SMBC group specialises in arranging and coordinating the export credit and untied loan and overseas investment loan programmes of Japan, Korea and China. These programmes are of increasing importance to sponsors and developers throughout the world, and offer great flexibility provided the ‘Japan’, ‘Korea’ and ‘China’ interests can be clearly demonstrated.

The vast majority of ship-building capacity also resides in these three countries; SMBC group is very active in arranging ship finance programmes from Japan, Korea and in due course, China.

SMBCE and SMBC have also a strong experience working with ECAs as well as regional and institutional sources of finance and is experienced in structuring large multi-tranche financings. Therefore, SMBCE and SMBC are very familiar with handling the full range of possible inter-creditor issues which may arise due to differing objectives.