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Scott E. Carpenter

Managing Director

Mr. Carpenter is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Crescent Direct Lending and is a member of Crescent’s Management Committee at Crescent Capital Group LP.  Prior to joining the team in 2012, Mr. Carpenter was a Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of HighPoint Capital Management, LLC. Prior to joining HighPoint Capital in 2005, Mr. Carpenter was North East Marketing Manager for Bank of America Business Capital and prior thereto, Senior Vice President and Senior Marketing Officer for Fleet Capital. Prior to joining Fleet Capital, he successfully opened and grew the Boston office of PNC Business Credit. Mr. Carpenter was also previously Vice President of Finance for Joan Fabrics, where he managed the company’s finance and accounting departments and internal credit function. Mr. Carpenter has been member of numerous local business associations including the Association for Corporate Growth, the Turnaround Management Association and has been a Board member of the Commercial Finance Association and the Upstate New York Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Carpenter holds a BA in Economics from Tufts University.