WHAT WE DO

What we do :

The past is important. Technology is important. People are essential. At the Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc., we protect the trust that successive generations have placed in us. For those looking for an exclusive experience and tailor-made solutions .

Merchant banking services is the investment arm of the Americas Bancor & Trust, inc. . It deploys the firm's capital, alongside that of a select set of leading investment banks and institutional and private investors.

With global assets under management of more than us$ 1 trillion, our partners manages a series of funds dedicated to corporate and secondary private equity, multi-managers funds and co-investments, as well as senior and junior credits.

Our business is founded on three intertwined principles - our passion for investing, respect for risk, and culture of partnership - all of which define who we are today .

Fiduciary services :

The ever changing world of regulation, tax and transparency can create issues but also opportunities when trying to protect and enhance your wealth, assets and future.

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.works in partnership with regulated experts from a comprehensive range of international corporate and fiduciary services to assist clients in managing their wealth.

As well as providing these statutory functions, we can also seamlessly integrate these services with our accounting and taxation knowledge to assist with transactional projects such as acquisitions, mergers and business restructuring.

Our fiduciary services include :

Company formations ;
Provision of registered office facilities ;
Provision of corporate company secretary ;
Provision of nominee shareholders ;
Provision of general company secretarial services ;
Provision of corporate company directors for non-trading companies ;
Provision of corporate trustee services ;
Preparation and submission of company annual returns ;
Minute preparation ;
Attending to special resolutions ;
Maintenance of statutory registers .

Our fiduciary services are provided by internationally recognized experts who are regulated by the financial services commission in most jurisdictions where we operate and provide professional company management and trustees' services.

Trust services :

The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc. offers services to protect assets and transfer them to the next generation. For families it usually means establishing a relationship of trust. But after deciding on the structure and terms, clients have another critical choice : who will oversee. That's where The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.makes the difference. Deep features and capabilities. Objectivity. Responsibility. And a deep commitment to the customers we serve.

The trustee has a profound responsibility to the client as well as to client trust’s beneficiaries. For years, decades or even generations to come. If the client want the job done correctly, need a trustee with the skills of an investor, accountant, administrator and a great communicator—and we believe finding a trustee who checks all of those boxes is a wise investment in the family’s future.

How we can help with your trust :

Depending on where client is, how the assets are structured and ther existing trustee relationships .

Trust administration services :

We perform many activities that will extend throughout the life of client’s trust to ensure that the complete structure is properly administered, including opening accounts, managing the complex tax return process, preparing financial statements including trust accounting, and maintaining all trust records.

Trust investment management :

We provide investment guidance and portfolio and asset allocation strategy implementation with the goal of growing the assets held in client’s trust, including taking a holistic approach both to financial and non-financial assets.

Trust distributions and reporting services :

Whether you wish to direct distributions or leave that to our discretion, we will review requests to confirm that the trust agreement is being honored. We also communicate the trust’s performance to co-trustees and third-party advisors regularly.

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.undertakes a broad range of trust administration services for private clients, corporations and charitable entities . We professionally handle every aspect of administering your trust, avoiding the need to employ your own staff. Our trust managers can be relied upon to take fiduciary responsibility for beneficiaries’ interests and ensure that all regulatory responsibilities are met. Our emphasis is on close communication, responsiveness, efficiency and dependability. We fully respect our clients’ desire for privacy and the need for strict confidentiality.

Independent of any investment management firms, The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. is a trust company, specialising in personal service tailored to our clients’ particular requirements. Our close affiliation with law firms greatly augments the quality of the trustee services we provide. Access to legal advice from our global network of law offices is readily available and the continuous liaison has built an in-depth understanding of fiduciary principles which apply to our role as a prudent trustee. It also enables The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.to be flexible in decision making and proactive in finding appropriate solutions as circumstances change.

Our trust managers are highly qualified and most are members of recognised professional organisations, including the society of trust and estate practitioners and the institute of chartered accountants. We have particular expertise in the administration of private trustee companies, and are also experienced in managing a wide range of entities, including discretionary trusts, fixed interest trusts, charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts and commercial trust structures.

Trust investment management :

Working with professional advisors, investment managers and custodians to coordinate and oversee the affairs of the trust and any related companies ;
Keeping proper records and accounts of all trust assets, including expenditures, distributions, income and investment performance ;
Approving and recording in minutes all substantive decisions relating to the trust ;
Holding at least one formal trustee meeting each year in order to review and consider the accounts, the affairs of the trust and the financial position of the trust as a whole. Our affiliates can produce annual financial statements for trusts ;
Ensuring that the trust’s business is conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements, including "know-your-customer" rules, "anti-money laundering" and "counter-terrorist financing" procedures and beneficial ownership reporting .

Capital Markets :

The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc. can serve clients holistically in partnership with the industry coverage and m&a groups. The firm offers a wide range of services from origination to structuring, executing and syndicating financing for clients globally.

