London Forfaiting Americas Inc. (LFA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of London Forfaiting Company Ltd. (LFC). Incorporated in London in 1984 and acquired by FIMBank, Malta (FIMBank) in 2003, LFC has been an acknowledged market leader in Trade Finance/Forfaiting for almost 40 years, specializing in the arrangement of trade finance/forfaiting, loans and other trade related financial products. LFC provides international trade finance and bilateral & syndicated loans through its international network. LFC has a proven reputation for delivering fast, efficient, tailor made finance solutions to Importers, Exporters and Emerging Market Financial Institutions. LFC’s clients include SME’s, Multi-National Corporations, Trading Companies, Investment Funds, Banks and other Financial Institutions. LFC is 100% owned by FIMBank which is rated “B” by Fitch and is ultimately controlled by Kuwait Projects Company Holding K.S.C.P (KIPCO) Group, a leading regional investment company linked to Kuwait’s ruling family. Founded in 1975, KIPCO is one of the MENA region’s most successful companies. KIPCO Group comprises >60 companies, employing >12,000 people in 24 countries. Its primary business sectors are financial services and media. KIPCO Group banks include Burgan Bank, one of the region’s biggest banking groups, plus United Gulf Bank, Bahrain, Tunis International Bank, Gulf Bank Algeria and Jordan Kuwait Bank. KIPCO has a majority holding in Gulf Insurance Group, one of the region’s biggest insurance groups. Rated BB- (S&P) and Ba2 (Moody’s).