Starwood Property Trust Inc operates as a real estate investment trust REIT in the United States Europe and Australia It operates through four segments Commercial and Residential Lending Infrastructure Lending Property and Investing and Servicing segments The Commercial and Residential Lending segment originates acquires finances and manages commercial first mortgages nonagency residential mortgages subordinated mortgages mezzanine loans preferred equity commercial mortgagebacked securities CMBS and residential mortgagebacked securities as well as other real estate and real estaterelated debt investments including distressed or nonperforming loans The Infrastructure lending segment originates acquires finances and manages infrastructure debt investments The Property segment engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties such as multifamily properties and commercial properties subject to net leases that are held for investment The Investing and Servicing segment manages and works out problem assets acquires and manages unrated investment grade and noninvestment grade rated CMBS comprising subordinated interests of securitization and resecuritization transactions originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions and acquires commercial real estate assets that include properties acquired from CMBS trusts The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90 of its taxable income to its stockholders Starwood Property Trust Inc was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwich Connecticut