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'''IIG Capital LLC''' is the trade finance affiliate of The International Investment Group (“IIG”), an investment management firm founded in 1994 and a registered investment advisor with the SEC since 1995.
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Since 1997, IIG Capital has specialized in [[trade finance]], one of the original forms of credit, with a focus on [[emerging markets]]. It is instrumental in providing financings to small- and medium-sized merchants, traders and processors with a need for supply chain financing.<ref>{{Cite book
| name = International Investment Group LLC
| last =Blessing | first =Sona
| logo =
| title = Alternative Alternatives: Risk, Returns and Investment Strategy
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| publisher=Wiley Finance
| industry = [[Finance]]
| year =2011 | page =125
| urlfate =
| founded = {{Start date and age|1995}}
| isbn = 0470683961}}</ref>
| hq_location_city = [[New York City]]
| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
| key_people =
| products = [[Trade finance]]
| owner =
| num_employees =
| num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) -->
| parent =
*| [website = {{URL |http://www.iigcapital.com/ IIG Capital homepage]}}▼
}}
'''International Investment Group''' ('''IIG''') is an American [[financial institution]] that specialises in short-term [[trade finance]] and commercial finance with a focus on [[emerging markets]]. Through it's affiliate ''IIG Capital'' it is instrumental in providing financings to small- and medium-sized merchants, traders and processors with a need for [[supply chain]] financing.<ref>{{Cite book | last =Blessing | first =Sona | title = Alternative Alternatives: Risk, Returns and Investment Strategy | publisher=Wiley Finance | year =2011 | page =125 | url = | isbn = 0470683961}}</ref>
IIG Capital is headquartered in [[New York City]], but has representatives around the world.<ref>{{Cite book
| last =Marks | first =Kenneth H.
| title = The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies, Capital Structure, and M&A Transactions
| publisher=Wiley
| year =2009 | pages =356–358
| url = http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470390158.html
| isbn = 0470390158}}</ref> It serves clients internationally.<ref>{{cite web
|last =Schaap | first =Paula
|title= Trade Finance Firm Sees Opportunities from G20 Meeting
|url= http://news.hedgefund.net/default.aspx?story=9956
|work= HedgeFund.net
|accessdate=March 19, 2011
|date=April 2009}}{{dead link|date=August 2015}}</ref>
The company is headquartered in [[New York City]], and has representatives around the world.<ref>{{Cite book | last =Marks | first =Kenneth H. | title = The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies, Capital Structure, and M&A Transactions | publisher=Wiley | year =2009 | pages =356–358 | url = http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470390158.htm | isbn = 0470390158}}</ref> It serves clients internationally.<ref>{{cite web|last =Schaap | first =Paula|title= Trade Finance Firm Sees Opportunities from G20 Meeting |url= http://news.hedgefund.net/default.aspx?story=9956|work= HedgeFund.net|accessdate=March 19, 2011|date=April 2009}}{{dead link|date=August 2015}}</ref> The company primarily focuses on facilitating the financing of trade transactions involving commodities that can be hedged and liquidated easily.<ref>{{Cite news| last =Rocchi | first =Cate|title=A Safe Bet|url= http://www.hedgefundsreview.com/hedge-funds-review/feature/1552950/a-safe-bet|date=June 2001|work=Hedge Funds Review|location=|accessdate= March 19, 2011}}{{subscription required}}</ref> These transactions are often between sellers in emerging markets and large companies in developed markets. The company uses a structure it developed called “transactional equity,” in which the firm helps fund the down payment required from a merchant seeking financing from a bank. This enables the merchant to qualify for the [[bank financing]].<ref>{{Cite book | last =Marks | first =Kenneth H. | title = The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies, Capital Structure, and M&A Transactions | publisher=Wiley | year =2009 | page =113 | url = http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470390158.html | isbn = 0470390158}}</ref>
The company primarily focuses on facilitating the financing of trade transactions involving commodities that can be hedged and liquidated easily.<ref>{{Cite news
| last =Rocchi | first =Cate
|title=A Safe Bet
|url= http://www.hedgefundsreview.com/hedge-funds-review/feature/1552950/a-safe-bet
|date=June 2001
|work=Hedge Funds Review
|location=
|accessdate= March 19, 2011}}{{subscription required}}</ref> These transactions are often between sellers in emerging markets and large companies in developed markets.
Another of its affiliates ''IIG Bank Malta'', provides private banking, wealth management, corporate banking and trade finance in Malta.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iigbank-malta.com/page/about-iig |title=Welcome to IIG Bank |accessdate=June 8, 2017 |publisher=IIG Bank}}</ref>
IIG Capital developed a financing structure termed “transactional equity,”<ref>{{Cite book
| last =Marks | first =Kenneth H.
| title = The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies, Capital Structure, and M&A Transactions
| publisher=Wiley
| year =2009 | page =113
| url = http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470390158.html
| isbn = 0470390158}}</ref> in which the firm helps fund the down payment required from a merchant seeking financing from a bank. This enables the merchant to qualify for the bank financing.
Since its launch, the company has facilitated financing for over $7.5 billion of transactions.<ref>http://iigcapital.com/</ref>
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== External links ==
▲* [http://www.iigcapital.com/ IIG Capital homepage]
[[Category:Investment management companies of the United States]]