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Martin Kemeny

Verified Expert in Finance

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.

Investment Analysis Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Commercial Real Estate Real Estate Private Equity Private Equity Consultant Fundraising Market Research

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

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