River Road is a commercial real estate investment firm focused on value oriented acquisition and development throughout the Southeastern United States. The company provides wealth stewardship and capital growth opportunities for its investor partners leveraging an extensive history of investment and capital markets experience.
We believe appropriate risk adjusted returns are driven by thoughtful analysis of real estate cycles, demographic trends and broader economic conditions. Our goal is an investment profile that simultaneously enhances return potential and limits downside risk.
in real estate acquisition, development and operating experience.
in commercial real estate advisory experience consisting of mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt.
in capital markets experience in a wide range of asset classes.
River Road provides accredited and institutional investors value oriented real estate investment opportunities alongside a tenured team.
If you would like to discuss your investment objectives with a River Road team member, please reach out via the form on our contact page.
Brian is the Founder of River Road. Brian has 20+ years of real estate investment and capital markets experience. As an Operating Principal, Brian has invested in over $100 Million in Commercial Real Estate and as a banker has advised on over $1 Billion in Commercial Real Estate transactions consisting of mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), equity and debt.
Prior to becoming a principal in multiple real estate operating companies, Brian was a Director in Ernst & Young’s (“EY”) Real Estate Investment Banking practice executing capital raises and M&A for real estate operating companies across the US. Additionally, Brian managed relationships with investors including pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, private equity firms, family offices and other institutional capital managers, both domestic and international.
Prior to EY, Brian was an Associate with Bank of America in the Global Leveraged Finance Group where he originated syndicated loans and high-yield bonds for public and private clients with a focus on the industrial and healthcare industries. Brian executed over $30 Billion in leveraged finance deal volume.
Prior to the Leveraged Finance Group, Brian was a VP with Bank of America’s Commercial Real Estate Group. Brian spent the early part of his career with Vision Bank and SouthTrust/Wells Fargo in Corporate and Commercial Real Estate banking.
Brian earned a BS degree in Finance from Auburn University graduating Magna Cum Laude and an MBA from Emory University.
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