Starwood Capital Group overview
Stories about Starwood Capital Group
Starwood’s Pollack: Insurance capital and cloud investments to shape firm's growth
The PERE Podcast dials up a keynote interview with Starwood’s Jonathan Pollack to unpack how the firm is balancing forward investment plans, insurance capital relations and evolving geopolitical stressors.
Deep Dive: The performance metric that has become ‘top of mind’
Pressure for payouts mounts as many 2020- and 2021-vintage funds continue to generate little to no distributions.
Blueprint: Starwood’s Sternlicht succession, ADIA’s China push, NBIM’s office splash and more
September has arrived and so has PERE’s latest can’t-miss cover story: a conversation with Starwood Capital Group co-founder Barry Sternlicht and his anointed successor atop the firm, president Jonathan Pollack. Catch up on the details below. Elsewhere in private real estate, GLP gets a big investment from Abu Dhabi’s largest sovereign wealth fund; PERE examines the role of power in the real estate-infrastructure convergence; NBIM jumps back into Manhattan’s office market and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Starwood's Sternlicht on ESR privatization: ‘Our goal here is to clean it up’
Starwood Capital's chairman and CEO anticipates the transaction will ‘create very high returns’ for the mega-manager’s Fund XII.
Starwood, the next generation
Barry Sternlicht and his successor, Jonathan Pollack, discuss the wide-ranging implications of the firm’s new leadership structure.
Florida SBA commits $1.57bn to real estate in Q2
Including $625m to funds and $880m to JVs, it is the pension investor’s highest quarterly allocation to the asset class in at least 10 years.
Texas TRS makes three new commitments to real estate
The Austin-based pension fund made a total of $450m in commitments.
Managers cannot opt out of the sustainability spotlight
The issue has fallen down the industry’s priority list, but other groups are still holding property owners accountable for their climate actions.
Starwood Capital Group contact information
Offices
2340 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. James K. Broder | Job titleManaging Director, Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations | LocationGreenwich, United States | Email  ----------- |
| Key ContactMr. Daniel Choi | Job titleDirector, Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations | LocationSingapore, Singapore | Email ----------- |
| Key ContactMr. Khaled Farouki | Job titleManaging Director and Head of Capital Raising and Investor Relations, EMEA | LocationMiami Beach, United States | Email ----- |
| Key ContactMs. Marcia Glass | Job titleDirector, Global Capital Raising & Investor Relations | LocationMiami Beach, United States | Email ------ |
Starwood Capital Group fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 1
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Starwood Capital Group funds managed
Funds in market: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size ------- | Open dateOct 2024 | Strategy -------- | |
Closed funds: 31
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Fund size ----------- | Close dateJun 2026 | Strategy -------- | |
Fund size --------- | Close dateJun 2025 | Strategy --------- | |
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Stories that mention Starwood Capital Group
Top 10 funds took record share of fundraising in H1
The 10 largest funds accounted for 43 percent of capital raised for closed-end private real estate vehicles in the first half of 2026, more than double 2021’s share.
When data center development meets community and government backlash
With more projects getting blocked or delayed by legislative action, managers consider the ramifications for investment strategies.
Machine Investment Group hits hard-cap on second opportunistic fund
The New York-based manager pulled in $350m, plus another $120m in co-investments, to target opportunistic, distressed and special situations across the US.
Why the Livingstone brothers’ L+R Group wants to raise third-party capital
The £12bn London-based family office is preparing to become custodians of institutional money predominantly within its hospitality specialization.
Canyon Partners beats target with first fund in US opportunity series
Having closed three real estate debt funds since 2021, the Dallas-based manager said it sees an attractive entry point for equity investments after a market reset.
DOWNLOAD: Real estate fundraising falls to nine-year low in H1 2026
Although the aggregate capital raised was muted, about 70% of funds that closed in the first-half either reached or exceeded their target size at final close.
Starwood eyes ‘attractive entry point’ after $10.2bn close for Fund XIII
Launched in a ‘different environment’ for real estate in 2023, the firm’s latest flagship fund gathered enough momentum over the past year to top its $10bn fundraising goal.
Daitch leaves CIO role at ESR as overhaul continues
A year after ESR’s privatization, Josh Daitch’s exit comes as the firm prepares to welcome former Lendlease CEO, investment management, Justin Gabbani as head of fund management.