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Bloomberg
21 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Starwood REIT Begins to Scale Back Its Steep Withdrawal Limits
A real estate fund managed by Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital is slowly lifting a cap on redemptions more than a year after it severely limited investors' ability to retrieve capital. Beginning this month, Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, or SREIT, will limit share repurchases to 0.5% of the fund's net asset value, according to a filing Monday. The fund will also increase quarterly redemptions to 1.5% of NAV in July. The new limits represent a small increase from previous caps of 0.33% per month and 1% per quarter.
CNBC
5 days ago
- Business
- CNBC
Family office deals slow in May with bets on nuclear batteries and AI testers
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht made his multibillion-dollar fortune in real estate. Now he is betting on nuclear batteries through his family office, Jaws Ventures, joining a $50 million fundraise for Zeno Power in May. The startup's microwave-sized batteries provide years of energy in remote environments like deep space and the seabed by using heat from nuclear waste. The U.S. Department of Defense and NASA are customers. The Jaws investment comes as family offices have dialed back their dealmaking due to economic uncertainty, making 41 direct investments in May, down nearly 50% year over year, according to data provided exclusively to CNBC by Fintrx, a private wealth intelligence platform. Nuclear energy, however, is set to gain steam with the private investment firms of the ultra-wealthy. Investing in nuclear energy is a way to tap into the artificial intelligence boom, as AI requires immense power. A UBS survey found in 2024 that 78% of family offices planned to invest in AI within the next two to three years. In February, nuclear reactor startup X-Energy garnered investment from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective and Pittco, the family office of AutoZone founder Joseph "Pitt" Hyde. Tech giants are increasingly turning to nuclear plants for energy, including Facebook's parent company Meta, which announced a 20-year deal to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy on Tuesday. William Blair's Jed Dorsheimer told CNBC's Carl Quintanilla that this deal was the first of many to come. "I think you're going to start to see more of these deals," he said . "We have really suppressed the most energy dense technology, to our detriment. And I think that this is going to be coming back." President Donald Trump 's executive order in late May calling to speed reactor deployment and overhaul the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may also spur investment. Family offices are finding other ways to invest in the picks and shovels of AI. In May, Jeff Bezos' family office participated in a $155 million seed round for Atlas Data Storage, alongside Joby Pritzker's Tao Capital Partners. Atlas, newly spun out from Twist Bioscience, aims to store information more efficiently and at a lower cost with a DNA-style data storage system.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Starwood Capital Group Closes Private-Credit Focused Vehicles at Total Valuation of $2.86 Billion
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Capital Group ("Starwood Capital"), a leading global private investment firm, today announced the closings of its latest private credit-focused vehicles: Starwood Real Estate Debt Strategies U.S. ("SREDS"), Starwood European Real Estate Debt Finance II ("SEREDF II"), and Starwood Australian Real Estate Debt Finance Trust I ("SAREDF"). Together with related co-investment vehicles, these closings represent total capital commitments of $2.86 billion. The successful completion of these fundraises mark a significant milestone in the continued expansion of Starwood Capital's global real estate credit business. Since its inception in 1991, Starwood Capital has been a leader in the real estate credit markets as both a lender and borrower. Through its private investment vehicles and Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD), the Firm has completed over $100 billion of lending transactions since 2010. Starwood Capital operates a fully integrated real estate lending platform, encompassing originations, underwriting, portfolio management, capital markets and legal functions, supported by a dedicated team of more than 60 professionals. With access to multiple sources of financing and a team of seasoned real estate and capital markets professionals, the Firm is well-positioned to deliver customized, creative financing solutions to borrowers across market cycles. "We're incredibly excited to leverage our team's expertise and continue building on Starwood Capital's long-standing success in real estate credit," said Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital. "As traditional lenders pull back in the face of regulatory and macroeconomic headwinds, Starwood Capital's depth of experience uniquely positions us to provide flexible, high-quality financing solutions at compelling yields through a variety of credit products." Jonathan Pollack, President of Starwood Capital, added, "Our scale, expertise, and ability to act decisively enables us to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns for our investors. These fund closings reflect deep confidence in our platform and strategy from our global partners." About Starwood Capital Group Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a core focus on real assets globally. Since its inception in 1991, Starwood Capital Group has raised over $85 billion of capital, and currently has ~$115 billion of assets under management. Through a series of comingled opportunity funds and Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (SREIT), a non-listed REIT, the Firm has invested in virtually every category of real estate on a global basis, opportunistically shifting asset classes, geographies and positions in the capital stack as it perceives risk/reward dynamics to be evolving. Starwood Capital also manages Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), the largest commercial