Equity Capital Markets :

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. will be able to support clients in raising capital, combining superior parenting strength and structuring experience with exceptional distribution capabilities. The firm's underwriting activities range from initial public offerings and subsequent equity issues to public transactions and private placements for wealthy nations and emerging markets.

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.’s origination capabilities include :

Initial public offerings ;
Follow-on common stock issues ;
Convertible issues ;
Private placements ;
Debt capital markets .

Serving corporate, institutional and government clients, The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.’s presence in global credit markets is unmatched. The firm combines superior debt origination and structuring expertise with exceptional distribution capabilities to a large base of investors.

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.works directly with issuers including corporations, banks and sovereign governments seeking funding . The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.can advise clients on debt financing strategies, from a simple bank loan to multi-billion-dollar capital raising across asset classes. Colleagues partner across borders to deliver successful structuring, marketing and pricing; the business then distributes that product to investor clients.

Syndicated and leveraged finance :

With the support of investment banks, The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. Provides leveraged financing to companies, helping them achieve objectives such as making an acquisition, effecting a buy-out, repurchasing shares or funding a one-time dividend or investment. The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. arranges leveraged loans, high-yield or junk bonds and mezzanine debt for clients .

Corporate finance :

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. Can advise clients on a variety of areas including capital structure and risk management, M&A structuring, credit ratings, distribution policy, liquidity management, cost of capital, value drivers and credit-linked market solutions. In addition to corporate clients, the team works with governments globally offering broad-based expertise related to sovereign credit ratings, investor communication and policy impact. Clients benefit from:

Product-agnostic advice to help drive value-enhancing decisions across all products, sectors and markets ;
One of the largest and most experienced ratings advisory teams in the international market ;
Solutions developed with various specialized product groups, taking into account each client’s tax,accounting, regulatory and financial goals and concerns ;
Bank advisory solutions incorporating proprietary risk models and actionable solutions that satisfy reporting and capital requirements ;
Leading global expertise in sovereign credit positioning, targeted strategy building and fiscal policy optimization .

Direct lending :

Backed by renowned investment banks, investment houses and independent experts, The Americas Bancor & Trust, inc. can provide customised senior and subordinated debt financing solutions to privately-owned businesses across the international market.

The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc. can create bespoke and flexible debt financing solutions that are 'tailor-made' to the specific requirements of the entrepreneurs, families and private equity sponsors with whom we work.

We structure our investments to meet a very broad range of financing needs faced by middle-market companies, including buyouts, business expansion, acquisitions, refinancings and recapitalisations.

With the support of renowned investment banks, investment houses and independent experts, our experienced and international investment team provides solutions across the debt capital structure, including unitranche, second lien, mezzanine, pik and preferred equity financings, with a view to delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns for our investors .

Our investment strategy : we target privately-owned businesses across the international market - the traditional strong-hold of The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc. .

Our focus is on companies with enterprise values of US$ 50 to US$ 950 million and our target investment size is US$ 25 to US$ 200 million per transaction.

Alongside co-investment partners we have the ability to underwrite up to US$ 500 million.

Investment criteria : we focus on profitable, established companies led by talented management teams that are leaders in their market segments.

Our key investment yardsticks therefore include:

Entrenched market positions and durable competitive advantages ;
A high degree of predictability and visibility of earnings ;
Demonstrated track record of cash-flow generation and ability to earn attractive returns on capital across multiple economic cycles ;
We are passionate about supporting businesses owned by entrepreneurs, families and/or private equity sponsors in achieving their growth and value-creation objectives.

Our experience over time has shown that investing in high-quality, defensible businesses is the best route to generating attractive risk-adjusted returns consistently.

Investment services :

Providing investment solutions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and risk management, for a broad range of corporations, institutions, municipalities and governments.

Capabilities in investment :

Within investment banking, the firm works with a broad range of issuer clients, including corporations, institutions and governments, to deliver comprehensive strategic advice, capital raising and risk management expertise.

Industry coverage :

In-depth, industry-specific expertise and regional market acumen: this is how The Americas Bancor & Trust,inc.’s industry coverage teams serve the evolving needs of global clients across a broad range of sectors, including :

Consumer retail ;
Energy and infrastructure ;
Financial institutions ;
Financial investors ;
Health care ;
Industrials ;
Media and communications ;
Metals and minerals ;
Oil and gas ;
Public sector ;
Real estate ;
Technology .

M&A and strategic advisory :

Some of our partners and supporters are world leaders in independent mergers and acquisitions and strategic advice and are recognized for their high volume of m&a transactions, which gives us the greatest real-time knowledge of the markets and their participants, and established relationships in all types of businesses.

We can help our clients to identify the best possible opportunities for acquisitions, disposals or strategic partnerships. We tailor the best strategy and timing in order to achieve the best possible results.

We advise on and execute every type of m&a transaction, on either side, as well as bespoke strategic assignments such as joint ventures and partnerships. We design and deliver tailored transaction structures and processes based on our client’s objectives.

Investing time in understanding our client’s needs is fundamental to the way we work, and we always take a long-term view. This is clearly demonstrated by our relationships that span decades, and our significant repeat business.

