Acquisitions Analyst/Associate

Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a primary focus on global real estate. Since its inception in 1991, the Firm has raised over $60 billion of equity capital and currently has approximately $52 billion of assets under management. Starwood Capital Group maintains offices located in maintains offices in Greenwich, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Starwood Capital Group has invested in nearly every class of real estate on a global basis, including office, retail, residential, senior housing, golf, hotels, resorts and industrial assets. Starwood Capital Group and its affiliates have successfully executed an investment strategy that includes building enterprises around core real estate portfolios in both the private and public markets.

Starwood Real Estate Income Trust: Starwood Real Estate Income Trust (“SREIT”) Starwood Real Estate Income Trust is a perpetual life, non-traded REIT focused on acquiring a diversified portfolio of stabilized, income-oriented real estate in both primary and secondary markets across the U.S. and in Europe.

Our investment objectives are to invest in high-quality assets that will enable us to:

• provide current income in the form of regular, stable cash distributions to achieve an attractive distribution yield;
• preserve and protect invested capital;
• realize appreciation in NAV from proactive investment and asset management; and
• provide an investment alternative for stockholders seeking to allocate a portion of their long-term investment portfolios to commercial real estate with lower volatility than publicly traded real estate companies.

Starwood Real Estate Income Trust is designed to serve as an investor’s core real estate allocation. Our portfolio will be comprised of a range of asset types which will primarily include multifamily, hotel, office, industrial and select retail assets, with a limited amount of medical office, student housing, senior living, data centers, manufactured housing and storage properties. More information on SREIT can be found at StarwoodNAV.reit

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains financial models and/or underwriting for use in evaluating potential investments;
• Conduct research and due diligence of prospective opportunities including their respective financial and organizational structures, review of legal documentation, analyze past and future performance, etc.
• Evaluation of unit or portfolio acquisition opportunities;
• Carry assigned duties to manage the many facets of bringing a deal to funding, including presentation to final investment committee;
• Possess strong communication skills in which to create concise written presentations
• Assist with asset management including business plan development and exit strategy planning and execution

Requirements:

• Superior analytical, quantitative, and technical skills
• Strong academic background, preferably in finance or accounting
• 2-4 years of as an analyst in investment banking, real estate or finance role (real estate experience a plus)
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint with a mastery in excel and ability to create in-depth financial analysis via models
• Highly organized and exception attention to detail
• Strong judgement and decision making skills
• Ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations
• Experience in managing, updating and analyzing large quantities of data
• Ability to manage and effectively present information
• Strong business writing and communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree