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11682 El Camino Real, Suite 320San Diego, CA 92130
 Phone: 858-756-8300
 Fax: 858-756-8301
 
 
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Castle Creek makes control investments in U.S.-based community banks with assets of less than $10 billion. Castle Creek pioneered the concept of private equity control investing in the highly regulated banking industry and became the first private equity firm to meet the requirements to be registered as a bank holding company. As a bank holding company, Castle Creek can exercise meaningful control over its portfolio companies without subjecting its investors to bank regulation or oversight, which it believes is a significant competitive advantage. Over the past decade, Castle Creek has been the most prolific acquirer of U.S. banks and thrifts. Since 1992, the Principals have overseen the investment of over $1.6 billion of capital primarily for bank transactions and have completed over 300 bank investments and acquisitions.
			 
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                                Investment Firm Key
                                 VC = Venture Capital
 PE = Private Equity
 A = Angel
 I = Incubator
 MB = Merchant Bank
 VD = Venture Debt
 FI = Family Investment Office
 FOF = Fund of Funds
 ED = Economic Development Office
 TT = Technology Transfer Office
 CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
 SEC = Secondary Purchaser
 HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
 
 
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                                | COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |  
                                | Venture Capital |  |  
                                | Seed Stage (includes "pre-seed," or
 concept stage)
 | No Revenue |  
                                | Early Stage | Minimal Revenue
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                                | Growth Stage (also called Mid-stage)
 | $2M-$7M |  
                                | Expansion Stage (also called Late-stage)
 | $7M and greater |  
                                | Private Equity |  |  
                                | Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |  
                                | Middle Market | $250M-$499M |  
                                | Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |  
                                | Large Cap | >$1B |  |  
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