{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"141122","rtpr_id":"nPNAc8tKba-20260910","ticker":"STRIL","exchange":"","all_tickers":["STRIL"],"title":"Starlight Investments Announces Successful Close of UK BTR Fund II","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-10T23:02:01.240Z","article_body":"Starlight Investments Announces Successful Close of UK BTR Fund II\nPR Newswire\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 11, 2026\n\nTotal capital commitments of £680 million across Fund II and ancillary\ninvestment vehicles will support the acquisition and delivery of over 6,000\nhomes – as Starlight continues to strengthen its position among the UK's\nlargest BTR operators\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Starlight Investments (\"Starlight\"), a\nleading global real estate investment and asset management firm, has announced\nthe successful closing of Starlight UK BTR Fund II (\"Fund II\").\n\n\n\nFund II, together with capital raised through ancillary investment vehicles,\nreached £680 million in capital commitments and will support the acquisition\nand delivery of more than 6,000 build-to-rent (\"BTR\") homes across the UK.\nFund II is partially deployed and includes three significant rental\ncommunities\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4771131-1&h=3658656876&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.starlightinvest.com%2Fnews%2Fstarlight-investments-significantly-increases-its-uk-btr-platform-with-a-500m-cad-900m-landmark-acquisition-of-three-communities-totalling-1-541-new-homes-in-manchester-and-basildon&a=three+significant+rental+communities) under\nconstruction, including two in Manchester and one in Basildon.\n\nFund II's successful closing represents a significant milestone in the\ncontinued expansion of Starlight's UK platform and reflects investor\nconfidence in the company's BTR strategy, operational excellence, and\ndisciplined execution. Fund II attracted strong participation from a diverse\ngroup of global institutional investors from across Europe, APAC, and Canada,\nincluding both existing limited partners and several new investors. Earlier\nthis year, the Fund also received a major commitment from Homes England's\nNational Housing Bank, reinforcing the strategy's alignment with country-wide\nefforts to increase the supply of much-needed rental housing.\n\n\"The successful close of Fund II reflects the strong institutional conviction\nbehind Starlight's UK residential strategy and the opportunity we continue to\nsee in the market,\" said Raj Mehta, President, Global Markets, Starlight\nInvestments. \"We are grateful for the continued support of our existing\npartners and pleased to welcome new investors to the platform. With the\ncapital committed, we are well positioned to continue delivering homes in\nchronically undersupplied markets across the UK.\"\n\n\"With Fund II now closed, our focus is on execution and the next phase of\ngrowth for our UK residential platform,\" said Jonnie Milich, Head of UK\nResidential, Starlight Investments. \"We have built a significant pipeline, an\nexperienced local team and a growing portfolio of communities moving through\nconstruction, lease-up and operations. As we continue to advance our pipeline\nand bring new communities online, our portfolio will place us among the UK's\ntop four BTR operators by scale.\"\n\nStarlight's broader UK platform is dedicated to the BTR sector, with a vision\nto deliver thousands of new homes across major regional cities and key London\ncommuter belt markets experiencing pronounced rental housing undersupply. With\n12 BTR communities spanning development through to active leasing and\noperations, the platform is focused on delivering professionally managed\nrental housing in markets supported by strong rental demand and economic\nfundamentals.\n\nFor more than three decades, Starlight has been a leading global real estate\ninvestment and asset management firm, delivering proven performance and\nresponsible management across its real estate strategies. Starlight continues\nto broaden its global footprint, managing and investing on behalf of\ninstitutional partners across several continents.\n\nAbout Starlight Investments\n\nStarlight Investments is a leading global real estate investment and asset\nmanagement firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A privately held\nowner, developer and asset manager of over 70,000 multi-residential suites and\nover 7 million square feet of commercial property space with CAD $30\nbillion in AUM, Starlight offers a range of investment vehicles across\nvarious real estate strategies. Starlight's guiding mission is to balance its\ntenure with visionary curiosity to create positive impact for investors and\ncommunities alike. At Starlight, we invest with impact.\n\nLearn more at www.starlightinvest.com or connect with us on LinkedIn\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4771131-1&h=2093276600&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fstarlight-investments-ltd-%2F%3FviewAsMember%3Dtrue&a=LinkedIn).\n\nContacts: Raj Mehta, President, Global Markets, +1-647-725-0498,\nrmehta@starlightinvest.com; Jonnie Milich, Head, UK Residential,\n+44-7930-373-945, jmilich@starlightinvest.com; Gwen McGuire, Director,\nCommunications, media@starlightinvest.