Sean Murray

Managing Director – EMEA

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As Managing Director – EMEA, Sean Murray is responsible for the strategic management of the Alternatives platform at SANNE which include Private Equity, Private Debt & Capital Markets, Real Estate and Hedge.

Prior to this role, Sean was Head of Fund Services for the EMEA region and joined SANNE from Orangefield in Luxembourg, where he was Managing Director and a member of the global alternative investments management board. He also sat on the board and management team of Vistra Luxembourg after Orangefield began a merger with Vistra Group in June 2016. Sean is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and has over 19 years of experience in the finance industry.

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Private Debt Fund Administration

We provide a specialist service, spanning multiple jurisdictions, supported by experienced people and industry-leading loan administration systems. Teams work exclusively on debt funds and underlying SPVs for many of the world’s leading asset managers. We ensure availability at all stages of the transaction execution period and have the experience to properly implement legal and tax advice. Our experience within debt funds include the following strategies:

Direct Lending and Commercial Loans

Funds may include senior loans, including bank debt such as VFNs and RCFs, direct lending and sponsorless debt, small-cap mezzanine and corporate loans. We also perform value added services to managers such as borrower KYC on direct loans.

Non-performing secured and unsecured loans

With a focus on transaction management and financial reporting, our team works with major NPL managers acquiring distressed CRE loans, residential mortgages and personal finance portfolios across Europe including management companies relating to the portfolios.

Real Estate Finance

Real estate loans including senior, stretch senior and mezzanine facilities. We also provide loan administration services including providing an outsourced portfolio reporting and covenant tracking service to asset managers.

Leveraged Loans

Large-cap and mid-market LBO deals across senior and subordinated debt tranches whether on a primary or secondary basis.

Infrastructure debt and project finance

Senior and mezzanine infrastructure debt and project finance including renewable energy and carbon credit orientated funds.

Structured credit and special situations

RMBS, CMBS, CDS, CLOs and other structured credit solutions.

Real Estate Corporate Administration Services

Our specialist Real Estate business has extensive experience in the administration and governance of trusts and companies holding property assets directly or indirectly. We have established, financed/refinanced, re-structured, purchased and disposed of property investments whilst adhering to strict transaction deadlines.

Portfolio Monitoring

SANNE offers clients both limited partnership interest and direct investment portfolio monitoring services, including details, bespoke drill down and performance reporting. The portfolio monitoring services include:

Tracking transactions for direct holdings at the portfolio company level
Tracking detailed fund activity on a granular level for Fund of Funds or institutional limited partners
Document investment structures
Tracking portfolio IRR’s
Tracking management and performance fees for underlying fund interests on a standalone and cumulative basis
Comparison of portfolio company budgeting and forecasting against results
Tracking of withholding tax

Private Equity Fund Administration

Our dedicated Private Equity focused fund administration business teams perform a full range of services, including fund establishment, regulatory applications, transaction management, administration, corporate governance and financial reporting. Our services include:

Fund structure implementation
Investor client due diligence checks
Launch, closings and equalisations
Domiciliation and provision of directors
Capital call / distribution activity
Deal process management
Cash management and Treasury services (link to ITS team)
Asset safeguards including safe custody and provision of bank signatories
Regulatory compliance
Compliance with local regulatory regimes
Assistance with AIFMD Risk and Portfolio monitoring
AIFMD Annex IV Reporting
Portfolio monitoring and reporting – Limited partnership interests and direct portfolios
Financial reporting
NAV and performance calculations
Waterfall and incentive allocation calculations
Investor reporting including ILPA reporting
FATCA/CRS reporting
Investor communications
Listed funds stock exchange continuing obligations

Depositary Services

Our dedicated Depositary team provides AIFMD compliant depositary services to private equity, debt, real estate and bespoke asset class fund managers from our offices in the Channel Islands, London and Luxembourg. Our specialist teams can deliver depositary services alongside our fund administration offering where policies and procedures will be dovetailed to avoid duplication of activity, ensuring the most efficient operation of the fund.

Areas of expertise include:

Safekeeping and verification of documentation and assets
Trustee / fund safe custody services
Maintenance of comprehensive asset registers
Operational oversight ensuring compliance with fund documents and applicable laws and regulations
Cash monitoring and document tracking
Regular document reconciliation and sub-custodian liaison

Colleagues

Martin Schnaier

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Law

Chief Commercial Officer

Dr. Pierre Weimerskirch

Managing Director, LIS – a SANNE company

Dr. Thomas Goergen

Managing Director, LIS – a SANNE company