Chinmay Bhatt

Chinmay Bhatt is a managing director based in Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for leading debt and equity advisory efforts for institutional clients across the U.S. He has significant experience helping clients on-board strategic programmatic and platform capital. With a unique background in joint venture equity and structured capital, he brings a differentiated perspective to solving complex capital stack needs.

Prior to joining the firm, he served as senior managing director at Berkadia, where he co-founded and led the JV Equity and Structured Capital Group. Over the course of six years, he built and managed a 10-person team that became the national leader in equity advisory for the living sectors, successfully closing more than 130 transactions totaling over $7 billion in capitalization. The team was known for its deep connectivity across the capital markets and its ability to execute complex joint venture, preferred equity, and platform capital transactions. Notably, the group established unique access to both domestic and international capital, having successfully completed multiple joint venture deals with first-time equity partners from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. This global reach and creative structuring expertise positioned the team as a market leading advisor for institutional clients seeking tailored equity solutions.

Earlier in his career, he was a co-founder of Central Park Capital Partners, alongside current partners Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick. The company was acquired by Berkadia in 2019, forming the foundation of the nationally recognized JV Equity and Structured Capital platform. Prior to this, he was a real estate investment professional at a large private equity firm in Dubai, UAE and began his career in the Investment Banking Division at JPMorgan in New York. 

Chinmay received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill (graduated with Distinction & Highest Honors) and his MBA from INSEAD (he studied at both the Singapore and France campuses). He has lived, worked and studied in India, Saudi Arabia, France, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Canada and the United States.