CFE Finance Group

An independent financial group specializing in Trade Finance, Corporate Advisory Services, Structured Finance, Emerging Markets and Order Routing Desk

Corporation Financière Européenne SA (CFE) was founded in 2001 by Mario Cordoni, who has held the role of Chief Executive Officer since.

Thanks to a fruitful collaboration with Massimiliano Piunti, a specialist in structuring financing in favor of exporters and importers, Mr. Cordoni recognized the potential in creating a dedicated advisory service for Trade Finance.

Thanks to the backing from one of Italy’s leading banks, UBI Banca, and to the contribution of Duccio Duranti, CFE Finance has grown from an advisory firm to a diversified investment manager that actively originates and invests in a wide variety of illiquid markets ranging from trade claims and commercial debt, to invoices and loans in various countries.

Since its inception, CFE Finance has arranged Trade Finance transactions in excess of €3.5 billion and today has increased its shareholders’ equity to €60 million.

More recently, the group arranged more than 25 bespoke securitization vehicles for asset managers, family offices and banks, for an amount of €1.5 billion.

CFE Finance Group at a glance

  • 2001

    Corporation Financière Européenne SA

    Is founded as financial company with Banca Lombarda e Piemontese as main shareholders. The objective was to provide European Exporters with specialized Trade Finance  advisory services

  • 2004-2005

    Fund Advisory Activity launched

    – Focus on trade finance opportunities
    – AUM at inception : 142 Mio

  • 2006

    Fund Advisory enhanced

    Current AUM: €250m
    Strategy: Commodity Trade & Export Transaction, Distressed Debt, Fixed Income and Securitization

  • 2007

    Banca Lombarda e Piemontese merges with Banche Popolari Unite to create UBI Banca, the fifth largest bank in Italy

  • 2010

    Corporation Financière Européenne SA MBO

    – Net Equity increased to EUR 42 Mio.
    – Current Consolidated Equity: EUR 60 Mio.

  • 2012

    CFE (UK) Ltd. is created

     Authorized & regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

  • 2013

    CFE (Suisse) S.A.

     Branch constituted with a share capital of CHF 10 Mio

  • 2014

    Corporation Financière Européenne S.A.M. is launched

    Authorized  by the CCAF, as order routing desk

  • 2016

    – 1st Securitization transaction on sovereign debt for an amount of  EUR 65 Mio.
    – Structured Finance Desk launched  at CFE (UK) Ltd.

  • 2019

    CFE Advisory Services is launched

    Providing Corporate & Advisory Services