With partners on-the-ground in over 50 countries around the world, we can assist you wherever you are based and wherever your business takes you.

The deal roster of our partners ranges from among the largest and most high-profile in the world, to strong expertise in the mid-market where transactions are often highly complex.

The collaboration of our sector specialists, and our partners' strong coverage of both public and private equity mean that we can present the best opportunities to every client in every industry.

Our M&A and strategic advisory services :

Public mergers and takeovers ; 
Defence preparation and bid defences ; 
Demergers and spin-offs  ;
Business disposals and acquisitions ; 
Joint ventures and strategic alliances ; 
Privatisations ; 
Shareholder reorganisation ; 
Fairness opinions, fiduciary matters ; 
Corporate governance matters .

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS :

The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc. has established and develops relationships with and is supported by leading global investment managers specializing in alternative investments.

Our competitive advantages include experienced and recognized investment banks, investment houses and independent specialists our experienced team of investment professionals, and a unifying investment philosophy that is complemented by a set of core business principles.

Our expertise in investing across the capital structure has allowed us to cultivate a diversified mix of global investment strategies in four categories: credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities. We emphasize an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investing in these asset classes .

Our investment philosophy consists of six enduring tenets that have remained unchanged since our founding over 6 years ago :

Risk control : our goal is not superior investment performance but superior performance with less-than-commensurate risk. Above-average gains in good times are not necessarily proof of a manager's skill; it takes superior performance in bad times to prove that those good-time gains were earned through skill, not simply the acceptance of above average risk. Thus, rather than merely searching for prospective profits, we place the highest priority on preventing losses. It is our overriding belief that, especially in the opportunistic markets in which we work, "if we avoid the losers, the winners will take care of themselves." ;
Consistency : oscillating between top-quartile results in good years and bottom-quartile results in bad years is not acceptable to us. It is our belief that a superior record is best built on a high batting average rather than a mix of brilliant successes and dismal failures ;
Market inefficiency : we feel that skill and hard work can lead to a "knowledge advantage," and thus to potentially superior investment results. But we do not believe this can occur in so-called efficient markets, where large numbers of participants share roughly equal access to information and act in an unbiased fashion to incorporate that information into asset prices. We believe there are less efficient markets in which dispassionate application of skill and effort should pay off for our clients, and it is only in such markets that we invest ;
Benefits of specialization : specialization offers the surest path to the results we, and our clients, seek. Thus, we insist that each of our portfolios do just one thing — practice a single investment specialty — and do it absolutely as well as it can be done. We establish the charter for each investment specialty as explicitly as possible and do not deviate. In this way, there are no surprises; our actions and performance always follow directly from the job we're hired to do. The availability of specialized portfolios enables the americas bancor & trust, inc. Clients interested in a single asset class to get exactly what they want; clients interested in more than one class can combine our portfolios for the mix they desire ;
Macro-forecasting not critical to investing : we believe consistently excellent performance can only be achieved through superior knowledge of companies and their securities, not through attempts at predicting what is in store for the economy, interest rates or the securities markets. Therefore, our investment process is entirely bottom-up, based on proprietary, company-specific research. We use overall portfolio structuring as a defensive tool to help us avoid dangerous concentration, rather than as an aggressive weapon expected to enable us to hold more of the things that do best ;
Disavowal of market timing : because we do not believe in the predictive ability required to correctly time markets, we keep portfolios fully invested whenever attractively priced assets can be bought. Concern about the market climate may cause us to tilt toward more defensive investments, increase selectivity or act more deliberately, but we never move to raise cash. Clients hire us to invest in specific market niches, and we must never fail to do our job. Holding investments that decline in price is unpleasant, but missing out on returns because we failed to buy what we were hired to buy is inexcusable .

Global custody services :

Securities services :

Connecting companies to the world . Our network of investment operations backed by leading investment banks seamlessly connects The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc.'s investment services with industry's "best-of-breed" integrations, offering clients a resilient, scalable, "plug-and-play" scalable.with access to a broader, deeper and more comprehensive platform, we connect you to a robust investment ecosystem that supports your business at every stage.

Global custody services :

Custody services - unrivalled in scale, precision and quality :

Clients rely on us to be a trusted partner to safeguard and service assets around the world.

We provide quality, timely and easy-to-access information to help clients meet complex custody needs while maximising efficiency and measuring and managing risk. Our global footprint and local expertise helps to deliver insight and solutions across every stage of the investment lifecycle. Our worldwide network of markets with 24-hour global coverage and monitoring of sub-custodial performance guaranteed by our partners is the bedrock of our services .

The integrated technology of our partners is designed to simplify your workflow. We offer digital solutions and tools for better insights into your daily cash activity, transactions and holdings with the ability to seamlessly integrate data from our system directly into your applications .

Safekeeping :

Our safekeeping services include automated trade capture, comprehensive real-time reporting including fail monitoring and reconciliation. Backed by a international partners and dedicated team, we have the flexibility to support customised processes.

