Axis Partners · Financial Advisory & Export Finance · ADGM Cat. 4 License
AXIS PARTNERS Financial Advisory · Export Finance
Headquarters
Abu Dhabi
ADGM · Al Maryah Island
License
ADGM Cat. 4
Financial Advisory
Practice
Export Finance
SIMEST L. 295/73
Role
Advisor & Coordinator
End-to-end

A bridge between Gulf SMEs and Italian industry.

To provide UAE and GCC SMEs with an effective and cost-efficient financial instrument to finance the acquisition of capital goods from Italy.

Our mission

To help UAE and GCC SMEs purchase Italian capital goods through an effective and cost-efficient financial instrument — at terms unavailable through local banking channels alone.

Advisor & Coordinator across the full subsidy cycle.

We support the Italian Exporter and the Gulf Buyer from structuring of the commercial contract through to disbursement of the SIMEST Contribution — and post-disbursement monitoring.

Structuring

Analysis of the commercial contract, optimisation of the notes schedule and semi-annual repayment plan, alignment with SPOC, verification of Consensus limits (tenor, deferrable portion, sub-supply mix).

Pricing

Determination of the applicable CIRR, calculation of the delta between discount rate and deferral rate, assessment of the matrix cap (SMALL / MID / LARGE) and estimation of the expected Contribution.

Bank procurement

Selection of the Discounting Bank, negotiation of the non-recourse / with-recourse discount agreement and of the SACE policy (where applicable). Coordination of the direct agreement between SIMEST and the Discounting Bank.

SIMEST application

End-to-end management of the application via the SIMEST financing portal: documentation, anti-mafia declarations, supplements, Subsidy Committee monitoring, outcome notification.

Compliance & anti-mafia

DSAN, Catastrophe Insurance Policy under L. 213/2023, CUP (art. 11 L. 3/2003 where applicable), entry into the National Single Database (BDNA) and management of anti-mafia checks.

Post-disbursement

Monitoring of the notes schedule, management of extensions, prevention of termination / revocation events, and support in case of Top-ups or refunds.

Two counterparties, one objective.

UAE & GCC SMEs

Emirati and Gulf companies seeking to invest in productive capacity and modernise their industrial plant by acquiring Italian-origin machinery, plants and technology.

We help the Buyer understand the mechanism, secure a fixed CIRR rate, and structure a notes schedule aligned with the project payback profile — without local collateral and without affecting the Net Financial Position.

Italian exporters

Italian manufacturers of capital goods, plants and integrated technology selling on deferred-payment terms into the GCC. SMEs as well as Large enterprises.

We are the single point of contact with SIMEST and the discounting bank, delivering an effective cash sale, full credit-risk transfer and the direct Export Contribution from the 295/73 Fund.

ADGM Cat. 4 · Financial Advisory.

Axis Partners operates under a Category 4 Financial Services Permission issued by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market — the framework dedicated to advisory and arranging activities.

Talk to an advisor.

A 30-minute call is enough to assess whether your transaction qualifies for SIMEST Supplier Credit and to estimate the indicative all-in cost.

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