Colin Martin's path into private capital didn't start on a trading desk — it started on job sites, working alongside his father and uncles in the family construction business. That early, hands-on exposure to how projects actually get built taught him a lesson that still shapes every deal he touches: capital only matters if it's structured around real execution.

Looking to create broader opportunity for his family, Colin made the pivot into finance — beginning in structured settlements and capital raising before moving into residential and commercial lending. Over the past five years, he's focused on the back end of the business as well, acquiring notes on the secondary market and building a deep bench of relationships with private investors, developers, and capital partners across real estate, private equity, and venture opportunities.

That combination an operator's instinct for what a deal actually takes to execute, paired with a real network of capital behind him — is what Colin brings to E2A Group, where he helps structure and place capital across real estate, private credit, and operating-business transactions.