Privately held · Founded 2022
We invest across multi-asset-class real estate and private companies — deploying capital where disciplined underwriting, active ownership, and long-term alignment create lasting results for our investors and partners.
Real estate and private companies. In-house ownership in California and Texas. Contact us to find out more.
About the firm
Parallel Financial Solutions was founded in 2022 on a conviction that rigorous underwriting and hands-on ownership create durable value. We are a privately held asset management firm. We acquire and operate real estate, and we partner with established private companies. We do both with the same standard: downside first, interests aligned, and capital that stays through the cycle.
We deploy capital where operational improvement, succession, or market dislocation can be underwritten with discipline — then we stay close to the asset. That proximity is not a slogan. It is how we protect the capital our partners have entrusted to us.
What we do
We pursue real estate and private markets in parallel by design. Diversification across asset classes, geographies, and return drivers reduces concentration risk and lets us allocate to the most compelling opportunities through each stage of the economic cycle.
We acquire and operate assets across residential and commercial properties, targeting opportunities where operational improvement, repositioning, or market dislocation supports attractive risk-adjusted returns. Because we manage our properties in-house, we control the levers that drive performance from acquisition through disposition.
We partner with established, cash-generative businesses seeking growth capital, succession solutions, or a long-term ownership partner. The same underwriting discipline that governs our real estate work — conservative structures, transparent reporting, and active stewardship — governs every private-company investment.
Property management
Parallel provides full-service property management for our real estate portfolio. Our in-house team oversees leasing, tenant relations, maintenance, capital improvements, and financial reporting, giving us direct line of sight into the day-to-day performance of every asset. This hands-on model lets us respond quickly to market conditions, preserve asset quality, and protect the value our investors have entrusted to us.
How we operate
Every investment is governed by the same principles: rigorous due diligence, conservative capital structures, transparent reporting, and hands-on stewardship after closing. We underwrite to downside scenarios first. We have historically invested on an all-equity basis, giving the portfolio resilience through market cycles and the flexibility to act when opportunities arise. The firm’s principals co-invest alongside our partners in every transaction.
Analytical rigor, valuation discipline, and financial transparency sit at the front of every decision — before capital is committed.
We underwrite to the downside and have historically invested on an all-equity basis, preserving flexibility through the cycle.
Clear communication and timely reporting are not extras. They are how we honor the trust of the families who invest with us.
Meaningful co-investment by the firm’s principals keeps our interests fully aligned with those of our investors, after closing as well as before.
Our partners
We work with a select group of family offices and high-net-worth individuals who value a disciplined, relationship-driven approach with long-term investment horizons.
We prioritize clear communication, timely reporting, and a track record of honoring our commitments.
Founders
Parallel was founded so that rigorous underwriting and hands-on ownership would sit in the same room — and so that the people making the decisions would invest alongside the partners who trust them.
Richard Van founded Parallel Financial Solutions on the basis that rigorous underwriting and hands-on ownership create durable value for investors and partners. He began his career in investment banking, where he developed the analytical rigor, valuation discipline, and financial transparency that guide every decision the firm makes.
Richard is directly involved in every stage of Parallel’s work, from sourcing and due diligence through active ownership and property management across California and Texas. He invests alongside the firm’s partners in every transaction, keeping his interests fully aligned with those of the investors who have placed their trust in Parallel.
Eileen Wang is a Founding Partner of Parallel Financial Solutions and the founder of Van’s Investment Group, a real estate investment firm with a portfolio spanning single-family, multifamily, and commercial properties. A Certified Public Accountant with more than 20 years of investment experience, Eileen brings a measured, risk-conscious perspective that anchors Parallel’s commitment to downside protection.
Her accounting background informs the financial rigor and reporting transparency that investors in both firms rely on. She remains an active investor across both firms and provides financial consulting to private investors, drawing on decades of experience navigating real estate cycles with prudence and discipline. Her long-term track record of preserving and growing capital is central to the thesis of Parallel.
Inquiries
Parallel works with a select group of family offices and private investors. If our approach sounds like a fit, email us and we will reply directly from the firm.
Write to us
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