Noam Franklin, Managing Director ‑ Head of Eastern U.S., JV Equity & Structured Capital, Berkadia

Noam Franklin is Managing Director and Head of Eastern US for Berkadia’s JV Equity & Structured Capital. Based in South Florida, the team focuses on raising equity and structured capital from domestic and international qualified capital sources. Since launching in 2019, the team has capitalized over $6 billion across more than 110 property transactions, which comprises of over 23,000 multifamily/build-for-rent units and student housing beds across 22 states.

Prior to joining Berkadia, Mr. Franklin was the Founder and Managing Principal of a boutique capital advisory firm, Central Park Capital Partners. Central Park Capital Partners was officially acquired by Berkadia in 2019.

Before moving to the United States, Noam spent seven years living in the United Arab Emirates working for some of the leading real estate institutions in Abu Dhabi and he maintains strong relationships to a wide spectrum of institutional capital in the region. Mr. Franklin completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario before earning a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University.

Chinmay Bhatt, Senior Managing Director, JV Equity & Structured Capital, Berkadia

Chinmay Bhatt is Senior Managing Director and founding member of Berkadia’s JV Equity & Structured Capital in New York. He focuses on raising equity and structured capital from domestic and international qualified capital sources. Since launching in 2019, he has assisted in the capitalization of over $6 billion across more than 110 property transactions, which comprises of over 23,000 multifamily/build-for-rent units and student housing beds across 22 states.

Prior to joining Berkadia, Chinmay was an Investment Banker & Private Equity Investment Professional and worked in New York and Dubai. Chinmay earned his MBA at INSEAD and his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has lived & worked in the United States, Canada, France, UAE (Dubai), India and Singapore.