Start Mortgages is a specialist mortgage servicer managing over 17,500 mortgage accounts. Start has a staff of 160 and employ best in class customer and real estate management techniques while working with customers in mortgage arrears. We are authorised as a retail credit firm by the Central Bank of Ireland and have a strong compliance culture, with all relevant codes of conduct embedded in the business. The Company was acquired by the Lone Star private equity group in December 2014. Lone Star Funds is a global player that invests in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets. Since its establishment Lone Star Funds have organized seventeen private equity funds with aggregate capital commitments of over US$70 billion.