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Starwood Capital Group

Private equity

Miami Beach · Late Stage · 24 people tracked

Also known as STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

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Investment thesis

Starwood Capital Group is a private alternative investment firm concentrated on global real estate across all stages of the investment cycle. Founded in 1991 by Barry Sternlicht, the firm invests across a broad range of asset classes including residential, hospitality, office, industrial, retail, and land, deploying capital through equity and real estate debt strategies via opportunity funds, distressed funds, and co-investment vehicles. It pursues acquisitions, financing, development, and asset management globally across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and manages affiliated public vehicles such as Starwood Property Trust and Starwood Real Estate Income Trust.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Late Stage
HQ
Miami Beach, FL, US
Instruments
Equity · Debt
Founded
1991
AUM
$79.2B
Tracked investments
4

Team · 24 people

from the firm's website & curated

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Starwood Capital Group went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 2 of 4 portfolio companies

B2B Marketplaces ×1Logistics & Supply Chain ×1New Materials ×1PropTech ×1

HQs:United States×1

Investments · 4 tracked

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Starwood Property Truststarwoodpropertytrust.cominNYSE: STWD

Starwood Property Trust is a real estate investment and financing company that originates and services commercial loans and invests in properties across various sectors.

PropTech

Material Bankmaterialbank.comin

Material Bank operates an online platform for searching and ordering material samples, offering 500,000+ products across 300+ categories from hundreds of brands, delivered in a single carbon-neutral box.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainNew Materials

Adam I. Sandow(Founder)inFarshid Tafazzoli(Founder)in

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersIPD Capital9Yards CapitalBain Capital Ventures

Sharefilesecurevdr.com

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Starwood Property TrustNYSE: STWD

Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 13

as of Sep 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Starwood XIILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20208.4%1.19x0.11x
Starwood XILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma20168.2%1.33x0.36x
Starwood XLPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma201413.1%1.37x1.27x
Starwood Capital Hospitality Fund IILPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association20109.6%1.63x1.60x
Starwood Energy Infrastructure Fund, L.P.LPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20097.9%1.36x
Starwood Debt Fund II, LPLPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20086.5%1.25x1.25x
Starwood Capital Hospitality Fund I-2LPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20060.4%1.02x0.93x
Starwood Global Opportunity Fund VII, L.P.LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds2005-2.4%0.80x0.78x
Starwood Opportunity Fund VII, L.P.LPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems20050.8%
Starwood SDL/SOF Co-InvestmentLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems20058.0%1.89x1.88x
STARWOOD GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FUND VIII, L.P.LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds11.8%1.66x1.63x
STARWOOD OPPORTUNITY FUND X GLOBAL, L.P.LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds14.0%1.42x1.28x
STARWOOD OPPORTUNITY FUND XI GLOBAL, L.P.LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, Hawaii Employees' Retirement System8.7%1.29x0.36x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Starwood Capital Group invest at?
Starwood Capital Group invests at the Late Stage stage.
What sectors does Starwood Capital Group focus on?
Starwood Capital Group focuses on PropTech.
Where is Starwood Capital Group located?
Starwood Capital Group is headquartered in Miami Beach, US.
Who does Starwood Capital Group co-invest with?
Starwood Capital Group most often shares deals with InfraVia Capital Partners, MKB, Ocular VC, among 4 tracked co-investors.

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