Caird Investment Partners, LLC (“Caird” or “Caird Investments”) is announcing its launch as an SEC Registered Investment Adviser with approximately $450 million in assets under management. The firm provides specialized asset management and strategic advisory services to regulated financial institutions alongside a growing lower-middle market lending platform.

The team has decades of combined experience working in both capital markets and regulated banks, with a deep understanding of the needs of regulated financial institutions. Caird Investments is poised to become a collaborative partner for banks seeking to optimize asset allocation, accelerate the timeline to achieving strategic goals, and navigate an ever-evolving regulatory environment. The firm's advisory services are designed to improve efficiency, manage risk, and streamline workflows for banking clients within their existing corporate governance frameworks.

"We’re thrilled to officially launch Caird as an advisor to regulated banks," said Ben Marshall, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Caird. "The banking industry faces constant pressure to optimize against the backdrop of a dynamic market and a complex regulatory environment. We are excited to work with our banking partners to understand their strategic goals, present tailored solutions that fit existing processes and regulatory frameworks, and implement a flexible strategy that can adapt to ever-evolving needs.”

“Our mission at Caird is to provide insightful advisory services that can help banks achieve their strategic goals while maintaining robust corporate governance to ensure solutions fit within regulatory and operational needs.” Marshall said, “We believe the team’s combination of experiences across capital markets, asset management, and inside of forward-thinking banking institutions provides us differentiated insight that will be valuable to the industry.”

Caird Investments will offer a comprehensive suite of services, including:

• Bank Loan Portfolio Advisory: Liquid, high-quality syndicated loans to provide a mechanism to diversify banks’ balance sheets into assets with strong risk-adjusted returns in a manner that allows flexibility to change portfolio construction as needed alongside broader balance sheet needs. Caird uses an adaptable, bespoke investment process tailored to a bank’s internal and external needs, operating within regulatory guardrails.
• Bank Securities Portfolio Advisory: Optimizing banks’ securities portfolios from solely traditional asset classes to diversify into often overlooked assets that reduce duration, increase returns, and boost capital efficiency. Bespoke portfolio solutions are available to address distinct needs. Caird serves as an extension of the client and dynamically re-allocates the portfolio to match both balance sheet needs and changing market environments.
• Bank Capital Markets Advisory: Caird delivers custom-made capital markets guidance to help regulated institutions navigate risk, optimize capital, and seize strategic opportunities—bringing clarity, conviction, and edge to every recommendation.
• Strategic Capital Solutions: With flexible capital and a wide spectrum of lending solutions, we source transactions designed to meet a variety of institutions’ particular investment goals and constraints from bank C&I/CRE loans to private credit. Our proprietary sourcing and long-term relationships create a deep opportunity set of “off-the-radar” investments aiming to generate alpha for bank clients and investors.

Caird Investments brings together a team of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in banking, capital markets, and operational/regulatory compliance. The team’s collective expertise will help deliver customized solutions that meet the specific needs and priorities of each client. "Our bespoke process is built for the specific requirements of regulated banks, which sets us apart from 'off-the-shelf' offerings," added Mike Schott, Co-Founder and Head of Research of Caird. "We believe our experience in asset management, along with operating within forward-thinking banking institutions, will provide significant value to our clients, helping them to thrive in today's dynamic financial environment."

About Caird Investments: Caird Investment Partners, LLC is a SEC Registered Investment Adviser focused on addressing the needs of regulated financial institutions. The firm provides customized portfolio optimization, risk management, and strategic advisory services designed to address strategic goals within the context of complex corporate governance needs. We also will prioritize middle-market lending to address the needs of bank clients and lower-middle market borrowers.

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