Transactions Manager at UK Real Estate Investment Firm

Transactions Manager at UK Real Estate Investment Firm

Category

Real Estate / NPL

Salary

8-12 M ¥

Work Type

Permanent

Date

2008-08-22

Location

Tokyo

Ref.#

KCL20370

Company Description

Transactions Manager at UK Real Estate Investment Firm

*UK based real estate investment firm with strong focus on European and Asian markets, seeking dynamic professionals to help further growth of Japan operations

Responsibilities

*Responsible for supervising and overseeing all aspects of real estate acquisition/disposition process, including the

followings:

- Structuring, sourcing and arranging of debt financing for real estate acquisitions

- Negotiating terms and conditions of non-recourse loans and other kinds of debt financing with banks

- Reviewing, negotiating, and delivering of debt related documents, together with external legal counsels

- Implementing investment structures, ensuring compliance with tax, legal, and regulations, based on the research

done by external advisors and other teams (Legal, Finance and Compliance) in the company

- Co-ordinating due diligence activities, liaising with professional service providers, and reviewing the reports.

- Reviewing of an appraisal report prepared by an external valuer, ensuring the appropriateness of information

provided to the valuer, and the method used by the valuer

- Assisting external legal firms with the review of legal agreements and documents, and legal filings for

transactions (e.g. LOI, PSA, SPC related regulatory documents, closing documents)

- Establishing legal entities and SPCs

- Liaising with and assisting the Finance department in relation to the execution of approved derivative

instruments (including interest rate hedging)

- Coordinating debt and equity funding process, including provision of guarantees, in conjunction with the

company’s Controller, Legal counsel, and external professional advisers, where appropriate

- Coordinating the delivery and execution of investment transactions to between the Asset Management team and

the Finance team and the Compliance team

- Liaising with Asset Management, Finance & Compliance and Company Secretarial on an on-going basis to

ensure ongoing management of investment structures in accordance with tax and legal advice, compliance with

loan covenants and compliance with rules and regulations of local jurisdictions from a tax, financial and legal

perspective.

- Monitoring internal deal checklists and sign-offs

*Supervise and mentor Underwriting, Financing and Closer staff in the department, and evaluate and improve their

performance

Requirements

*Over 5 years experience in Real Estate industry, and over 5 years experience in Real Estate transaction,
experienced in real estate financing, closing documentation and/or underwriting
*Equipped with knowledge of Japanese real estate tax, laws (esp, trust, and securitization) and regulations, Japanese
real estate trust fund and Japanese real estate tax and legal structures
*Management experience: both a project and a team
*Excellent written, presentation, leadership and client communication skills
*Familiarity with general legal documentation
*Takken license or a Real Estate Appraiser license holder is preferred
*Native level Japanese and advnaced level English

Additional Notes

* Reason for opening: Replacement

* Remuneration: 8 to 12 Million Yen

* Benefits: Social Insurance, Commutation Allowance
* Holidays: Paid Holidays