About

Headquartered in Geneva but registered in Singapore, Trafigura is a multinational commodity trading company that trades in base metals and energy. The Trafigura legal team has been a fundamental support system to the operations of the company, helping it stay compliant in the metals and energy industry and supporting its exponential growth to become the world’s second largest private oil trader and the world’s largest private metals trader. The legal team has worked on a number of complex and large-scale acquisitions involving petrol stations, oil import terminals and duel depots, using their expert knowledge of legal expertise to successfully navigate such a heavily regulated industry. Most notably, the legal team worked on acquiring a 30% equity stake in the Jinchuan Group’s newly established copper smelter in Fangchenggang, China.