Castle Creek Capital Revenue and Competitors

Castle Creek Capital is a merchant banking firm and has become the most active private equity firm investing in banking institutions in the United States. Castle Creek also has a registered broker/dealer, Castle Creek Financial, that conducts financial advisory services and places equity investments. Since its formation in the early 1990's, Castle Creek has raised $1.7 billion in capital for its portfolio companies, advised on nearly 50 mergers/acquisitions resulting in transactions valued in excess of $5.5 billion and has successfully managed three private equity funds dedicated exclusively to the financial services industry. Castle Creek is among a handful of private equity firms that make control investments in banks and other financial intermediaries. We specialize in operating, recapitalizing and strategically refocusing our portfolio companies through active oversight and operational roles as members on boards of directors, and, when necessary, temporary assumption of senior executive positions. Castle Creek primarily invests in U.S. banks with assets between $100 million to $5 billion in markets that are characterized by favorable demographics (e.g., above average population and economic growth). After making an investment, Castle Creek becomes actively involved with the management of its portfolio banks in order to increase franchise value. Castle Creeks' three principals collectively have over 60 years of banking experience over many different economic cycles and they know how to implement the steps required to make a bank successful. The result: Castle Creek and its partners have consistently demonstrated the ability to generate superior investment returns by achieving exceptional profitability and growth in its portfolio companies and then successfully selling their interests and realizing significant value for their investors.