Key features :

Pre-matching/matching of trades ;
Proactive resolution of settlement problems ;
Reporting of reason code on failed transactions ;
Special services (cross-border trades, late instructions, etc.) ;
Intra-day controls and trade management ;
End-of-day confirmation and control ;
Active monitoring of all pending trades .

Cash processing :

Cash processing capabilities include support of third-party foreign exchange, auto cash sweeps into money market funds with real-time cash availability, forecasting and projections. We can tailor a cash sweep solution to match your objectives and our focus on straight-through-processing maximises processing efficiency.

Key features:

Highly automated and controlled processing environment ;
Proactive intra-day overdraft management ;
Support of standing instructions ;
Interest bearing accounts available ;
Access to the americas bancor & trust, inc.'s markets and treasury markets and treasury desk ;
Auto cash sweeps into money market funds ;
Time deposits ;
Daily reconciliation of cash and securities ;
Segregation of duties and dual control.

Income processing :

Income processing support provides contractual income in more than 50 markets and includes standing instructions and submission of claims for payments. We have partners and specialists by market who monitor subcustodian performance and track outstanding reclaims.

Key features:

Responsible for documentation, researching tax rates, preparing, monitoring and collecting foreign tax reclaims ;
Generates the necessary tax reclaims with the income events ;
Standing instruction capability ;
Comprehensive reporting of income notification, projection and posting via swift and nexen ;
Multiple information sources .

Corporate events :

Corporate events include a variety of services including proactive client response management, investigation into unsolicited instructions, mandatory and voluntary support, courtesy reminders and follow-up through our online system or swift. With support of our partners of different jurisdictions, our service supports timely posting of all transactions and proactive client response management

Key features:

Multiple sources of data feeds ;
Voluntary, mandatory, class actions and fyis ;
Drill-down capabilities: announcement detail, traded position, settled position, transaction detail, release of official announcement ;
Reconciliation entitlement date .

Proxy voting and class actions :

For proxy voting, The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.leverages financial solutions of some partners for highly automated proxy ballot distribution and vote collection processing. As part of our solution, we provide notification of known litigations to clients for their downstream process.

Proxy voting key features :

Provides listing of upcoming shareholder meetings for up to three weeks in advance based on record date ;
Asset positions based on trade and settlement date ;
On-loan positions segregated .

Class actions key features :

Pending claims report provides details for class actions that are in progress, filed, or rejected ;
Notice of settlement and claims form available .

Tax support :

The comprehensive tax services include proactive tax treaty monitoring, automated relief at source, tax documentation completion support, and automated documentation tracking and renewal system. Our service reduces manual processing and gives to the client the ability to actively track reclaims that are outstanding due to lack of documentation .

Key features :

Staff of over 500 professionals responsible for documentation, researching tax rates, preparing, monitoring and collecting foreign tax reclaims ;
Fully automated process generates reclaims with the income event ;
Reclaim status is tracked throughout its lifecycle ;
Work closely with industry working groups to resolve international tax issues .

Clearance and collateral management :

We help clients unlock value from their securities holdings . With support of important investment banks, we can clear and settle equity and fixed-income transactions in 50 countries, and handle most of the transactions cleared through the some central ou investment banks .

We are focused on helping our clients around the world take advantage of the unique perspective that comes from clearing and settling equity and fixed-income transactions in markets around the globe. Our partners manage over $3.5 trillion in collateral worldwide .

Our clients look to us for our global reach, expertise and operational excellence as we deliver our services, including securities clearance, to financial institutions and corporations worldwide.

Securities clearance - local insight. Global capabilities :

When the pairing of local insight and global capabilities is critical, our partners of securities clearance has the experience and resources to help your team develop and execute informed and effective investment strategies. And their advanced technology supports even the most ambitious trading strategies and country-specific settlement cycles.

Services that our partners can provide :

U.s. fed clearing—quick, easy access to the federal reserve bank's fedwire securities service ;
Dtcc securities clearance—monitoring of dtcc clearing activities with interactive client communications and intra-day settlement and cash reporting ;
Global clearance—securities settlement services provided in 50 countries .

Conventional debt - facilitating public and private prosperity :

Debt issuance is essential for funding operations, future investments, creating infrastructure and delivering public services.

From pre-issuance through maturity, we offer unparalleled access to resources, technology and solutions you need to seamlessly execute your debt financing strategies. Our global partners has the expertise and commitment to excellence, that demonstrates how we lead the market in debt administration .

Convertible debt :

Issuers of convertible and exchangeable bonds require an experienced trustee and agent throughout the transaction cycle. As a leading global securities provider, our partners can offer capabilities backed by organizational strength, intellectual capital and long-term commitment.

With support of important investment banks, we have extensive capabilities to support various types of "convertible debt" issuance, from the standard exchangeable securities to "contingent capital" and "contingent convertible bonds". Additionally, our partner's strong links with the clearing systems best places us to assist issuers with their convertible debt issuance.

The services include :

Trustee ;
Issuing & paying agent ;
Conversion agent ;
Exchange agent ;
Settlement agent ;
Calculation agent .

