2020年3月4日

通過Shortlink Meridian Capital首席執行官Ralph Herzka和credit fi前首席執行官Ely Razin分享(圖片來源:Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images;據the real Deal網站了解到，最近倒閉的房地產數據公司creditfi的創始人伊利·拉辛將加入Meridian資本集團，成為這家經紀公司的首位首席創新官。該公司表示，在新的職位上，Razin將負責擴展Meridian的數字和分析戰略。在許多房地產公司都在尋找技術優勢的時候，這將意味著在Meridian現有的數據集和技術堆棧的基礎上，為經紀人和客戶創建專有產品。Meridian在一份聲明中表示，Razin是在其戰略增長的“關鍵點”加入該公司的。去年，該公司在全國安排了400億美元的商業房地產債務。根據TRD最近對i-sales公司的排名，該公司成立於2015年的紐約投資銷售團隊去年完成了12.5億美元的交易。2018年，Meridian還成立了零售租賃部門。Meridian總裁尤尼•古德曼(Yoni Goodman)表示，Razin將通過專注於從通信到自動化等各個方麵的創新，在為公司經紀人和客戶實現價值最大化方麵發揮關鍵作用。“Meridian致力於通過提供更好的市場信息、貸款人信息和客戶信息，為我們的經紀人提供令人難以置信的支持。 And the process through which we support our brokers is what we’re determined to innovate around,” he said. “Ely is added muscle and leadership to our bench of people who can think of such things and implement such things.” Last year Meridian tapped former Silverstein Properties executive Sandy Jacalow as chief information officer, and its brokerage hires have paid dividends in a tough climate for investment sales. Meridian’s sales volume rose by 14 percent in 2019 to $1.25 billion, according to TRD’s ranking. Bolstered by recent hires, including Amit Doshi and Adam Hess, that volume put Meridian at No. 7 on TRD’s list. A former Thomson Reuters executive, Razin founded CrediFi in 2013 and led the Tel Aviv and New York-based startup until its closure in December. CrediFi raised $29 million from investors, including $6 million in a January 2019 round from investors Liberty Technology Venture Capital II, Maverick Ventures Israel and Japanese real estate investor Mitsui Fudosan. In a statement, Razin said he was drawn to Meridian to help fuel growth by expanding its tech stack. Doing so, he said, is key “at a time of such innovation and change in the dynamics of the commercial real estate industry.” It’s also a competitive time. CrediFi closed after talks to sell the company to Moody’s fell through. In the months prior, the company had let go a chunk of its staff. In January, however, mortgage data firm Actovia struck a deal to buy CrediFi, a former competitor, for an undisclosed amount. At the time, Razin told TRD that a “key driver” behind the deal was Actovia’s ability to keep CrediFi’s business intact and continue working with its clients. — Reporting by David Jeans