Driven by strong Midwest roots, our decades of operating and investing experience in the sector position us to navigate the regulatory, political, operating, and accounting complexities unique to community banks and financial service companies.
In a very short time, Castle Creek, by way of their deep understanding of the business, has added considerable value to our company during a period of rapid growth. I find their level of engagement perfect for our culture. We really value the partnership.
The team at Castle Creek has been invaluable in assisting our executive team and board in a wide range of areas including strategic planning, M&A, IT contract negotiation, and deal modeling and analysis. They have played a big role in providing the capital we needed to build our business and their advice and partnership has been critical to our success.
I was recruited as CEO to grow the bank and drive profitability after a major restructuring led by Castle Creek. I was impressed with how much operational change and improvement had been driven by them. They are much more than financial partners.
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