Corporate bonds :

Whether you need basic trustee services or access to a wide range of value-added services, we have the resources and expertise to help you execute your debt financing strategies.

Our experienced partners administers a wide range of trust and agency appointments, provides expert insight into new market trends and serves as trustee and/or paying agent on thousands of debt-related issuances globally.

To ensure a smooth closing process, we work closely with issuers, underwriters, and attorneys. Our team stays focused on our clients, and after issuance, we provide ongoing support through customizable services :

Enforcing covenants and administering indenture provisions ;
Investing funds at the direction of the issuer/obligor ;
Coordinating with all parties in preparation for the issuance of the debt securities ;
Consent solicitation agent ;
Listing securities on select stock exchanges worldwide ;
Representing the interests of the bond holders ;
Administering the preparation and reporting of tax statements and reports .

Debt restructuring services :

We understand the importance of your liability management exercise, and we have built a reputation for achieving client expectations. We will stay with you throughout the life of the transaction, and will use our specialized knowledge to ensure the success of your offer.

With the support of some of the most important banks in the international market, The Americas Bancor & Trust,inc.can use its vast global reach to offer settlement solutions in multiple currencies and multiple asset classes. Our dedicated partners work closely with clients from pre-launch to liquidation to ensure a seamless process.

Our specialized team can assist with the following core roles and services :

Tabulation agent ;
Tender agent ;
Exchange agent ;
Consent solicitation agent ;
Proxy voting ;
Information agent ;
Distribution agent ;
Settlement agent ;
Trustee .

Green bonds :

Green bonds have opened up a possibility for bond investors to become involved in corporate strategies in a manner which was previously largely reserved to equity investors. They offer an investment-focused approach to climate change and provide significant environmental benefits.

Our roles in support of green bonds include :

Trustee ;
Principal and sub-paying agent ;
Registrar ;
Transfer agent ;
Calculation agent ;
Issuing agent ;
Authentication agent .

High yield bonds :

Issuing high yield bonds poses a unique set of challenges to issuers and their advisors. As an experienced and sophisticated indenture trustee, we lend invaluable expertise and guidance.

With the support of our partners, we can offer a comprehensive suite of services, tailored to meet the specific administrative and operational requirements of each issue. Services range from documentation and launch, managing debt service payments, sec registration and exchange, through to maturity, cancellation or refinancing and beyond.

We provide personalized service to support your investor relations and developing funding needs.

Our portfolio of services can help document, list, close and service any type of new issue. We fully support a diverse array of multi-faceted structures.

We have a standard trust agreement, and have established arrangements, processes and procedures with various partners so onboarding any new relationship is seamless and transparent.

Sovereign bonds :

Whether you need basic trustee or agency services or access to a wide range of value-added services, we have the resources and expertise to help sovereign issuers execute their debt financing strategies.

Prior to issuance, we work closely with issuers, underwriters, and attorneys to facilitate a smooth closing process. After issuance, we take a flexible approach and customize our services to meet each client’s needs :

Enforcing covenants and administering indenture provisions ;
Investing funds at the direction of the issuer/obligor ;
Coordinating with all parties in preparation for the issuance of the debt securities ;
Listing securities on select stock exchanges worldwide ;
Representing the interests of the bond holders ;
Administering the preparation and reporting of tax statements and reports .

Depositary receipts - connecting issuers and investors globally :

We provide depositary receipt (dr) services to the global capital markets, delivering customized and market-driven solutions for issuers, brokers and investors. We are a pioneer in the dr market and our execution and expertise have helped us achieve a leadership position in the industry.

We offer a full range of buy side and sell side services to help facilitate financing in the global capital markets via drs including, local custody arrangements, issuances and cancellation and structuring corporate actions .

Escrow and specialized services - The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.has the scope of expertise and distinct capabilities to best administer highly specialized assets :

We’re adept at delivering multi-currency, multi-jurisdictional solutions within varied accounting and legal frameworks. Our unrivaled experience, extensive resources, and client commitment drive us to create distinct solutions.

Corporate administration :

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. allows clients to focus on their core business in today's demanding financial markets, relieving you of day-to-day administrative tasks associated with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Popular funds supported by our partner's corporate administration services team include :

Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities ; specialised investment fund (“sif”) ;
Private asset management companies (“spf”);
Risk capital investment company (“sicar”) ;
Securitization companies .

Our services include :

Provisions of registered addresses ;
Central location for safekeeping of corporate documents received ;
Safekeeping of documents for 10 years after liquidation of the fund ;
Preparation, attendance, and arrangement of board and shareholder meetings .

Escrow services :

We are here to provide clarity in a complex escrow environment, where there are many transaction components and interested parties with differing objectives. the need for a trusted escrow agent can often be overlooked until a transaction is about to close.

We recognize the importance of escrow arrangements to the successful completion of business transactions and place great emphasis on providing flexible solutions with rapid turnaround times.

