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Castle Creek Capital acquires $40M stake in FirstSun, secures board seat; director to resign
FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP
- Castle Creek affiliates acquired $40M of common stock from legacy stockholders, now owns ~4% of FirstSun.
- Spencer T. Cohn of Castle Creek will join board upon earlier of merger close with First Foundation Inc. or 2026 annual meeting.
- Director Isabella Cunningham announced resignation effective same trigger dates to make room for Castle Creek nominee.
- Castle Creek's investment validates FirstSun's pending merger with First Foundation Inc.
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