Mark Attanasio

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Crescent Capital Group

THE LATEST: Crescent Capital BDC, Inc., a subsidiary of Crescent Capital Group that is focused on originating and investing in the debt of private companies, purchased Alcentra Capital Corp. last year for $142 million in cash and stock. The two companies finalized their merger in the first quarter of 2020.

BACKGROUND: Acquired by TCW in 1995 and re-established as a standalone firm in 2010, Attanasio's Crescent Capital is an investment firm specializing in debt securities. Prior to founding Crescent Capital, Attanasio worked as an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. and as an attorney at Debevoise & Plimpton. He serves on the boards of Heal the Bay, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Harvard-Westlake School. He is also a member of LA2028, the bid committee that is bringing the Olympic Games to Los Angeles. In addition, Attanasio is the principal owner and chairman of the Milwaukee Brewers and a member of Major League Baseball's Executive Council.

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