Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (“Crescent BDC”) (NASDAQ: CCAP) is a specialty finance company focused on originating and investing in the debt of private middle market companies principally located in the U.S. We seek to maximize the total return of our stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by providing capital solutions to companies with sound business fundamentals and strong growth prospects. The collective insights of our seasoned investment team enable us to provide capital structure solutions tailored to the unique needs of our portfolio companies. This expertise is complemented by our connectivity with the significant investment and operating resources of Crescent Capital Group (“Crescent”), a global credit investment firm with over $39 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2022.
For over 30 years, Crescent has focused on below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately originated debt securities including senior bank loans, high yield bonds, as well as private senior, unitranche and junior debt securities. Crescent is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago and London with more than 200 employees globally. Crescent is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. About Crescent.
We have elected to be regulated as a business development company, or a BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Crescent BDC is externally managed by Crescent Cap Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Crescent. The Adviser sources and manages the portfolio through a team of investment professionals with significant expertise in middle market lending.