29 October 2026 - Led by Dr. Thomas Freund, global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has advised Crescent Capital Group LP, one of the leading alternative credit investment firms, on the financing of the acquisition of DPG - Deutsche Elektro Prüfgesellschaft mbH ("DPG"), a German provider of electrical inspection and testing services and a portfolio company of Rantum Capital, a DACH-focused private equity firm and a Janus Henderson Group company.

Crescent acted as sole arranger of the financing, which supported the refinancing of existing bank debt, an add-on acquisition and a dividend recapitalization.

Crescent is a global credit investor with USD 53 billion in assets under management as of 30 September 2026. For more than 30 years, the firm has focused on below-investment-grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately originated debt, including senior bank loans, high-yield bonds and private senior, unitranche and junior debt. Crescent is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London and Frankfurt with more than 235 employees worldwide. Crescent is part of GreenOak, the global investment platform owned by Sun Life.

The Hogan Lovells Cadwalader team advised Crescent comprehensively on all legal aspects of the transaction and has extensive expertise in complex financing transactions, particularly in acquisition and private equity financing.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader team for Crescent Capital Group

Dr. Thomas Freund (Partner, Federführung), Tiziana Daxenberger (Senior Associate), Julia Oelrich (Projects Associate) (alle Banking & Finance, München);
Hannah Wohlfarth (Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A, München);
Dr. Ingmar Dörr (Partner, Steuerrecht, München).

This text was automatically translated from the German original.