Experience Behind Every Conversation.
Helios1 Capital brings together decades of experience across mortgage lending, capital markets, structured finance, and real estate.
That experience matters, but so does how we use it. For us, that means asking better questions, staying close to the borrower, and keeping conversations clear—even when they start to get complicated.
The Story Behind Helios1
Real estate financing is built on numbers, but the relationship behind the deal still matters.
Helios1 Capital works with investors and builders who want more than a transaction. They want people on the other side who understand the market, understand capital, and can have a direct conversation about what they are trying to accomplish.
The team’s background comes from Wall Street, mortgage markets, structured finance, and institutional capital. Helios1 brings that experience into a more personal lending environment, where the borrower, the opportunity, and the relationship all matter.
Bridging Wall Street credit discipline with entrepreneurial borrower needs.
Principles That Shape How We Lend
Those principles have shaped how Helios1 Capital wants to grow and how the team works with borrowers today.
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Execution
Responsive, dependable closings backed by certainty of capital and clear milestone tracking.
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Transparency
No unexpected changes or hidden conditions. We discuss the real economics upfront from day one.
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Trust
Direct communication with senior decision-makers who know credit and evaluate risk realistically.
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Lasting Relationships
Partnerships that continue beyond one transaction as your portfolio and projects expand.
The People Behind Helios1.
Decades of leadership on institutional trading desks and structured finance desks, brought directly to private real estate borrowers.
Rishi Sangal
Rishi Sangal brings more than 20 years of Wall Street experience across fixed income trading and mortgage capital markets.
His career includes leadership in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trading at BNP Paribas, along with roles at BlackRock, RBS, Performance Trust, and Odeon.
That background gave him a close view of how credit is evaluated, how risk is priced, and how capital moves through different market environments.
At Helios1 Capital, Rishi brings that experience into real estate financing, working directly with borrowers and applying institutional market knowledge to individual transactions.
Thomas Carey, CFA
Thomas Carey brings more than 25 years of experience across capital markets, structured finance, investor relations, and business development.
His career has included senior roles at Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, and Société Générale, with deep experience across mortgage-backed securities, structured products, institutional capital, and alternative credit.
At Helios1 Capital, Tom works with real estate investors, developers, and strategic partners across acquisitions, refinances, rental portfolios, renovations, and new construction.
His role combines financial experience with something equally important: staying close to the borrower, understanding the objective, and helping keep the conversation clear from start to finish.
Experience Matters.
So Does the Relationship.
Real estate financing is never just a transaction. It is an ongoing relationship built on direct access, strategic clarity, and dependable capital as your portfolio expands.
Markets & Projects Evolve
Markets change. Projects change. Borrowers grow from one transaction to the next. Your financing partner must have the sophistication to evolve alongside your business plan.
Direct Senior Access
What should remain consistent is having people you can speak with directly, ask tough questions to, and receive decisive guidance from from term sheet to closing.
Built for the Next Opportunity
We take pride in being the capital partner our borrowers and brokers return to when the next opportunity comes up—delivering reliability deal after deal.
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