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Rafael Serrano
Managing Director @ Safe Harbor Equiity

Rafael Serrano is the managing director of Safe Harbor Equity He has managed hundreds of transactions involving a variety of performing and non performing commercial and residential mortgage loans, defaulted debt instruments, and distressed real estate assets. From 2001 to 2005 Mr Serrano served as a business management and strategic consultant to British Aerospace Systems (BAE Systems, Inc with responsibilities throughout South America. Prior, he served as a Corporate National Accounts Manager with WorldCom, Inc. From 1992 to 1999 he was the founder and CEO of MTU a provider of commercial vehicle fleet servicing and maintenance. Throughout his professional career, Mr Serrano has been an active participant in the acquisition, development and reposition of residential and commercial real estate properties He attended Florida International University.

Past Speaking Events

  • Private Debt & Direct Lending Opportunities in 2021 hosted by FLAIA
    February 18, 2021
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Panel
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    Private Credit offers the potential for a strong alternative to traditional fixed income but it is important for investors to understand the different types of private credit–especially in uncertain times like now. In this panel, we will explore the various strategies and their opportunities and risks. We will focus on both the challenges and opportunities in this current pandemic environment...

    Speakers: Camilo Nino, Rafael Serrano, Rob Jafek, Danny Kattan, and Elena Gertsberg

  • Evaluating Distressed Debt in the Commercial Real Estate Arena
    July 28, 2020
    13:00 PM - 14:00 PM
    Webcast
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    The real estate sector and the traditional banking sector, as a result of regulation and capital requirements, consistently allow for market inefficiencies to be exploited and value to be extracted in distressed or non-performing real estate loans.

    Speakers: Rafael Serrano

  • Preparing for Opportunities During COVID-19 in Private Debt and Credit hosted by Oak Shore Capital
    April 22, 2020
    15:00 PM - 16:00 PM
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    Join us for a panel discussion on Preparing for Opportunities During COVID-19 in Private Debt and Credit, as we identify and discuss today's pressure points in private debt and credit due to the COVID-19 Pandemic that will lead to the opportunities of 2020 and beyond. Our expert panel will reflect on past crises and discuss how they are adjusting to today's new realities and preparing for tomorrow's opportunities. How are managers handling the increased uncertainty and risk? And where are the related opportunities?

    Speakers: Antonio Zuniga, Rafael Serrano, Michael Griffin, Matt Gilbert, and Dan Lee

  • Investment Opportunities & Working Capital Solutions in Time of Crisis hosted by BankUnited
    March 26, 2020
    14:00 PM - 15:00 PM
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    Join us for a panel on Investment Opportunities & Working Capital Solutions in Time of Crisis to learn from our expert panelists while they provide an overview of what they are seeing today as we are move through the early stages of the impact from COVID-19. Each of the panelists will have an opportunity to speak about their strategy, performance expectations and their teams while they discuss their observations surrounding today's current events. Each panelist will provide investors and asset class managers with insight into their thought processes around risk mitigation and potential opportunity coming out of the current environment. As the dust begins to settle in their respective niches, our experts that have a long track record in the following areas of Trade Finance, Distressed Asset Management, Merchant Cash Advance, Medical Receivable Litigation Finance will talk about how they are thinking about capturing the opportunities.

    Speakers: Shalako Wiener, Elliot Goldberg, Rafael Serrano, Michael Griffin, and Enrique Musi

About SAFE HARBOR EQUIITY

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Safe Harbor Equity is an opportunistic private equity firm that strategically acquires, originates, manages and repositions performing and nonperforming asset-backed real estate mortgages up to $20 million.

With a proven track record of success navigating the complexities of the distressed debt space, Safe Harbor Equity seeks to preserve investor capital while targeting IRR’s of 20% or higher by leveraging highly sophisticated, bleeding-edge analytical techniques, coupled with decades of collective experience, to provide its investors superior returns that are uncorrelated with market volatility.

Leveraging its extensive contacts in the secondary markets for residential and commercial real estate loans; the investment banking and private equity communities, and the commercial and residential real estate sectors in general, Safe Harbor Equity leverages its extensive network to source deals and seize upon unique opportunities wherever they may arise.