J. Fostin Cotchen Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny

New York, Ny

Greater New York City Area

• Underwrote several developments in both urban and suburban locations across the U.S.• Performed due diligence for investors and developers on several acquisitions for development • Develop sophisticated financial models in Excel used to underwrite acquisitions

New York, New York

Land investor and developer with over $4.0 billion under management in the U.S. and Canada

New York, New York

Land investor and developer with over $4.0 billion under management in the U.S. and Canada• Manage all aspects of a $100 million JV with a large hedge fund partner to invest in opportunistic situations, including distressed properties and strategically located developments, with responsibilities including negotiation of the initial JV, underwriting acquisitions, analyzing properties in Excel, overseeing reporting, and handling all communications with hedge fund partner• Develop sophisticated financial models in Excel used to underwrite acquisitions and monitor projects for asset management purposes• Raised senior and mezzanine debt on 6 separate development projects in different regions across the U.S.• Assisted in negotiations and undertook analysis for $200 million JV with large hedge fund partner to invest in homebuilder JVs and helped underwrite potential transactions• Recruited, trained, and managed team of four analysts• Negotiated term sheets, modeled investor waterfalls, negotiated agreements, and ultimately closed three deals to raise $380 million in institutional capital in three funds• Managed 4 development projects from an asset management point of view, including evaluating potential exits, managing financing, and working with local teams across the U.S. to deliver high returns to investors• Assisted in negotiations on expansion of a JV to develop 30 hotels in underserved locations across Canada

New Haven, Connecticut

Stamford, Connecticut

Developer with $600 million in U.S. property (http://www.collins-llc.com/)• Developed detailed analytical models in Excel and Argus to assist with negotiations in transactions with private equity investors• Undertook analysis of New York City metro area portfolio of six properties and recommended strategy• Assisted with refinancing of two Connecticut properties and with raising capital for investments• Helped implement new accounting and property management system (Yardi), which streamlined asset management operations

Prague, Czech Republic

€140 million private equity fund - EPG GPI is part of the European Property Group (http://www.epg-gpi.eu) the developers and investors in the award-winning Palladium (€500 million) and Praha City Center (€80 million) projects in Prague.• Underwrote three distressed real estate investments in the U.S., which returned IRRs greater than 35%• Developed detailed analytical models in Excel to comprehensively analyze a wide range of real estate• Responsible for all valuation, due diligence, and viewing new investments for fund established with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on real estate investments in Europe, especially Central and Eastern Europe, Germany, Austria, Italy, and the U.K.• Oversaw reporting to management about investments and potential acquisitions• Extensive work with developers to improve the design, marketability, and financing of their projects• Performed financial analysis and due diligence on a wide range of assets, including real estate, forests/agricultural land, renewable energy investments, and private equity investments in firms

Bratislava, Slovakia

€200 million private equity fund - Bifrost is part of Breevast BV (http://www.breevast.nl/).At Bifrost, I was part of the fund's four-member management team. • Restructured real estate asset to more than double net income from €850k/year to €2M/year• Led sales effort that successfully generated offers equivalent to a 10x multiple on equity• Permitted mixed-use project, found buyer, and negotiated terms of sale, yielding 6x equity multiple for investors• Managed 15-person property & facility management team• Negotiated over 50 leases representing 30,000 m2 (323,000 sq.ft.) in English and Slovak• Accountable for all modeling and analysis, including valuation, return calculation, and due diligence• Worked on real estate transactions across Europe, especially Central & Eastern Europe and also Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, and Spain

Prague, Czech Republic

• Valued over €600M of property across the Czech Republic and Slovakia• Advised on numerous large real estate investment deals, including the sale of a share in Palác Flora (€100 million office and retail complex), Rudna Logistics Park (€90 million logistics complex), and the sale of Burzovní palác (€30 million office building), amongst other major deals• Organized and wrote research reports for entire Central and Eastern European region, including researching market trends, statistics analysis, and writing papers• Translated reports and correspondence frequently from Czech and Slovak

Prague, Czech Republic

Greater Chicago Area

Hong Kong

• Summarized market activities in eleven country markets overseen by the CEO, from South Korea to Australia, including digesting daily research from the regional analysts, further external research, and its daily analysis• Organized a major project to raise revenues with low-revenue clients, compiled reports analyzing employee-client relations and research library organization• Trained in research, sales, trading, and underwriting, including assisting the Equity Capital Markets team with presentations to clients across the region

Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: - Director of Real Estate Club, Organizing Committee and Board Member of Reaching Out MBA, Organizing Committee.

A.B. With Honors, Economics And Slavic Languages And Literature (Russian)

Activities and Societies: Chairman of Doc Films; radio show host at WHPK; member of CORSO; elected member of Maroon Key Society; volunteer.

Summer Study, Russian Language And Literature

Education record