Publication
Paying It Forward: Understanding Leveraged Buyouts
https://www.toptal.com/management-consultants/private-equity-consultants/leveraged-buyout
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Martin Kemeny
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
San Francisco, CA, United States
Toptal member since April 10, 2017
Bio
Martin is a real estate private equity executive and ex-management consultant. He has completed more than $200 million in real estate projects and advised Fortune 500 companies on a range of commercial issues. As a freelancer, he has completed assignments related to real estate funds, investments, and startups. When not freelancing, he is working on Battery Alexander Realty Capital—a lending platform focused on real estate development investment.
Career Highlights
Managing Partner
Battery Alexander Partners
Vice President
Marcus & Millichap | Hanover Financial LLC
Management Consultant
ZS Associates
Education Highlights
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor's Degree
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Case Studies
Fundraising Analysis and Materials
FundraisingPrivate EquityCommercial Real EstateReal Estate
Industrial Value-Add Fund Analysis
FundraisingBanking & FinanceIndustrial Value-add
Medical Office Market Research
Market ResearchStatistics
Industry Expertise
- Finance
- Banking
- Pharmaceuticals
- Real Estate
- Biotechnology
Software Expertise
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Other Expertise
- Acquisitions
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Investment Modeling
- Private Equity
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2016 - PRESENT
Battery Alexander Partners
- Managed and set overall strategy for the firm; including setting investment criteria, negotiating real estate loans, and raising capital to provide loan funds from third parties.
- Identified, analyzed, and completed real estate investments.
- Provided advisory services to select clients. (Example assignments include raising equity for a multifamily development fund, rebalancing a family office's real estate portfolio, and analyzing value-add investments for a private equity firm).
- Managed and motivated Battery Alexander employees and contractors.
Focus areas: Advisory, Real Estate
Vice President
2011 - 2016
Marcus & Millichap | Hanover Financial LLC
- Sourced, negotiated, and closed $200 million in real estate investments.
- Managed an existing portfolio of investments, partnering with CEOs and senior staff of entities in which we had invested.
- Managed companies' outside and inside legal counsel, consultants, and other third party vendors.
- Led the internal staff to accomplish investment and asset management goals. This role included high-level management and review of ongoing project reporting and analysis, identification of asset management issues, and resolution of those issues with the senior management teams of our operating companies.
- Assisted in board-level reporting of results and business planning.
Focus areas: Strategy, Corporate, Acquisitions, Investing, Real Estate
Management Consultant
2004 - 2009
ZS Associates
- Led consulting engagements with Fortune 500 companies in the medical industry.
- Completed projects focused on sales, marketing, and commercial operations—leading teams of 2-4 consultants.
- Interfaced with senior client staff—delivering results of our work and analysis.
- Reorganized the 200 person commercial operations team (included sales, marketing, sales operations, and clinical support team) of a medical device manufacturer—allowing them to keep pace with a growing competitor.
- Completed sales force sizing and deployment planning for a pharmaceutical sales team, boosting sales by 15% year over year.
- Completed the launch plan and situation analysis for a new blockbuster biotech product, laying the groundwork for its launch and follow on R&D investment.
- Redesigned the forecast and FP&A models for a $500 million/year biotech product; working with a diverse team to collect data and qualitative inputs to drive assumptions and improve model accuracy.
Focus areas: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Forecasting, Sales Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Biotechnology
Other Experience
Publication
Evaluating the Nature of Business Ethics in Practice
https://www.toptal.com/management-consultants/financial-consultants/nature-of-business-ethics
Publication
How to Understand and Appraise Private Real Estate Fund Investing
https://www.toptal.com/management-consultants/real-estate/investing-in-real-estate-fund
Publication
Considerations for Raising Your Own Private Equity Fund
https://www.toptal.com/management-consultants/private-equity-consultants/private-equity-fund
Education
2009 - 2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA, USA
2000 - 2004
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI, USA
Skills
Finance
Private Equity, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Forecasting, Fundraising, Market Research
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
Industry Expertise
Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Pharmaceuticals
Geographic Expertise
United States
Data & Analysis Software
Microsoft Access
Other
Acquisitions, Partnerships, Loans, Excel Modeling, Investment Modeling, Investment Analysis, Business Strategy, Finance, Private Equity Consultant, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Advisory, Investing, Corporate, Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Industrial Value-add, Statistics, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Life Science
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