Starwood Capital Group and Trez Capital Announce Strategic Partnership Focused on U.S. Residential Land Financing

Anthony Murphy, Managing Director at Starwood Capital

“Trez Capital has a strong track record in U.S. residential land lending, and we look forward to leveraging our collective strengths through this relationship”

Anthony Murphy, Managing Director at Starwood Capital

“Bringing together Starwood's institutional capital, deep expertise in real estate financing and master-planned community development with Trez Capital's capabilities in residential land financing will uniquely position us to capitalize on sector tailwinds as a premier lending platform.”

John D. Hutchinson, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Global Head of Origination at Trez Capital

“This strategic partnership represents a significant endorsement of Trez Capital's financing expertise. Combining Starwood's institutional investment capabilities with Trez Capital's origination, underwriting, loan servicing and asset management platform will enable us to scale our U.S. residential land development lending business significantly”

John Maragliano, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Trez Capital

“This represents an important step in Trez Capital's strategy to expand our institutional relationships. Starwood's decision to partner with Trez Capital reflects the strength of our team, our origination capabilities and our expertise in this sector. This will deliver additional institutional depth and enhanced financing capabilities, while supporting stronger returns and liquidity for our investors.”