Transportation
- Logistics
- Rolling stock — passenger & freight
- Public transport
- Aircraft
- Ropeway
Swiss export credit financing
Overcoming global trade challenges with tailored financing
XF Infra is a Swiss non-bank lender specialising in export financing insured by SERV, the Swiss Export Credit Agency — backed by private entrepreneurs and managed by BPD International’s team.
We support SMEs and large corporations in their cross-border activities with flexible, solution-minded financing and advisory across a wide range of projects.
SERV
Insured by the Swiss Export Credit Agency
EUR >5.0 bn
Export financing arranged by the team
100+ yrs
Combined team experience
Your export financing partner
Where two needs meet — and reinforce one another
As a non-bank lender, XF Infra sits where two needs meet. On one side are Swiss SMEs — manufacturers of machinery, equipment and technology whose competitiveness depends on international markets and the working capital to fulfil large cross-border orders.
On the other are buyers across emerging and other markets: economies seeking to process their raw materials locally, and companies needing CAPEX financing to expand their industrial capacity. By structuring and financing export-oriented projects, XF Infra connects the two — Swiss SMEs provide the equipment and expertise; buyers gain the means to build production at home.
Two separate needs become a single chain of value: real orders and skilled jobs for Switzerland, and stronger industries, new jobs and lasting know-how for buyer countries. XF Infra acts not as a lender in isolation, but as the infrastructure that turns export financing into industrial development and lasting commercial ties across borders.
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Sectors we finance
Tailored financing for a broad range of industries
From rolling stock to renewable energy — XF Infra structures financing across the real economy.
Energy
- Renewables
- Diesel & coal replacement
- Hydropower plants
- Off-grid solutions
- Rural electrification
Agriculture & Food
- Fertiliser plants
- Seeds & crop protection
- Farming equipment
- Food processing
- Agricultural products
Water, Waste & Recycling
- Treatment & purification
- Distribution
- Desludging systems
- Waste-to-energy
- Sorting & recycling plants
Industrial Production
- Textile plants
- Steel plants
- Cement plants
- Chemical plants
- Other plants
Infrastructure
- Airports
- Railways & stations
- Bridges & roads
- Harbours
- Tunnels
Equipment & Service
- Machinery & automation
- Packaging
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Spare parts
…and more
- Hospitals & medical equipment
- Pharmaceuticals
- Laboratories
- Communication
- Construction products
Financing products
The right structure for what you need
Every financing we arrange takes the form your project requires — from a simple corporate loan to structured project finance. Whatever the form, it is always delivered through one of three SERV-insured credit products.
Step 1 · The tools
Three SERV-insured credit products
Each is grounded in a loan scheme insured by SERV. Explore the one that fits — or ask us which suits your case.
Buyer Credit
Term · Up to >15 years
XF lends directly to the buyer to pay the supplier’s invoices. The exporter takes no documentation risk; SERV premium and XF fees can be 100% financed.
Supplier Credit
Term · Short-term <2 yrs · medium-term ≤ 8 yrs
The exporter grants extended payment terms and sells its SERV-insured receivables to XF for liquidity — often the simplest and fastest solution.
Working Capital Facility
Term · Matches the manufacturing / service period
Pre-finance production costs for a specific export contract without drawing on existing bank credit lines — repaid from incoming export payments.
Step 2 · Your requirement
Match it to the solution you need
XF Infra structures short- and long-term financing, always tied to an eligible export transaction:
Discounting of receivablesStraightforward corporate loansWorking capital facilitiesPPPs & Hybrid Annuity ModelsProject financing incl. BOT modelsStructured loansAsset-based financingLeasingSovereign loansIslamic financingLoans to banks… and more
Who we work with
You may recognise your situation here
Whether you export from Switzerland or invest in production abroad, our financing is built around situations like these.
01
Swiss SMEs & exporters
You manufacture machinery, equipment or technology and seek for cross-border orders — but need working capital and competitive payment terms to fulfil them.
02
Corporations & EPC contractors
You deliver turnkey industrial and infrastructure projects abroad, where offering attractive financing is often what wins the contract.
03
Buyers & importers
You are expanding production outside Switzerland and need long-term CAPEX financing on terms local banks cannot offer.
04
Developers & project sponsors
You are structuring an infrastructure or industrial project and need long-tenor, bankable funding built around its cash flows.
05
Governments & public entities
You finance essential infrastructure and want to process raw materials and build capacity at home, backed by reliable long-term credit.
06
Banks & financial institutions
You have a SERV-eligible project and are looking for long term funding, a co-financing or a partner to complement your own lending.
Advisory
Advisory for safer, more successful projects
Exporters, importers, developers, investors and banks can draw on the BPD team’s advisory support at any stage:
- Identifying and mitigating transaction risks — pre-delivery, non-payment, non-performance, unfair calling, currency and interest-rate risk
- Structuring commercial contracts
- Arranging bonding lines
- Preparing export credit agency applications
- Identifying service providers in the buyer’s country
- Identifying EPC contractors and key sub-suppliers
Track record
A team with a proven arranging record
BPD team members have acted as structurer, lead arranger and lender at CL-Calyon-CAI, Credit Suisse AG and Xport Finance AG.
EUR >5.0 bn
Arranged financing volume
For selected reference projects, please see our separate reference list.
The people
XF Infra is the BPD team
XF Infra is managed by the BPD team — six experts today: four in Switzerland, one in Kenya and one in Turkey. The Latam market is covered in partnership with Rhône Finance in São Paulo, Brazil.
Together the team brings more than 100 years of experience across banking, trading, advisory, procurement, project and portfolio management and business development — including procurement and management expertise in food processing and agriculture.
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Let’s discuss your financing
Have questions or need more information? Our team helps you navigate the best financial solutions for your business. Reach out and let’s discuss how we can support your project.