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/starlight-investments-announces-successful-close-of-uk-btr-fund-ii-302874607.html\n\nSOURCE Starlight Investments\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1985361/Starlight-Investments-Starlight-Investments-Announces-Successful.jpg?id=OA2940671\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1985366/Starlight-Investments-Starlight-Investments-Announces-Successful.jpg?id=OA2940672\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1985376/Starlight-Investments-Starlight-Investments-Announces-Successful.jpg?id=OA2940673\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1623056/Starlight-Investments-Starlight-Investments-Announces-Successful.jpg?id=OA2940674\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNAc8tKba-20260910","title":"Starlight Investments Announces Successful Close of UK BTR Fund II","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"STRIL","created":"2026-09-10T23:02:01.240Z","tickers":["STRIL"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Starlight Investments Announces Successful Close of UK BTR Fund II\nPR Newswire\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 11, 2026\n\nTotal capital commitments of £680 million across Fund II and ancillary\ninvestment vehicles will support the acquisition and delivery of over 6,000\nhomes – as Starlight continues to strengthen its position among the UK's\nlargest BTR operators\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Starlight Investments (\"Starlight\"), a\nleading global real estate investment and asset management firm, has announced\nthe successful closing of Starlight UK BTR Fund II (\"Fund II\").\n\n\n\nFund II, together with capital raised through ancillary investment vehicles,\nreached £680 million in capital commitments and will support the acquisition\nand delivery of more than 6,000 build-to-rent (\"BTR\") homes across the UK.\nFund II is partially deployed and includes three significant rental\ncommunities\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4771131-1&h=3658656876&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.starlightinvest.com%2Fnews%2Fstarlight-investments-significantly-increases-its-uk-btr-platform-with-a-500m-cad-900m-landmark-acquisition-of-three-communities-totalling-1-541-new-homes-in-manchester-and-basildon&a=three+significant+rental+communities) under\nconstruction, including two in Manchester and one in Basildon.\n\nFund II's successful closing represents a significant milestone in the\ncontinued expansion of Starlight's UK platform and reflects investor\nconfidence in the company's BTR strategy, operational excellence, and\ndisciplined execution. Fund II attracted strong participation from a diverse\ngroup of global institutional investors from across Europe, APAC, and Canada,\nincluding both existing limited partners and several new investors. Earlier\nthis year, the Fund also received a major commitment from Homes England's\nNational Housing Bank, reinforcing the strategy's alignment with country-wide\nefforts to increase the supply of much-needed rental housing.\n\n\"The successful close of Fund II reflects the strong institutional conviction\nbehind Starlight's UK residential strategy and the opportunity we continue to\nsee in the market,\" said Raj Mehta, President, Global Markets, Starlight\nInvestments. \"We are grateful for the continued support of our existing\npartners and pleased to welcome new investors to the platform. With the\ncapital committed, we are well positioned to continue delivering homes in\nchronically undersupplied markets across the UK.\"\n\n\"With Fund II now closed, our focus is on execution and the next phase of\ngrowth for our UK residential platform,\" said Jonnie Milich, Head of UK\nResidential, Starlight Investments. \"We have built a significant pipeline, an\nexperienced local team and a growing portfolio of communities moving through\nconstruction, lease-up and operations. As we continue to advance our pipeline\nand bring new communities online, our portfolio will place us among the UK's\ntop four BTR operators by scale.\"\n\nStarlight's broader UK platform is dedicated to the BTR sector, with a vision\nto deliver thousands of new homes across major regional cities and key London\ncommuter belt markets experiencing pronounced rental housing undersupply. With\n12 BTR communities spanning development through to active leasing and\noperations, the platform is focused on delivering professionally managed\nrental housing in markets supported by strong rental demand and economic\nfundamentals.\n\nFor more than three decades, Starlight has been a leading global real estate\ninvestment and asset management firm, delivering proven performance and\nresponsible management across its real estate strategies. Starlight continues\nto broaden its global footprint, managing and investing on behalf of\ninstitutional partners across several continents.\n\nAbout Starlight Investments\n\nStarlight Investments is a leading global real estate investment and asset\nmanagement firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A privately held\nowner, developer and asset manager of over 70,000 multi-residential suites and\nover 7 million square feet of commercial property space with CAD $30\nbillion in AUM, Starlight offers a range of investment vehicles across\nvarious real estate strategies. Starlight's guiding mission is to balance its\ntenure with visionary curiosity to create positive impact for investors and\ncommunities alike. At Starlight, we invest with impact.\n\nLearn more at www.starlightinvest.com or connect with us on LinkedIn\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4771131-1&h=2093276600&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fstarlight-investments-ltd-%2F%3FviewAsMember%3Dtrue&a=LinkedIn).\n\nContacts: Raj Mehta, President, Global Markets, +1-647-725-0498,\nrmehta@starlightinvest.com; Jonnie Milich, Head, UK Residential,\n+44-7930-373-945, jmilich@starlightinvest.com; Gwen McGuire, Director,\nCommunications, media@starlightinvest.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/starlight-investments-announces-successful-close-of-uk-btr-fund-ii-302874607.html\n\nSOURCE Starlight Investments\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1985361/Starlight-Investments-Starlight-Investments-Announces-Successful.jpg?id=OA2940671\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1985366/Starlight-Investments-Starlight-Investments-Announces-Successful.jpg?id=OA2940672\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1985376/Starlight-Investments-Starlight-Investments-Announces-Successful.jpg?id=OA2940673\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1623056/Starlight-Investments-Starlight-Investments-Announces-Successful.jpg?id=OA2940674\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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