Ex-Starwood Managing Director Rothauser Has Joined Castlelake

Former Starwood Capital Group managing director Armin Rothauser has joined private equity firm Castlelake LP, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Rothauser, based in New York, started at Castlelake this month and will focus on aviation financing, said one of the people, who requested anonymity because the appointment isn’t yet public.

A Castlelake spokeswoman declined to comment.

Rothauser, a former Deutsche Bank AG and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. managing director, was hired by Starwood to lead its transportation, infrastructure and lending business, the investment firm said in December 2018.

Castlelake manages about $17.5 billion in assets on ...