Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: 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 $95 billion of capital since inception and manages a portfolio of $27 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.
Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services small- to medium-sized balance commercial loans.
We specialize in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor and bridge as well as SBA 7(a) business loans. Headquartered in New York City, Ready Capital employs over 600 lending professionals nationwide.
Who We Are
Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE: LADR) is a leading, investment grade-rated commercial real estate finance company. We specialize in delivering flexible capital solutions across the commercial real estate landscape, particularly focusing on the middle market. Our investment objective is to preserve and protect shareholder capital while generating attractive risk-adjusted returns.
What We Do
We specialize in underwriting commercial real estate across the capital stack. Since our founding in 2008, we’ve invested over $47 billion—supporting both institutional and middle-market clients nationwide. Our core business centers on originating fixed and floating rate first mortgage loans across all commercial property types.
We also:
• Own and operate real estate, predominantly net leased income-producing properties
• Invest in highly rated securities backed by commercial mortgage loans
• Provide tailored equity and debt solutions across the capital stack
How We’re Different
Our decision-makers are in the room, and the capital is under our control.
As the only permanently capitalized commercial mortgage REIT with true autonomy from third-party secured financing and securitization exits, we can act swiftly and decisively to meet clients’ unique needs and deliver unmatched certainty of execution.
Our leaders are personally invested in our success—literally.
We’re internally managed and led by a seasoned management team with deep industry expertise. With over 11% insider ownership, the interests of our management team and board of directors are strongly aligned with those of our stakeholders.
Long-term relationships drive our success—and yours.
We pride ourselves on being a flexible and dependable capital partner, fostering long-term relationships, repeat business, and strong brand recognition.
Where We Are
Ladder is headquartered in New York City with a regional office in Miami, Florida.
All data presented above is as of March 31, 2025.