Rockspring Capital, a privately owned real estate investment firm headquartered in Houston, today announced the addition of Matthew Kenneally as senior vice president, business development. In his role, Kenneally will grow the firm’s investment partnerships, bringing Rockspring opportunities to a wider range of institutional organizations, family-owned offices and individual investors.

“Rockspring’s leadership continues to grow as Matthew becomes the latest senior executive to join our ranks,” said Jim McAlister IV, President and CEO of Rockspring Capital. “His investor network and communications experience across different sectors will help us to diversify our investor targets all the while supporting our existing relationships.”

Kenneally has more than 15 years of investor relations and investment management experience, in both traditional and alternative asset classes. He also brings to the firm communications and relationship management experience across various verticals, including energy, petrochemical and manufacturing.

“Rockspring has assembled a deep team of investment and real estate leaders that have driven the firm’s success. I am excited to contribute and help further grow the firm’s investor base,” said Kenneally. “Rockspring has maintained partnerships with sophisticated LPs for years with excellent service, transparency, trust and results. With the successful track record that the firm has accrued, and the breadth of experience this management team has across the real estate investment sector, it won’t be long until we’re working with a wider range of institutional groups.”

Most recently, Kenneally was senior vice president, business development with Throne Petroleum where he sourced and managed institutional and private equity investments while overseeing the growth of Throne’s midstream company. Prior to Throne, Kenneally opened the domestic private banking arm of HSBC Private Bank in the Texas market where he and his team built a large portfolio of investment management clients from wealthy individuals, institutions, endowments, corporate trust and family offices.

Kenneally earned his Juris Doctorate in energy and natural resources law from the University of Tulsa and his BA in Managerial Economics from Hampden-Sydney College.

About Rockspring Capital

Rockspring Capital is a Houston-based real estate investment company with a history of investing since 1973. Its strategy is to acquire opportunistic real estate, land parcels and residential lots in high growth areas. It also makes special situation bridge loans, note purchases and covered land plays on real estate assets. Rockspring Capital acquires with all cash in markets within the “Texas Triangle” - Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas/Ft. Worth.