Direct Lending  

Senior Secured Lending to the U.S. middle market



Crescent Direct Lending is a leading provider of first lien and unitranche senior financing to private equity-backed U.S. lower middle market and middle market companies with $5 million to $35+ million of EBITDA.  Since inception in 2005, the Crescent Direct Lending team has issued approximately $9 billion of aggregate loan commitments to more than 205 companies and over 125 unique private equity sponsors. During 2021, Crescent Direct Lending issued approximately $3.0 billion of senior loan commitments.  Additionally, Crescent Direct Lending can provide staple financing to support our private equity clients as they look to realize their investments and transition ownership. Crescent Direct Lending targets senior financing opportunities of $20 million to $200+ million.
 
With total capital of $9.2 billion1, Crescent Direct Lending is well positioned to support our private equity-backed middle-market clients. Led by senior investment professionals who have worked together for over 15 years, the Crescent Direct Lending team has supported private equity firms across a wide range of industries including Business Services, Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Services, Manufacturing, and Financial Services and Insurance.  We believe that our team’s long-standing track record and experience investing together has produced long-term results for our investors and clients.

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1. This includes Crescent Direct Lending capital in multi-strategy vehicles consisting of Crescent Direct Lending-sourced investments as well as an allocation of a set percentage of such vehicles’ unfunded commitments and unused leverage. Such allocations may be withheld from future investment opportunities.

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We provide a wide range of senior financing alternatives including revolving credit facilities, term loans, delayed draw term loans, and unitranche facilities to support our private equity clients’ platform acquisitions, portfolio company add-ons, recapitalizations and refinancings.
We provide a wide range of senior financing alternatives including revolving credit facilities, term loans, delayed draw term loans, and unitranche facilities to support our private equity clients’ platform acquisitions, portfolio company add-ons, recapitalizations and refinancings.

Crescent Direct Lending: A message from John Bowman and Mark Attanasio

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Crescent Direct Lending: A message from John Bowman and Mark Attanasio