Armin Rothauser in

Armin Rothauser

Evaluator · DISC type Dsc
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.

Read the full overview →
Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Armin shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince
Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Armin cares about

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.
+4 more topics Login to view topics
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)
See now
Castlelake adds five pros to lending team. Featured in Asset Securitization Report (American Banker)
+2 more appearances Login to view media
Education
1995 - 1999
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Pace University - Lubin School of Business
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Armin. Free, 10 seconds.