Key Takeaways
- • ORIX USA appointed Lourdes (Fisher) Solis as Managing Director, Head of Capital Formation - Americas, based in New York, joining its Capital Formation & Investor Relations leadership team.
- • Solis joins from Bridge Investment Group, where she was Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Client Solutions Group and raised more than $1 billion across flagship real estate equity and credit strategies.
- • Solis previously spent 15 years at Deutsche Bank Securities in Investment Grade Debt Capital Markets and Debt Private Placements.
- • ORIX USA, which manages $38.8 billion in assets and commitments as of September 22, 2026, is expanding its institutional investor coverage across the Americas as its private markets platform grows.
Summary
ORIX Corporation USA ("ORIX USA") has appointed Lourdes (Fisher) Solis as Managing Director, Head of Capital Formation - Americas, according to a Business Wire release. Based in New York, Solis will join the firm's Capital Formation & Investor Relations leadership team and will lead capital formation strategy across the Americas. Her mandate centers on deepening and expanding relationships with institutional investors and supporting the growth of ORIX USA's private markets platform.
In the role, Solis will work closely with the firm's investment teams to match investor objectives with ORIX USA's investment capabilities. She will also contribute to product strategy, market positioning and the development of new opportunities across the platform. James Gruver, Head of Capital Formation at ORIX USA, said Solis "brings deep institutional relationships, broad private markets experience and a strong track record of capital formation."
Solis joins ORIX USA from Bridge Investment Group, where she served as Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Client Solutions Group. There she co-led global capital formation and investor coverage, raised more than $1 billion across flagship real estate equity and credit strategies, and led capital formation for the firm's Multifamily Equity and commercial real estate debt businesses. Earlier, she spent 15 years at Deutsche Bank Securities in senior roles in Investment Grade Debt Capital Markets and Debt Private Placements. The release states she has developed relationships with sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, public pensions, global consultants and other institutional investors.
Solis holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 registrations. ORIX USA, established in the U.S. in 1981, is a diversified investment and asset management firm focused on credit, real estate, private equity and managed solutions for middle-market borrowers and investors. Its subsidiaries include ORIX Advisers, ORIX Capital Partners, Boston Financial, Lument, Hilco Global and NXT Capital. The firm employs approximately 2,100 professionals and manages $38.8 billion in assets and commitments as of September 22, 2026. Its parent, ORIX Corporation, is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (8591) and the New York Stock Exchange (IX).
In the role, Solis will work closely with the firm's investment teams to match investor objectives with ORIX USA's investment capabilities. She will also contribute to product strategy, market positioning and the development of new opportunities across the platform. James Gruver, Head of Capital Formation at ORIX USA, said Solis "brings deep institutional relationships, broad private markets experience and a strong track record of capital formation."
Solis joins ORIX USA from Bridge Investment Group, where she served as Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Client Solutions Group. There she co-led global capital formation and investor coverage, raised more than $1 billion across flagship real estate equity and credit strategies, and led capital formation for the firm's Multifamily Equity and commercial real estate debt businesses. Earlier, she spent 15 years at Deutsche Bank Securities in senior roles in Investment Grade Debt Capital Markets and Debt Private Placements. The release states she has developed relationships with sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, public pensions, global consultants and other institutional investors.
Solis holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 registrations. ORIX USA, established in the U.S. in 1981, is a diversified investment and asset management firm focused on credit, real estate, private equity and managed solutions for middle-market borrowers and investors. Its subsidiaries include ORIX Advisers, ORIX Capital Partners, Boston Financial, Lument, Hilco Global and NXT Capital. The firm employs approximately 2,100 professionals and manages $38.8 billion in assets and commitments as of September 22, 2026. Its parent, ORIX Corporation, is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (8591) and the New York Stock Exchange (IX).
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