Investment Strategies
Asset-Based Investments
Since 2005, Castlelake has pursued a pure play focus on asset-based investing. Today, our strategies address some of the largest asset-based markets comprising the global economy. As a result of our tenure, long-standing relationships and significant asset data, we believe we have meaningful competitive advantages in these markets and are capable of providing investors with programmatic, scaled exposure to attractive asset opportunities within them.
20
Years of Experience
$51B
Invested
1,300+
Transactions
8
global Offices
Investment Strategies
Castlelake seeks opportunities to unlock value from hard or financial assets by providing creative capital solutions across the risk spectrum, with particular expertise in asset-based or asset-backed credit. We deploy capital into what we believe to be large, durable opportunity sets that enable our team to leverage its significant asset expertise, our institutional data and long-standing relationships.
We deliver asset-based exposure to institutional investors through closed-end investment funds, separately or individually managed accounts, and other private placement formats.
In our role as a capital solutions provider to asset owners and originators in these markets, we lead with a solutions-oriented mindset and are known to innovate to meet the needs of our counterparties. Alongside our ability to address the full capital stack, our in-house capital markets capabilities, inclusive of structuring and ratings expertise, provides added value to counterparties.
Aviation Lending
Providing secured debt capital to airlines and leasing companies across aviation assets.
Aircraft Leasing
Owning and servicing young and mid-life aircraft leased to global airlines.
Consumer Finance
Financing or acquiring new and seasoned portfolios of consumer loans across the risk spectrum.
Small/Medium Business Finance
Financing or acquiring new portfolios of loans to small and medium-sized businesses, including in factoring, merchant cash advances and equipment leasing.
Residential Mortgage
Financing or acquiring new portfolios of residential mortgages and originating loans to assist in the transition of real estate.
Commercial Mortgage
Providing loans to commercial real estate developers and other originators backed by leasing or rental arrangements; loans backed by other forms of infrastructure assets with contractual cash flow.
Meet Our Team
Our teams are designed to bring together specialized asset expertise, structuring experience, counterparty relationships and experienced-based judgement to create and execute creative solutions that provide downside protection.
Creative investors with
cycle-tested asset expertise
Contact us to learn more information about our firm’s experience, investment strategies and opportunities.