Starwood Capital
Overview
Starwood Capital is Barry Sternlicht's global, real estate-centric private equity firm, founded in 1991 and managing roughly $115 billion, with the Starwood Real Estate Income Trust (SREIT) as its flagship non-traded REIT. Unlike the diversified mega-managers, Starwood's center of gravity is real estate itself—multifamily, real estate credit and opportunistic global strategies—giving its retail and exchange vehicles unusually deep property DNA. For investors, the draw is a founder-led, real estate-first platform at institutional scale.
Strategy & advantages
- Founder-led by Barry Sternlicht, with a real estate-centric DNA uncommon among mega-managers.
- Operates the Starwood Real Estate Income Trust (SREIT), its flagship non-traded REIT.
- Concentrates in multifamily and real estate credit, a focused thesis at scale.
- Pursues opportunistic strategies with global reach.
- Manages ~$115 billion centered on real estate itself rather than as one sleeve.
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