From first enquiry to funding.
Five stages, a principal at every one. A clear path from a confidential conversation to capital secured against your SGX-listed shares — with the full position returned to you on repayment.
The path at a glance.
Each stage is designed for discretion and pace. Indicative terms arrive within 2–3 business days; the detailed walk-through below sets out exactly what happens, and what we will need from you, at every point.
Confidential enquiry
The high-level details of your position, shared through a secure channel. NDA available, no obligation.
Indicative terms
Indicative LTV, tenor, pricing, and recourse within 2–3 business days, for your own counsel to review.
Documentation
Facility, share charge, and custody agreements, with your own Singapore counsel in parallel.
Security over the custodian account
The lender takes security over the borrower's account at the designated custodian, where the shares are held. Beneficial ownership preserved.
Funding & unwind
Capital released on agreed timelines; the full position returns to you on repayment.
A quiet first conversation.
Everything begins with a short, confidential message. There is no form to navigate and no obligation — only a direct line to a principal who understands the Singapore market.
To frame an initial view, we ask for three things: the counter or the company, the approximate size of the position you wish to borrow against, and your objective — the use of proceeds, the tenor you have in mind, or simply the outcome you are trying to reach.
Enquiries are received through a secure channel and read by a senior principal, not a sales desk. A non-disclosure agreement is available on request before you share any detail, and nothing is taken further without your instruction. If you are weighing a financing against a clean exit, this is also where we discuss whether a stock loan or another route fits the objective.
- ASecure channel. Encrypted submission, handled directly by a principal.
- BNDA available. A mutual non-disclosure agreement on request, before details are exchanged.
- CNo obligation. The enquiry is exploratory; you commit nothing by starting the conversation.
A structure to react to, in days.
Once we have the shape of the position, we review it and return a preliminary structure — typically within 2 to 3 business days — so you can assess the transaction before anything is committed.
- LTVIndicative loan-to-value. A working advance rate against the position, calibrated to its liquidity and concentration.
- TenorTerm and renewal. An indicative loan term, with rollover where appropriate.
- PriceIndicative pricing. The cost of the facility — interest and any associated fees — framed for the transaction under discussion.
- RecourseRecourse profile. How the facility behaves on default — the basis of recovery against the charged shares.
The terms are shaped by the character of the share itself. Free float, average daily traded value, market capitalisation, volatility, sector, and shareholder concentration all move the numbers, as does whether the counter is ordinary equity, an S-REIT unit, or a business-trust unit.
These figures are indicative and issued for discussion. They are refined as documentation and due diligence proceed, but they are sufficient to let you decide whether to advance — without cost and without commitment.
Your Singapore counsel, engaged in parallel.
An SGX position is not generic collateral, and the structure may carry its own legal and regulatory considerations. Any disclosure or regulatory obligations are a matter for your own Singapore legal counsel, engaged in parallel; we act as arranger and introducer and do not provide legal or regulatory advice.
- YouIndependent legal review. Singapore counsel of your choosing reviews the structure and advises on any obligations that may apply to your position. The legal analysis is theirs, not ours.
- UsArranger and introducer. We structure and arrange the facility and coordinate with the parties involved; we do not give legal or regulatory advice.
The security is shaped so that beneficial ownership and the economic position remain with you. Where your counsel identifies an obligation that applies to your circumstances, we coordinate the transaction around their advice so the documentation and timing align.
Throughout, the work is done quietly and in step with the lawyer you have engaged — so that the commercial structure and the legal review move together rather than in sequence.
Papered properly, with your own counsel.
When the indicative terms are acceptable, the transaction is documented. Three instruments do the work, and your own Singapore lawyer reviews them alongside us.
- 01Facility agreement. The facility terms — amount, tenor, pricing, servicing, and the events that govern it.
- 02Share charge. The grant of security over the listed shares held in the borrower's account at the designated custodian, and the mechanics of its enforcement.
- 03Custody agreements. The borrower opens an account with the designated custodian, over which the lender takes security, for the life of the facility.
Singapore counsel of the client's choosing is engaged in parallel from the outset. We expect — and welcome — independent legal review; where it is helpful, we can suggest experienced Singapore firms, but the choice remains entirely yours.
In step with the drafting, standard KYC and source-of-funds checks are completed. These are routine for a transaction of this nature and are handled discreetly, with documentation kept to what licensed counterparties genuinely require.
Shares secured, ownership preserved.
With documentation signed, the security is perfected. The borrower opens an account with the designated custodian, the lender takes security over that account, and the collateral shares sit in that account.
The borrower opens an account with the designated custodian, over which the lender takes security; the collateral shares sit in that account and beneficial ownership is preserved. The form of the holding governs the mechanics: ordinary equity, S-REIT units, and business-trust units are each handled on their own terms.
The facility is then run with clear rules for margin and top-up and for corporate actions — dividends, rights, scrip, and entitlements — so that there are no surprises over the life of the loan. Throughout, your beneficial ownership is preserved: you remain the economic owner of the position, retaining its upside.
- CustodySecurity over the custodian account. The lender takes security over the borrower's account at the designated custodian, where the collateral shares are held.
- FormEquity · REIT · trust. Each instrument handled on its own terms within the structure.
- MarginTop-up mechanics. Clear thresholds and procedures defined in advance.
- ActionsCorporate-action handling. Dividends, rights, and entitlements addressed in the documents.
Capital released — and the position returned on repayment.
With the charge in place, capital is released on the agreed timeline. The transaction does not end at funding: a single principal stays with you for the life of the facility, and the unwind is as clean as the entry.
- 01Capital released. Drawdown on the timeline agreed at documentation.
- 02Single point of contact. One principal who knows your transaction, throughout its term.
- 03Servicing. A clear, predictable schedule for servicing the facility.
- 04Repayment & unwind. On repayment the charge is released and the shares return to you in full.
For the duration of the loan, the facility is administered quietly and the relationship is held by one person — not passed between desks. Any margin or corporate-action matter is dealt with by someone already familiar with your position.
At maturity you may repay, roll the facility over, or restructure it. On repayment, the full position is recovered — the charge is released and the holding returns to you, exactly as it stood when the loan began.
A short list to begin.
Nothing onerous is required to start. As the transaction advances, a small set of items lets us move quickly and precisely.
- 01The position. The counter or company, the CDP holding, and the approximate number of shares.
- 02Your objective. Use of proceeds, the amount you wish to raise, and the tenor you have in mind.
- 03Holder status. Whether you hold as an individual, family vehicle, or corporate, and any substantial-shareholder status.
- 04KYC documents. Standard identity and entity documentation for the borrower, completed at documentation.
- 05Source of funds. Routine source-of-funds confirmation for the licensed counterparties involved.
- 06Your counsel. The Singapore lawyer you wish to engage, or a request that we suggest firms.
A note on timing. Indicative terms typically arrive within 2–3 business days. Full execution — documentation, KYC, and taking security over the custodian account in which the shares are held — commonly completes within two to four weeks thereafter, depending on the complexity of the position and any disclosure considerations.
Common questions about the process.
Q1How long does the whole process take?
Q2Do I have to commit anything at the enquiry stage?
Q3What happens to my shares when the loan is repaid?
Q4Can I use my own Singapore lawyer?
Begin with a single, confidential message.
Share the counter, the approximate size, and your objective. A senior principal will reply — usually within one business day.