering, accounting and software development, working to your standards and deadlines.
What you get
A skilled team on your project without the hiring, under one contract.
How it's paid
One contract with us and one invoice. We engage the team on matching back-to-back terms.
Request a technical team

Market entry without a retainer

For companies entering a new market, and product companies seeking distribution

Your problem
You want contracts in a new market but don't know who decides or how they pay, and consultants charge for reports, not results.
What we do
For companies that qualify (we take on one or two a month), a free 15-page market reconnaissance dossier, then introductions to checked buyers, partners or distributors, through to signed contracts.
What you get
Your first contracts in a new market, without paying a retainer.
How it's paid
No retainer. A share of revenue from customers we introduce, or a commission on distributor sales, plus fixed fees at agreed milestones.
Request a reconnaissance dossier

How we check every deal

Cross-border deals rarely fail on price. They fail on unchecked counterparties, leaked terms, disputed quality and frozen payments. We deal with each of them, from first contact to final payment.

  1. Sanctions and ownership screening

    We screen every corporate counterparty, director and ultimate beneficial owner holding 10% or more against the UK Sanctions List and the US (OFAC), EU and UN lists before contract, and again before every payment. That is a deliberately stricter test than the 50% ownership rule that sanctions authorities apply. Where a site visit is needed, it is made in person or by an independent inspection company.

  2. Confidentiality and non-circumvention

    No identity, price or specification is disclosed until the receiving party signs a mutual non-circumvention and non-disclosure agreement (NCNDA), with liquidated damages for breach. Our standard NCNDA is available on request from compliance@strategicmltd.com.

  3. English-law contracts

    We contract under English law, with a defined procedure for resolving disputes and anti-bribery and sanctions clauses in every agreement.

  4. Independent inspection

    Goods are inspected by an independent inspection company before shipment. Where payment is by letter of credit, the inspection certificate is a condition of payment. Services are signed off against agreed deliverables.

  5. Bank-only settlement

    Payments move only through banks: letters of credit under UCP 600, assignments of proceeds, escrow, or transfers from the contracting party's own account.

  6. Bank pre-notification

    Every payment is backed by a contract, a matching invoice and a clear reference. Before a new kind of payment moves, we brief our bank with the contract and invoice, and explain our role in writing to any other bank that asks.

How we're paid

We are paid only from the value a deal creates: a share of the margin or revenue, a margin on services we supply, or fixed fees at agreed milestones. Never for an introduction alone. Every fee is invoiced, declared and paid through the banks.

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Our fee

Goods and payment pass directly between buyer and producer. We never hold either. Our fee is paid separately, through the banks, once the deal is done.

Start a confidential enquiry

Tell us what you need: supply, buyers, a team or a new market. We reply personally, usually within two working days, and tell you quickly if we're not the right fit.

  1. You send a short outline. No confidential details yet.
  2. We reply, and we both sign a mutual NCNDA.
  3. We check both sides before any introduction.
  4. We make the introduction and set up the deal.
Commercial enquiries
hello@strategicmltd.com
Compliance and legal
compliance@strategicmltd.com

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