Investment Summary

JLL Partners and Castle Creek Capital Invest In Sunflower Bank

On May 11, 2021, private equity firm JLL Partners and asset manager Castle Creek Capital invested in financial services company Sunflower Bank

Investment Highlights
  • This is JLL Partners’ 5th and Castle Creek Capital’s 22nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is JLL Partners’ 36th and Castle Creek Capital’s 22nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is JLL Partners’ 2nd and Castle Creek Capital’s 2nd transaction in Colorado.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-05-11
Target Sunflower Bank
Sector Financial Services
Investor(s) JLL Partners
Castle Creek Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Sunflower Bank

Denver, Colorado, United States
Sunflower Bank provides a full range of relationship-focused services to meet personal, business and wealth management financial objectives, with a branch network in five states and mortgage capabilities in 43 states. Sunflower Bank is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

JLL Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

JLL Partners, Inc. is a private equity investment firm that invests alongside management in middle-market companies. JLL prefers control investments in sectors such as healthcare services, medical products, food and consumer products, chemicals, broadcasting, transportation, automotive, industrial manufacturing, and distribution. In addition to traditional buyout transaction, JLL also seeks distressed/turnaround situations. JLL Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 40
Sector (Financial Services) 5 of 5
Type (Stake Purchase) 3 of 3
State (Colorado) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 36 of 38
Year (2021) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-11 Pioneer Bank

Austin, Texas, United States

Pioneer Bank is a bank holding company headquartered in Houston, Texas that operates community bank branches in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas. The company backs veteran bankers in each of the local markets to focus on originating low-risk commercial loans and gather core deposits from small and middle-market business customers. All branches operate under the unified “Pioneer Bank” brand. Pioneer Bank was founded in 2005 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-14 American Dental Partners

Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States

American Dental Partners is a dental practice management company that provides business services to medically-oriented, multi-specialty dental groups, with over 270 facilities across more than 20 states. ADPI was formed in 1995 and is based in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Sell -
Investor

Castle Creek Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 750M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Castle Creek Capital is a private investment firm that makes control investments in U.S.-based community banks with less than $10 billion of assets. The firm specializes in operating, recapitalizing and strategically refocusing US based banks. Castle Creek targets smaller, healthier banks that are under-performing or lack critical mass. Castle Creek offers the resources to then implement a roll-up acquisition program. Castle Creek Capital LLC was founded in 1992 and is based in Rancho Santa Fe, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 23
Sector (Financial Services) 22 of 22
Type (Stake Purchase) 5 of 5
State (Colorado) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 22 of 23
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-10 MBT Financial

Monroe, Michigan, United States

MBT Financial is an independently-owned community bank that offers a complete range of services to commercial and retail clients. MBT Financial was founded in 1858 and is based in Monroe, Michigan.

Sell $291M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-09 Guaranty Federal Bank

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Guaranty Federal Bank is a bank holding company that provides financial services. Guaranty Federal Bank currently has 16 banking locations in Springfield, Joplin, Carthage, Ozark, Nixa, and Neosho, Missouri. Guaranty Federal Bank was founded in 1913 and is based in Springfield, Missouri.

Sell $152M