Five key things to look for when selecting a fund administrator
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Servicing your commercial real estate structuring needs
Managing commercial real estate structures across multiple jurisdictions can prove costly, particularly within an ever evolving regulatory landscape. Along with the cost implications, comes serious administrative complexity that can take up valuable time.
At Ocorian, we understand the challenges and nuances of dealing with real estate investments and are specialists in establishing SPVs and property holding structures.
We work closely with investment managers, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, banks and private clients to establish a wide range of structures, SPVs and funds (e.g. private, open-ended, closed-ended, public and listed funds) to hold real-estate investments and administer structures and their entities.
With a dedicated team of specialists on hand, Ocorian are well positioned to work with investors to understand their needs and to manage structures in an efficient and proactive manner.
With our strong understanding of the asset class, we are also able to help secured lenders through distressed situations. We assist in achieving the most advantageous realisation of asset value.
The real estate team has many years' experience in the field, spanning multiple jurisdictions, and administer more than $60 billion of real estate assets with individual structures ranging from $100 million to $10 billion.
Our real estate team can help you
Why Ocorian?
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Commercial real estate expertise
Our real estate team consists of chartered surveyors, lawyers, accountants and corporate finance professionals with a wealth of experience in the sector.
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At the forefront of technology
We use the latest iteration of eFront funds technology to deliver dashboards, tailored reports and access to important data. Critically, we can integrate with your systems making processes more seamless.
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A bespoke approach
We build a dedicated team around your specific requirements and jurisdictions to deliver structuring and administration services according to your needs.
We are experts at establishing single or multi-jurisdictional real estate structures incorporating different styles and types of entities, including listed and regulated funds, SPVs, companies, partnerships and unit trusts.
With our legal expertise, global reach and technical know-how we can help you launch large and complex structures across multiple jurisdictions. We act as one business across those locations, ensuring a seamless approach.
We can with you and your advisors to select the most appropriate jurisdiction for your structure, liaising with regulators where required to ensure an efficient launch.
We provide a full suite of real estate administration services throughout the fund lifecycle, including SPV administration, company secretarial, provision of directors and registered office.
Our accounting teams not only provide day-to-day fund accounting for real estate structures but are able to make all the necessary calculations of net asset value for your funds.
In addition, we will prepare fund reporting and financial statements in accordance with appropriate accounting standards.
Our company secretaries maintain statutory registers, books and records of the company, making statutory filings where required.
We also provide assistance to the board of an entity by organising AGMs, convening board meetings, producing board packs, recording decisions, assisting directors on corporate governance matters.
We provide directors and trustees to investment structures.
- Provision of responsible officer
- Annual review of investor status and legal entity status
- Prepare and file annual reports for each legal entity
- Provide support in completing and responding to requests for self-certification of the FATCA/CRS status of each legal entity
- FATCA/CRS GIIN registrations.
- Proceeds of Crime (PoC) appointments.
- XML file generation to submit FATCA/CRS reporting.
- FATCA/CRS audits
We understand how critical it is for your investors or JV partners to have as positive an experience as possible from the very start of your relationship. Our investor services team provide all the necessary onboarding, including anti-money laundering and know-your-customer checks.
Beyond this, we can prepare and provide investor reports and statements through our technology platform, eFront, and ensure that distributions are made on time.
The complex regulatory landscape for global funds can be challenging for real estate managers to oversee themselves. Our specialist funds teams monitor all local, regional and global changes ensuring that your entities remain compliant.
A consensual workout is likely to provide the lenders with flexibility for a future exit to enable the best realisation of the asset.
Our services include
- Procurement of an independent third-party adviser
- Day-to-day administration of all asset holding entities
- Provision or procurement of directors
- Provision of all accounting services and other ancillary requirements
Our services include:
- Realisation strategy assessment / selection
- Preparation of draft realisation strategy
- Cashflow forecasts for the hold period
- Assistance in selection of appropriate property agents and other advisers through formal tender process
- Support in the assessment of appropriate marketing periods and approach
- Determination of funding requirements
- Insurance procurement
- Management and oversight of building and property management issues
- Management of the debt facility liaising
- Ultimate disposal of the asset in accordance with the agreed strategy
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