Grant
Rising

Current Company:

The Rising Group

Title:

Principal

Education (SMU specific):

BBA Finance and real estate concentration

Career Background:

I worked at RetailUnion for the first seven years of my career, primarily focused on national expansion of brands like H&M, Amazon, Purple Mattress, and Bath & Body Works. In 2022, I started The Rising Group and partnered with Belfort Assets, where I also serve as a Director.

What am I doing – describe your current role and objectives:

Work is focused in three main categories: capital markets, investments and brokerage. The capital markets business is currently helping to raise money for several multifamily, IRF hospital, and STNL projects around the Southwest through a partnership with Cross Development. We also raise money for retail investments through a partnership with 90Ten. The investments business recently closed on a $35mm recapitalization and investment in an existing homebuilder here in Texas. The brokerage business is focused on tenant rep for national brands such as Pet Supplies Plus and Bath & Body Works.

Connections trying to make:

Just trying to meet and learn from new people that work in real estate / finance.