Nelson Hioe
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Mr. Hioe co-founded Raith Capital Partners in February 2012. He serves as a Managing Partner, and is on the Investment, Allocation and Valuation Committees. Prior to forming Raith, Mr. Hioe was a Managing Director at Rialto Capital Management, which he joined in 2009. While at Rialto, he was involved in the Firm’s acquisitions effort for whole loan portfolios, distressed assets, and securities. In the distressed loan space, these transactions included acquisitions of $5 billion of nonperforming loans from the FDIC and various financial institutions. Mr. Hioe was instrumental in the development of Rialto’s securities investing business, which helped to establish the firm as a significant B-piece investor. Prior to Rialto, Mr. Hioe worked at The Blackstone Group in the firm’s real estate private equity fund, focusing on real estate investments in several property types. He was involved in the acquisition of Equity Office Properties and Hilton Hotels. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Hioe worked in affordable housing finance at The Community Builders, and as a strategy consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
Mr. Hioe received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is a former member of the Board of Governors of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC).