Counterparty Verification

The ClearBridge Protocol

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BGC's verified counterparty submission gateway. Establish standing before you trade — submit your mandate under a Counterparty Submission Agreement, clear sanctions and compliance screening, and enter deal flow with non-circumvention protection from first contact.

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Why It Exists

The Information
Standoff

Every serious petroleum transaction runs into the same impasse. Sellers won't disclose allocation details without non-circumvention protection. Buyers won't issue demand documentation without first verifying supply. Neither party moves first.

Deals stall — or collapse into chains of unverified intermediaries passing forwarded documents no one originated. ClearBridge solves the standoff by separating verification from introduction.

The Problem

Cold mandates, unverifiable sellers, and broker chains that obscure principals. By the time documentation reaches a buyer, no one knows who originated it or whether the seller exists.

The Solution

Submit your mandate under a CSA. BGC screens, clears, and matches — then issues an Introduction Notice once both sides have independently executed NCNDAs. No identity disclosed until both parties are protected.

How It Works

Three Phases

Every ClearBridge engagement follows the same structured sequence.

01

Submit

Provide your particulars and mandate under the Counterparty Submission Agreement. Non-circumvention protection binds from the moment of submission. No identity disclosed at this stage.

02

Verify

BGC screens every submission against OFAC, EU, UN Security Council, and OFSI sanctions lists; domain and entity registration; mandate plausibility. Cleared counterparties receive a Compliance Clearance Certificate.

03

Connect

On a verified match, BGC issues a Match Notice. Both counterparties execute BGC's NCNDA/IMFPA independently. BGC then issues an Introduction Notice — full identity disclosed, commission protected throughout.

After Introduction

The Procedure
Sequence

ClearBridge feeds into BGC's established transaction sequence. No step is skipped.

I

NCNDA / IMFPA

Both principals execute BGC's Non-Circumvention, Non-Disclosure and Fee Protection Agreement. Commission protection activates at this stage and is irrevocable for the life of the transaction.

II

ICPO

Buyer issues an Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order specifying product, volume, delivery basis, and payment instrument.

III

SCO / FCO

Seller issues a Soft or Full Corporate Offer. No price is committed before this stage. The SCO/FCO establishes verifiable supply parameters.

IV

LOI

Buyer issues a Letter of Intent accepting the offer terms. SGS or equivalent third-party inspection is confirmed at this stage.

V

SPA

Sale and Purchase Agreement executed between principals. BGC's commission is irrevocably protected under the IMFPA for the life of the transaction and any renewals.

After Screening

Two Possible
Outcomes

Every ClearBridge submission receives a formal written response within five business days.

Fit Confirmed

A Verified Match Is Ready

Your submission has cleared all compliance screens and BGC has identified a verified counterparty match. Both parties will receive a Match Notice and be invited to execute the NCNDA/IMFPA. Introduction follows immediately after both sides execute.

Screening Passed

No Match at This Time

Your compliance screens cleared and your submission is on file. No current match exists for your stated mandate. BGC will contact you when a verified counterparty becomes available. Your CCC remains valid for 90 days.

Ready to Submit

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ClearBridge Portal

Complete the Counterparty Submission Agreement. Company email preferred — free-email submissions are accepted but subject to enhanced verification.

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