Old Capital Lending is a commercial real estate capital advisory firm founded in 1998, headquartered in Colleyville, Texas, with an additional Dallas-Fort Worth office in Plano. The firm arranges debt and equity across the full capital stack for income-producing commercial real estate, sourcing capital from agencies, life insurance companies, conduits, hard money lenders and other specialty commercial capital providers. Advisory and consultation services cover acquisitions, refinancing and capital planning for real estate investors nationwide.
Top Capital Raising Advisors in Dallas, TX
Capital raising advisors in Dallas, TX ordered by mandate fit: the capital structures each firm actually places, the raise sizes it takes, and whether a principal runs the process. AI visibility is measured and shown for every firm. Debt financing, growth equity, real estate capital, refinancing.
We checked 8 firms that advertise capital raising work in Dallas, verified 8 against their own websites, and ordered the top 8 by mandate fit: the capital structures each firm actually places, the raise sizes it takes, and whether a principal runs the process. Measured AI search visibility is published beside every firm.
Many companies and sponsors raising capital in Dallas sit below the size where a national investment bank will run the process. That gap is where the firms on this page work.
Capital Raising Advisors in Dallas
Capital raising advisory in Dallas covers debt financing, growth equity, real estate capital, refinancing and balance sheet restructuring for private companies and sponsors. The firms below range from registered placement agents to principal-led corporate finance practices that prepare and run a raise without acting as the broker.
Check any advisor that will take a fee for placing securities on FINRA BrokerCheck before you sign an engagement letter.
How We Order This List
What sets the order, and what the measured score does and does not tell you
We reviewed 8 firms that advertise capital raising work in Dallas and ordered this list by mandate fit: the capital structures each firm actually places, the raise sizes it takes, and how directly a principal works the engagement. That is why a registered placement agent and an independent principal-led practice can sit near each other here. The measured AI visibility figure sits alongside that judgment rather than replacing it, and it rewards firms that have been publishing longest, not the ones that fit a given raise best. No firm paid for its position on this page. ProCloser may have, or enter into, referral relationships with firms covered on this site; see our Advertiser Disclosure.
AI Visibility Score
The share of AI answers naming each firm when we ask 10 capital raising questions about Dallas across Google AI Mode and ChatGPT (20 answers, September 2026). It measures published reach, so long-established platforms score highest and a newer independent practice scores low even when the mandate fit is strong.
Review Score
Aggregate ratings across Google and the ProCloser.ai verified review system. Firms working under confidentiality on a small number of raises often carry no public reviews at all, and we show that as "No reviews yet" rather than penalizing it.
Mandate Fit
What each firm actually places: debt, equity, real estate capital or structured solutions, the raise sizes it takes, and whether a principal runs the process. This is our judgment, informed by each firm's own published record, and it is what sets the order above.
Top 8 Capital Raising Advisors in Dallas, TX
Northmarq is a national commercial real estate capital markets firm that traces its roots to a 1960s financing business. Its Dallas office, at 8343 Douglas Avenue, provides debt and equity placement, investment sales and development-focused advisory across retail, multifamily, healthcare and industrial properties, along with direct Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA/HUD agency lending, land development capital markets guidance, 1031 exchanges and sale-leasebacks.
Newmark is a global commercial real estate advisory firm founded in 1929 and headquartered in New York City. Its Dallas office, at 2601 Olive Street, covers capital markets services including multifamily capital markets and debt, equity and structured finance placement, alongside tenant representation, corporate advisory, strategic planning and valuation and advisory services for financial services and high-growth companies across North Texas.
Berkadia is a commercial real estate finance company formed as a joint venture between Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies Financial Group, headquartered in New York with a Dallas office at 5960 Berkshire Lane. The Dallas team provides mortgage banking and investment sales services, arranging tailored real estate financing solutions and executing investment sales transactions across multifamily, office, industrial and retail properties throughout the North Texas market.
Terrydale Capital is a commercial real estate lending and capital advisory firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with a team bringing more than 60 years of combined real estate experience. The firm arranges debt across multiple structures, including bridge, construction, hard money, land, multifamily, industrial, retail and self-storage financing, and provides advisory and consultation services covering acquisition due diligence, capital planning, loan package valuation and financial modeling for complex financing scenarios.
Stephens Inc. is a privately held, family-owned investment bank founded in 1933, with a Dallas office at 300 Crescent Court. The Dallas investment banking team advises private and sponsor-backed companies on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising, spanning private company advisory, family office advisory and financial sponsor coverage, alongside the firm's broader public and private debt and equity underwriting capabilities.
Lincoln International is a global investment bank with a dedicated Dallas, Texas office at 1900 North Pearl Street, Suite 1900. The firm advises business owners and senior executives on mergers and acquisitions, capital advisory and private funds advisory, plus valuations and opinions, across multiple industries, connecting private companies and financial sponsors nationwide with debt and equity capital as part of its broader investment banking advisory platform.
Capstone Partners is a middle-market investment bank serving owners, investors and creditors of privately held companies, with a senior banker based in its Dallas, Texas office. The firm's services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, sell-side and buy-side advisory, and dedicated debt capital advisory and equity capital advisory practices, alongside corporate restructuring, special situations and valuation and fairness opinion work for middle-market clients nationwide.
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Capital Raising Market Overview: Dallas, TX
Dallas capital raises split by the kind of capital and the size of the company. Founders raising a first institutional round mostly go direct to investors and use an advisor for materials, modeling and terms. Companies raising debt or growth equity above the small-business range use a placement agent or corporate finance boutique to run a process. Real estate sponsors work with capital advisors who know the local lender and equity base.
Regulatory and Licensing Environment
In the United States, an intermediary paid a success fee for placing securities is a broker under federal securities law and registers with FINRA. The exemptions are narrow, and an unregistered finder taking a percentage of an equity raise is a known enforcement risk for both the finder and the issuer. Advisors who prepare a raise, build the model and materials and negotiate terms for an hourly, monthly or flat fee are usually outside broker-dealer rules, and several firms on this page work that way. Private offerings typically rely on Regulation D, most often Rule 506(b) or 506(c). Check any firm that will touch investor money on FINRA BrokerCheck and ask which model it uses before you sign.
Capital Raising Advisory Fees in Dallas, TX
Fee structures in this market fall into three patterns. None of the 8 firms on this page publishes a rate card; every one quotes on request.
Ask for the fee letter in writing before the first investor call, and ask specifically whether any part of the fee is contingent on closing. That single question tells you which regulatory model the firm works under.
How to Choose a Capital Raising Advisor in Dallas, TX
- Registration matches the fee: if the firm takes a success fee on an equity raise, it should show up on FINRA BrokerCheck itself or through a named broker-dealer. If it works for a flat or hourly fee, it does not need to, and it should say so plainly.
- Ask what closed in the last twelve months: capital sources, structures and sizes, not a career total. A firm that closed three asset-based loans this year is a better debt advisor than one citing a decade-old growth round.
- Know who does the work: at a boutique the principal who pitched you should run your process. At a larger platform ask which managing director owns the mandate and how many live raises that person carries.
- Check for conflicts: an advisor that also lends, invests or earns a fee from the capital provider has a second client in the room. That is not disqualifying, but it has to be disclosed in the engagement letter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about hiring a capital raising advisor in Dallas, TX.
Do I need a registered broker-dealer to raise capital in Dallas?+−
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Reviewed by: Tania Kozar, ProCloser.ai Research | Last Updated: September 2026 | Sources: each firm's own website, FINRA BrokerCheck, SEC IAPD, ProCloser.ai AI-answer sampling (20 answers across Google AI Mode and ChatGPT, September 2026).
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