Global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has advised Crescent Capital Group LP, one of the leading alternative credit investment firms, in connection with the financing to support DPG – Deutsche Elektro Prüfgesellschaft mbH (“DPG”), a German provider of electrical inspection and testing services and a portfolio company of Rantum Capital, a private equity firm focused on the DACH region and a Janus Henderson Group company.
Crescent served as sole arranger for the financing, which supported the refinancing of existing bank debt, the acquisition of an add-on and a dividend recapitalization.
Crescent is a global credit investment manager with $53 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2026. For over 30 years, the firm has focused on non-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, London and Frankfurt with over 235 employees globally. Crescent is a part of GreenOak, the global investment platform owned by Sun Life.
The Hogan Lovells Cadwalader team brings strong expertise in complex financing transactions, particularly in the areas of acquisition and private equity financing, and provided comprehensive advice to Crescent Capital Group on all legal aspects of the transaction.
The team was led by partner Dr. Thomas Freund with additional support from senior associate Tiziana Daxenberger and projects associate Julia Oelrich for all banking and finance matters. All M&A aspects were covered by senior associate Hannah Wohlfarth. Partner Dr. Ingmar Dörr provided guidance on all tax related matters.
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