Our escrow service encompass - with the support of the most important banks and custodians :

High-quality service delivery by experienced client service teams ;
Standard escrow agreements for a range of worldwide jurisdictions which can greatly reduce legal costs at the account set-up stage ;
A streamlined investment process with a wide range of investment options ;
Tax documentation preparation services ;
Safekeeping & custodial services for a wide range of securities and asset classes (including use of vault) enhanced by our unrivalled sub-custodial network .

Insurance linked securities :

The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc. offers solutions to both insurers and reinsurers looking to diversify reinsurance capital by transferring risk to the capital markets. as a provider of trustee and agency services, we have the expertise to help navigate alternative capital options.

we have a dedicated team of professionals with extensive experience in insurance and reinsurance transactions with global, multi-jurisdictional administration capabilities.

We act as trustee and in various agency capacities to support a broad array of insurance and reinsurance transactions, including:

Bonds ;
Sidecars ;
Collateralized reinsurance ;
Fund structures ;
Mortality bonds ;
Regulation securitizations ;
Longevity risk swaps ;
Industry loss warranties .

Insurance trust :

More corporations are turning to The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc.for a more innovative and beneficial collateral mechanism. we understand that traditional collateral methods to meet corporate insurance obligations are increasingly posing challenges to risk managers and corporate treasurers.

We partner to uniquely address your insurance trust needs. our committed insurance trust team navigates through legal documentation and other requirements governing the administration of varying trusts. we meet the fiduciary responsibilities of an insurance trustee and administer each type of trust fund pursuant to the applicable trust agreements and regulations. we also provide insurance trusts with income distributions, asset substitutions and regulatory certifications.

Benefits we deliver to clients :

our partners are accepted by the applicable regulators and most insurance carriers ;
the insurance trust of our partners is usually far less expensive than a loc ;
the assets remain on the books of the depositor ;
the income from our partner's insurance trust is generally sent back to the depositor, not locked up in a trust ;
our partner's insurance trust is not a credit mechanism. its purpose is to reduce credit restrictions .

Islamic finance :

As one of the world’s leading providers of trust services, we understand the principles of islamic finance and the codes and practices that govern it.

our partner's depth of experience and capital markets expertise provide a multitude of solutions across a diverse range of islamic finance transactions.

Some of the structures that we support for islamic finance include the following : sukuk certificates, shari’a compliant notes, trust certificate programmes, murabaha, mudaraba, musharaka, ijara, ijara wa’iqtina leases, istisna’a financing, bai salama, al-wakala, musharaka, al-wakala-bel-istihmar.

In addition to our standard agency and custodial role types, we can provide the following roles and services for our islamic finance clients :

Delegate trustee ;
Murabaha agent ;
Sukuk noteholder representative ;
Security agent / collateral agent ;
Listing agent ;
Escrow agent .

Project finance :

Project finance is a complex process requiring a complete understanding of market practices and project administration . The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.work with partners that have the expertise and experience, along with a consultative and collaborative team, enabling clients to effectively conduct the most complex transactions .

As an independent intermediary acting on behalf of all parties, we deliver solutions that help you maximize value and mitigate operational risk in project financing transactions. With support of important banks we can administer your debt and cash-flow activities throughout each phase of the project lifecycle to ensure a smooth and successful execution.

Our comprehensive services for global project finance initiatives and public private partnerships include the following :

Fast, cost-effective account set-up with quick turnaround times ;
Access to a broad range of directed investment options, with multi-currency capabilities ;
Longstanding reputation for excellence and proven expertise to issuers and their investors ;
Dedicated team of professionals with extensive experience to service your project specific needs .

Tri-party custody :

The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc.work with leaders in custody services. Our global expertise and extensive resources enable us to offer trilateral custody solutions for a variety of alternative lending arrangements.

Trilateral custody solutions facilitate safekeeping of secured interests between parties in alternative lending arrangements, e.g. non-traditional secured lending or reinsurance collateralization.

Collateral segregation - powerful change is sweeping the financial markets :

New regulatory demands are pushing collateral aggregation and optimization to the forefront. As you face liquidity, financing, risk and balance sheet challenges, we can help our clients .

Collateral administration :

Leverage The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.’s expertise, services and infrastructure to effectively manage your collateral as you navigate the impact of regulatory reforms.

Operational efficiency :

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. can serve as a single source for your collateral servicing needs and integrate these solutions into your current processes to help to enhance your capabilities in response to regulatory or trading strategy changes.

A holistic approach to managing collateral activities can benefit trading strategies :

Margin management ;
Portfolio reconciliation .

Treasury services - payments, trade finance and liquidity :

At The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc., we don’t wait for the future to happen: we make it happen. Our business is defined not by innovation, but by reinvention. Across all three of our areas of specialization, improving existing products, integrating state-of-the-art technologies and introducing market-changing new capabilities.

Our business is recognized by our clients for the firm’s innovative work to streamline and transform transaction processes . The customer recognition includes payments and trade finance.

Cross-border payments :

Our partners can process an average of more than usd $1 trillion daily and can provide payments in the local currencies of 160 countries. Transactions may be initiated via swift or draft or through one of our proprietary portals. The payment solutions incorporate swift gpi to provide increased transparency, speed and traceability.

