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Transaction Manager

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Real Estate Field
Location
Los Angeles/Bay Area
 CA
Postal Code
90025
Country
United States

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Description


ACORE Capital

ACORE Capital is an independent commercial real estate finance company. We originate, acquire and manage first mortgage loans, B-notes, mezzanine debt and preferred equity throughout the U.S.   Our management team brings deep industry relationships, unparalleled real estate debt investment experience and access to broad-based deal flow. The team is led by commercial real estate finance veterans Boyd Fellows, Stew Ward, Chris Tokarski and Warren de Haan, who built and ran the commercial real estate lending activities at Starwood Property Trust, Countrywide Financial Corporation and Nomura Securities International Inc. During their 20-year partnership, this team has closed more than 4,000 commercial real estate loans totaling more than $40 billion. 

Position

ACORE Capital is seeking a Transaction Manager with 3+ years of experience to join the Closing team in our San Francisco or Los Angeles office. The candidate should have experience evaluating, analyzing, and closing debt transactions and/or commercial real estate.  Additionally, the candidate should be self-motivated, work effectively in teams, show attention to detail and display time management skills, and be able to work on multiple transactions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.



Key Responsibilities

  • Review Greenlight Memo and Term Sheet for comprehension of the deal and structure.
  • Participate in weekly deal calls related to the progress of each loan transaction.
  • Establish Clearing and Cash Management Accounts and follow-up for Compliance Approval.
  • Review Borrower Organization Chart for completeness; collect KYC Credit Forms and order OFAC/background searches and credit reports in accordance with Company policy and verify that all compliance issues are addressed.
  • Engage insurance consultant and follow up for the consultant’s review and mark-up of the insurance provision in the Loan Agreement.  Review consultant’s report and certificates and prepare Insurance Escrow Analysis.
  • Track loan expenses against the application deposit, determine if additional deposit is required and coordinate with the Banking Team.
  • Discuss Note Structure with Syndication team, calculate initial funding amounts based on note splits and calculate spreads for each Note.
  • Review draft loan agreements and guaranties for accuracy of loan terms, note splits, loan escrows and reserves, guarantor, net worth and liquidity covenants.
  • Coordinate execution of Loan Documents.
  • Review Interest Rate Cap Bid package for compliance to Company policy, accuracy of notional amount and advance schedule, strike rate and term.
  • Prepare Lender Loan Settlement Statement; calculate loan escrows and reserves, coordinate with Title/Escrow to ensure the escrow statement accounts for all note amounts and Lender charges.
  • Verify equity at closing and balance construction budget to reflect disbursements made at closing.
  • Obtain Escrow wire instructions and contacts.
  • Prepare and distribute Investor Capital Call Notices/Funding Instructions to Investors, ACORE Operations and Accounting and follow-up with investor or ACORE Accounting Department throughout the closing process to ensure funds are released.
  • Authorize release of Net Expense Deposit.
  • Confirm Investment Committee approval is final and credit and legal sign-off are obtained prior to closing.
  • Verify Title Company/Escrow Agent’s receipt of funds necessary to close.
  • Obtain final executed closing documents from Closing Counsel and ensure documents are sent to the Custodian. 
  • Ensure post-closing agreements (co-lenders, participation certificates, etc.) are received, checked and distributed.
  • For Fund IV Mezzanine Loans, ensure REIT Asset Checklist is completed, distributed and confirm asset meets “Good REIT” criteria.
  • Coordinate post-closing document delivery with Documentation Managers and confirm due diligence and applicable internal documents are uploaded to war rooms used to transition documents to Investors and Loan Servicer.
  • Manage the Deal Set Up in Backshop for transition of the deal to Asset Management and review accuracy of data entry by third party contractors.
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

 

Job Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience closing complex bridge, construction and/or mezzanine loans secured by commercial real estate or other relevant experience.
  • Working knowledge of complex commercial real estate financing terminology, concepts, and structure.
  • Strong organizational skills to handle multiple transactions simultaneously with accuracy. 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills to act as liaison between lending origination team, borrower, third party closing agents (such as escrow and title companies), counsel and third-party vendors.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.
  • Intermediate Excel skills required and Word proficiency.
  • Ability to adapt to changes in policy and procedure, have an entrepreneurial spirit and work independently with limited supervision.
  • Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously with accuracy in a fast-paced deadline driven environment. 
  • Ability to problem solve and make decisions using policy guidelines.

 


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