
Martin Kemeny
Finance Expert
Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
February 10, 2017
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.
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Managing Partner
Battery Alexander Partners
Vice President
Marcus & Millichap | Hanover Financial LLC
Management Consultant
ZS Associates
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor's Degree
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Case Studies
Industry Expertise
FinanceBankingPharmaceuticalsReal EstateBiotechnologySoftware Expertise
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointOther Expertise
AcquisitionsFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Investment ModelingPrivate EquityWork Experience
2016 - PRESENT
Managing Partner
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
2011 - 2016
Vice President
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
2004 - 2009
Management Consultant
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, Biotech
Other Experience

Publication
How to Understand and Appraise Private Real Estate Fund Investing
https://www.toptal.com/finance/real-estate/investing-in-real-estate-fund

Publication
Evaluating the Nature of Business Ethics in Practice
https://www.toptal.com/finance/freelance/nature-of-business-ethics

Publication
Considerations for Raising Your Own Private Equity Fund
https://www.toptal.com/finance/private-equity-consultants/private-equity-fund

Publication
Paying It Forward: Understanding Leveraged Buyouts
https://www.toptal.com/finance/private-equity-consultants/leveraged-buyout
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