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Castlelake

North America, Minnesota, United States, Minneapolis

Description

Castlelake is a global institutional alternative investment firm that focuses on value, asset rich opportunities in dislocated industries.

Investor Profile

Castlelake has backed more than 19 startups, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 15 rounds, about 79% of its total and boasts 6 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Debt Financing, Post Ipo Debt, Post Ipo Equity rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United Kingdom, Sweden, United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Financial Services, FinTech, Aerospace.
  • Led 5 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Debt Financing (53%)
  • Post Ipo Debt (32%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (11%)
  • Private Equity (5%)

Country Focus

  • United Kingdom (26%)
  • Sweden (21%)
  • United States (21%)
  • Brazil (11%)
  • Italy (5%)
  • Australia (5%)
  • Finland (5%)

Industry Focus

  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Aerospace
  • Air Transportation
  • Consumer Lending
  • Debit Cards
  • Internet
  • Transportation
  • Property Development
  • Property Management
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Who does Castlelake frequently co-invest with?

Orion Resource Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Allianz Global Investors
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Co-Investments: 1
SACE
Europe, Lombardia, Italy, Milano
Co-Investments: 1
Numis Securities
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
Hudson Cove Capital
North America, New Jersey, United States, Jersey City
Co-Investments: 1
GR
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
JP Morgan
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Paradigm Capital
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Co-Investments: 1
Neuberger Berman
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
MidCap Financial
North America, Maryland, United States, Bethesda
Co-Investments: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Castlelake?

Equifinance

London, England, United Kingdom

Equifinance is the lender of second-charge mortgages as an alternative to remortgaging and early redemption Charges.

CreditFinancial ServicesLending
Debt FinancingJun 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $128,889,757
Gol Transportes Aéreos

Paulo Ramos, Maranhao, Brazil

Gol Transportes Aéreos is a Brazilian airline based in São Paulo, Brazil.

InternetTransportation
Post Ipo DebtMay 16, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,900,000,000
TradeBridge

London, England, United Kingdom

Seize your moment with finance fit for a faster moving world.

Financial ServicesFinTech
Debt FinancingApr 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $93,738,032
GoByBike

Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland

GoByBike.fi offers employee benefit bicycles as a comprehensive B2B service, now for over 850 clients and their 88,000 employees.

Service Industry
Debt FinancingMar 11, 2025
Amount Raised: $135,667,980
Oportun

San Carlos, California, United States

Oportun is a digital banking platform that offers personal loans and financial services to people with limited credit history.

Consumer LendingDebit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTech
Post Ipo DebtOct 29, 2024
Amount Raised: $235,000,000

Abra Group provides airlines to reduce costs, scale operations, update fleets, expand routes, and improve services and loyalty programs.

Aerospace
Debt FinancingOct 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,250,000,000
YouLend

London, England, United Kingdom

YouLend is the leading global embedded financing platform for the world’s top e-commerce platforms, tech companies and PSPs.

Financial ServicesFinTech
Debt FinancingOct 21, 2024
Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

SBB is a rental residential property and social development property with construction rights.

Property DevelopmentProperty ManagementReal Estate
Debt FinancingMay 28, 2024
ITA Airways

Rome, Lazio, Italy

ITA Airways is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy.

AerospaceAir TransportationTravel
Debt FinancingMar 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $184,371,780
YouLend

London, England, United Kingdom

YouLend is the leading global embedded financing platform for the world’s top e-commerce platforms, tech companies and PSPs.

Financial ServicesFinTech
Debt FinancingJan 29, 2024