Creating value by forging equity and debt investments.
About Castle Crow
As a leading merchant bank serving the middle market, Castle Crow is able to present business owners and management teams with creative and flexible solutions that address the issues specific to their businesses.
Whether the goal is to optimize specific long-term growth objectives, achieve liquidity through a sale of the company, source capital required to complete a management buyout or acquire another business, we provide the solutions to successfully achieve your goals.
What We Do
Minority Equity Investments
Investment that allow the investor to have a partial ownership interest while not gaining full control over the company's operations or decision-making. These investments can provide capital to support the company's growth plans, enhance its financial position, or establish strategic partnerships.
We provide the required capital in a minority equity investment to achieve any combination of the objectives outlined above.
Junior Capital Investments
These investments can provide additional financing options for companies and help them meet their capital needs. Even thought sometimes junior capital investors bear a higher risk they may enjoy higher potential returns compared to senior creditors.
We provide flexible mezzanine financing to support acquisitions, recapitalizations, buyouts, and organic growth in family owned or sponsor backed companies.
Recapitalizations & Buyouts
As financial strategies used in corporate finance and private equity these transactions require careful evaluation when used to reduce costs, change ownership structure, unlock shareholder value or facilitate growth for businesses.
We provide owners an opportunity to achieve liquidity through a sale of all or a portion of their company, for estate planning or asset diversification purposes.
Management Buyouts
MBOs offer advantages such as continuity, knowledge of the business, and alignment of interests as well as challenges like securing financing and negotiating fair terms. These transactions allow the management to drive growth and create value for themselves and their shareholders.
We provide management teams with the capital needed to acquire businesses from a corporate parent or a private owner.
Growth Capital
Investments provided to help fund initiatives such as new products, market entry, or acquisitions. Growth capital fuels companies' growth strategies and accelerates their long-term value creation.
We provide business owners with the capital required to execute acquisition strategies or to expand a company's product line, services, or facilities.
Strategic Advisory Services
Strategic guidance in areas like mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring, and strategic planning. We leverage our expertise, networks, and research to help clients make informed decisions and achieve their business goals.
We provide exclusive advisory services to business owners primarily focused on strategic action steps, while maximizing shareholder value.