Starwood Capital Group announced the hiring of Armin Rothauser to lead Starwood Capital's Hard Asset Structured Finance Team

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MIAMI, Dec. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Capital Group, a global private investment firm focused on real estate and energy investments, today announced its hiring of Armin Rothauser who will join the firm this coming January. Armin, who brings a proven track record of success in the banking industry, will lead Starwood Capital Group's latest endeavor, the Starwood Transportation, Infrastructure & Energy lending business.

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Prior to joining Starwood Capital Group, Rothauser was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, where he ran its transportation, infrastructure, energy lending group, and then went on to co-head Deutsche Bank's global structured credit business.  In those roles, he was responsible for successfully investing the bank's balance sheet & capital in varied markets across the world and in multiple asset classes.  Before joining Deutsche Bank, he enjoyed a successful career as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs where he led their hard asset trading businesses.

"We are always looking for unique individuals with proven skills to help Starwood deliver on its plans to diversify its investments across multiple asset classes, and where we can deliver attractive risk adjusted returns for our investor clients," said Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group. "Armin brings a proven track record, exceptional relationships, deep knowledge and invaluable experience through multiple cycles across the globe.  We expect Armin and his future team to compliment and strengthen our already strong investment team, to help Starwood Property Trust with potential new loan originations, and to bring exciting investment opportunities to our current and future clients."

At Starwood Capital Group, Rothauser will serve multiple roles and have a wide range of responsibilities. He will join the investment committee of Starwood Property Trust STWD, a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors and an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, and the investment committee of Starwood's recently acquired GE Capital Project Finance Debt Business.

"Starwood has a history of excellence with successful endeavors across a variety of real estate and energy investments," said Rothauser. "I am honored to be joining a best-in-class franchise that has consistently delivered top results to both their clients and investors and am excited to work alongside Starwood's exceptional team of talented and passionate professionals to continue the success of Starwood."  

About Starwood Capital Group
Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a core focus on global real estate, energy infrastructure and oil & gas. The Firm and its affiliates maintain 12 offices in five countries around the world, and currently have approximately 4,000 employees. Since its inception in 1991, Starwood Capital Group has raised $45 billion of equity capital, and currently has in excess of $60 billion of assets under management. 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. Over the past 27 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 starwoodcapital.com

About Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
Starwood Property Trust STWD, is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors. An affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, the Company has successfully deployed over $48 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio in excess of $15 billion across debt and equity investments. Starwood Property Trust's investment objective is to generate attractive and stable returns for shareholders, primarily through dividends, by leveraging a premiere global organization to identify and execute on the best risk adjusted returning investments across its target assets. Additional information can be found at www.starwoodpropertytrust.com.

 

SOURCE Starwood Capital Group

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