Global payment solutions :

In today’s complex global environment, our clients benefit from The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc.’s vast network of payment services. Our solutions augment the investment lifecycle, both domestically and internationally, including u.s. dollar and multicurrency, treasury and commercial, low- and high-value, and one-time and repetitive payments.

Investment sweep - to maximize the investment value of idle funds :

To maximize the investment value of idle funds, with support of our partners we can offer liquid investment vehicles through passive sweep services that enable you to begin earning interest immediately while your funds remain liquid.

Range of investment vehicles :

With the support of major banks and investment houses and asset managers, we can offer a range of short-term investment vehicles to correspond with your investment strategy.

Options include :

Repurchase agreements ;
Money market mutual funds ;
Overnight eurodollar time deposits .

Risk advice and management :

We help our clients grow . We seek better ways to manage risk and define more effective paths to the right outcome. We go beyond risk to rewards for our clients, our company, and the communities in which we serve.

Global reach :

With the support of the most important insurance companies and brokers in the international market and partners in more than 130 countries, The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.can provide industry-focused brokerage, consulting and can claims advocacy services, leveraging data, technology, and analytics to help reduce our clients’ total cost of risk.

Client services :

Business interruption & supply chain ;
Captive insurance ;
Claims management ;
Client and market technologies ;
Cyber risk ;
Environmental risk ;
Financial & professional liability ;
Fine art, jewellery & specie ;
Health ;
International placement services ;
Kidnap & ransom ;
Multinational ;
Risk advisory ;
Political risk ;
Private client services ;
Private equity mergers & acquisitions
Product liability & recall ;
Property risk management ;
Risk consulting ;
Risk analytics ;
Sharing economy & mobility ;
Small business insurance ;
Structured credit ;
Surety ;
Terrorism risk ;
Trade credit .

THE AMERICAS BANCOR & TRUST, INC. AS JUDICIAL TRUSTEE

Our actions :

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. can participate actively in the development of the reorganization and bankruptcy processes, collaborating with the legislature and other practitioners of the law in its creation.

The Americas Bancor & Trust,Inc.can interacting directly with the players in the reorganization, restructuring and bankruptcy scenarios in different jurisdictions, proactively contributing to the development of an environment that is more suitable for the application of the law, always focusing on the development of the best market practices in a transparent manner.

Consequently, The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.can be appointed as judicial trustee in reorganizations, as well as in other types of procedures, thus contributing to the development of this area throughout different jurisdictions .

Judicial reorganization :

When a company is undergoing financial difficulties, the legislation of some jurisdictions provides for the possibility of filing for judicial reorganization.

The main objective of this procedure is to help the company overcome the crisis it is going through, while maintaining its activities and the jobs created by them, and safeguarding the creditors interests.

In order to help the company to accompany and supervise the entire procedure, the presiding judge appoints a judicial trustee, whose duties also include the provision of all the information the creditors need in the course of the reorganization, always ensuring its good progress.

During the judicial reorganization, the debtor and its management continue to manage the company´s activities. Therefore, while performing its role of judicial trustee, The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. Can assists the presiding judge exclusively with matters related to the judicial reorganization, without any interference in the activities of the company under judicial reorganization .

In some jurisdictions, they make the serious mistake of proceeding with the sale of company assets - in this case, we defend the principle of prudence, preferring a rigorous diagnosis. And the assets must be entrusted to an asset management entity, with control of the court.

Judicial recovery :

The judicial recovery serves to prevent a company in financial difficulty from going bankrupt.

The company needs to go through a judicial recovery process when it is heavily indebted and cannot generate enough profit to meet its obligations, such as paying its creditors, taxes and suppliers. Therefore, recovery is of interest not only to the debtor, but also to other parties involved with the company, such as creditors and employees and all of this needs to be consolidated within a business and payment plan based on technical criteria, prepared by qualified professionals, recognized in the market, evaluated by the creditors themselves and approved by the court.

The main advantage of making this request is to provide for the restructuring of the company, both in terms of management, as well as its financial and commercial life. And all this makes it possible to maintain jobs and offers one more chance to seek new solutions with creditors, workers, suppliers, banks and other former partners.

Extrajudicial recovery :

It is a renegotiation of the company's debts, outside the judicial channels. Thus, the entrepreneur can negotiate directly with his creditors and draw up an agreement that may or may not be approved by the judge. The main advantages of extrajudicial recovery are the speed and more affordable cost than judicial recovery. With less bureaucracy, small, medium and large companies and private creditors now have greater comfort in overcoming the crisis.

To apply for judicial or extrajudicial recovery, The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. has a partnership with lawyers and independent specialists with extensive experience in judicial and extrajudicial recovery of small, medium or large companies. With a highly qualified team fully prepared to develop an action plan, with the aim of meeting the needs of companies so that it is aligned with the complexity of this process, from the crisis identification phase to the negotiation for the company's recovery.

