CapitalSource Promotes Laird Boulden to President, Corporate Finance Group

May 4, 2011 - PRLog -- CapitalSource, one of the leading commercial lenders in the United States, has named Laird Boulden, (53), as president of its newly formed Corporate Finance Group, which combines its business units from Corporate Asset Finance and Leveraged Finance, which focuses on software, technology and healthcare. In addition, Ryan Golding, (37) has been promoted to managing director of the Leveraged Finance Group and will report to Boulden.
 
A 30-year veteran of the equipment finance and leasing industry, Boulden and his team built Corporate Asset Finance from the ground up when he joined CapitalSource as the group’s president in early 2010.  In less than a year, Corporate Asset Finance had established itself as one of the fastest growing lenders for equipment-secured loans/leases on both indirect and direct transactions by securing approvals for more than $550 million in loans/leases.

“Laird’s reputation, leadership and superb managerial skills were instrumental to our rapid growth in equipment-based lending,” said Steven A. Museles, co-CEO of CapitalSource. “We are confident he will be equally successful in leading our new Corporate Finance Group as we focus on asset growth at CapitalSource Bank.”

As president of Corporate Finance, Boulden manages all aspects of the business, including strategic direction, business development and daily operations. Prior to joining CapitalSource, he was co-founder of Tygris Commercial Finance and president of Tygris Asset Finance. He served as president and CEO of RBS Asset Finance, Inc., a division of RBS Citizens, N.A., and co-founded equipment finance groups at the Citizens Bank/Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Heller Financial. Boulden earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of South Florida.

Golding joined CapitalSource in 2002 as an investment officer responsible for helping develop its presence within the cash flow leverage finance market. He previously worked in the Corporate Finance Group at Heller Financial and the Transaction Services Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Golding earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at Indiana University.

“We have established a solid presence in equipment finance as a complement, not a competitor, to the major banks,” said Boulden. “Both Corporate Asset Finance and our Leveraged Finance Group, now under Ryan’s leadership, are well-positioned for continued growth.”

CapitalSource’s Corporate Asset Finance Group provides equipment leasing and financing solutions to middle-market and large corporate companies in all industries. Its Leveraged Finance Group works with private equity groups to provide cash flow or enterprise value loans to middle-market, private equity-owned businesses.  

About CapitalSource
CapitalSource Inc.  is a commercial lender that provides financial products to middle market businesses and offers depository products and services in southern and central California through its wholly owned subsidiary CapitalSource Bank. As of March 31, 2011, CapitalSource had total assets of $9.3 billion and $4.7 billion in deposits. The Company is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD. Visit www.capitalsource.comfor more information.