FINANCING INSTRUMENTS

Practice Area

Our team brings decades of experience in prime finance, public finance and municipal bonds, real estate finance, trade finance, and syndicated and leveraged loans.

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SEDA Experts financing instruments practice expertise covers a variety of different finance activities using different financing instruments as listed below.

EXPERTISE

Prime Finance

Prime finance is a critical service for institutional clients, as it provides them with the infrastructure, financing, and services necessary to support the unique needs of hedge funds and other large investors in managing and scaling their investment activities, and to execute sophisticated trading strategies. Our experts throughout their senior careers supported the various aspects of prime finance activity and services such as securities lending, margin lending, collateral management, custody, clearing and settlement, prime brokerage, risk management among other.

Public Finance and Municipal Bonds

Trade Finance

Real Estate Finance

Syndicated Loans and Leverage Finance

RELATED EXPERTS

Richard A. Marin

Bio

Managing Director

Richard Marin as a former finance senior executive with over 40 years of investment banking industry experience, and as a former clinical professor at Cornell University is a world class testifying expert in asset management, alternative investments, private equity investments, securities lending, retirement and pensions, and real estate / project financing.

Former

Bear Stearns Asset Management - Chairman and CEO Chairman and CEO

Deutsche Asset Management - Chairman and CEO Chairman and CEO

Expertise

Asset Management, Alternative Investments, Private Equity Investments, Securities Lending, Retirement and Pension, ERISA Funds Investment Standards, Real Estate / Project Financing

Peter U. Vinella, Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director, Advisor to the Board

Peter U. Vinella has more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry as a consultant and an executive with leading financial institutions. Mr. Vinella has extensive testifying experience acting as an expert for both plaintiff and defendant, involving more than 25 matters and including seven cases with more than $1 billion at stake.

Former

Berkeley Research Group - Managing director

Wilmington Trust Conduit Services, LLC - President and CEO

Expertise

Trading and Investments, Risk Management, Operations, FinTech and Project Management, Quantitative Analysis, Custody, Trust, and Fund Administration, Repo and Securities Lending

Lisa Robins

Bio

Managing Director

Lisa Robins is a Senior Executive and Board Director, recognized globally for her deep experience and expertise in transaction banking and trade finance. In recent years, she was based in Asia (separately Hong Kong, China, and Singapore) where she effectively led organizations with diverse teams focused on developing technology, digitization, and risk management.

Former

Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) - Head of Global Transaction Banking

Deutsche Bank - Managing Director, Head of Asia Transaction Banking

Expertise

Transaction Banking, Trade Finance, International Banking, Risk Management

Peter Selman

Bio

Managing Partner

Peter Selman, as the former Head of Global Equities at Deutsche Bank, and the Co-head of Global Equity Trading at Goldman Sachs, is a world-class expert in all aspects of equity products including cash equities, OTC options, listed derivatives, equity valuation, securities lending and prime finance, ETFs and structured products.

Former

Deutsche Bank - Global Head of Equity

Goldman Sachs - Co-Head of Global Equity Trading

Expertise

Cash and Derivatives Equity, Equity Valuation, Exchanges, Indices, OTC and Listed Derivatives, Prime Finance, Structured Products and Annuities

R. Bram Smith

Bio

Managing Director

Thanks to 40 years of experience in the US corporate loan market, both as the Executive Director of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) and senior executive in three leading financial institutions such as Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley, and Bankers Trust, Bram Smith is a world-class expert in loan syndications, sales and trading, and capital markets.

Former

LSTA - Executive Director

Bear Stearns - Senior Managing Director

Expertise

Loan Syndications and Distribution, Loan Sales & Trading, Leveraged Loans Transactions, Loan Capital Markets, Debt Underwriting

Blake Mather

Bio

Managing Director

Blake Mather, as a Partner and former Head of Bank Loan Sales, and Co-Head of High Yield and Distressed Sales at Goldman Sachs, is an expert in capital markets across multiple fixed-income products, including high-yield debt, loans, and distressed assets, as well as valuation and pricing across the capital structure.

Former

Goldman Sachs - Head of Bank Loan Sales

Goldman Sachs - Co-Head High Yield and Distressed Sales

Expertise

High Yield and Distressed Debt, Performing and Non-performing Leveraged Loans, Leveraged Finance Syndication, Corporate Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, Illiquid Securities, Credit Analysis

Mark J. Buono

Bio

Managing Director

Mark Buono is a CMBS and CRE industry pioneer. He is a former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs where he held various roles in the commercial real estate business for 20 years, and a Managing Director and CRE Portfolio Manager at the Global Atlantic Financial Group. He is an expert in CMBS, CRE CDOs, and REITs, CRE Portfolio Management, and Risk Management.

Former

Goldman Sachs - Managing Director, Special Asset Group

Freddie Mac - Vice President, Mortgage Trading

Expertise

CMBS, CRE CDOs, and REITs, Commercial Real Estate Lending, CRE Portfolio Management, CRE Portfolio Risk Management

Ian Mote

Bio

Managing Director

Ian Mote has over a quarter-century of expertise in international finance and banking, with a focus on Structured Trade and Commodity Finance, treasury management, and trade finance within global markets. Ian spent 20 years working with Standard Chartered Bank, where his career included significant roles in Europe, the Middle East, and Greater China.

Former

Standard Chartered Bank (China) - Executive Director, Head of Multinational Corporates

Senior Credit Officer, Commodities & Trade Finance

Executive Director, Head of Commodity Traders & Agribusiness

Expertise

International Finance and Banking Trade Finance and Commodities Treasury, Compliance, and Corporate Finance Liquidity and Working Capital solutions. Risk Management

Arthur Miller

Bio

Managing Director

Arthur Miller has over 43 years of experience in public finance and municipal bonds serving as Managing Director and Co-Head of Public Finance Strategies & Analytics Groups at Goldman Sachs. He covered leading roles at industry organizations including Vice Chair and Member of the Board of Directors at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. He currently acts as an Arbitrator at FINRA.

Former

Goldman Sachs - Managing Director, Co-Head, Public Finance Strategies & Analytics Groups

Expertise

Municipal Securities, Tax Policy, Public Finance, Fixed Income

Kurtis S. Plumer

Bio

Managing Director

Kurtis S. Plumer is a seasoned leveraged finance executive with over 30 years of experience in bankruptcy, restructuring and workouts. He has a deep expertise in managing investments across various asset classes, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed debt and structured products. His career spans roles in credit portfolio management, distressed investing, and restructuring.

Former

WhiteStar Asset Management – Managing Director Head of Restructuring and Workout

Highland Capital Management – Partner Portfolio Manager

Expertise

Restructuring Workout Private Credit CLOs High Yield Bonds Leveraged Loans Asset Management

PRACTICES

ALGORITHMIC AND ELECTRONIC TRADING

ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & ESG

ENERGY AND COMMODITIES

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, PRIVATE EQUITY AND CORPORATE FINANCE

SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVES

ALTERNATIVE ASSET CLASSES AND INVESTMENTS

ASSET SERVICING AND STRUCTURED FINANCE

CRYPTO, DIGITAL ASSETS AND BLOCKCHAIN