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Castlelake, L.P.

Castlelake, L.P.

Minneapolis, Minnesotacastlelake.com

Overview

Castlelake, L.P. is a global alternative investment firm specializing in asset-based investments in the private specialty finance, real assets, and aviation markets.

Year Founded

2005

AUM

$25B

Portfolio Companies

17

Investments

Castlelake, L.P. investments
CompanyDateStageLead
PulseNov 2025DebtLead
TradeBridgeApr 2025DebtLead
GoByBikeMar 2025DebtLead
Abra GroupOct 2024DebtLead
Scandinavian Airlines SystemAug 2024BankruptcyLead

Key People

Yen-Wah Lam

Partner-Chief People Officer & President

Aadit Prasad

Managing Director

Alex Curcio

Managing Director

Alex Nixon

Managing Director

Annemarie Fleming

Chief Accounting Officer, Managing Director

Ben Thompson

Managing Director

Betsy Sylvester

Managing Director, Head of Client Management

Hadi Makkawi

Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Europe

Jakob M. Gallagher

Managing Director - Head of Aviation. Capital Markets

Kelsey Read

Managing Director

Leticia Fusi Aizpurua

Managing Director

Melissa Grindell

Global HR Managing Director

Mia Genereux

Managing Director

Neil McCrossan

Managing Director - Head of Aircraft Trading

Nick Ryan

Managing Director, Head of Aviation Underwriting

Ryan Lund

Managing Director, Corporate Communications

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersMinneapolis, Minnesota
Year Founded2005
AUM$25B

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