Chris Wright

Designs, develops, manufactures and services aircraft engines for commercial airframes & defense jet engines, avionics & power systems

TCW maintains a value-oriented investment approach and their investment process focuses on preserving capital for their clients. The firm’s integrated top-down and bottom-up investment process emphasizes global and multi-sector diversification to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns from income and capital appreciation. They offer a range of investment strategies across fixed income, equities, and emerging markets.

TCW/Crescent Mezzanine focuses on investments in companies in the manufacturing and services sectors. The firm invests in companies that are controlled by private equity sponsors and have annual revenues greater than $100 million. They provide mezzanine capital to equity sponsors and management teams to complete LBOs, balance sheet recapitalizations, project financings, add-on acquisitions and later-stage growth financings. TCW/Crescent Mezzanine seeks to invest in market-leading companies with predictable demand that have the potential to grow organically or through consolidation. The firm tends to avoid investments in real estate, turnaround situations and start-ups. They look for companies with a history of strong earnings and revenue growth, sustainable margins, proprietary products or processes, clear competitive advantages in well-defined market niches and superior management teams. TCW/Crescent targets investments of $30 million to $150 million, but the firm may commit as much as $500 million in a single transaction. Investments are typically structured as subordinated debt or minority equity with some level of current cash pay return and a share in the upside value generated by the underlying company.

Operates as a finance company

Functions as a College/University

St. Raphael School is a WCEA-accredited Catholic institution serving preschool through eighth grade under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. The private company is based in Bay Village, OH. The school integrates faith formation, daily religion classes, weekly mass attendance, sacramental preparation, and community service into its educational program. It offers a safe and inclusive environment with mandatory volunteer training for child safety, small class sizes, and a variety of academic, physical, spiritual, and extracurricular activities such as athletics, music, art, drama, technology, and after-school programs. Leadership and community involvement are promoted through student council, school families, altar serving, and parish youth groups. The school enforces a uniform policy and engages families and the community through fundraising events and donation platforms. Founded by the Daughters of Charity, the school provides a curriculum aligned with state and archdiocesan standards, focusing on the intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual development of each child.

Crescent invests in debt securities at all levels of a company’s capital structure. The firm focuses on below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately originated debt securities including senior bank loans, high yield bonds, and private senior, unitranche, and junior debt securities. They believe that these asset classes provide their clients with opportunities to generate income while preserving capital. Crescent analyzes investments and attempts to manage risk for their investment strategies by employing a well-developed bottom-up and top-down credit research-focused process.

Led by private group

Crescent Capital Group invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating on a broad range of sectors. It provides financing for debt, recapitalization and buyouts capital requirements.