– Starwood Capital Group announced the closings of three new private credit-focused vehicles:
▪️Starwood Real Estate Debt Strategies U.S. (SREDS)
▪️Starwood European Real Estate Debt Finance II (SEREDF II)
▪️Starwood Australian Real Estate Debt Finance Trust I (SAREDF)
– Including related co-investment vehicles, the total capital commitments amount to $2.86 billion.
– These fundraises mark a major milestone in the growth of Starwood Capital’s global real estate credit business.
– Since 1991, Starwood Capital has been a leader in real estate credit as both a lender and borrower.
– The firm has completed over $100 billion in lending transactions since 2010 via private vehicles and Starwood Property Trust.
– Starwood Capital operates a fully integrated real estate lending platform covering originations, underwriting, portfolio management, capital markets, and legal.
– The platform is supported by over 60 dedicated professionals.
– Starwood has access to multiple financing sources and offers tailored, creative financing solutions across market cycles.
– Chairman & CEO Barry Sternlicht emphasized the firm’s ability to step in as traditional lenders retreat due to regulatory and macroeconomic challenges.
– President Jonathan Pollack highlighted the firm’s scale, expertise, and decisiveness as key to delivering strong risk-adjusted returns and earning investor confidence.