mortgage real estate investment trust in the United States, which has successfully deployed over $102 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $25 billion across debt and equity investments. Additionally, Starwood Capital manages over $4 billion in several private debt funds investing across the globe. Starwood's large, owned portfolio and its active affiliates provide significant real-time information that can be acted on, across asset classes and geographies. These affiliates include: Highmark Residential - Starwood's in-house property management company with over 2,000 people, Starwood Digital Ventures – Starwood's in-house data center platform with over 70 people fully dedicated to Starwood's data center investment strategy, Starwood Hotels – Starwood's affiliated hotel brand management team with over 3,500 employees, Essex Title – which acts as a title agent for one or more underwriters in issuing title policies and/or providing support services, and Starwood Oil & Gas – which leverages Starwood's industry knowledge and extensive transactional experience to capitalize on conventional and unconventional assets in North America. Over the past 33 years, Starwood Capital Group and its affiliates have successfully executed an investment strategy that involves building enterprises in both the private and public markets. Additional information can be found at and Media Contacts H/Advisors Abernathy Tom Johnson: (212) 371-5999 Dan Scorpio, (646) 899-8118 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Starwood Capital Group Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SREIT Appoints Nora Creedon Chief Executive Officer
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. ("SREIT"), a non-listed REIT managed by Starwood Capital Group ("Starwood Capital"), today announced that Nora Creedon, a seasoned real estate investment executive with nearly two decades of REIT leadership experience, has been appointed SREIT's President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 28, 2025. Ms. Creedon will succeed Sean Harris who is stepping down to pursue other opportunities. Ms. Creedon joins SREIT after 18 years at Goldman Sachs, where she most recently served as CEO and President of GS REIT, a non-traded equity REIT, and as a Managing Director in the Private Real Estate Group within the firm's Asset & Wealth Management division. Ms. Creedon was also a member of the firm's Global Real Estate Investment Committee and oversaw the real estate investments of the Exchange Fund series. Previously, Ms. Creedon was the Global Head of REITs and infrastructure strategies within Fundamental Equity investing at Goldman Sachs and spent several years at Fidelity Investments and Fortress Investment Group. "On behalf of the team, I am thrilled to welcome Nora to SREIT," said Barry Sternlicht, CEO of Starwood Capital and Chairman of SREIT. "Nora brings exceptional leadership and a proven track record in real estate investing, positioning her to build on SREIT's strong foundation and drive continued growth. Since its launch more than six years ago, SREIT has been focused on a simple strategy: investing in high-quality, well-located real estate in a vehicle designed to provide investors with capital appreciation potential driven by attractive, stable, tax-efficient income and low volatility and correlation to public markets. "With Nora's leadership and the dedication of our talented team, I'm confident that SREIT will continue to execute on its objectives and deliver strong results for our stockholders." "It is a tremendous opportunity to work alongside Barry and the team at SREIT, particularly at such a dynamic time in the market," said Ms. Creedon. "SREIT is a high-quality, well-positioned portfolio, with 87% strategically allocated across Rental Housing, Industrial assets, and Real Estate Loans. I'm excited to continue the work ahead and serve as a steward of our stockholders' hard-earned capital." "We are proud to have an executive of Nora's caliber leading our commitment to the long-term success of SREIT," said Jonathan Pollack, President of Starwood Capital. "The private wealth business is incredibly important to Starwood Capital. As demand for alternative investments grows, we're focused on delivering strategic and differentiated solutions. In addition to SREIT, Starwood Capital manages products across the real estate spectrum, including funds focused on senior secured real estate debt and vehicles set up for 1031 exchanges that are designed to support tax and estate planning. We aim to serve the evolving needs of the private wealth community with the same rigor and excellence we bring to our institutional business." Sternlicht added: "I also want to extend my sincere thanks to Sean for his outstanding contributions to Starwood Capital. We're grateful for his years of leadership, and he will work closely with Nora over the coming months to ensure a smooth and thoughtful transition." About Starwood Capital Group Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a core focus on real assets globally. Since its inception in 1991, Starwood Capital Group has raised over $80 billion of capital, and currently has ~$115 billion of assets under management. Through a series of comingled opportunity funds and Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (SREIT), a non-listed REIT, the Firm has invested in virtually every category of real estate on a global basis, opportunistically shifting asset classes, geographies and positions in the capital stack as it perceives risk/reward dynamics to be evolving. Starwood Capital also manages Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), the largest commercial mortgage real estate investment trust in the United States, which has successfully deployed over $102 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $25 billion across debt and equity investments. Additionally, Starwood Capital manages approximately $4 billion in several private debt funds investing across the globe. Starwood's large owned portfolio and its active affiliates provide significant real-time information that can be acted on, across asset classes and geographies. These affiliates include: Starwood's in-house property management company