Meet our Senior Managment.
(We’ll also meet you for dinner.)
We’ll meet your needs.
Yair Tilson
Founder & CEO
Yair Tilson founded Kay Finance in 2013, and within a decade established offices in New York, Tel Aviv, and South Africa.
Yair began his career at the top, as a loan originator at Greystone, the number-one ranked Federal Housing Administration multifamily and healthcare financial lender in the U.S. He first ventured into the real-estate industry as an onsite manager for the Ramot Group, one of the largest property management companies in Israel.
As CEO, Yair works with high-profile sponsors across the United States and has successfully transacted over $3.5B of debt and equity placement. Most noteworthy, though, he also successfully negotiates healthy breakfast choices with his daughters each morning.
Yair holds a B.A. in communications and an M.B.A. in international business and diplomacy from the Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya.
Email: yair@kayfinance.com
Rikki Jack
Managing Director, Kay Finance, South Africa
Rikki’s real estate career began at a Cape Town-based firm where he sold turnkey buy-to-rent single-family residential properties across the U.S. He swiftly climbed to a partnership position as the group opened a new division to syndicate medical office buildings in Georgia, USA. From there Rikki branched out to multifamily apartment syndications, enthralled by the sector's massive liquidity, its many avenues to add value to an asset, and its various debt options.
Rikki was responsible for sourcing deal flow and facilitating due diligence on multiple projects for multifamily investment companies, totaling more than $300M. In 2019, he formed his own business, Creative Real Estate, an acquisitions and asset management advisory firm in the multifamily and medical-office sector.
Daniel Rawson
Managing Director, Kay Finance, New York
Daniel supervises the transactions at Kay Finance’s New York office. With a 10+ year track record of success in structuring and underwriting complex capital stacks for real estate owners and developers, Daniel originates new business for Kay Finance, reviews incoming loan requests, and strategizes the optimal approach to structuring the debt and equity of each deal.
His extensive experience includes underwriting over $1.5 billion of transactions and assessing their viability for credit committee review, preparing credit memos for committee approval, and sourcing, negotiating, and structuring the financing for commercial real estate projects. An avid sports fan, when Daniel is not processing a deal he is likely watching or playing basketball, football, or baseball.
Daniel received his B.B.A. from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College.
Eitan Rozenberg
Managing Director, Debt Originations
Eitan is responsible for deal origination and placement, specializing in both the debt and equity side of the capital stack. He maintains a thorough vetting process with prospective clients, underwriting each deal to the highest standard. With his expansive network of banking relationships, Eitan quickly ascertains a select group of lenders for each project, ensuring a smooth and efficient closing. Currently, Eitan has analyzed and underwritten in excess of $1B of commercial real estate.
Eitan graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Honors program at the Sy Syms School of Business, with a focus on Real Estate Finance. He enjoys spending the weekend with his wife and two daughters, while also being an active member on his local community board.
Email: eitan@kayfinance.com
