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Armin Rothauser

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Partner at Castlelake
📍 New York, New York, United States

Armin Rothauser is a Partner at Castlelake, leading the firms Capital Markets and Aviation Lending Program. His extensive career in finance includes senior roles as Head of Credit at Starwood Capital Group and Managing Director positions at Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pace University.

Outside of his primary career, Armin has been involved in philanthropy, previously serving as a trustee for the Harlem Educational Activities Fund, a non-profit that supports students from underserved communities.

He was specifically hired by Castlelake in 2020 to launch and develop the firms new aviation lending strategy.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Priorities

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Aviation Lending
He was brought on to Castlelake to establish and lead its aviation lending program, which has since invested over $5 billion.
Private Credit
Actively speaks on industry panels about private credit and has led credit-focused business expansions at multiple firms.
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Career

Work history

11-2020
Partner
Castlelake
1-2019 - 10-2020
Managing Director
Starwood Capital Group
2-2016 - 1-2019
Managing Director, Co-head of Structured Credit
Deutsche Bank
8-2014 - 2-2016
Managing Director, Asset Finance
Deutsche Bank
8-2008 - 8-2014
Managing Director, Head of Global Hard Asset Trading
Goldman Sachs
In the press

Media appearances

Castlelake Expands Lending Team. Featured in Castlelake (Insights)
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Castlelake adds five pros to lending team. Featured in Asset Securitization Report (American Banker)
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Education
1995 - 1999
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Pace University - Lubin School of Business
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