with over 2,000 people, Starwood Digital Ventures – Starwood's in-house data center platform with over 60 people fully dedicated to Starwood's data center investment strategy, Starwood Hotels – Starwood's affiliated hotel brand management team with almost 4,000 professionals, Essex Title – which acts as a title agent for one or more underwriters in issuing title policies and/or providing support services, and Starwood Oil & Gas – which leverages Starwood's industry knowledge and extensive transactional experience to capitalize on conventional and unconventional assets in North America. Over the past 33 years, Starwood Capital Group and its affiliates have successfully executed an investment strategy that involves building enterprises in both the private and public markets. Additional information can be found at and Media Contacts H/Advisors Abernathy Tom Johnson: (212) 371-5999 Dan Scorpio, (646) 899-8118 This press release is not an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Starwood Capital Group Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Starwood Capital Appoints Rob Allard as Chief Investment Officer of Starwood Insurance Strategies
Starwood to open up its $30 billion real asset credit platform to the insurance industry MIAMI BEACH, Fla., May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Capital Group ("Starwood Capital") today announced the appointment of Rob Allard as Chief Investment Officer for Starwood Insurance Strategies, a new extension of Starwood Capital's credit platform. Mr. Allard brings more than 27 years of financial industry experience to his new position, including deep expertise in insurance markets, asset-backed finance and private assets. Starwood Capital is a global leader in real estate and infrastructure investing and lending with approximately $115 billion of total assets under management. The firm has originated more than $100 billion in credit investments since 2010 across several industry-leading verticals including Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), Starwood Infrastructure Finance, and LNR Partners, a $110 billion commercial mortgage special servicer. "Starwood Capital is well positioned to build upon our extensive relationships with the insurance industry by providing them with access to our expertise across real assets and our leading credit platform," said Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital. "We manage an unrivaled real asset credit origination and servicing platform that is a plug-and-play solution for the duration, return and risk profile of these investors. As the owner of more than 15,000 properties globally, we have unique insights and market access that drive our investment activity. Leveraging our expertise to meet the evolving needs of our clients is at the core of what we do, and I am confident Rob and his team will enable us to do just that." "We have a large-scale platform that delivers exactly the products our insurance clients are looking for, and unlike many of our peers, we do not have a captive client for this risk-return profile, making us an attractive partner," added Jonathan Pollack, President of Starwood Capital. "Rob's expertise and relationships will have an immediate impact on our ability to deliver." "I am thrilled to be joining Starwood Capital, one of the preeminent investors in real estate and infrastructure over the past 30 years," said Mr. Allard. "I look forward to replicating the success in my previous roles to build a high-quality insurance asset management platform to complement Starwood's existing capital base." Mr. Allard's extensive background includes helping set up and build Rothesay Asset Management North America, where he served as Chief Investment Officer and Head of Rothesay North America over the last seven years. Rothesay, originally founded within Goldman Sachs, was sold to Blackstone, GIC, and Mass Mutual in 2017. About Starwood Capital Group Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a core focus on real assets globally. Since its inception in 1991, Starwood Capital Group has raised over $80 billion of capital, and currently has ~$115 billion of assets under management. Through a series of comingled opportunity funds and Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (SREIT), a non-listed REIT, the Firm has invested in virtually every category of real estate on a global basis, opportunistically shifting asset classes, geographies and positions in the capital stack as it perceives risk/reward dynamics to be evolving. Starwood Capital also manages Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), the largest commercial mortgage real estate investment trust in the United States, which has successfully deployed over $102 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of over $25 billion across debt and equity investments. Additionally, Starwood Capital manages approximately $4 billion in several private debt funds investing across the globe. Starwood's large owned portfolio and its active affiliates provide significant real-time information that can be acted on, across asset classes and geographies. These affiliates include: Starwood's in-house property management company with over 2,000 people, Starwood Digital Ventures – Starwood's in-house data center platform with over 60 people fully dedicated to Starwood's data center investment strategy, Starwood Hotels – Starwood's affiliated hotel brand management team with almost 4,000 professionals, Essex Title – which acts as a title agent for one or more underwriters in issuing title policies and/or providing support services, and Starwood Oil & Gas – which leverages Starwood's industry knowledge and extensive transactional experience to capitalize on conventional and unconventional assets in North America. Over the past 33 years, Starwood Capital Group and its affiliates have successfully executed an investment strategy that involves building enterprises in both the private and public markets. Additional information can be found at and Media Contacts: H/Advisors Abernathy Tom Johnson: (212) 371-5999 Dan Scorpio, (646) 899-8118 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Starwood Capital Group Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
