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Crescent Capital closes new European direct lending fund on €1.6bn

The vehicle, which exceeded its initial €1bn target, is three times larger than its predecessor

Los Angeles-based investment firm Crescent Capital Group has raised €1.6bn for its second European direct lending fund, exceeding the initial target of €1bn, the firm said in a statement.

The Crescent European Specialty Lending Fund II  is over three times larger than its predecessor, which closed in December 2015 with €500m of commitments from institutional investors.

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