LEADERSHIP
Berah McSwain
CAPITAL MARKETS | MISSION DRIVEN CAPITAL
Berah McSwain sources both capital and off market opportunities for the SEP platform and their partners. He has 20+ years of real estate experience and capital markets expertise with a focus given to institutional capital and private equity for development and existing transactions.
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Prior to SEP, Berah founded and ran a boutique Real Estate Private Equity firm for athletes; sourcing and underwriting a $1 Billion + proprietary pipeline. Previous work includes underwriting institutional acquisitions/portfolios and valuations with the Arthur Andersen Real Estate Group and underwriting CMBS with the Wells Fargo Capital Markets Group. Mr. McSwain has a Masters in Business Administration from the Whitman School of Business at Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Hayward.
Zach Merck
CUSTOM LENDING | COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENT
Zach Merck leads the company’s operations. His focus on purpose-built credit facilities, acquisition underwriting for residential and commercial development, due diligence and sponsor -vetting serve as a primary focus to the SEP platform. He has over 20 years working exclusively with residential and commercial ground-up development, and property management through development sponsors, family offices, private equity and private client advisement.
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Zach also brings significant expertise in the areas of distressed assets and structured workouts. Prior to SEP, he was the Chief Operating Officer for Integrated Mountain Group, overseeing operations, company systems, property management, and property maintenance for over 2,000 residential doors. Past work with Castle Hill Partners and Leucadia National focused on capital restructure and acquisition of performing and non-performing assets over $2 Billion. Mr. Merck has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with emphasis in Finance and Accounting from Colorado State University.
David Kim
MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT | KOREAN EQUITY FUNDS
David Kim is a co-partner with Sovereign Equity Partners and President of Genesis Commercial Capital. David drives the SEP platform’s General Partnerships with Institutional Korean Equity Funds totaling over $1 Billion in current projects.
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David has 15+ years experience as a GP sponsor with more than $1.8 Billion of existing AUM in hospitality, multi-family and mixed-use assets with institutional partners and family offices. He also brings a significant institutional underwriting background mixed with expertise in managing private equity and foreign investment capital. Mr. Kim has a Juris Doctorate of Law from Loyola University Law School, and Masters of Science and Bachelors of Science in Neuro Anatomy at Queen’s University.
Noah Skinner
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | PROJECT PROCUREMENT
Noah Skinner has over 25 years’ experience cultivating collaborative relationships to drive deal-making, partnerships, and organization growth. His diverse background and experience encompass commercial real estate, hospitality development, entertainment and technology. Noah has held positions at Google, Caesars Entertainment, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Dreamworks and Six Senses Resorts and Spas. His industry knowledge covers advising on market trends, project investment strategies, risk management, project development logistics, operational leverage and improving business models to drive revenue.
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Noah’s passion for identifying and building market opportunities to create structured enterprise services is proven in his track record. He works directly with high-net worth individuals, institutional investors, development sponsors and corporate clients providing an invaluable service. He’s skilled in sourcing off market relationships, client acquisition and team leadership with a trusted client network spanning three decades. Noah is a board member of the West Marin Little League Association in Marin County California.
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SEP will be adding a new member to the roster.
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Our Partners
SEP’s Advisory Team has expertise from Structured Workouts to Capital Structure & Strategy.
Advisory Team
Karen Mayes
Director of Structured Transactions, Credit Resolution & Equity Syndication at Summit Investments. Karen has served as a trusted advisor with expertise covering a wide range of disciplines both institutional and financial which include real estate, investment fund syndication, capital markets, debt placement, start-up operations, development and redeveloped commercial properties.
Primary focus on opportunistic or value added investing achieved through a systematic approach to acquiring undervalued or mismanaged assets and creating value through repositioning, repurposing and/or recapitalization.
William “Bill” Witlow
Bill is a strategic advisor for SEP’s capital markets services and has a broad spectrum of real estate expertise including finance, organizational structure and strategy, asset and property management, and development and leasing.
During his real estate career, Bill held senior positions at Venture Corporation, Savills Studley, Arthur Andersen and Aetna Realty Investors (currently UBS Realty Investors). Bill has provided capital markets and strategic direction on projects and portfolios valued in excess of $6 billion. Bill earned a Masters of Management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Illinois.