The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc. will carry out a diagnosis to find out which procedure is most appropriate for the company, to prevent decisions being made the wrong way - at The Americas Bancor & Trust, Inc.we prefer a rigorous diagnosis to define the best strategy that can go through the restructuring of all services or departments of the company, financial rehabilitation , the search for a new capitalist partner, the merger or conversion of the company . Or to ensure the complete recovery of the company, the solution can be a public offering (IPO) .

Restructuring and turnaround :

Today’s disruption will require organizations to reshape. Strategic change focusing on financial and business restructuring or turnaround must be implemented with speed and certainty. We provide trusted leadership in critical and complex situations to transform, create, preserve and recover value.

Restructuring and liquidation services :

In an unpredictable business world, sometimes a change of course is required to steady the ship. Our restructuring services cater to organisations and their stakeholders in order to provide tailored business restructuring solutions at every stage of the organisational life cycle.

From delivering effective turnaround strategies to looking ahead to emerging financial risks, we can help companies brace for change. Our corporate restructuring advice is robust and direct where necessary, but also offers the simplicity and impact to make your tailored recovery plan viable. Where a restructure isn’t an option, our insolvency services will help your business to realise its value, and respectfully navigate what is always a tough path .

Corporate restructuring :

Reacting swiftly and decisively to signs of decline maximises an organisation’s opportunity to recover. The sooner organisations seek specialist advice, the more likely a recovery can be made.

The americas bancor & trust, inc. Works in partnership with organisations to diagnose and overcome the issues they face. Through our international network we are also able to draw upon local knowledge for cross border restructuring assignments.

We advise boards and other stakeholders (lenders, investor groups, creditors, landlords) on crisis stabilisation, turnaround strategies and planned restructuring plans.

Creditor services :

Working with international licensed insolvency practitioners, the americas bancor & trust, inc.

Can help clients :

Improve recovery rates and lower fees;
Manage emerging financial risks through bespoke alerts;
Better predict revenue stream, and prevent missed cases;
Improve outcomes at creditors’ meetings;
Lower admin burdens;
Gain strategic business insights;
Reduce debtor days and write-offs.

Formal insolvency :

When an organisation is being pressed by creditors or regulators, and neither a correction nor a restructure is available, it is essential directors take advice on their position and their legal obligations.

Unsurprisingly, this is unfamiliar territory to many. But, seeking immediate advice can help to protect and preserve the organisation’s retrievable value. Acting promptly can lead to a better outcome for stakeholders than originally anticipated.

Though the circumstances may be difficult, our insolvency practitioners can exercise damage limitation, manage exposure to loss, and where possible realise value.

When necessary, we can step in at short notice to act as administrator, administrative receiver, supervisor or liquidator .

International tax planning :

Our dedicated international partners and tax professionals support you with the tax aspects and complexities of international situations and transactions, including analysis, reporting and risk management .

Our international tax partners and professionals provide cutting-edge tax advisory services to many of the world's largest multinational corporations. Our partners works to deliver tangible benefits to our clients, thus contributing to their competitive advantage.

Our global network of partners and international tax professionals work to promote local approaches that relate to and contribute to a client's overall optimized tax position. Our market-leading global network of tax partners - consisting of localized teams of highly experienced professionals from multiple countries in multiple locations around the world - plays an important role in bringing together tax know-how from multiple jurisdictions for the benefit of the client.

Global treasury and capital structure :

The treasury and tax departments of multinational companies face increasing challenges in managing business and market risks effectively and applying funding efficiently. They also face increasing legislative activity and scrutiny of funding activities by tax authorities around the world. In addition, the current volatility in global markets creates more challenges and stresses for companies in order to reduce cash and increase effective tax rates.

Our partners are tax professionals in key global markets who focus on treasury and investment issues, from financing and capital restructuring to risk management, whether it concerns interest rates, commodities or foreign exchange. Our partners bring tax efficiencies to treasury goals, whether companies are financing their domestic or international activities, hedging their risks with derivatives, structuring investment vehicles, trading bonds or commodities, or managing or repatriating cash.

Business models and supply chain :

The implementation of the results of the base erosion and profit shifting (beps) project by the oecd is significantly impacting the supply chains of companies around the world. Our partners bring together the combined experience of consulting, assurance, legal and tax professionals who are focused on supporting clients with business model efficiency, including adjusting procurement operations, managing intangibles, assessing permanent establishment risks and mitigating scratchs.

Corporate structure and treaty qualification:

There is increasing attention to the proper use of legal entities, both by the tax authorities and by companies (for operational savings purposes). Our partners help with tax efficiency, meeting these corporate and regulatory rationalization needs of the legal entity. We also take into account multilateral instrument requirements such as primary purpose testing and other anti-circumvention measures, local legislation in different countries and such as withholding regulations and capital gains taxes - while mitigating the impact on tax attributes in different jurisdictions.

Tax operations with a focus on the cross border:

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand by corporate tax departments to report cross-border situations and transactions. The international tax services partners of the americas bancor & trust, inc. Help clients fully comply with requirements and analyze and remediate the impact these reporting obligations have on their overall tax footprint.