Mr. Barnett joined Castlelake in 2017 and leads its Capital Markets team. In this role, Mr. Barnett is responsible for investment financing strategies, raising debt capital and the origination of new investment opportunities. He became a partner of the firm in 2021. Prior to joining Castlelake, Mr. Barnett was with the Structured Finance group at Deutsche Bank, where he ran syndication for asset-backed securitizations, collateralized loan obligations and Deutsche Bank’s private lending business. He held similar positions at Goldman Sachs & Co. and Lehman Brothers prior to working at Deutsche Bank. Mr. Barnett received his B.A. in business administration from Loyola University New Orleans in economics and finance.