Key Takeaways
- • Rockwood Capital has agreed to integrate its operations into Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM), a $100+ billion alternative real assets platform owned by Colliers International (NASDAQ: CIGI), effective October 15, 2025.
- • Rockwood's Co-Managing Partners Tyson Skillings and David Becker will assume Co-Chief Strategy Officer roles at HSAM while maintaining oversight of existing investment vehicles, ensuring operational continuity for current portfolios.
- • The integration creates a combined private credit platform targeting US residential credit transactions across multifamily, senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, and single-family rental sectors, leveraging Harrison Street's alternative real estate expertise with Rockwood's credit capabilities.
- • The consolidation represents Colliers International's broader restructuring of its investment management division under the Harrison Street brand, unifying previously separate units including Basalt Infrastructure Partners, Versus Capital, and Harrison Street Private Wealth.
- • The combined platform gains enhanced market intelligence, research capabilities, and client relationships while preserving Rockwood's experienced investment team and operational independence in portfolio execution.
Summary
Rockwood Capital, a prominent private real estate investment firm, has formally integrated its operations into Harrison Street Asset Management, a leading global alternative real assets investment platform with more than $100 billion in assets under management. The integration was announced October 15, 2025, with both entities operating as subsidiaries of publicly traded Colliers International (NASDAQ: CIGI). Christopher Merrill, HSAM's Co-founder and Global CEO, leads the consolidated platform, which now spans real estate, credit, infrastructure, and private wealth investments across North America and Europe.
The integration preserves leadership continuity and operational focus. Tyson Skillings and David Becker, Rockwood's Co-Managing Partners, retain responsibility for executing existing investment vehicles while transitioning into Co-Chief Strategy Officer positions within HSAM. Becker emphasized the arrangement ensures enhanced capabilities without disrupting portfolio performance, stating "Our team is riveted on the performance of our current portfolio. We believe that this integration provides us with enhanced capabilities and resources, while also ensuring continuity. Our cycle-tested team remains in place." Skillings highlighted the strategic synergies, noting that "the combined talents, market intelligence, relationships, and research capabilities of the platform will expand our ability to provide compelling and differentiated investment solutions for our clients."
The consolidation prioritizes expansion in residential credit markets. Among the initial collaborative initiatives is a joint private credit platform targeting US residential credit transactions across institutional-grade asset classes—multifamily, senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, and single-family rental sectors. This initiative leverages Harrison Street's established leadership in alternative real estate with Rockwood's proven credit platform, positioning the combined entity to provide structured financing solutions to institutional sponsors managing high-quality residential assets.
The integration reflects Colliers International's broader strategic restructuring of its investment management operations, which unified previously distinct business units under the Harrison Street brand during 2025. This consolidation brings together Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, Rockwood Capital, Basalt Infrastructure Partners, Versus Capital (formerly Harrison Street Private Wealth), and related entities into a single, coordinated platform designed to enhance operational efficiency and cross-platform service delivery for institutional clients.
The integration preserves leadership continuity and operational focus. Tyson Skillings and David Becker, Rockwood's Co-Managing Partners, retain responsibility for executing existing investment vehicles while transitioning into Co-Chief Strategy Officer positions within HSAM. Becker emphasized the arrangement ensures enhanced capabilities without disrupting portfolio performance, stating "Our team is riveted on the performance of our current portfolio. We believe that this integration provides us with enhanced capabilities and resources, while also ensuring continuity. Our cycle-tested team remains in place." Skillings highlighted the strategic synergies, noting that "the combined talents, market intelligence, relationships, and research capabilities of the platform will expand our ability to provide compelling and differentiated investment solutions for our clients."
The consolidation prioritizes expansion in residential credit markets. Among the initial collaborative initiatives is a joint private credit platform targeting US residential credit transactions across institutional-grade asset classes—multifamily, senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, and single-family rental sectors. This initiative leverages Harrison Street's established leadership in alternative real estate with Rockwood's proven credit platform, positioning the combined entity to provide structured financing solutions to institutional sponsors managing high-quality residential assets.
The integration reflects Colliers International's broader strategic restructuring of its investment management operations, which unified previously distinct business units under the Harrison Street brand during 2025. This consolidation brings together Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, Rockwood Capital, Basalt Infrastructure Partners, Versus Capital (formerly Harrison Street Private Wealth), and related entities into a single, coordinated platform designed to enhance operational efficiency and cross-platform service delivery for institutional clients.
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