Crescent Capital Group LP

Crescent Managing Director Christopher Wang was featured on a panel earlier this month in Vancouver, B.C. at the Institutional Connect West Forum 2024, a gathering of leading institutional investors from across Western Canada. Chris and his fellow panelists discussed credit market opportunities in the high interest environment, including: · How higher rates can create compelling investment opportunities with higher yields, lower leverage, and lower loan-to-values · The importance of experience and discipline when investing in this environment · How cycle-tested managers are expected to outperform as higher rates may lead to more defaults and a greater dispersion of returns across managers Thank you Institutional Connect for a great event!

Check out Crescent’s latest Capital Markets commentary by John Fekete, Head of Public Markets. Looking into the second half of 2024, he takes a look at the state of the U.S. economy and the outlook for debt markets, including: - Why we believe much of the recent focus on rate cuts is myopic   - The pockets of the market that are experiencing less than rosy sentiment - Floating rate assets that are in a “sweet spot” for opportunity - How investors should manage this current environment Read the full commentary below.

Crescent was proud to be one of the sponsors of the 35th Annual National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) Financial Services Conference earlier this month in Atlanta, where more than 600 financial services professionals came together for the organization’s premier annual program. Crescent Managing Directors Erik Hall (Chair of the NASP Board of Directors) and Felipe Esguerra attended the event, where they engaged in thought leadership with institutional investors from around the world to explore market trends, examine investment opportunities, and discuss the business of inclusion. At Crescent, we look forward to continuing to support NASP programming and the impact of the NASP mission.

Crescent is pleased to announce today that it has made several senior leadership changes. Chris Wright has been named President of Crescent Capital Group, Joseph Viola has been named Chairman of Crescent’s Operating Committee, and Jason Breaux has been appointed to Crescent’s Operating Committee. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/etWvq4BU

Earlier this month, Crescent hosted a Private Credit Seminar in Seoul covering trends, opportunities, and outlook for private credit in the U.S. At the seminar, Crescent’s Chris Wright, Tyrone Chang, Elizabeth Ko and Yeonhee Chung came together with our Korean investment community for a day of engaging discussion and networking. #PrivateCredit

Crescent Managing Director Nicole Waibel was featured on a panel at the SuperReturn International Private Debt Summit in Berlin earlier this month, where she shared insights on sponsor-lender relationships in the U.S. and Europe in an environment of longer hold periods and economic headwinds.   #SuperReturn #PrivateDebt

Earlier today, Crescent Managing Director and Global Head of Investor Solutions Jonathan Harari, was featured on a panel at the @Global Private Credit 2024 event in Dubai. The event, organized by GFC Media Group presents Bonds & Loans, brings together Middle Eastern allocators, managers, borrowers, and key players from the global private credit markets to delve into the challenges, opportunities, and trends shaping the global asset class in 2024 and 2025. Jonathan discussed the global market outlook for private credit alongside fellow panelists Daniel Johar (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – SMBC Group), Dicken Gilmour (Blackstone), Matt Layton (Pearl Diver Capital), and Pratap Singh (Acuity Knowledge Partners) as well as moderator Paul Watters (标普信评 | S&P Global (China) Ratings). #PrivateCredit #GPC24

We are pleased to announce that Crescent Managing Director Kimberly Grant will be speaking at the inaugural With Intelligence Women’s Private Credit Summit on June 12 in Chicago. Relying on her extensive experience – including as one of the architects that launched Crescent’s private BDC, Crescent Private Credit Income Corp. (CPCI) last fall - Kim will be joining a panel of leaders to discuss the rise of non-traded BDCs, what it takes to make them work, and the outlook for the asset class. We’d love to see you there: https://lnkd.in/eqp4y-ZN #PrivateCredit #WPCreditS2024

Next week, Crescent Managing Director Mark duFour will be speaking at Institutional Investor’s Private Credit Forum in Chicago. His panel will explore the approaches managers like Crescent are taking to find the best opportunities and manage risk in direct lending. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Event details here: https://lnkd.in/egWqEahx #PrivateCredit #DirectLending

Last week, Crescent’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mark Attanasio, was interviewed live by Bloomberg TV’s Carol Massar and Romaine Bostick, CFA from the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference. He answers questions on where we are in the “golden age of credit,” how the current interest rate environment continues to affect managers, and whether managers believe low levels of defaults will continue. Watch the conversation below. #MIGlobal #privatecredit This video expresses the views of the author as of the date indicated and such views are subject to change without notice. Neither the author nor Crescent Capital Group LP (“Crescent) has any duty or obligation to update the information contained herein. Crescent makes this video available for information purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose. The information contained herein does not constitute and should not be construed as an offering of advisory services or an offer to sell or solicitation to buy any securities or related financial instruments in any jurisdiction. This video, including the information contained herein, may not be copied, reproduced, republished, or posted in whole or in part, in any form without the prior written consent of Crescent.