Chuck Castles

About Chuck Castles

Over the past 20 years, I have gained deep experience in the fields of corporate finance, corporate development, capital structure analysis, M&A financing, detailed diligence and data analytics, valuation, underwriting, industry cycles, supply chains, and debt structuring with a passion for financing Food and Agribusiness companies. Over this time, I have had the pleasure of financing a number businesses in the following segments:• Vertically integrated pork and poultry operations• Dairy processors and producers• Crop inputs, including seed, chemicals, and fertilizers• Beef processing plants• Cattle Feeding• Seafood, including harvesters, aquaculture, and processors• Value added processors• Animal feed manufacturers• Pet food manufacturers• Branded and private label consumer products• Specialty crops, including greenhouse production• Commodity trading and marketing operations• Grain Milling• Forrest products• Packaging• Corporate and Middle Market leveraged finance• Pooling cooperatives• Asset Based Lending• Food and Agriculture focused sponsor finance• Start-up operations• Farm equipment dealers• Brewers and distillers• Wineries• Coffee • Distributors• And I’m sure I’ve missed a few

Experience

1. Vice President - Capital Markets

   GreenStone Farm Credit Services

   Apr 2023 — Present

Education

• Colorado State University

  B.S. in Business Administration, Finance and Economics

  1998 — 2002

• University of Colorado Denver

  Master of Science, Finance

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Cash Management
• Credit Analysis
• Accounting
• Valuation
• Finance
• Credit Risk
• Securitization
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Essbase
• Financial Analysis
• Structured Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Structuring
• Capital Markets
• Treasury Management
• Portfolio Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Forecasting
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Credit
• Financial Modeling
• Treasury
• Underwriting
• Financial Reporting