Starwood Capital Group
UnverifiedStarwood Capital Group is a private investment firm focused on global real estate, founded by Barry Sternlicht in 1991 and headquartered in Miami Beach. Today, the firm has over $130 billion in assets under management and has invested in more than 35 countries. Starwood is the sponsor of SREIT, SCREDIT and the publicly traded Starwood Property Trust.
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Total Funds (On Fundscouter)
1
AUM
€130B
Team Size
7000
Founded
1991
Company Information
Headquarters
Miami Beach, United States
Geographic Focus
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia
Website
starwoodcapital.comInvestment Focus Details
Real Estate, Real Estate Credit, Opportunistic and Value-Add Equity, Hotels, Residential
About Starwood Capital Group
Starwood Capital Group: Real Estate Across Cycles
The core business of Starwood Capital Group is global real estate. Founded by Barry Sternlicht in 1991 at the bottom of the US savings-and-loan crisis, the firm has grown into one of the largest dedicated real estate investors in the world: more than $130 billion in assets under management, over 15,000 real estate assets and investments in more than 35 countries as of December 31, 2025. Since inception the firm has raised over $90 billion of capital and invested in excess of $280 billion across every major real estate asset class.
Leadership
Barry Sternlicht
Chairman & CEO
Key Milestones
Founded by Barry Sternlicht
Established during the US savings-and-loan crisis
SREIT Launches
Non-traded NAV REIT opens institutional real estate to private-wealth investors
Repurchase Caps Tightened
SREIT cuts monthly/quarterly repurchase limits and waives 20% of its management fee amid sector-wide redemptions
$10.2B Opportunistic Fund
Closes a $10.2 billion opportunistic real estate fund in July 2026; Apollo JV recapitalizes SREIT affordable housing in August
Firm Figures (31 Dec 2025)
AUM
$130B+
Over 15,000 real estate assets
Capital Raised
$90B+
$280B+ invested since inception
Countries
35+
21 offices in 9 countries
People
~7,000
Incl. affiliates and managed companies
Founded
1991
Miami Beach, Florida HQ
Latest Flagship
$10.2B
Opportunistic fund closed July 2026
Through SREIT and SCREDIT, Starwood Capital offers private-wealth investors access to its institutional real estate platform through NAV-based, semi-liquid structures. The firm’s handling of the sector-wide redemption wave of 2022–2026 — reduced repurchase caps, a management fee waiver in place since May 2024 and, from April 2026, a temporary suspension of most repurchases — has made it a closely watched case study in semi-liquid fund liquidity management.
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