Profile
Mr. Rothauser joined Castlelake in 2020 and leads its Asset-Backed Direct Lending team and strategy.
He is primarily focused on creating tailored financing solutions for Castlelake’s counterparties that align with the firm’s mission to generate risk-adjusted returns for its global institutional investors.
Mr. Rothauser is also a voting member of the firm’s Investment Review Committee.
Prior to joining Castlelake, Mr. Rothauser was a Managing Director at Starwood Capital Group where he led the firm’s expansion into credit and was head of Starwood Capital’s hard asset platform.
Prior to that, Mr. Rothauser was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, where he ran its transportation, infrastructure, energy lending group, and then went on to co-head Deutsche Bank's global structured credit business.
In those roles, he was responsible for successfully investing the bank's balance sheet and capital in varied markets across the world and multiple asset classes.
Before joining Deutsche Bank, he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs where he led their hard asset trading businesses.
Mr. Rothauser received his B.B.A from Pace University in finance.
Armin Rothauser active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Castlelake LP
 Castlelake LP Investment ManagersFinance Castlelake LP (Castlelake) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Rory Joseph O'Neill and Evan Andrew Carruthers. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Private Equity Investor | 01/11/2020 |
Former positions of Armin Rothauser
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Starwood Capital Group Global LLC
 Starwood Capital Group Global LLC Investment ManagersFinance Starwood Capital Group Global LLC (Starwood Capital Group Global) is a private equity subsidiary of Starwood Capital Group Holdings LP founded in 1991 by Barry Stuart Sternlicht. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Private Equity Investor | 30/10/2020 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/2019 |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Director/Board Member | 30/08/2014 |
Training of Armin Rothauser
| Pace University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| DEUTSCHE BANK AG | Finance |
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Finance |
Starwood Capital Group Global LLC
Starwood Capital Group Global LLC Investment ManagersFinance Starwood Capital Group Global LLC (Starwood Capital Group Global) is a private equity subsidiary of Starwood Capital Group Holdings LP founded in 1991 by Barry Stuart Sternlicht. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Finance |
Castlelake LP
Castlelake LP Investment ManagersFinance Castlelake LP (Castlelake) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Rory Joseph O'Neill and Evan Andrew Carruthers. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Finance |
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