Crescent Capital Partners

Crescent Capital Partners (Crescent) is a Sydney-based private equity firm investing in middle market companies located in Australia and New Zealand with enterprise values between A$50 million and A$300 million. Crescent was formed in 2000 and has established itself as one of Australasia’s leading middle market private equity firms with its last three funds ranked as top quartile global funds (measured in either USD or AUD), as measured by Cambridge Associates. Crescent’s investment focus is on high growth companies and sectors, or in industries that are undergoing structural change or that lend themselves to consolidation. Crescent’s role is to accelerate and support the senior management teams of these businesses in reaching their aspirational targets and goals. Crescent has a differentiated investment process which combines thematic and proprietary deal sourcing, with a disciplined and analytical approach to investing and a proactive approach to driving value at portfolio companies. Crescent has particular experience and skills in financial services, healthcare, branded and industrial businesses. In particular, Crescent has been the most active private equity manager in healthcare transactions in Australia measured by number of investments made in the past 10 years. Crescent has had a strong track record in delivering superior returns to investors through successful exits. Crescent completed investing Crescent IV in 2014 and is now investing the $675 million Crescent V (2015 vintage).